Saturday, 7 July 2012

120706

Richard #ODwyer extradition opposed by vast majority in UK - http://bit.ly/NrHhW9 no surprise; so listen, Mrs May...

Here comes Skynet: Army #drones almost ready to share sky with airlines -http://bit.ly/NrHFUP inevitable

Digital Music Sales Up 14% So Far This Year - http://tcrn.ch/LZf0nK "sales of vinyl albums grew just as fast as digital sales": oh look

Paper reveals #NZ Govt #copyright advice - http://bit.ly/N1wEJc some grounds for hope? (v @samrussellnz)

Now anyone in the UK can be an early stage startup investor as Seedrs launches -http://tnw.co/Nc4LQJ interesting approach

How software-defined radio could revolutionize wireless - http://bit.ly/M3Xk0h this will be big; #opensource leads the way, too

a quick reminder it would be nice to send flowers to a randomly-chosen MEP who rejected #ACTA - http://bit.ly/NoaqBM I sent mine yesterday

#EU Directive On #OrphanWorks So Bad It Makes Things Worse - http://bit.ly/LZgSg5this is really disgraceful #copyright

RT @9600 if you don't have one already you need to get an rtl-sdr compatible USB dongle: http://bit.ly/PjRJDk … . Too much fun for ~£20

Software-defined Radio on a Shoestring - http://bit.ly/MNQew5 nice intro#opensource

UK government proposal to modernize #copyright underlines failure of EU approach to hostage works - http://bit.ly/KXwzVa #orphanworks

'Web snooping' inquiry: Public input sought - http://bbc.in/N1CvhA "call for evidence ends in August." we must act on this #uk

ITU-Mitgliedsstaaten streiten über Geheimhaltung - http://bit.ly/M40NMp transparency indispensable for Net discussions (v @netzpolitik)

here's a new term for me: "Big Knowledge", i.e. Wikipedia & Google, in opposition to "Big Content" - http://bit.ly/MEtQWJ nice (v @mmasnick)

Béla #Bartók: Complete Chronological Catalogue - http://bit.ly/N3Netq one of my favourite composers: I've been waiting for this one...

Say hello to the Skype mafia - http://bit.ly/LtNO6V nice research 

Netz-Sperren wegen Urheberrecht: Österreich fragt Europa, Spanien sperrt -http://bit.ly/MOhqea key issue here #censorship

#Amazon Reportedly Plans #Smartphone - http://bit.ly/N2xBAR they'd be crazy not to#android

Kommission warnt vor dem Verzehr von Walfleisch - http://bit.ly/Ppshh2 so people who eat whale are poisoning themselves...

Judge Posner: Do Most Industries Even Need #Patents? - http://bit.ly/KXWMD5 more people are asking this question at last

Aftermath of The Pirate Bay trial: Peter Sunde's Plea, in his own words -http://bit.ly/LT8x1R long but important; #sweden's disgrace

#Twitter to Announce a Big Search and Discovery Change Today -http://on.mash.to/KXYMvd you mean something that is actually halfway useful?

If Hackers Didn't Exist, Governments Would Have to Invent Them - http://bit.ly/N2XoJosuch demonisation is key issue in post-SOPA/ACTA world

How Getting Internet Provisions Right In #TPP Trade Talks Could Boost Economy For All - http://onforb.es/Lu4qv4 pushback against media cos.

