130319

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130318 - http://bit.ly/XW4QP1 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Forget the Cellphone Fight — We Should Be Allowed to Unlock Everything We Own - http://bit.ly/WBuk4m good see people waking up to this

#Antibiotics crisis prompts rethink on risks, rewards - http://reut.rs/XW5Pie we must give prizes, not patents, for pharma (v @bengoldacre)

Who Owns a #MOOC? - http://bit.ly/YDAWL0 strange, I thought education was about sharing, not owning.... (v @4b5)#intellectualmonopolies

#Python Software Foundation Reaches Settlement, Ends Trademark Dispute -http://bit.ly/15Xz7yE good, but not totally surprising

#Iraq, 2013: The Horrors Remain the Same -- Rape, Executions and Torture Abound - http://bit.ly/XW6LD8 people died for this?

German research institute pulls out of Canadian #tarsands project -http://bit.ly/WSSJDP good move; time to #boycott anyone involved here

3D scan of #Stonehenge reveals hidden ax-head carvings -http://cnet.co/WAGVDD fascinating #archaeology

US Senator Raises Concerns About Japan's Possible Entry to #TPP -http://1.usa.gov/XmHnCI unhappy bunny (v @DrRimmer)

Mozilla Plans To Improve Firefox Developer Tools With In-Browser Editing, Better Firebug Integration, Network Panel - tcrn.ch/1490OGG

Google updates Flight Search to support trips from the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands - http://tnw.co/11dheNx looks useful

Christian Right Group: You Don't Have the Right to Have Sex Outside of Marriage, Society Should "Punish" It - http://bit.ly/WSTBbk lovely

Now US Wants Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement With European Union To Include #Turkey: Who's Next? - http://bit.ly/XW8qZk #TAFTA 

Researchers & civil society demand transparency in clinical trials in ITRE vote -http://bit.ly/ZaJt8i v important: lives depend on this

Keeping IP out of #TAFTA - http://bit.ly/1492MXI good analysis from @accessnow#IPout #opendrafts

Ombudsman Investigates Big Tobacco #Lobbyist on EU Ethics Panel -http://bit.ly/XmMiUl does #EU want to lose all credibility?

DFAT Will Not Support #Copyright Term Extension in #TPP -http://bit.ly/XWefWO useful to know #Australia's position here (v @Asher_Wolf)

Fukushima emission to reach Tokyo area - http://bit.ly/137rIzd good job nuclear power is safe (v @clarinette02 @AslihanTumer @FactsCount)

Parliament Legal Affairs Committee Adopts Improved Position On #PrivacyLegislation - http://bit.ly/WT2Jgf slightly more hopeful #EU

Is the tide turning in the fight for our privacy rights? - http://bit.ly/119G78Where's how to make sure it does #dataprotection #EU

Arm Race: Samsung To Build A Smartwatch Too - http://bit.ly/ZrnQne </yawn>

Watch Weev's Angry Pre-Sentencing Speech About The Failure Of Our Nation -http://tcrn.ch/WBf1HS not seen it, but I imagine interesting

EU Opens Up Access to Scientific Research - http://on.wsj.com/ZbbrRk #WSJreports (v @RyanHeathEU)#opendata #openaccess

Rep. Gohmert Wants A Law That Allows Victims To Destroy The Computers Of People Who Hacked Them - http://bit.ly/YE1eg6 </facepalm>

#BBC Worldwide sells travel publisher Lonely Planet to NC2 Media at a loss of $119M - http://tnw.co/WCCcCU doomed from start

Kim “Billy Big Steps” Dotcom Still Causing Headaches For Spy Agency -http://bit.ly/11acXGE what a farce #NZ

Industry Committee Report on Intellectual Property: A Case of Policy Laundering for CETA and TPP - http://bit.ly/ZGXm0t pathetic #CA

Vavuud Wind Meter For Smartphones Contains No Electronics, Delivers Accurate Ground Wind Speed Readings - http://tcrn.ch/1387PrS clever

The Kirtsaeng Decision is a Victory for Ownership Rights - http://bit.ly/11aJqg0(v @DerekKhanna)

