Wednesday 30 September 2015

150930


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150929 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150929.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Society of American Archivists opposes #TPP Provisions - http://www2.archivists.org/statements/saa-opposes-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-provisions " seriously upset the balance to effective copyright law"

New #TPP Maneuvering on Biotech Drugs: 5+3 Still Makes 8 - https://www.citizen.org/documents/new-tpp-maneuvering-on-biotetch-drugs-september-2015.pdf don't be fooled by this trick...


Jane Kelsey: #TPP Trade deal a minefield - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11520939 "our government has offered only platitudes" #NZ

#TPP: Groser heads to 'wrap up' meeting - http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/285667/tpp-groser-heads-to-'wrap-up'-meeting aka "The Big Sell-out" #NZ


Police Taser and Beat Innocent Disabled Vet, Hold Quadriplegic Wife at Gunpoint, Demand She Stand - http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/police-taser-and-beat-innocent-disabled-vet-hold-quadriplegic-wife-gunpoint-demand no comment...

African nations and donors agree on plan to protect Congo forests - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/african-nations-and-donors-agree-plan-protect-congo-forests-318091 great news if it happens; #palmoil the threat

"we can still close [#TTIP] and have a built-in agenda for the rest" - http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ambassador-ttip-conclusion-next-year-feasible/ making #TTIP even more undemocratic

Volkswagen now admits 1.2 million UK vehicles affected by emissions scandal - http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2015/09/volkswagen-now-admits-1-2-million-uk-vehicles-affected-by-emissions-scandal/ worse and worse #vw

Civil society calls for reform of trialogues in a letter to EU Commission, Parliament and Council - https://edri.org/files/Transparency_LetterTrialogues_20150930.pdf #undemocratic

Estimating the Total Development Value of #Linux Foundation’s Collaborative Projects - http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/linux-foundation/estimating-total-development-cost-linux-foundation-collaborative-projects $5 billion, if you wondered

#TPP ministers back at table as Canada preps final offer on dairy, autos - http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-tpp-ministerial-wednesday-1.3248678 lots of good links

Canada, Mexico share concerns about #TPP impact to auto industry - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/canada-mexico-share-concerns-about-tpp-impact-to-auto-industry-1.3249527 as they should...


Freevolt: Perpetual, free RF energy harvesting to power the Internet of Things - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/09/freevolt-perpetual-free-rf-energy-harvesting-to-power-the-internet-of-things/ but-but-but isn't that stealing?

Corporate Power Unbound: #ISDS for IP Monopolies on Medicines - Eli Lilly v. Canada & #TPP - http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2667062

Wide range of cars emit more pollution in realistic driving conditions, tests show - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/30/wide-range-of-cars-emit-more-pollution-in-real-driving-conditions-tests-show massive environmental fraud

#Canada Wants To Cut Price Of 'World's Most Expensive Drug'; US Manufacturer Sues To Stop It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150929/09350032390/canada-wants-to-cut-price-worlds-most-expensive-drug-us-manufacturer-sues-to-stop-it.shtml 80% public science

Microsoft 'Addresses' Windows 10 Privacy Concerns By Simply Not Mentioning Most Of Them - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150928/13590232387/microsoft-addresses-windows-10-privacy-concerns-simply-not-mentioning-most-them.shtml that's cunning

Volkswagen and Cheating Software - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/09/volkswagen_and_.html wise words from @schneierblog #vw #IoT

New App Gives Activists and Journalists a One-Stop-Shop For Security In Their Pocket - http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-app-gives-activists-and-journalists-a-one-stop-shop-for-security-in-their-pocket-529852291.html for #android; free

U.S. business groups oppose exceptions in #TPP - http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN0RU1WT20150930 well damn them for putting profits before people... #ISDS #tobacco

Emissions scandal: how the drive for diesel ran out of gas - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/30/emissions-scandal-how-the-drive-for-diesel-ran-out-of-gas so, now we must force the entire car industry to pay

