150516

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150515 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2015/05/150515_16.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Ukip spy who infiltrated protest group 'tried 2 encourage abuse of Farage' - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/16/ukip-spy-who-infiltrated-protest-group-tried-to-encourage-abuse-of-farage oh, #UKIP playing dirty, what a surprise

Over 1000 Japanese Citizens Band Together To Sue Their Government Over Participation In #TPP - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150515/07555231015/over-1000-japanese-citizens-band-together-to-sue-their-government-over-participation-tpp.shtml revolt is spreading

hilarious: argument for #TTIP is "German manufacturer of high-end products" will "Make it in US" - https://medium.com/@ArdevanYaghoubi/three-forgotten-arguments-for-the-transpacific-partnership-cb95ba5564f8 great for EU jobs

150515

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150514 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2015/05/150515.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

UK Government Review Says Use Prizes, Not #Patents, To Produce Much-Needed New Antibiotics - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150514/09341830995/uk-government-review-says-use-prizes-not-patents-to-produce-much-needed-new-antibiotics.shtml we need to do this

First smart TVs powered by Firefox OS on sale in Europe, worldwide soon - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/05/first-smart-tvs-powered-by-firefox-os-on-sale-in-europe-worldwide-soon/ maybe this is why #Mozilla sold out on #DRM

Did #GCHQ Spy on You? Why not Find Out? - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/spy-3611214/ UK government admits it broke the law; what to do next

#GCHQ given immunity from hacking laws, tribunal told - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/15/intelligence-officers-have-immunity-from-hacking-laws-tribunal-told this is so shabby & undemocratic: no debate at all

Austrian chancellor calls for #ISDS to be removed from #CETA - http://canadians.org/blog/austrian-chancellor-calls-isds-be-removed-ceta wise chap (v @AnneMarieMineur)

Watch a surgical robot sew up a grape - http://boingboing.net/2015/05/15/watch-a-surgical-robot-sew-up.html the shape of things to come....

#Copyright for Literate Robots - http://2d.laboratorium.net/post/119039773825/copyright-for-literate-robots "uses that will never be seen by human eyes are categorically non-infringing"

A man played each part in a 70-piece orchestra and cut it into a one-man show - http://mashable.com/2015/05/15/one-man-orchestra/ impressive

FBI Spied On Activists Because Protecting Corporate Interests Is Roughly Equivalent To Ensuring National Security - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/12214830978/fbi-spied-activists-because-protecting-corporate-interests-is-roughly-equivalent-to-ensuring-national-security.shtml

#TPP Could Have Disastrous Results For The Climate, Environmental Groups Warn - http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/15/3658901/the-tpp-could-be-bad-for-the-climate/ #ISDS the problem, as usual

150514

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150513 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2015/05/150513.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Here's A Serious Alternative To Big #Pharma: #Cuba - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/09490530976/heres-serious-alternative-to-big-pharma-cuba.shtml no, really

fully slatted flooring for pigs would be a hugely retrogressive step for #EU animal welfare - http://action.ciwf.org.uk/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=119&ea.campaign.id=38488&ea.tracking.id=7774353c&utm_campaign=pigs let's fight it #oink

Wyoming Makes Reporting Environmental Disasters Illegal - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150513/09500330986/wyoming-makes-reporting-environmental-disasters-illegal.shtml cows have clout...

Amid TPP Fight, El Salvador Mining Case Shows Danger of Corporate Tribunals - http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/05/11/amid-tpp-fight-el-salvador-mining-case-shows-danger-corporate-tribunals the reality of #ISDS

Why #netneutrality rules have angered some small Internet providers - http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/small-isps-worry-net-neutrality-rules-will-swamp-them-with-legal-costs/ main problem here seems to be cost of lawyers

Shutting Down Pirate Sites is Ineffective, European Commission Finds - http://torrentfreak.com/shutting-down-pirate-sites-is-ineffective-european-commission-finds-150514/ surprise...not

Seed Library Forum Furthers International Seed Library Movement - http://www.shareable.net/blog/seed-library-forum-furthers-international-seed-library-movement excellent

#TPP: Canadian Official's Salvo Against Key Dodd-Frank Provision Muddies Trade Talks - http://www.ibtimes.com/trans-pacific-partnership-canadian-officials-salvo-against-key-dodd-frank-provision-1922574 interesting move... #TPA

Nigel Farage advisers quit as #Ukip descends into civil war - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/14/nigel-farage-advisers-quit-ukip-civil-war-raheem-kassam-matthew-richardson oh, what larks

State legislators from across nation sign letter urging Congress reject #FTA authority - http://www.ncel.net/articles/State%20Leg.%20Fast%20Track%20Letter.pdf #TPP #TTIP

150513

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150512 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2015/05/150512.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