Analysis of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons (Parallel Imports Case); Supreme Court Applies International Exhaustion - http://bit.ly/11aUKsJ

Senate Finance Committee: "#TAFTA must include the “highest levels” of IPR protection" http://bit.ly/11bAJSN uh-oh #IPout #opendrafts

Zoom, Zoom! Early Samsung Galaxy S 4 benchmark shows fastest phone yet -http://bit.ly/10eeAo2 that should boost its popularity even more

‘avalanche of change’ in HE part of UK gov’s broader neoliberal policies -bit.ly/ZHVkgk worth reading (v @tcgriffin)#openaccess

UK air pollution: why are we only now waking up to this public health crisis? -http://bit.ly/16Hymv6 disgraceful

130318

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130317 - http://bit.ly/YBFguc yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Mumbai Police Sets Up Social Media Labs, To Watch Internet Activists [More Censorship!] - http://bit.ly/WQQYXD not good #india

You Wouldn't Believe How Fast Americans Are Losing Their Religion -- But Fundamentalists Have a Plan - bit.ly/142Ojfn cynical, too

Indigenous chief: Canada trying to muscle EU on tar sands -http://bit.ly/106woRX and why EU should say no #ca

Opening up Scientific Data in #EU - http://bit.ly/XknGeU good news from @NeelieKroesEU. anyone know what the licences will be? #opendata

National Wildlife Crime Unit left in funding doubt - http://bit.ly/ZUzuGs another tory attack on the environment #UK

MI6 knew #Iraq had no active WMD - http://bit.ly/YBW0Si great: can we arrest#Blair now, please? #warcrimes 

Many open data initiatives forget to include the basic facts about the government itself - http://bit.ly/Wyyt7S true #ogov #opendata

Online Music Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Sales, European Commission Finds -http://bit.ly/XU7BQY yet another study finding this: time to accept it

African Ministers Focus On IP Role In Innovation For Development; Less On Flexibilities - http://bit.ly/XUbaGC unwise...

Morgen stimmt Rechtsausschuss über Datenschutz ab: Marielle Gallo ein zweites Mal stoppen - http://bit.ly/YLehQ7 please do

Exploring ‘#Openness’ Together: The Open Book to be Launched Friday at Future Everything - http://bit.ly/114vp3z sounds great

Why TAFTA Matters, and What We Should Do About It - http://bit.ly/134s49Mthis is important: we need #IPout of #TAFTA and #opendrafts

Transatlantic Civil Society Declaration: Leave Copyright & Patent Provisions Out of #TAFTA - http://bit.ly/107H2rG here's @EFF#opendrafts

Avoid mistakes of the West: Stiglitz tells #thailand - http://bit.ly/WyOvPh don't join #TPP, for example, he says

calls on the Government to impose sanctions on Twitter until it agrees to fully co-operate with the UK authorities - bit.ly/143kont

NIST Quantum Refrigerator Offers Extreme Cooling and Convenience -http://1.usa.gov/XUmxyh "one of the most flabbergasting results I've seen"

AfricanSpending – Monitoring the Money in #Africa - http://bit.ly/107LO8xhugely important project #transparency

Civil society organisations say no to intellectual property in EU-US trade agreement - http://bit.ly/Yme43m no "gold standard" #opendrafts

Задачки для тех у кого есть свободное время немного поработать над открытыми данными - http://bit.ly/YLMcs0 help needed #opendata

Maak Van Tafta Geen Acta V2.0 - http://bit.ly/XkOk7p indeed: #IPout of#TAFTA #opendrafts

Royal Charter or Star Chamber For Stars? - http://bit.ly/YCh0s6 what a disaster#leveson #uk

Draft report on ‘the Freedom of Press and Media in the World” -http://bit.ly/1478vgG from @MarietjeD66 comments invited

Land Grabs Spread Throughout Developing World - http://bit.ly/Wy2I0cincreasing problem #commons

Giant Pharma Company Claims Releasing Data On Drug Safety Is Illegal: It's Confidential & 'Commercially Sensitive' - bit.ly/Yk1Ifj