HTTPS support coming to Blogspot - http://buzz.blogger.com/2015/09/https-support-coming-to-blogspot.html if you can, please turn this on now... #crypto


150929


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150928 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150928.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Health unions condemn 'disgraceful' £410,000 payoff to NHS executive - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/29/health-unions-condemn-disgraceful-410000-payoff-to-nhs-executive "disgraceful reward for mediocre performance”

Smart little 11-month-old baby figures out a clever way to climb off this bed - http://boingboing.net/2015/09/28/smart-little-11-month-old-baby.html wow: look at that cogitation

Wild Things: Stop Forcing Baby Tigers to Swim with Tourists - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/815/305/050/ sick


National politics put #TPP trade talks under pressure - http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Trans-Pacific-Partnership/National-politics-put-trade-talks-under-pressure but some see problems...



Bruselas quiere aprobar el #TTIP y el #TISA sin pasar por la ratificación individual de los 28 países miembros - http://www.publico.es/internacional/bruselas-quiere-aprobar-ttip-y.html

Have your say on the future of our #BBC - https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/surveys/bbc-consultation UK consultation made easy online by @38_degrees

UN Broadband Commission Releases Questionable Report On 'Cyber Violence' Against Women - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150927/13460532378/un-broadband-commission-releases-questionable-report-cyber-violence-against-women.shtml detailed analysis why

.@SandstormIO is an #opensource platform for personal instances of web apps - https://oasis.sandstorm.io/demo interesting approach; nice control

How Would Software Freedom Have Helped With #VW? - https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/sep/29/vw/ "prepare yourselves for long haul of software freedom advocacy"

Harper promises dairy industry will be protected in any Pacific trade deal - http://www.timescolonist.com/harper-promises-dairy-industry-will-be-protected-in-any-pacific-trade-deal-1.2071704 uh-huh; we'll see #TPP

#Corbyn's speech included passages rejected by previous leaders - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/29/jeremy-corbyn-speech-row-over-originality-conference-labour excellent, he believes in code re-use

#TPP secrecy fight in court - http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2015/09/30/the-latest-on-the-fight-against-tppa/ nice idea; maybe very slightly late, though...

You Can Now Turn Off Ads On Techdirt - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150928/17102732388/you-can-now-turn-off-ads-techdirt.shtml good analysis of problem and its solutions


House Dems want investigation of #Malaysia's raised trafficking status - http://thehill.com/policy/finance/255272-house-dems-want-investigation-in-elevation-of-malaysias-trafficking-status can't imagine they'll get it... #TPP


Time to say no to shameful #TPP trade-offs - http://www.smh.com.au/comment/time-to-say-no-to-shameful-tpp-tradeoffs-20150929-gjx70s.html how can #AU government consider trading people's lives for sugar?


Monday 28 September 2015

150928


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150927 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150927.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Traité Tafta : "La France envisage l'arrêt des négociations", révèle Matthias Fekl - http://www.sudouest.fr/2015/09/27/traite-tafta-la-france-envisage-l-arret-des-negociations-revele-matthias-fekl-2136761-705.php I'm sceptical (v @zoobab)#TTIP

'#TTIP talks are not transparent' - https://euobserver.com/economic/130442 "France is considering all options, including an outright end of negotiations"

#GCHQ's Karma Police: Tracking And Profiling Every Web User, Every Web Site - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150927/02130732376/gchqs-karma-police-tracking-profiling-every-web-user-every-web-site.shtml yet UK gov wants even more snooping?


Analysis: China-US hacking accord is tall on rhetoric, short on substance - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/09/analysis-china-us-hacking-accord-is-tall-on-rhetoric-short-on-substance/ as expected...

