Wednesday, 7 March 2012

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German Government Wants Google To Pay To Show News Snippets - http://bit.ly/A3BwYy nicht logisch #de #newspapers

“The Most Outstanding Fact.” - http://tnw.co/wfLGyM I agree; this is why we need science: once you understand this fact, wars become absurd

#RaspberryPi interview: Eben Upton reveals all - http://bit.ly/wKYeTI well, lots, at least #linux

Cato Versus Caesar - http://bit.ly/wO8BRq excellent point about the irony of this situation

DARPA Cheetah Sets Speed Record for Legged Robots - http://bit.ly/xNMz9Q coming to a street near you: be v afraid

The #SOPA-#TPP Nexus - http://bit.ly/Aa3KNP looks interesting

why open education matters: competition - http://bit.ly/ygklHj #openeducation #cc

History Shows That Copyright Monopolies Prevent Creativity And Innovation - http://bit.ly/zOYUgV it's just a fact

The Lessons of Paris-on-Thames - http://nyti.ms/wE2WUp #london "the sixth-largest French city": zut alors (v @gchampeau @GillesKLEIN)

ORGCon 2012 - http://bit.ly/w2l485 coming soon; lots of fine speakers

Why Digital Texts Need A New Library Of Alexandria -- With Physical Books - http://bit.ly/wVziSc no, really #ebooks

Digital Economy Act Judicial Review mostly fails, but we still don't have workable legislation - http://bit.ly/zEX3iq good analysis #deact

#LouisVuitton's International Tour Of Trademark Bullying Runs Smack Dab Into UPenn Law School - http://bit.ly/zjDVcP nice smackdown

European Commission should investigate all options as regards Data Retention - http://bit.ly/wFAzy1 junk this knee-jerk law

Why Autonomous Drone Tech is Advancing so Quickly - http://bit.ly/wDIlkP good point

Impact Assessment for #ACTA - http://bit.ly/w5U4XA where is it? remember, European Parliament, you wanted this?

Embattled scientists publish study linking (surprise) diesel exhaust and cancer - http://bit.ly/ybuWo4 shame on industry for fighting this

ACTA Update X - http://bit.ly/xqezFM #BASCAP/#INTA's #ACTA defence has gaping logical hole in its argument

#LulzSec leader "Sabu" worked with FBI since last summer - http://bit.ly/xr5BIz betrayal is always sad

Anti Digital Economy Act March - http://on.fb.me/wSuGgY good to see this is back on people's radar #deact

How The Runaway Success Of A Tiny $25 Computer Could Become A Big Problem For Oppressive Regimes - http://bit.ly/xkyhmX #raspberrypi

BT & TalkTalk v Business Secretary - http://bit.ly/xcewKc detailed, rather depressing legal analysis (v @copyrightgirl)#deact

Publisher opposition to #FRPAA - http://bit.ly/ytiKw3 oh, they want a fight, do they? bring it on, says I... #openaccess

An #opensource robo-surgeon - http://econ.st/zeyQOZ gosh, even talks about #linux

Rep. Darrell Issa opens up secretive intellectual property “treaty”, #ACTA, to the public - http://bit.ly/wuZCIJ come on, US (v @jwildeboer)

#ACTA en el Parlamento Europeo: Entrevista con Michael Geist - http://bit.ly/ypYVMl good summary of last week's meeting (v @StopActaNow)

A Strategy Looking Through #ACTA and Beyond - http://bit.ly/yf0cbw excellent thoughts

Permission Taken -- a summary and outline - http://bit.ly/AxZM8m great project about freedom from @dangillmor

They. Just. Don’t. Get. It… - http://bit.ly/ADDrhU academic publishers, that is; and they don't #textmining #openaccess

The French farmers fighting the taboo of #pesticides - http://bit.ly/xQ7tyE this could be really big

Attacking The Hacker Hydra: Why FBI's #LulzSec Takedown May Backfire - http://bit.ly/x2rtbE good points

#ACTA: Κλίμα νίκης του κινήματος ψηφιακών ελευθεριών αλλά ο αγώνας συνεχίζεται - http://bit.ly/yEwgiX good summary for Hellenes

RT @jamie_love Anti-#Sopa & anti-#ACTA has had a positive impact on #tppa negotiations. At least there are lots of brackets on US proposals.