First offshore wind farm to debut in the U.S. in July - http://mashable.com/2015/05/13/offshore-wind-america/ amazing it's taken this long... #energy

UNCTAD Released its Annual Issues Note on Latest Developments in #ISDS - http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/News/Hub/Home/306 indispensable resource

US Says 'No' To ISDS Reform; Hungary Says 'No' To ISDS - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/06070430970/us-says-no-to-corporate-sovereignty-reform-hungary-says-no-to-corporate-sovereignty.shtml #ISDS is the new #ACTA - & just as toxic

'Happy surprise' as Greece receives invitation to join BRICS bank - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/happy-surprise-greece-receives-invitation-join-brics-bank-314514 now that's an interesting move

.@wikileaks Releases Transcript Of German Inquiry Into Growing #NSA Spy Scandal - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/07452930973/wikileaks-releases-transcript-german-inquiry-into-growing-nsa-spy-scandal.shtml good to see more stuff from them

Obama’s trade deal: Why he’s in danger of losing - http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-obama-is-in-danger-of-losing-on-tpp/2015/05/11/ae4caf30-f814-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81_story.html excellent analysis #TPA #TPP #TTIP

#GCHQ places job ad for white hat hackers, for attack as well as defence - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/05/gchq-puts-out-job-ad-for-white-hat-hackers-for-attack-as-well-as-defence/ Applicants will have conscience vetted

.@EU_Commission wants #TTIP advisory groups to sign confidentiality agreement - http://www.politico.eu/article/the-commissions-trade-secrets/ repeating obama's mistakes #secrecy

#TTIP in disarray after US vote - http://www.arc2020.eu/2015/05/ttip-in-disarray-as-us-senate-rejects-tpp-fast-track/ "take far more seriously the undeniable civil society momentum to scupper TTIP"

The Initiative Against An Ancillary #Copyright For Press Publishers - http://ancillarycopyright.eu/ new Web site fighting a stupid idea

#TTIP falters after Senate blocks Obama on free-trade initiative - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/ttip-falters-after-senate-blocks-obama-free-trade-initiative-314565 #TPA

Jetzt Druck machen: Gemeinsam schaffen wir zwei Millionen "Stop #TTIP"-Unterschriften! - http://www.mehr-demokratie.de/stopttip-unterschriften.html go on, you know you want to

Google wins #privacy case, allowed not to forget in Finland - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/05/google-wins-privacy-case-allowed-not-to-forget-in-finland/ embarrassing? Tough

The secret corporate takeover of trade agreements - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/13/the-secret-corporate-takeover-of-trade-agreements @JosephEStiglitz says it all on #ISDS, says it well (v @PekkaJN)

UK Plans To Do Away With Free Speech... In The Name Of Free Speech - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150513/07020630985/uk-plans-to-do-away-with-free-speech-name-free-speech.shtml just shameful

"Asbestos remains legal and lethal in the US" - http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/241807-americans-face-an-irreversible-rollback-in-chemical unbelievable; & they want to harmonise with these laws using #TTIP?

150512

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150511 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2015/05/150511.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

German states call for ban on household pesticide - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/science-policymaking/german-states-call-ban-household-pesticide-314508 just the start #glyphosate

NGOs demand Timmermans make good on mandatory lobbying register - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/public-affairs/ngos-demand-timmermans-make-good-mandatory-lobbying-register-314507 @TimmermansEU turning into a real disaster

#NHS Contract Awarded To Private Firm; Rival Bid “£7 Million Cheaper” - http://www.buzzfeed.com/solomonhughes/nhs-contract-stoke scandalous - & a foretaste (v @MikeTaylor)

EU's New 'Scrutiny Board' To Implement Key US Demands For TAFTA/#TTIP Even Before It's Completed - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150510/03131930947/eus-new-scrutiny-board-to-implement-key-us-demands-taftattip-even-before-completed.shtml #deregulation

Ireland Becoming Key Spot In Fights Over Data Privacy: Both Concerning Governments & Tech Companies - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150509/07182930946/ireland-becoming-key-spot-fights-over-data-privacy-both-concerning-governments-tech-companies.shtml good analysis

Erle-Copter, #Ubuntu Core Edition: the first drone with apps - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/05/erle-copter-ubuntu-core-edition-the-first-drone-with-apps/ the power of #opensource #ros

Who is writing the #TPP? - http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/05/11/elizabeth-warren-and-rosa-delauro-who-writing-tpp/2FQZAV6uz9GGQI6pe3cd0K/story.html "A rigged process leads to a rigged outcome."