Intellectual Property in #TPP: Increasing the Barriers for the Access to Affordable Medicines - http://www.southcentre.int/research-paper-62-september-2015/ #TPP will kill

#Intelexit motivates and helps spies leave intelligence services - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/09/intelexit-launched-to-motivate-and-help-spies-to-leave-intelligence-services/ "Be smart. Exit intelligence now" #whistleblowers

"Facebook & Google might invoke #ISDS every time judgment like Google Spain or (possibly) Schrems cost them money" - http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.be/2015/09/american-mass-surveillance-of-eu.html

$9 Open Hardware ARM-Based Chip PC Available - http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/092815/9-open-hardware-arm-based-chip-pc-now-available amazing; what great projects will come from this, I wonder? #linux

Woman Dies In Agony After Virgin Care Stall Treatment Claiming She ‘Wasn’t That Sick’ - http://www.scriptonitedaily.com/2015/09/28/woman-dies-after-virgin-care-stalled-treatment-claiming-she-wasnt-that-sick/ "private provider in NHS"

Microsoft’s IoT kit helps you ditch #Linux for Windows 10 on your Raspberry Pi - http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/09/microsofts-iot-kit-helps-you-ditch-linux-for-windows-10-on-your-raspberry-pi/ MS tries desperately to catch up


In The Post-Ferguson World, Cops Are Now Victims And It's The Public That's Going To Pay The Price - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150913/09444532245/post-ferguson-world-cops-are-now-victims-public-thats-going-to-pay-price.shtml uh-huh

Nasa scientists find evidence of flowing water on Mars - http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/28/nasa-scientists-find-evidence-flowing-water-mars nice

Trident is useless. That’s why we must debate renewal - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/28/trident-useless-debate-labour-vote isn't this obvious? could never be used, & useless if were


EU-Konsultationen zu Geoblocking und Online-Plattformen gestartet - https://netzpolitik.org/2015/eu-konsultationen-zu-geoblocking-und-online-plattformen-gestartet/


Sunday 27 September 2015

150927


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150926 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150926.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Quebec dairy farmers panicked over #TPP - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/canada-election-2015-trans-pacific-partnership-dairy-1.3245455 rightly so: they're being sold down the river for the sake of a (bad) deal

Ottawa denies it will open dairy market to U.S. farmers - https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/09/26/ottawa-denies-it-will-open-dairy-market-to-us-farmers.html just wait until US starts arm twisting... #TPP #ca

#TPP: Secret Trade Negotiations Threaten Sustainable Development Goals - http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/09/opinion-secret-trade-negotiations-threaten-sustainable-development-goals/ profits before people or planet

Canada's auto sector 'nervous' about #TPP talks - http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-s-auto-sector-nervous-about-tpp-talks-1.2583309 it should be: they're going to be sacrificed for the greater good

UK to spend £5.8bn on tackling climate change in poor countries - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/27/uk-to-spend-58bn-on-tackling-climate-change-in-poor-countries back-end loaded, but could be worse


150926


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150925 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150925.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page



In Advance of #TPP Negotiations, Bipartisan Group of 158 Representatives Urge Obama Address Currency Manipulation - https://debbiedingell.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/advance-weekend-tpp-negotiations-bipartisan-group-158-representatives

Canada-EU trade deal that allows US firms to sue British govt sparks outrage - http://www.rt.com/uk/316484-ceta-corporations-sue-government/ #CETA allows #ISDS by backdoor

Student union blocks speech by 'inflammatory' anti-sharia activist - http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/26/student-union-blocks-speech-activist-maryam-namazie-warwick pathetic cowardice

China and US agree on #ivory ban in bid to end illegal trade globally - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/26/china-and-us-agree-on-ivory-ban-in-bid-to-end-illegal-trade-globally could be big if it is implemented properly


New push to derail Canada-EU trade deal (#CETA): “#TTIP’s ugly brother” - http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/2015/sep/25/new-push-derail-canada-eu-trade-deal-ceta-%E2%80%9Cttip%E2%80%99s-ugly-brother%E2%80%9D time is running out - we must act now

Creative Commons awarded $450,000 from the Arcadia Fund to support open access publishing for authors - http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/46170 nice #cc

Hospital moved RAF sergeant over fears his uniform would upset patients - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/26/hospital-moved-raf-sergeant-over-fears-his-uniform-would-upset-patients yet more craven behaviour

#GCHQ: Record the website browsing habits of “every visible user on the Internet.” - https://theintercept.com/2015/09/25/gchq-radio-porn-spies-track-web-users-online-identities/ handy for blackmail, no?