Notes from Internet Stakeholder Briefing @ #TPP Melbourne - http://bit.ly/y1NyoC useful sketches (v @MsLods)

Warner Bros’ False Takedowns Stifle Free Speech, EFF Tells Court - http://bit.ly/z6ox96 could have big implications #dmca

Only Hollywood Would Think That This 'Disc To Digital' Program Makes Sense - http://bit.ly/wymmkV utterly deranged

“Anonymous is a huge sprawling octopus, and Sabu and his buddies are just a few suckers" - http://tcrn.ch/y6Uo2k nicely put



Tuesday, 6 March 2012

120305


MIT App Inventor Open Beta Preview - http://bit.ly/yF2AYd good stuff #android

10,000 strong: 'Don't #ACTA fool' - http://bit.ly/wdFFnG good debate in #denmark (v @StopActaNow)

Beyond the Code - http://bit.ly/xcM6RA "Bringing #Mozilla values to our products and the Web"; new blog from @nitot#openweb #opensource

#Microsoft and #Nokia sue #Apple for Patent Infringement (via a Holding Company) - http://bit.ly/zzF9Tg spreading the patent madness

Unlawful tweets could land Twitter in Blighty's dock - http://bit.ly/xqwfGT that way lies madness

Selected Supplementary Material for Against Intellectual Property - http://bit.ly/yswlw7 lots of good links

Oz says 41 hits a day turn bloggers into publishers - http://bit.ly/ypHh7T more bad ideas

FBI Preaches Dangers Of '#Cybercrime' To The Choir - http://bit.ly/whLs0z good analysis of a daft scaremongering trend

Bundesregierung erspart Verlegern Innovation - http://bit.ly/zdQH6y good post about a really dumb move #de (v @netzpolitik)

Tech Groups Propose Changes to #TPP to Promote Internet Freedom - http://bit.ly/yQBXWt good to see some counterproposals at last

US Demands Extradition of #Megaupload Suspects - http://bit.ly/xDVHM8 "no copyright offenses are specifically listed in extradition treaty"

Pirate Party Australia’s Presentation to Trans-Pacific Partnership Stakeholders Meeting in Melbourne - http://bit.ly/xSSd1K good speech #tpp

Why is#copyright dominating all digital policy debates when powerful copyright provisions exist & sales are booming? - http://bit.ly/xE4f89

Help us stop GM trees - http://bit.ly/yVRykj really? GM trees?

… for human beings - http://bit.ly/y76b1U Mr Shuttleworth reviews the state of the Ubuntu #linux

EUhackathon 2012 Edition: Hack4Kids! - http://bit.ly/weGCF8 looks good; positive use of "hacker", & code released under GPLv3 or Apache v2.0

Strange Czech bedfellows: What about the pirates? - http://bit.ly/A58Uoz "experiencing an unprecedented boom" (v @Falkvinge)

OpenCorporates opens up new database of corporate directors and officers - http://oreil.ly/wHJKFV important new tool for #transparency

Paypal Pressured To Play Morality Cop And Forces Smashwords To Censor Authors - http://bit.ly/xcyLAC good point about credit cards and #SOPA

#RaspberryPi demand running at '700 per second' - http://bit.ly/wPSnKR nice stats, but no mention of what makes it all possible: #opensource

RT @jamie_love In #TPPA trade negotiations, Obama wants it done before election, but also to force unpopular IPR provisions in agreement

cmdrTaco : Rolling Up My Sleeves - http://bit.ly/yYdt7K not sure if this is victory or defeat, and for whom (v @wilbanks @timoreilly)

The plans to bring #ACTA back to life - http://bit.ly/wh9PtS v shrewd analysis; v worrying (v @StopActaNow)


Monday, 5 March 2012

120304

The #RaspberryPi can help schools get with the program - http://bit.ly/yPf1BZ wise words from @jjn1#linux

We cannot afford to indulge this madness - http://tgr.ph/wZs78A wow, those catholics really know how to do tolerance (v @Glinner)

no #copyright law in the universe is going to stop me... - http://bit.ly/yS7TB9 fine, thought-provoking stuff, as ever

‘Oh, London, You Drama Queen’ - http://nyti.ms/zBLGB9 fine writing; captures #london's contradictions well (v @boingboing)