Throwing out #Acta will not bring a free internet, but cultural disaster -http://bit.ly/M4LjI1 comments call out this tosh (v @PostActa)

New EU law to prevents private data cloud rummaging - http://bit.ly/NsStC6 this is important (v @AdV007)#privacy #cloud

Will Failures Of #SOPA & #ACTA Highlight The End Of The MPAA & RIAA's Disproportionate Influence On Policy? - http://bit.ly/NI7VIn hoping

ITU To Hold High-Level Talks On “Innovation-Stifling, Rampant” Patent Litigation -http://bit.ly/M90Kd2 time to move from #FRAND to #RF

Be a test pilot for the ultimate developer laptop - (#Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook with#Ubuntu 12.04LTS) - http://bit.ly/LubYy8 hmmm

In Supreme Court Filing, Libraries Say Decision in Wiley Suit Threatens Lending Rights - http://bit.ly/OAXkUk insane (v @copyrightgirl)

Could Oracle ruling lead to used e-book, music sales? - http://zd.net/LCB2OF good analysis; not sure that 99-year licence trick wlll work


Thursday, 5 July 2012

120705


the ‪#ACTA‬ vote in detail - http://bit.ly/MWedbN really interesting data about which MEP did what yesterday (v @NomDuClavier)

How #ACTA Nearly Won - http://bit.ly/NBtbzj fascinating analysis and points from @webmink

#ACTA: it's time to rethink - http://zd.net/NBtque good to see people starting to question ACTA in #AU

Japanese record companies to ditch DRM on digital downloads -http://vrge.co/MzAo94 the slow death of #DRM continues

mySociety’s Components Strategy – Our take on Small Pieces Loosely Joined - http://bit.ly/N8cewB sounds exciting #opensource #activism

Toasters hit with tariff to reflect bread’s value - http://bit.ly/NBvsL3 nicely done  (v @howardknopf)#levies

#SouthKorea unveils 'scientific' whaling proposal - http://bbc.in/No6oZUshameful & reckless: "J-stock of minke whales is severely depleted"

call for withdrawal of complaints against Indian Rationalist Sanal Edamaruku -http://chn.ge/M6ZwyZ utterly absurd #epetition

Anonymous hints at payback for pro-ACTA MEPs - http://zd.net/M0Pzs7 this would be a propaganda gift for pro-ACTA: please don't @AnonyOps

IFLA and other library organizations express concern at #TPPA IP chapter -http://bit.ly/Lzd2w0 librarians are rightly angry

Send Flowers to the European Parliament for Rejecting #ACTA - this is a brilliant idea

#China trains its cannons on digital pirates - http://bit.ly/NBEfwo interesting move

Dominic Dyer, the CPA, and a Serious Lapse by the New Statesman -http://bit.ly/MzNiUv sane & well-argued response to disinformation #food

Europe sues to continue taxing digital content higher than physical -http://bit.ly/MKYBsf crazy

#Acta in tatters after MEPs wield veto - http://bit.ly/O8gahZ "the result is a huge blow for the commission" (v @teirdes)

First come black boxes, then comes the abuse - http://bit.ly/ML2Eov excellent post: read and react #cdb #uk #snooping

So We Won on #ACTA Yesterday: Now What? - http://bit.ly/MXlCoi some first thoughts

UK Pensioner Could Face Arrest For Atheist Poster - http://bit.ly/MA7R36 this is bonkers #freespeech

RT @PostActa 3 years ago i was @openacta then….@stopactanow…. now: Welcome to @PostActa Information stream #ACTA >>fab idea

Hello Democracy, Goodbye #ACTA - http://bit.ly/RiZb00 the video: short but v sweet (v @PostActa)

The #Gates Foundation's Leveraged #Philanthropy: Corporate Profit versus Humanity on Three Fronts - http://bit.ly/N8v07c v important report

Απορρίφθηκε η #ACTA από το Ευρωπαικό Κοινοβούλιο! - http://bit.ly/NarCfijust in case you hadn't heard

Public consultation on future of EU-US trade & economic relations -http://bit.ly/N0Nppy let's make this a #postacta FTA (v @wendycockcroft)

Realsatire-Alarm: Die CopyPolice kommt! - http://bit.ly/MLD6Yu hilarious#copyright

Die Hintermänner der Anti-#ACTA-Proteste - http://bit.ly/O9lr8U what a surprise Big Bad Google again, I suppose </yawn>