How Obama could face a filibuster from his own party on trade - http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-obama-could-face-a-filibuster-from-his-own-party-on-trade/2015/05/11/25c644dc-f814-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81_story.html interesting times #TPA #TPP #TTIP

Why Doctors Without Borders Is Lobbying Against Obama’s Trade Deal - http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/why-doctors-without-borders-is-lobbying-against-obama-s-trade-deal-20150510 #TPP "would lock in high drug prices" #TPA

Why Warren Is Right and Obama Is Wrong on Fast Track’s Threat to Wall Street Reform - http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2015/05/why-warren-is-right-and-obama-is-wrong-on-fast-tracks-threat-to-wall-street-reform.html link-rich analysis #TPA #TPP

How #TTIP & #TISA threaten education - http://www.eua.be/Libraries/Publication/EUA_Statement_TTIP.sflb.ashx from January, but still very true, alas #ISDS

Update on #DRM and #Firefox - https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2015/05/12/update-on-digital-rights-management-and-firefox/ Mozilla deepens its complicity in destroying the open Web; sad & very foolish

Verizon Buys AOL, Because Two Lumbering Dinosaurs Who Can't Figure Out The Modern Internet Must Be Better Together - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/06492130971/verizon-buys-aol-because-two-lumbering-dinosaurs-who-cant-figure-out-modern-internet-must-be-better-together.shtml

Obama’s Fast-Track Trade Bill Filibustered (Updated) - http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/obamas-fast-track-trade-bill-filibustered/ "52-45 vote fell well short of the 60 votes needed"; wow

Looks Like CIA's 'Torture Revealed Osama's Courier' Story Now Even More False Than Previously Believed - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/06593330972/looks-like-cias-torture-revealed-osamas-courier-story-now-even-more-false-than-previously-believed.shtml

Obama's plans for #TPP & #TTIP in tatters after Senate vote - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/12/obama-trans-pacific-partnership-senate-vote "need to fundamentally renegotiate US trade agreements"

Senate Rejects Fast Track Bill For #TPP Agreement: Back To The Drawing Board - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/12221430979/senate-rejects-fast-track-bill-tpp-agreement-back-to-drawing-board.shtml what just happened #FTA

150511

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150510 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/05/150510.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Crunch time for #TPP talks - http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/Global-Trends/Profile/Articles/2015/05/11/Crunch-time-for-TPPA-talks/ certainly is...good summary

Study: Costs of Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in EU €157 billion - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4399291/ action required urgently #TTIP

UK government will bring back Snooper's Charter; #Snowden warns of dangers - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/05/uk-government-will-bring-back-snoopers-charter-snowden-warns-of-dangers/ #encryption also at risk? #surveillance

Russia now selling home-grown CPUs with Transmeta-like x86 emulation - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/05/russia-now-selling-home-grown-cpus-with-transmeta-like-x86-emulation/ interesting move

Rare direct image of a super-Jupiter exoplanet - http://www.cnet.com/news/rare-direct-image-of-a-super-jupiter-exoplanet/ wow, exciting times

EU's New #DigitalSingleMarket...Isn't - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/dsm-3611213/ how long will we have to wait? #copyright

US rejects EU proposal on free trade tribunal - https://euobserver.com/tickers/128662 good news: now we must get rid of #ISDS completely... #TTIP

#TTIP: "the inadequate level of #dataprotection in the United States might be considered a trade barrier." - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/dont-forget-big-data-ttip-and-tisa-314487 ha!

World full of useless placebo buttons - http://boingboing.net/2015/05/11/world-full-of-useless-placebo.html fascinating

major #AIDS research groups says the #TPP will make it harder to fight AIDS - https://www.vox.com/2015/5/11/8584025/tpp-amfar-aids-generics who cares, provided rich get richer?

An Open Letter to Progressives: #TPP Is Not Yet 'The Most Progressive Trade Agreement in History' - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-sander-/an-open-letter-to-progres_b_7257776.html far from it

Senators: Vote No on Fast Track! - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-r-shaffer/seantors-vote-no-on-fast-_b_7253124.html yup; I mean, nope #TPA

DEA Takes $16,000 From Train Passenger Because It Can - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150511/09225630958/dea-takes-16000-train-passenger-because-it-can.shtml disgusting, racist bullying

150510

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150509 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/05/150509.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Move over, Raspberry Pi. This startup is building a $9 computer - http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/05/move-over-raspberry-pi-this-startup-is-building-a-9-computer/ this is one reason why #freesw is unbeatable

#FiveEyes "put everything they collect in all their countries in a common bucket...do whatever they want with it." http://www.forbes.com/sites/runasandvik/2015/05/10/what-edward-snowden-said-at-the-nordic-media-festival/2/

#Copyright from the lens of reality - http://svpow.com/2015/05/07/copyright-from-the-lens-of-reality/ splendid, angry stuff about self-serving toffee; read and enjoy #openaccess

1000-Year-Old Village Told To Stop Using Name Because Of Trademark Claim From Hotel Chain Founded There - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150504/07402630883/1000-year-old-village-told-to-stop-using-name-because-trademark-claim-hotel-chain-founded-there.shtml ICYMI