#DanBull - Bye Bye #BPI - bit.ly/AqiuaA one of his best - & that's saying a lot: watch it (v @Asher_Wolf)

The Co-operation Advantage and the new Theory of Niches - http://bit.ly/wX2kNL "consumption becomes act of supporting your favorite artist"

Information mining & #Hargreaves: I set out the absolute rights for readers. Non-negotiable - http://bit.ly/wCGq7i another great, angry post

Now in English: VALO-CD Open Source Software Collection - http://bit.ly/yENXcO new one to me #opensource

Crowdsource/request for feedback: #Hargreaves #copyright reform consultation "preserving the public domain" - http://bit.ly/y8vaVy #pd

#AntiSec dumps #Monsanto data on the Web - http://cnet.co/xuOzkG interesting contest

Penguin’s new app wants to build a community of teen vampire fans – & change #publishing - http://tnw.co/zNcA8q will surely become the norm


Sunday, 4 March 2012

120303


我们是网络小子 - http://bit.ly/ydLQhk we, the web kids translated into simplified #chinese #webkids #zh

Hacktivist Judo: Musician Exploits New Spanish Law To Overwhelm System With Legitimate Infringement Complaints - http://bit.ly/yExYuS #sinde

Peer Evaluation - http://bit.ly/y1FbJ1 "Open Access to your primary data, working papers, articles, media and having them all reviewed" #oa

Yelp, Twitter & Apple's Anti-Google Coalition - http://rww.to/w0LgpS interesting point

Tony Blair closes RSA 2012, denounces WikiLeaks - http://bit.ly/wuhDue fears openness, eh? (v @Vulturemedia @wikileaks) #iraq #torture

UK Government Pressuring Search Engines To #Censor Results In Favor Of Copyright Industries - http://bit.ly/zay6ig [RT from last night]

How to anger the Internets: Just say ‘No’ - http://bit.ly/ytuomY interesting

Tell Amazon.com To Permanently Ban The Sale Of Whale, Dolphin, and Porpoise Meat - http://chn.ge/xVHMEl #amazon, how could you?

Social enterprise and the power of breaking stuff - http://bit.ly/xgbK8k wonderful wide-ranging post; recommended

Anonymous, Decentralized and Uncensored File-Sharing is Booming - http://bit.ly/woeEbn an inevitable evolution

Lawsuit Against US Copyright Group For Fraud & Extortion Moves Forward - http://bit.ly/wkG93P as it should do

#Udemy’s Faculty Project nabs 50,000 students and an Ivy league professor - http://bit.ly/AbAVWb part of education's future

#raspberrypi update on production and availability - http://bit.ly/xtwjl2 #linux

Passport pickup by pinyin - http://bit.ly/yaK77m fascinating use of #pinyin in #china

Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years - http://n.pr/A2uWwP do not miss this incredible story (& the birth)

Cory Doctorow: What’s Inside the Box - http://bit.ly/xSFq0i more or less a long argument in favour of #opensource

Individual dolphins identify themselves to new dolphins they meet - http://bit.ly/xmHU50 yet the #japanese slaughter them at #taiji

How #Microsoft Pays Big Money To Smear #Google In European Parliament - http://bit.ly/AlR9Jf MS up to its old tricks

Empedia takes Wikipedia articles and lets users add their own personal experiences - http://tnw.co/wwQOEJ interesting experiment

Attempt to grab climate scientists' e-mails rejected by Virginia Supreme Court - http://bit.ly/AjtrPv good judgment

Growing #GM Wheat in the UK – New campaign says “No Thanks!” - http://bit.ly/zJwD8r wonder how much impact this will have

International civil society groups slam corporate influence on Trans-Pacific free trade talks - http://bit.ly/A5PGF9 #TPP backlash coming?