The Tragedy Of Jailing Weev, The Internet Prophet Of Discord -http://bit.ly/15W1kWG no, travesty, not tragedy; fine piece by @Asher_Wolf 

MT @africatechie Bill Gates cancels planned visit to Nigeria after President pardons corrupt politician http://bit.ly/Yk2R6A >>bravo

Les organisations de la société civile disent non à #TAFTA -http://bit.ly/Yk3PQd good for them #IPout #opendrafts

MT @Ifodakhon a crowdsourcing solution for the G20 Summit 2013, pls joinhttp://bit.ly/G20civil >>interesting move

Internet pioneers are first winners of £1m engineering prize - http://bit.ly/YCtEaxcould be worse, I suppose

Aufruf: Freihandelsabkommen ohne urheberrechtliche Bestimmungen -http://bit.ly/135kjjM  #IPout of #TAFTA #opendrafts

Winners of #ACTA and #SOPA Battles Call for Exclusion of ‘Intellectual Property’ From EU-U.S. Trade Talks - http://bit.ly/15WBfqA #TAFTA

Young Rewired State: bringing back open government data -http://bit.ly/ZVKHGK sounds good

WSJ Claims That Wikileaks Is Not Journalism But Espionage By Taking A Bunch Of Quotes Out Of Context - bit.ly/109jD94 fine debunking

Civil Society Statement – No Copyright in the EU-US Trade Agreement! -http://bit.ly/WzwvWk includes links to signatories #opendrafts

#TAFTA, on en veut pas - http://bit.ly/14801FT epetition in French (obvs) (v @Dignan92) 

130317

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130316 - http://bit.ly/Z735Km yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Japan and the Trans Pacific Partnership - http://bit.ly/XRPpHA interesting comments from #NZ farmers #TPP

The Brutal and Secretive Trade of American Horses Killed For Their Meat -http://bit.ly/130Uy4g horsemeat investigation reaches #mexico

Leveson: Ed Miliband tells MPs to do their duty for victims of the press -bit.ly/1412pxY pity they destroyed #libel reform on way

Why the Biggest Debt We Owe Has Nothing to Do with Money -http://bit.ly/1412xNS wide-ranging essay

English-language studies 'destructive' to #China's education, says CPPCC deputy - http://bit.ly/WsddlI interesting attack on english

Please help Prof Séralini’s team continue their public interest research -http://bit.ly/Z75R2m important work not done elsewhere

MT @nickpickles Private investigators being used to dodge surveillance regulation? Another reason to reform #RIPA - bit.ly/16BCI6N

Following Samsung Galaxy S4 launch, Apple debuts ‘Why iPhone’ webpage to tout why people love iPhone, slam Android - http://bit.ly/Yhw423

How an unknown Taiwanese server maker is eating the big guys’ lunch -http://bit.ly/15d0MJP helped by Open Computer Project 

A World that Works for Everyone - http://bit.ly/114DN6M hear Silke Helfrich talking about the #commons in #London next week

What is the #TPP, and what does it mean for New Zealand? -http://bit.ly/144jQ0P handy short video to pass around #NZ

Papua New Guinea takes regional lead in supporting free West Papua campaign - http://bit.ly/141dOxV important move (v @suigenerisjen)

Ranking Digital Rights - http://bit.ly/XOOKsE "Developing a methodology to rank ICT companies on free expression and privacy criteria"

MT @dcarli Imagine if your library didn't just lend books, but also seeds -bit.ly/115qTFT then remember #genepatents wlll forbid it

Are Russian killers on the streets of Britain? - http://bit.ly/110eSxx amazing tale; worrying if true 

"I’m not com­fort­able with a cri­tique of “#open” that ends up being a defense of the status-quo" - bit.ly/115Bq3T my feelings too

Has HTTPS finally been cracked? Five researchers deal SSL/TLS a biggish blow... - bit.ly/15UeXWk moral: don't use RC4 (v @kyrah404)

British journalists need to take responsibility for press reform -http://bit.ly/ZB5KOS good, sensible thoughts #leveson