New MapIt Global: An Administrative Boundaries Web Service for the World -http://bit.ly/Oue4N3 fab: #opensource built on #openstreetmap

Judge who threw out Apple/Moto case calls patent litigants "animals" -http://bit.ly/NaRGHz what a sound chap he is #swpats

6 Reasons Samsung, HTC, and Motorola Should Fear the New Wave of Chinese Smartphones - http://bit.ly/NpmH8Q interesting (v @TeaWithCarl)

Opera Web Browser Unblocks The Pirate Bay - http://bit.ly/O9CeZD neat

Class assignment inspired Wikipedian of the Year to grow #Kazakh #Wikipediahttp://bit.ly/M1NsEw heartening tale of power of sharing

just sent some flowers to a randomly-chosen MEP that voted against #ACTA -http://bit.ly/NoaqBM why don't you? it's easy & they deserve it

OxyContin Being Tested On Kids... So Drugmaker Can Get 6 More Months Of Patent Protection - http://bit.ly/MC1KLz lovely

Some good news from the EU - http://bit.ly/N1zXBG good point about #ACTAand #odwyer: basically, you can't trust governments

#ACTA – Analysis of the Vote - http://bit.ly/RlERLk fascinating breakdown of who did what; kudos to EPP people that voted against

Sensationsfund in Italien: Hundert Werke von Caravaggio entdeckt -http://bit.ly/L3J2LZ sounds amazing #art

ISP: BitTorrent Traffic Increased After Pirate Bay Blockade -http://bit.ly/M7L0Hl as you'd expect, of course... #streisand

#LibreOffice For #Android Starts Taking Shape - http://bit.ly/PkXmSV exciting

Jeremiah McDonald: A Conversation With My 12-Year-Old Self -http://bit.ly/MY6ZEa clever & rather poignant (v @Glinner)

US Gov't And Hollywood Have Turned Kim Dotcom Into A Beloved Cult Hero -http://bit.ly/LrXKOh rather an achievement

"the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, in particular freedom of expression" - http://bit.ly/N9q95s #un

120704


ACTA: Last-Minute Appeal to EPP Group - http://bit.ly/N816U0 pl. send one last email to the only group not voting against #ACTA

#ACTA under fire ahead of crucial vote - http://bit.ly/MIrOnD so says the European Parliament's news site

EFF Joins Coalition Urging EU Parliament to Reject #ACTA -http://bit.ly/MTtK9i just in case you doubted it

Die digitale Generation hofft auf ihren ersten Sieg - http://bit.ly/LOGfFS good summary of how we got here #ACTA (v @netzpolitik)

World Bank Sanctions Oxford University Press for Corrupt Practices Impacting Education Projects in East Africa - http://bit.ly/LwKwuP shame

Chinesische Behörden stoppen Bau von Kupferfabrik - http://bit.ly/LOGGQowow, a hopeful sign

#ACTA: BTW, there's a useful feed of all the tweets from MEPs on the subject of ACTA here - http://bit.ly/LXRIox

TV Analyst: Kids Love Netflix, And Disney Should Break Them Of That Nasty Habit - http://bit.ly/NkByBv more </facepalm> moments

The #ACTA vote - http://bit.ly/NwPTsq who's doing what, when (12.30 local time seems the crucial moment)

Microsoft in the dock over French tax fraud claims - http://bit.ly/M5v7B8 expect to see more of this around EU

Kim Dotcom says Megaupload shutdown was Joe Biden's idea -http://bit.ly/LwTLeD what a genius that man is (Biden, that is...)

The official birth of the Pirate Party of #Russia - http://bit.ly/P6W2Sh interesting background to its formation

51-pound tumor removed from woman - http://bit.ly/MIyDpt what's obscene here is that the woman waited because she had no health insurance

Statement of Civil Society Groups on US #TPP Copyright Proposal -http://bit.ly/MVZRGU "may restrict copyright exceptions like fair use"

Morton Feldman: Complete Chronological Catalogue on Spotify -http://bit.ly/P6XHqR interesting stuff; can be challenging...