BitTorrent Pirates Go Nuts After TV Release Groups Dump Xvid - http://bit.ly/y2pUJ0 amusing tale

Indian farmers' suicides - http://bit.ly/ArpDlj drinking the pesticide that was supposed to make them rich #GM #cotton #india


Saturday, 3 March 2012

120302


#ACTA: EU-Parlament stellt sich Kritik - http://bit.ly/zNusuu great summary of #DeGucht's EP roasting yesterday

Public debate on ‘Irish SOPA’ to begin before weekend - http://bit.ly/xfPejU bit late now, no? (v @_NetFreedom_)#ie

Why I Want My Pi - http://bit.ly/Aw0Lyy along with a few million other people #linux #raspberrypi

Will Elsevier accidentally unite the open access movement? - http://bit.ly/z6fLVU would be a good result #oa

Guardian says #openjournalism is the only way forward - http://bit.ly/yULxTb good analysis

Northamptonshire sofa firm's slogan branded 'offensive' - http://bbc.in/w9D6sQ ha!

Why Alexander Hanff is suing Google - http://bit.ly/xERgVm bravo that chap #privacy

Misery of the dolphins in 'flying coffins' - http://bit.ly/Au7r95 disgusting; shame on #japan, shame on #hongkongairlines

Why the Next Steve Jobs Needs a #RaspberryPi, Not Patents - http://bit.ly/A24qen Jim Zemlin makes some good points #innovation

Independent watchdog says Canada's 2011 elections may have been corrupt - http://bit.ly/yLE5Al troubling #ca

In the age of big data, #datajournalism has profound importance for society - http://oreil.ly/xXAGdE NB points about #opensource

#Paraquay: land, soy, and boots - http://bit.ly/wXDJ3L & the poor get it in the neck, as usual

And This Little Piggy Went Viral - http://bit.ly/yLl3zp the boundary between ads and content is fading

#OpenData in the Comune di Firenze - http://bit.ly/zfzOEE the #renaissance would have been proud of them (v @NeelieKroesEU)#it

least helpful - the Internet's worst reviews - http://bit.ly/z8yiEY who knew whingeing could be such fun? (v @superglaze @girlonetrack)

#Copyright Fight Hits the Lab - http://bit.ly/ygz5E6 links #SOPA, #PIPA and #RWA

#Drones Perform James Bond Theme - http://bit.ly/zD3sJd I, for one, welcome our new quadrotor overlords

#ACTA: European Union's statement on IP Enforcement Trends at WTO Council for TRIPS - http://bit.ly/zngf2R patronising & mendacious

What #DCMS should learn from the #ACTA and SOPA debacles - http://bit.ly/AzM3GU excellent post. UK's closed-door approach a disgrace

EC Defends #Interoperability, but Misses Bigger Picture - http://bit.ly/yPHkb2 the old RF vs FRAND battle

Intellectual Ventures Sues AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile; Says That Such Lawsuits Are Evidence Of Progress - http://bit.ly/yFVbAJ #troll logic

Iowa's Undercover Livestock Filming Bill Approved - http://huff.to/xuiBhB nothing to hide, of course (v @NikaPirouette @Asher_Wolf)#cruelty

UK search engines asked to police results, promote 'good' music sites, demote bad - http://bit.ly/wTjN2i people this is bad: let's fight it

[new URL] UK search engines asked to police results, promote 'good' music sites, demote bad - http://bit.ly/ymWB9d people this is awful

video of @mgeist at the European Parliament #INTA Workshop on #ACTA 01.03.2012 - http://bit.ly/x9gufL do not miss: the best talk so far

Time To Go: Why EU Commissioner De Gucht Has Disqualified Himself From Handling #ACTA - http://bit.ly/AuZVCG "nul points"

Police Censor Google, Facebook and 8,000 Other Sites by Accident - http://bit.ly/xrXw6v a blast from the future

The disappearing virtual library - http://aje.me/w31iZ8 great post on the destruction of the second library of Alexandria

Conversaciones sobre las cenizas de una biblioteca virtual - http://bit.ly/yF6OpD more thoughts on library.nu (v @pabloe_carcamo)

#Google wins #libel case over Blogger comments - http://bit.ly/xYgX8H good decision (v @evgenymorozov)

“Why can’t we just get on with web blocking?” - http://bit.ly/zIjHYR typical: public & facts not invited to one-sided orgy of entitlement

European Parliament Hears Pitch For #ACTA; But Did It Change Minds? - http://bit.ly/xk0aMJ nice objective report

UK Government Pressuring Search Engines To #Censor Results In Favor Of #Copyright Industries - http://bit.ly/zay6ig seriously, UK? this?