Climate change cut from national curriculum for children up to 14 -http://bit.ly/XSIvlp what next? creationism? #UK

Discovery of 400 million year-old sensory structures in compound eyes of trilobites - bit.ly/XSPoTN wow (v @JenniferFrazer @BoraZ)

Concern Japan may hold up #TPP - http://bit.ly/YAOx5P we shall see

Newspaper groups threaten to boycott new press regulator - bit.ly/XSZGmSadmitting they'll ignore the law: at least they're honest

#Australia paying 64 times more for medications - http://bit.ly/Z8204U & so will#NewZealand if it signs up to #TPP

Hopeful China wants Japan, S. Korea in own trade pact - http://bit.ly/145xHEjcould be interesting... #TPP #TAFTA (v @DrRimmer)

130316

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130315 - http://bit.ly/YhQ5lW yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

More Details On Copyright Office's Suggestions On #Copyright Reform; Some Good, Some Bad - http://bit.ly/YBV5UT mixed bag

How #Monsanto outfoxed the Obama administration - http://bit.ly/WNnrhsastonishing failure by US gov. #gm

Aussie MPs to grill tech barons on gouging - http://bit.ly/ZedUxv unacceptable practices #au

Aakash 3 Specifications are Out, Well Almost - http://bit.ly/Z5dkic india tablet saga continues

No, The Death Of Google Reader Doesn't Mean 'Free' Doesn't Work -http://bit.ly/XPOE1H indeed

#CC-BY and licences; we must not get it wrong. I offer some clarification -http://bit.ly/ZwUhQu crucially important issue here

Cave or Cancel?: The Future (or End) of the Canada - EU Trade Agreement -http://bit.ly/WuxaH8 interesting analysis #TAFTA #CETA #TPP

OSHW Doc Jam - http://bit.ly/YfvoKu nice idea #openhardware

Lobby Planet: Guía de los lobbies en Bruselas - http://bit.ly/WNp2E7 handy#lobbying #eu

Still many unresolved issues with the #KORUS #FTA - http://bit.ly/YBZO9d one year on, still not really finished: what hope #TPP #TAFTA?

Gina's subpoena threatens press freedom - http://bit.ly/16zgLWb worrying (v @Asher_Wolf)#au #journalism

Did UK SWP cover up 9 rapes? - http://bit.ly/WoeA4S #dailymail, but #swpdoes not look good here (v @kcarruthers @Asher_Wolf)

RT @MarietjeD66 Important to have transparency and to hear voices all stakeholders in #TTIP negotiations! #brusselsforum >>yes, #opendrafts

#BP could be 'irreparably harmed' by payout billions - bit.ly/WO69AY bit like the environment & pollution you caused, eh? #eatit

Cyprus: panic as savings levy is imposed - http://bit.ly/ZIxnE9 gosh, nobody could have predicted that, could they? #clueless

#NAFTA at 20: The New Spin - http://bit.ly/12ZCnvE timely reminder of reality of so-called Free Trade Agreements #TAFTA #TPP (v @PostActa)

The Internet is a #surveillance state - http://bit.ly/YiLLCW "So, we're done". depressing, but true (v @eddankatz @ioerror)

Activist 'shocked' at conviction for yelling at David Cameron -http://bit.ly/100zF59 shows how deranged our laws have become #uk

130315

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130314 - http://bit.ly/Z2Zw83 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Google Takes the Dark Path, Censors AdBlock Plus on Android - bit.ly/ZMt7F7really showing its true colours at moment #censorship

Interview uncut: Jacob Appelbaum - http://bit.ly/Wj3pdB excellent replies

nueva ley convierte en policías de la red a los operadores - bit.ly/XDg3WK#spain bends over even more for #us (v @DaHammerstein)

Ecuador Moves to Annul U.S.-Ecuador BIT, Denounces Investor-State System - http://bit.ly/15Qa0hf v wise 

Why eating dirt makes this a better world - http://bit.ly/16wwcy9 nicely put

NGOs challenge Spanish government secrecy on location of GMO crops as a violation of European Union law - http://bit.ly/XNjoQY

Japan agrees to join 11-nation #TPP free trade talks - bit.ly/YdeFaT "Vowing to be tough in negotiations": we shall see...