Meet John German: the man who helped expose #Volkswagen's emissions scandal - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/26/volkswagen-scandal-emissions-tests-john-german-research nice profile of nonprofit's work

Agincourt was a battle like no other … but how do the French remember it? - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/26/agincourt-600th-anniversary-how-french-remember-it well-written and entertaining... #1415

UK tried to block tougher EU car-emissions tests - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/26/uk-tried-to-block-tougher-eu-car-emissions-tests why does the Tories hate the British people so much? #pollution

Kardashians blaze a trail as celebrities seize control of their digital brands - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/26/kardashians-digital-apps-youtube-online-presence interesting trend; the end is nigh

...but because of bloody branding, not blood moons

Liberals won’t support #TPP if dairy concessions are made: Eyking - http://ipolitics.ca/2015/09/26/liberals-wont-support-tpp-if-dairy-concessions-are-made-eyking/ & they will be... #canada

As cobras and vipers spread their deadly venom, it’s getting harder to save lives - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/26/snakebites-kill-hundreds-of-thousands-worldwide capitalism, red in tooth & tooth



Friday 25 September 2015

150925


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150924 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150924.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Groser unsure whether #TPP meeting worthwhile - http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/285237/groser-unsure-whether-tpp-meeting-worthwhile nah, waste of time, mate - take it from me... #NZ

#NZ: TPP's Glass half empty - even with ABs milk - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11518419 "there are no chinks of compromise on dairy."

Auto Industry's Own Study Demolishes Case For Car Safety Harmonization In #TTIP - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150924/09143632357/auto-industrys-own-study-demolishes-case-car-safety-harmonization-taftattip.shtml not much left... #awkward

Klage gegen Atomausstieg: EU unterstützt Deutschland im Streit mit Vattenfall - http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/vattenfall-klage-eu-unterstuetzt-deutschland-a-1054667.html oh look: EC fighting against #ISDS

German art historian to become first foreign director of British Museum - http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/sep/25/german-art-historian-first-foreign-director-british-museum-hartwig-fischer good idea

"industrial farming is responsible for more pain and misery than all the wars of history put together" - http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/25/industrial-farming-one-worst-crimes-history-ethical-question #TTIP

Cannabis 'forest' discovered in south-west London - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/25/cannabis-forest-discovered-in-south-west-london-kingston-upon-thames well, Kingston - what do you expect?

NHS-approved health apps put patient privacy and health at risk, says study - http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2015/09/nhs-approved-health-apps-put-patient-privacy-and-health-at-risk/ not good

“#Snowden Treaty” proposed to curtail mass surveillance & protect whistleblowers - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/09/snowden-treaty-proposed-to-curtail-mass-surveillance-and-protect-whistleblowers/ nice idea, will it do anything?

Stop animal cruelty - save lives - https://secure.avaaz.org/en/antibiotics_factory_farms_rb_loc_/ "ban the preventative use of #antibiotics in livestock farming"

Cold, hard data: inside #Facebook's Swedish hub near the Arctic Circle - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/25/facebook-datacentre-lulea-sweden-node-pole will come in handy if #SafeHarbour goes

#GCHQ: Record the website browsing habits of “every visible user on the Internet.” - https://theintercept.com/2015/09/25/gchq-radio-porn-spies-track-web-users-online-identities/ with legal authorisation at all

EU "moves to water-down risk assessment procedures for agri-biotech" - http://ttip2015.eu/blog-detail/blog/GMOs%20TTIP%20EFSA.html important analysis; #EFSA a disgrace #TTIP

Twitch’s hypocritical nudity policy shows it’s out of touch with the modern world - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2015/09/twitchs-hypocritical-nudity-policy-shows-its-out-of-touch-with-the-modern-world/ ridiculous