Hacktivist Judo: Musician Exploits New Spanish Law To Overwhelm System With Legitimate Infringement Complaints – http://bit.ly/yExYuS


Friday, 2 March 2012

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Wij, de Web Kinderen - http://bit.ly/yzX0Q3 Dutch translation of #webkids #nl

Biz, Web Çocukları - http://bit.ly/AAdPlm #webkids translated into Turkish #tr

MT @zoobab Censored legal analysis in European Parliament on #ACTA get leaked, still problems to access them legally ur1.ca/8ghth

The Arrival of Nanopore #Sequencing - http://bit.ly/wfFUEZ excellent update on exciting developments #dna #genomics

Introducing #Collusion: Discover who’s tracking you online - http://bit.ly/zNc8lG fab idea; pity it crashes #firefox instantly for me...

Verisign seizes .com domain registered via foreign Registrar on behalf of US Authorities - http://bit.ly/x5Apb7 solution: don't use .com

KEI submission to WIPO patent commitee commenting on the US proposal on patents and health - http://bit.ly/zTMczS excellent points, as ever

Documents: #ACTA and Access to Medicine - http://bit.ly/yqMUs4 great resources from infojustice.org

EU standards reform: Carte blanche stifles open formats - http://bit.ly/wD1gO3 shame on them (v @jmcest @zoobab)#frand

Does #Guernsey Really Want To Become Famous -- And Ostracized -- For Introducing Image Rights? - http://bit.ly/wcswVO will end in tears

Illegale Fans sterben aus - http://bit.ly/zarG2n more realise: #copyright industries are thriving: we don't need #ACTA (v @netzpolitik)

don't miss: brilliant @mgeist analysis of #ACTA flaws, to be given in front of #INTA - http://bit.ly/yGmde6 great points

RT @DaHammerstein At #ACTA workshop in EP. Twice as much time for pro-ACTA speakers than critical ones.>>biased much?

RT @jerezim'@MichaelGeist:"Costs of #ACTA exceeds its benefits"

'We, The Web Kids': Manifesto For An Anti-#ACTA Generation - http://bit.ly/wTNz5M I do hope Mr #DeGucht has read it..

RT @StopActaNow#ACTA is a counterfeit agreement without the counterfeiters @mgeist>>exactly - useless, in other words

MT @jerezim Moreira, #DeGucht 's lapdog, is freaking out because people applause @mGeist so much!!! "no demonstration" haha #ACTA

#ACTA - Time to Win! - http://bit.ly/wmhUEb new #avaaz epetition; time to go for 5 million?

RT @JanAlbrecht Absolutely unacceptable that #INTA chair wants to remove applauding people from #ACTA hearing. #EP (cc kgerlott)>>quite

RT @MarietjeD66All MEPs in the room should clap next time, just to make a point, we can't be removed (#ACTA) <<brilliant idea

RT @StopActaNow MEp Carl Shyler Asks to reconsider the policy of not applauding. #ACTA >>bravo

Edging toward the fully licensed world - http://hvrd.me/zQSoAz great post about the locked-down world that #ACTA would create

RT @teirdes De Gucht: commission has NOT evaluated effects of ACTA on European digital market.>>maybe they should resign for this failure

foursquare is joining the #OpenStreetMap movement! Say hi to pretty new maps! - http://bit.ly/wdPhBC #opengeo takes over the world

RT @jerezim#DeGucht replied to my question that he saw no problem in being a #CopyrightTaliban... #ACTA #ChangeCopyrightNOW! >>ha!

Kim Dotcom’s first TV interview: ‘I’m no piracy king’ - Video - http://bit.ly/yYe4l3 fascinating stuff (v @LilyLivingstone)#megaupload

Stop Asia Pulp & Paper pulping Indonesia's rainforests - http://bit.ly/yv8lXx shame on #Xerox, #Danone and #NationalGeographic

MT @EDRi_org Commission official at #ACTA hearing appears not to know that "fair process" is not a concept in international law. #actaws

RT @StopActaNow MEP asks to Olivier Vrins (pro #ACTA "independent expert") to confirm or deny if he is member of @_INTA Lobby Group. #ACTAws

RT @jerezim What is a "fair process" (new notion) defined in #ACTA and why is it not a "fair trial" (established fundamental right)?>>NB

MT @StopActaNow"Yes I'm am a member of @_INTA"- Oliver Vrins #independentexpert #ACTA.>>& where are reps of the public?