#OpenData Day: Lessons for Hacktivists - http://bit.ly/YvCmr4 interesting reflections

Superheated American City Dealing with 110 Degrees for 33 Days -- Phoenix Confronts Apocalyptic Climate Change - http://bit.ly/Z9OBfY

Judgment day: EU to vote on ‘chemical Armageddon’ for bees -http://bit.ly/Ztk3Fi shame on UK for trying to block this

Join #FreeBassel Day to call for the immediate release of open web advocate Bassel Khartibil - http://bit.ly/WjeYBD about time

#TPP talks 'on track' for 2013 conclusion - http://bit.ly/154ONhb seems wishful thinking if Japan joins 

UK Politician Says EU Site Wants To 'Brainwash' Children With Propaganda About Democratic Principles - http://bit.ly/ZtrBb3 shocking

Publishers Have A New Strategy For Neutralizing #OpenAccess -- And It's Working - http://bit.ly/Z9Q7i8 this is dreadful news #oa

UK Politician Says EU Site Wants To 'Brainwash' Children With Propaganda About Democratic Principles - http://bit.ly/ZtrBb3 shocking

Impact factors: RCUK provides a chance to act - bit.ly/YxW1K4 great news; pity they screwed up #openaccess - http://bit.ly/Z9Q7i8

"little evidence that neonicotinoids harm bees, so use them. little evidence that culling badgers will stop TB, so kill them." utter morons

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130314 - http://bit.ly/Z2Zw83 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Google Takes the Dark Path, Censors AdBlock Plus on Android - bit.ly/ZMt7F7really showing its true colours at moment #censorship

Interview uncut: Jacob Appelbaum - http://bit.ly/Wj3pdB excellent replies

nueva ley convierte en policías de la red a los operadores - bit.ly/XDg3WK#spain bends over even more for #us (v @DaHammerstein)

Ecuador Moves to Annul U.S.-Ecuador BIT, Denounces Investor-State System - http://bit.ly/15Qa0hf v wise 

Why eating dirt makes this a better world - http://bit.ly/16wwcy9 nicely put

NGOs challenge Spanish government secrecy on location of GMO crops as a violation of European Union law - http://bit.ly/XNjoQY

Japan agrees to join 11-nation #TPP free trade talks - bit.ly/YdeFaT "Vowing to be tough in negotiations": we shall see...

#OpenData Day: Lessons for Hacktivists - http://bit.ly/YvCmr4 interesting reflections

Superheated American City Dealing with 110 Degrees for 33 Days -- Phoenix Confronts Apocalyptic Climate Change - http://bit.ly/Z9OBfY

Judgment day: EU to vote on ‘chemical Armageddon’ for bees -http://bit.ly/Ztk3Fi shame on UK for trying to block this

Join #FreeBassel Day to call for the immediate release of open web advocate Bassel Khartibil - http://bit.ly/WjeYBD about time

#TPP talks 'on track' for 2013 conclusion - http://bit.ly/154ONhb seems wishful thinking if Japan joins 

UK Politician Says EU Site Wants To 'Brainwash' Children With Propaganda About Democratic Principles - http://bit.ly/ZtrBb3 shocking

Publishers Have A New Strategy For Neutralizing #OpenAccess -- And It's Working - http://bit.ly/Z9Q7i8 this is dreadful news #oa

UK Politician Says EU Site Wants To 'Brainwash' Children With Propaganda About Democratic Principles - http://bit.ly/ZtrBb3 shocking

Impact factors: RCUK provides a chance to act - bit.ly/YxW1K4 great news; pity they screwed up #openaccess - http://bit.ly/Z9Q7i8

"little evidence that neonicotinoids harm bees, so use them. little evidence that culling badgers will stop TB, so kill them." utter morons

Veoh Wins Important Case Against Universal Music Over DMCA Safe Harbors Again; But Is Still Dead Due To Legal Fees - http://bit.ly/ZUVOSi

Building #evidence into #education - http://bit.ly/XcWleL fascinating idea; well-written, approachable piece

MT @PoliceStateUK EU super spies to get right to snoop on your emails, website visits, medical data & police records http://bit.ly/W8J3B4

#HTML5 #DRM comes to all Chrome OS devices - http://bit.ly/WkKEGN yet more evil from #google - busy busy busy (v @schestowitz)

RT @AubreyMcFato Sign here for #openaccess in #Francehttp://iloveopenaccess.org >>come on France...