EU consultation: Regulations for platforms, online intermediaries, data & cloud computing, collaborative economy - https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Platforms/

EU consultation: #geoblocking and other geographically-based restrictions when shopping,  accessing info in EU - https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/geoblocksurvey2015

Now That Nielsen Can Actually Be Bothered To Track Internet Video, The Numbers For Traditional TV Are Getting Ugly - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150924/06170332356/now-that-nielsen-can-actually-be-bothered-to-track-internet-video-numbers-traditional-tv-are-getting-ugly.shtml

People Who Need to Pee Are Better at Lying - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/09/people_who_need.html ha!

"anger public often enough, & public support for the IP system may begin to be called into question" - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-happy-birthday-saga-when-it-may.html already has

#London tube gains regenerative braking tech that can power whole stations - http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2015/09/london-tube-gains-regenerative-braking-tech-that-can-power-whole-stations/ clever

big: #GCHQ regards your ID, userid & password as metadata, & therefore thinks it can "legally" intercept them - https://theintercept.com/document/2015/09/25/content-metadata-matrix

Pope Francis asserts 'right of the environment' in speech to UN - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/25/pope-francis-asserts-right-environment-un nice

German MEPs oppose stricter car emissions tests - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/german-meps-oppose-stricter-car-emissions-tests-317981 shame on them #vw

tech companies set out 'red lines' on new EU privacy law - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/irked-tech-companies-set-out-red-lines-upcoming-privacy-law-317983 hey, you do what law says, you don't say what it does

#TTIP Could Lead To Jobs, Access To Better Drugs, Says Pharma - http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/09/25/ttip-could-lead-to-jobs-access-to-better-drugs-says-pharma/ usual lies about more "incentives" needed 4 research

VW Whistleblower: 'We Gave EPA Diesel Emissions Data In 2014' - http://www.ibtimes.com/volkswagen-whistleblower-we-gave-epa-diesel-emissions-data-2014-2114511 so much for the idea US stds more rigorous than EU's

Osborne presses on with Hinkley power station despite criticism - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/25/george-osborne-presses-on-with-hinkley-power-station-despite-criticism even business is saying don't do it...


Thursday 24 September 2015

150924


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150923 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150923.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Canada heads to #TPP talks with key auto content issue unresolved - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-confirms-presence-at-tpp-talks-in-atlanta/article26511138/ & don't forget that dairy is still a mess

UK, France and Germany lobbied for flawed car emissions tests, documents reveal - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/uk-france-and-germany-lobbied-for-flawed-car-emissions-tests-documents-reveal typical hypocrisy

#TTIP could hit you sooner than you think - http://www.s2bnetwork.org/ceta-action/ through a backdoor called „#CETA“


The VW scandal and what does it mean for #TTIP? - http://www.transportenvironment.org/publications/vw-scandal-and-what-does-it-mean-ttip "In terms of the negotiations: very little"

local government in the UK invests £14 billion in fossil fuel companies - http://gofossilfree.org/uk/pensions/ time to #divestpensions

UK, France and Germany lobbied to keep loopholes in car emission tests - http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2015/09/uk-france-and-germany-lobbied-to-keep-loopholes-in-car-emission-tests/ shame on the cheating cheats #climatechange

The Italian who runs European tech - http://www.politico.eu/article/roberto-viola-profile-eu-dsm-tsm-technology-tech-policy/ interesting; nice "gaspard de la nuit" reference...

Tell the UK Government not to cut solar and wind power subsidies - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/893/561/390/ doing exactly the wrong thing now...