Anonymous says it was infiltrated - http://bit.ly/xteYYV always going to be a risk

What the US government tells European parliamentarians about #ACTA - http://bit.ly/AcSrKz no surprise, but worth noting

The New Ambiguity of "Open Government" - http://bit.ly/AyMIfg #opendata #ogov

Record Labels Threaten the Open Internet, isoHunt Tells Court - http://bit.ly/yh54Qu true

Make little, Make often: ideas for the future of manufacturing in the UK - http://bit.ly/xNEDtG certainly needs to be different

Map of a notional city whose streetnames come from iconic place-name songs - http://bit.ly/AqgCVb clever & beautiful

#RIAA CEO Hopes SOPA Protests Were a 'One-Time Thing' - bit.ly/yBVYoJ ha! - this man is a born comedian; dream on, Cary


Thursday, 1 March 2012

120229

A Vibrant Political Debate on #ACTA Sparks at the EU Parliament - http://bit.ly/zL8ms3 upbeat assessment of yesterday's session #itre

#EU #Censorship Plan With A Cheesy Name: The Clean IT Project - bit.ly/yxHAcV not very clever

The #RaspberryPi computer goes on general sale - http://bbc.in/zBhlGx another #bbc fail: no mention of #linux - as usual

Dutch Research Reveals Wide Scope For #Copyright Flexibilities In EU Laws - http://bit.ly/xCyR8F potentially quite important #nl

#Megaupload Founder Defeats US Govt Attempts To Put Him Back In Prison - http://bit.ly/wAiBSD so the US is running New Zealand now....

25 alleged Anonymous members arrested internationally; hacker group retaliates - http://bit.ly/y6v4XJ really the best use of police time?

#TPPA -”Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement” or “Toxic Profiteers Plunder Aotearoa”? - http://bit.ly/zJLPmM useful timeline

Why the Global Warming Skeptics Are Wrong - http://bit.ly/AtAqV0 excellent, calm debunking of high-profile lies (v @jjn1)

#Mozilla Says Boot to Gecko Won't Face Big Patent/Licensing Roadblocks - http://bit.ly/zlsldY a crucial issue: let's hope not

Gioachino Rossini: Complete Operas & Other Works - http://bit.ly/Am1cSY not the world's greatest composer, but it is his birthday today

EU #OpenSource Software Survey - Adoption & Usage in Organisations - http://bit.ly/zkKgIX today's the last chance to participate

The $100bn Facebook question: Will capitalism survive 'value #abundance'? - http://aje.me/wQqE0k thought-provoking stuff #economics

Inside Government - http://bit.ly/xdfwAk interesting moves by new UK government site

Trans Pacific Partnership Agreements and Big #Pharma power over patents - http://bit.ly/yaStTz good analysis of the harm here #tpp

Springer gets suckered by creationist pseudoscience - http://bit.ly/AuYxWm there goes #springer's credibility (v http://bit.ly/z3I1xx)

MT @ThiruGeneva#WTO: India, Brazil, China and others raised concerns w/ #ACTA on 28.2.2012>>doesn't seem likely they'll rush to join it

the video Olympics Authorities want banned - http://bit.ly/zzkNxs catch it before it's #censored (v @OpenRightsGroup)#london2012 #parody

MT @jamie_love At WTO meeting, the EU negotiators were informally trashing the EU Parliament's "theoretical" role in the #ACTA approval>>NB

RT @jamie_love @glynmoody EU #ACTA negotiators were out of touch, arrogant, and contemptuous of democratic processes>>hear that, MEPs?

Intervention by #Ecuador @ WTO raising concerns with #ACTA - http://bit.ly/xCfo4w v critical of level of damages, weakened user rights

Stop the #NDAA - http://bit.ly/yVEM7P important move in US

How The US Trade Rep Is Trying To Wipe Out Used Goods Sales With Secretive TPP Agreement - http://bit.ly/yjtgP4 1 reason #TPP is evil

Hypocrisy in Hollywood - http://bit.ly/zXX2dV now a glorious infographic for your delectation #piracy