Surprise: Register Of Copyrights Expected To Call For Reduction In #CopyrightTerm - http://bit.ly/YgecSe both significant & footling

Has Google's Larry Page Lost The Plot? - http://bit.ly/Xd5AeO this is definitely a meme that will spread...

how sad is this? Karzai arguing for due process, US arguing for life imprisonment without trial - http://wapo.st/10Rs7AE #darktimes

Six Strikes Is Just 'Soft SOPA' - http://bit.ly/YzrD1N oh, look: there's that "voluntary" cooperation instead of laws again...

Veoh Wins Important Case Against Universal Music Over DMCA Safe Harbors Again; But Is Still Dead Due To Legal Fees - http://bit.ly/ZUVOSi

Building #evidence into #education - http://bit.ly/XcWleL fascinating idea; well-written, approachable piece

MT @PoliceStateUK EU super spies to get right to snoop on your emails, website visits, medical data & police records http://bit.ly/W8J3B4

#HTML5 #DRM comes to all Chrome OS devices - http://bit.ly/WkKEGN yet more evil from #google - busy busy busy (v @schestowitz)

RT @AubreyMcFato Sign here for #openaccess in #Francehttp://iloveopenaccess.org >>come on France...

Surprise: Register Of Copyrights Expected To Call For Reduction In #CopyrightTerm - http://bit.ly/YgecSe both significant & footling

Has Google's Larry Page Lost The Plot? - http://bit.ly/Xd5AeO this is definitely a meme that will spread...

how sad is this? Karzai arguing for due process, US arguing for life imprisonment without trial - http://wapo.st/10Rs7AE #darktimes

Six Strikes Is Just 'Soft SOPA' - http://bit.ly/YzrD1N oh, look: there's that "voluntary" cooperation instead of laws again...

130314

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130313 - http://bit.ly/13XwDCa yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

The Killing Of Google Reader Highlights The Risk Of Relying On A Single Provider - bit.ly/XxEcxZ join the outrage

Mexico Will Ask To Join US-EU Transatlantic Trade Agreement - bit.ly/15Npdj8 this is getting seriously heavy #opendrafts #tafta

German court case confirms validity of the #LGPL - bit.ly/Yu47jy not that we doubted it, but good to have (v @webmink)#licensing

Using the crisis to entrench neoliberalism - bit.ly/ZPO1VT as becomes clearer by the day #austerity #EU

Of the web, not on the web - bit.ly/151OzaC this looks very interesting #cio#cto #uk

.@GlenisWillmott MEP: We must change the way food industry works after the horse meat scandal - http://bit.ly/ZKYfVp yup; important #EU

Obama Rebuffs Democrats On Drone Kill Memos, Asserts Executive Secrecy Prerogative - http://huff.to/ZLaAJe what a disgrace #transparency

Kickstarter Projects That Don't Meet Their Goal Are Not 'Failures'; They Help People Avoid Failures - bit.ly/10MCNAz important point

Gag Order: Town Board Decides Community Can No Longer Discuss Fracking at Town Meetings - bit.ly/Z23eyD the joys of #fracking

"No más SOPA en ninguno de sus sabores: ni #TPP, ni #ACTA, ni TTIP." -bit.ly/ZrulFN quite (v @burcuno)#IPout #TAFTA #opendraft

Living the Google life - http://bit.ly/16vlWGt according to @jeffjarvis, Google Reader notwithstanding... #android #chromebook

Displair - http://bit.ly/XMgbBc this looks a little rudimentary, but rather cool...#futuretech #3D

130313

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130312 - http://bit.ly/Ya7hd3 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