Cyber crime can easily be prevented, says UK Cabinet Office -http://bit.ly/Lm4I7a not so scary after all...

Louis C.K. sees ticket scalping drop over 96% by switching to selling tickets himself - http://tnw.co/M5wAXX this man is the future

"The #arts need big money. The audience wants good ethics. Where do we go from here?" - http://bit.ly/R9JojV #sponsorship #london2012

Plenary vote on unitary patent postponed - http://bit.ly/MTkZPq that's good; now let's get it sorted #swpats

Generation Youtube bringt Acta zu Fall - http://bit.ly/LwYOvB Berliner Zeitung meditates on #ACTA

ECJ Decision: You Do Own Software That You Buy - http://bit.ly/MIGtiW big question is: assuming it's adopted, how widely does it apply?
#ACTA vote - the first of two - about to take place in European Parliament if rumours about EPP plans prove true...

#ACTA: European Parliament running behind schedule; ACTA now down for 12.44 local time 

RT ‏@opensussex http://acta-debate.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/video_mac.html#  << that does work (tried it) #ACTA

VICTORY! #ACTA Suffers Final, Humiliating Defeat In European Parliament -http://bit.ly/N716Qt first analysis

#ACTA rejected by Europe, leaving copyright treaty near dead -http://zd.net/LYf8dc history of the treaty

Das Unmögliche möglich machen: EU-Parlament beerdigt ACTA -http://bit.ly/LS4e2z more views on #ACTA rejection

photo of EP after #ACTA rejection - http://bit.ly/MTAHtR there were lots of these after the vote

Socialists & Democrats successfully kill #ACTA in the European Parliament -http://bit.ly/KTbY4x justified pride from @davidmartinmep party

RT @davidmartinmep:#ACTA biggest EVER legislative defeat for Commission in Parliament >>yes, this is important moment

Das Aus für Acta ist ein Sieg der Demokratie - http://bit.ly/M5GclA good points in Die Zeit about the role of activists in defeating #ACTA

this is not just pic of the day, but pic of the year: http://bit.ly/RaXUrE (v @Falkvinge @jwildeboer)#ACTA

RT @MarietjeD66*you may stop sending anti-#ACTA emails now, thank you* >>start sending thank you emails, people...

Europe declares independence from Hollywood with #ACTA vote -http://bit.ly/P84yk6 early US perspective

#ACTA: fiind out how your MEP voted - http://bit.ly/LxiNtT then you can thank them...or not (v @andrewjburgess)

The European Parliament Rejects #ACTA: The Impossible Becomes Possible -http://bit.ly/N7bOqr by @mgeist who helped make it happen

#ACTA: you won! - http://bit.ly/OokhtN important point: European citizens made this happen

#ACTA: this is how I will remember victory - http://bit.ly/MWZjAx (v @beabusaniche @derechosdigital @reddit @omaidog)

European Parliament Declares Its Independence From European Commission With A Massive Rejection Of #ACTA. Now What? - http://bit.ly/PdBQ2u

European Parliament Rejection Puts #ACTA Future In Doubt -http://bit.ly/M69S21 some good quotes here

Chinese-built ghost town in Angola - the first of many to come? -http://bit.ly/RdnD2K whoa, spooky

#ACTA: Wir haben das Unmögliche möglich gemacht! - http://bit.ly/N93z0d "Vor wenigen Monaten hätten wir das nicht für möglich gehalten" yup

Thank you #SOPA, thank you #ACTA - http://bit.ly/M6bPvl great analysis of what happened, what it means

Google shows tools for an accessible web - http://bit.ly/PewcNt important but neglected area

Great minute-by-minute description of what happened in European Parliament today - http://bit.ly/MXO4rM #ACTA

Music Labels Prepare Action To Block Major BitTorrent Sites -http://bit.ly/M6ALo8 no surprise, sadly