Book Review — ‘#TTIP: The Truth about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership’ - https://medium.com/@SamuelMarcLowe/book-review-ttip-the-truth-about-the-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-39d7eb807862 #deregulation

NeoKylin is the #Linux OS China built to look like Windows XP - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/09/neokylin-is-the-linux-os-china-built-to-look-like-windows-xp/ a rival to Ubuntu Kylin #china

Wikipeevedia - http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=1745 of #openaccess, #wikipedia, #elsevier (v @JakeOrlowitz)


Large pharmaceutical companies are using #TPP to push for long-term monopolies on life-saving biologic medicines - http://www.tppkills.org/

Renewable energy outstrips coal for first time in UK electricity mix - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/renewable-energy-outstrips-coal-for-first-time-in-uk-electricity-mix despite UK gov efforts to throttle it..'

"Putin spoke with [Elton] John by phone on Thursday and asked forgiveness" - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/24/putin-calls-elton-john-this-time-for-real-says-kremlin you expect us to believe that...?

Intellectual Property in #TPP: Increasing the Barriers for the Access to Affordable Medicines - http://www.southcentre.int/research-paper-62-september-2015/ #TPPkills

Welcome to the era of #opensource cars - http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2015/09/open-source-design-is-changing-the-way-we-make-cars/ an idea whose time has come...?


The State that Turns Pregnant Women Into Felons - http://www.alternet.org/drugs/when-womb-crime-scene vindictive, stupid, counterproductive


#TPP deal close, but doubts linger: #Chile trade head - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/24/us-trade-tpp-chile-idUSKCN0RO29D20150924 linger??? they should be exploding all over the place...

Mandelson says it’s too early to force Jeremy Corbyn out - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/24/mandelson-corbyns-critics-wait-public-negative-view-force-out oh, do shut it, you repellent individual...



150923


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150922 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150922.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

No 'gold plated' #TPP coming - Groser - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11517676 translation: we'd rather accept a bad deal than have no deal... #NZ

#Thailand Might Be Required To Sacrifice Plant And Seed Sovereignty For The Sake Of Trade Agreement With EU - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150915/09163532261/thailand-might-be-required-to-sacrifice-plant-seed-sovereignty-sake-trade-agreement-with-eu.shtml folly

Do U.S. Workers Really Have to Rely on Canadian and Mexican Negotiators to Look Out for Our Jobs? - http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/Do-U.S.-Workers-Really-Have-to-Rely-on-Canadian-and-Mexican-Negotiators-to-Look-Out-for-Our-Jobs #TPP

Would Volkswagen have got away with its pollution fiddle in the UK? - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/22/volkswagen-air-pollution-uk-poisoning-government-legislation have a guess... #vw

The EPA Deserves Software Freedom, Too - http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2015/09/22/vw.html "it's highly likely that Volkswagen vehicles have Linux in them." #vw

How to become an (online) activist: It’s time to break out the digital pitchforks - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/09/how-to-become-an-online-activist-its-time-to-break-out-the-digital-pitchforks/ easy guide to changing the world

EU-US data flows using “#SafeHarbour” may be illegal because of #NSA spying - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/09/eu-us-data-flows-using-safe-harbour-may-be-illegal-because-of-nsa-spying/ big if CJEU follows this opinion


UK cancer patients being denied cheap-to-make drugs due to inflated prices - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/23/uk-cancer-patients-being-denied-drugs-due-to-inflated-prices-say-experts #bigpharma puts profits before people

Blurring the lines between #TPP victory and defeat - http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/72344723/blurring-the-lines-between-tppa-victory-and-defeat soon John Key will be denying TPP even existed... #NZ

Four Reasons Not to Trust the #TPP to Save Endangered Animals - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-beachy/four-reasons-not-to-trust_b_8185594.html not that anyone did

Jeb Bush Proudly Promises To Axe #NetNeutrality If Elected - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150922/12251832331/jeb-bush-proudly-promises-to-axe-net-neutrality-if-elected.shtml even though he & his team clearly don't understand it


Tuesday 22 September 2015

150922


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150921 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/09/150921.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Addenbrooke’s hospital in special measures after 'serious staff shortages' - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/22/prestigious-nhs-hospital-in-special-measures-after-serious-staff-shortages that is called "underfunding"

Five EU countries call for limits on truck CO2 emissions - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/five-eu-countries-call-limits-truck-co2-emissions-317828 UK government being strangely sensible again

How the Cherokee Language Has Adapted. - http://languagehat.com/how-the-cherokee-language-has-adapted/ heartening stuff #linguistics

Open Labour - https://medium.com/@abscond/open-labour-ca0016a2fad3 let's hope so...