"new guidelines may affect companies like Microsoft that have paid bloggers to”astroturf” on their behalf." - http://bit.ly/16r83ZO

Trans-Pacific Partnership Draws Attention From K Street - http://bit.ly/W9kI0Dwhere there's money to be made... #TPP #lobbying

10 Worst People on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List - http://bit.ly/YZnukA greed by numbers; sick 

New Crowdcrafting App - crowdsourcing OA journal licence & copyright data -http://bit.ly/Zz4gTF great idea #openaccess

“Pedophilia Ring” in Evangelical Church? Ministry Accused of Ignoring Sexual Abuse - http://bit.ly/10EOZDj sad & sickening stories

Rockefeller University Press: CC-BY is not essential for Open Access -bit.ly/14Vy5ko clearly doesn't understand what #oa really is

Good report on Federal wildlife torture from a surprising source -http://bit.ly/Xs9E0l how can this be happening? #US

The Kolab story - bit.ly/W9sBmS "picture perfect project collaboration as it only happens in the #opensource world"

US Gov’t won’t even give page counts of secret PATRIOT Act documents -ars.to/10ESgTd these people are risible #transparency

Ancient #pi calculator gets a modern twist for pi day - http://bit.ly/13SCKax this calculation is one of the many reasons I love #maths

.@AlecJRoss says: "Wikileaks reveals massive rightdoing by American diplomats." - huff.to/XsehI3 so #Manning gets a medal, right?

Indian states to splurge on proprietary software over open source - bit.ly/XsiZ8xwhy are they wasting money here? (v @schestowitz)

#Japan expected to announce entry to #TPP free-trade talks this week -bit.ly/XI9jVt but what will the farmers say? (v @Asher_Wolf)

Is This What #Google Really Thinks About Privacy? - http://bit.ly/10My31p time for #innovation in #privacy, not instead of it

#EDF drops lawsuit against environmental activists after backlash -http://bit.ly/10FKqsn yay (v @dpcarrington @GeorgeMonbiot)

#TPP Negotiations Shift Into Higher Gear at 16th Rnd - 1.usa.gov/YZJ9ZStranslation: more bullying of small countries (v @howardknopf)

México busca participar en el acuerdo comercial EU-Europa -http://bit.ly/16rYdHd  wow, pretty big: #mx wants to join #TAFTA (v @PostActa)

Nielsen Finally Realizes TV Viewers Are Cord Cutting, Calls It 'Interesting Consumer Behavior' - bit.ly/WHzVr2 10 years too late

Pirate Bay Founders Case Rejected by Human Rights Court -http://bit.ly/15MEj8G judges on wrong side of history here #copyright

"US cautiously optimistic S. Korea will decide to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (#TPP) negotiations" - bit.ly/ZzQVKR whoa

Aaron Swartz Lawyers Accuse Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Of Misconduct -http://huff.to/15N6m7O (v @TarenSK @ioerror)

Cultural Anthropology journal to go #OpenAccess by 2014 - bit.ly/16sCYF3licence still unclear, but probably good news #oa

Launching the Aid Transparency Tracker - bit.ly/Ya7iRw potentially important tool #transparency #corruption

Craig #Venter close to creating synthetic life - bit.ly/13Wr6Mp sadly, likely to be plastered with #genepatents #synthbio

Director Of National Intelligence Admits That There's Little Risk Of A 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' - bit.ly/WnXraf so end scaremongering

Fragments of win - bit.ly/14XW3eY "Without that power to explore the possible,#Linux's DNA is diminished." good points (v @ralpost)

Obama administration to let spy agencies scour Americans' finances -reut.rs/14XXaLx EU data not enough (v @techsoc @ProPublica)

Total #Transparency On ACTA And TAFTA Documents - http://bit.ly/XJoHkfyes: #opendrafts are indispensable for #TAFTA

Are the geeks coming? Scientists find their voice - bit.ly/14XXVEt so important: scientists must stand proud & defend facts

'Solid progress' at #TPP talks but no quick Japan entry - http://reut.rs/12Qu2ubprogress for whom? not the poor, 4 sure #accesstomedicines