150803

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150802 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/08/150802.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

It's time for #NewZealand to stand up for itself - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/70754319/bowron-its-time-for-new-zealand-to-stand-up-for-itself don't accept a bad #TPP deal - walk away if necessary

Foreign Office drops references to its campaign to abolish death penalty - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/03/foreign-office-drops-references-campaign-abolish-death-penality another pathetic backward step for UK

#TPP: still alive and capable of doing us harm - http://www.theage.com.au/comment/transpacific-partnership-still-alive-and-capable-of-doing-us-harm-20150802-gipqoa.html good analysis of how #AU is likely to compromise (v @DrRimmer)

#Germany pauses treason investigation into @Netzpolitik.org journalists - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/08/germany-pauses-treason-investigation-into-netzpolitik-org-journalists/  but it ain't over yet, alas...

Election Cycles Cloud Future of #TPP - http://www.wsj.com/articles/election-cycles-cloud-future-of-trade-talks-1438557860 "unlikely the TPP can be completed and voted on in Congress this year"

Two-thirds of public against building on Britain's green belt land - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/03/uk-green-belt-land-survey-countryside-housing too right: use brownfield sites

UK peer calls for universal Internet delete button; may also want unicorns - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/08/uk-peer-calls-for-universal-internet-delete-button-may-also-want-unicorns/ not gonna work...

David Cameron Wants To Shut Down Porn Sites Because Kids Are Clever Enough To Defeat Age Restrictions - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150729/23132431798/david-cameron-wants-to-shut-down-porn-sites-because-kids-are-clever-enough-to-defeat-age-restrictions.shtml well put

Why President Obama and Congress turned their backs on food safety - http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/sickness-in-the-system-120057.html this is the food that #TTIP will bring to EU

Fix sexism in air conditioning, save the planet - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/08/fix-sexism-in-air-conditioning-save-the-planet/ fascinating idea...

Spanish Cops Use New Law To Fine Facebook Commenter For Calling Them 'Slackers' - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150801/00093531816/spanish-cops-use-new-law-to-fine-facebook-commenter-calling-them-slackers.shtml increíble

Doping scandals, #opendata, and the emergence of the quantified athlete - http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2015/08/doping-scandals-open-data-and-the-emergence-of-the-quantified-athlete/ #transparency

#Xiaomi overtakes #Apple as number one smartphone vendor in China - http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/xiaomi-overtakes-apple-as-number-one-smartphone-vendor-in-china/ "the Chinese are coming...."

#TPP Will Override Five Years Of Democratic Discussion About #SoftwarePatents In #NewZealand - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150802/00592731822/tpp-will-override-five-years-democratic-discussion-about-software-patents-new-zealand.shtml TPP in a nutshell