Erle-Spider assembly - http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/erle-spider-assembly " you can watch the whole assembly process in the video" #ubuntu #drone

how EU proposals for #TTIP would usurp US states’ authority to regulate - https://ttipandstates.wordpress.com/ important analysis of complex issue

City firm Bernstein has predicted that the Volkswagen crisis will end the era of diesel cars in Europe - http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/sep/22/alexis-tsipras-forms-greek-cabinet-vw-emissions-business-live#block-560144fee4b0da121189d760 whoa

UK and EU citizens have a right to request CCTV footage of themselves - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/09/uk-and-eu-citizens-have-a-right-to-request-cctv-footage-of-themselves/ maybe it's time to exercise it #surveillance

Stop #TTIP e-petition currently on 2,828,645 - https://stop-ttip.org/ still 14 days to make it 3,000,000: pl. sign if you've not done so

A right to read campaign established in #Nepal - http://eifl.net/news/right-read-campaign-established-nepal excellent

Steel producers urge #TPP negotiators to maintain regional content rules for autos - http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/steel-producers-urge-tpp-negotiators-to-maintain-regional-content-rules-for-autos-154862/ another unhappy industry #CA

PETA Sues On Behalf Of The Monkey Selfie; Claims Copyright Belongs To The Monkey - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150922/11063332329/monkey-business-peta-sues-behalf-monkey-selfie-claims-copyright-belongs-to-monkey.shtml naruto (the monkey) is above this

VW scandal caused nearly 1m tonnes of extra pollution, analysis shows - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/22/vw-scandal-caused-nearly-1m-tonnes-of-extra-pollution-analysis-shows #VW deserves to be sued into the ground

Rallies for a fair #TPP - http://www.unifor.org/en/whats-new/press-room/rallies-a-fair-tpp a bit late for that now, I fear... #CA

#turingpharma Boss Martin Shkreli Defends Massive Price Increase As A Good Thing For Patients - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150922/09393232328/turing-pharma-boss-martin-shkreli-defends-massive-price-increase-as-good-thing-patients.shtml impressive analysis

#VW chief Martin Winterkorn defiant over emissions cheating scandal - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/22/vw-chief-martin-winterkorn-defiant-over-emissions-cheating-scandal defiant, maybe, doomed certainly...

School questioned Muslim pupil about Isis after discussion on eco-activism - http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/22/school-questioned-muslim-pupil-about-isis-after-discussion-on-eco-activism where UK gov's "terruh" madness leads

Kickstarter is a Benefit Corporation - https://www.kickstarter.com/charter well, fancy that

Hillary Clinton opposes building Keystone XL pipeline - http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/http-www-cbc-ca-news-business-hillary-clinton-opposes-building-keystone-pipeline-1-3239215-1.3239215?cmp=rss well, that's good - & surprising (v @DrRimmer)

Key softens up voters for "best we can do" #TPP deal - http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/editorials/72316620/editorial-key-softens-up-voters-for-best-we-can-do-tpp-deal hear that? it's the sound of #NZ being sold down the rivier

"we will instruct our negotiators to exercise creativity and flexibility" - http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=1369 i.e. sell out the public? #TTIP

What #TPP commitments can the Conservatives make during a campaign? - https://ipolitics.ca/2015/09/22/what-tpp-commitments-can-the-conservatives-make-during-a-campaign/ good question #ca

"#TTIP would be substantially trade diverting for the U.S. & EU’s closest trading partners" - http://www.cato.org/publications/cato-online-forum/rules-origin-regulatory-cooperation-alternative-architecture worth bearing in mind