UK judge says HTC phones don't infringe Apple patents - http://bit.ly/MXSX3V " 3 of the patents asserted by Apple in the case are invalid"

Music: The Internet’s Original Sin - http://bit.ly/L0yP2A "abundance is the signal characteristic of all media"; yup

#ACTA la vista Baby - http://bit.ly/MxMfEn remembering that nice Mr Vital Moreira for his unique contribution today (v @remixtures)

Another Spanking for Apple From Judge Posner - http://bit.ly/KUcrTQ nicely done 

Europe resoundingly dumps #ACTA - http://bit.ly/N7I4d0 will #australia and #nzfollow suit? (v @billbennettnz)

A quasi-political Explanation of the Higgs Boson - http://bit.ly/KUjBaG neat (v @mpesce)


Wednesday, 4 July 2012

120703


[RT] James Watson, Co-Discoverer Of #DNA's Structure, Says 'Patenting Human Genes Was Lunacy' - http://bit.ly/MPxzMB #genepatents

Judge Refuses to Lift Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 -http://on.mash.to/Mrzknp #apple terrified of real competition

The inaugural issue of the Journal of Peer Production has been published! -http://bit.ly/P0MCaO & jolly interesting it looks too #P2P

Beyond digital plenty: Building blocks for physical peer production -http://bit.ly/LNHWPt  good article from #P2P journal just tweeted

#ACTA: Please write to your MEP - http://bit.ly/N81i5Y @webmink has a few final thoughts

Home Secretary to UK net activists: shut up, I'm rendering Richard #ODwyer to America - http://bit.ly/MFuwdB this woman is a disgrace

Trans-Pacific free trade zone protest - http://bit.ly/MFuK4B people finally waking up to the horrors of #TPP

Famed photographer Edward Burtynsky uses drones - http://bit.ly/MQLTEAwhat a great pic

#Firefox fights back, holds on to second place in world browser share -http://bit.ly/LMp4EW exciting stuff

$7,000 Fine for Sharing “WordPress For Dummies” on BitTorrent -http://bit.ly/P0Qg4K ridiculous: this is free marketing...

South Korean telcos get OK to charge extra for mobile VOIP apps -http://bit.ly/LNJR6r so much for #netneutrality

#ACTA debate: MEPs disagree about the best way forward -http://bit.ly/MrCnMp interesting to see this on European Parliament site


#ACTA Supporters In Europe Fighting To The Bitter End - http://bit.ly/Lie4B8@EPPGroup to ask for postponement today

RT @swardley: What we need is SOPN - Stop Online Piracy Now -http://bit.ly/LuchnI >>ha!

[correct URL] The inaugural issue of the Journal of Peer Production has been published! - http://bit.ly/KXJhIk ‪#P2P (v @carusb)

Defeating #ACTA: Now or Never - http://bit.ly/LNV7jj what we can do today

"The EPP should stop playing games and make up their minds on #ACTA" -http://bit.ly/M3xJkq so say the Socialists and Democrats in EP

#Assange Conundrum - http://bit.ly/N87NFW interesting thoughts as ever from Craig Murray #wikileaks

EP Newshub goes online: The #ACTA test case - http://bit.ly/NstPPM useful feed; also links to live video (may not work with GNU/Linux)

Android Transporter and Raspberry Pi - http://bit.ly/MQkWnm looks cool

#ACTA session in European Parliament beginning in 5 minutes (1500 local time) - http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/plenary

Used Software Can Be Sold, Says #EU Court of Justice - http://bit.ly/M3demzwow, that's quite a judgement #firstsale

The USPTO: Where Up Is Down, Expensive Medicine Saves Lives, And Cheap Alternatives Violate International Law - http://bit.ly/MGftAw sad

‪#ACTA‬, the final 24 hours: what's the fuss, now? - http://bit.ly/MsLzAk good summary of where things stand after EP debate

Forest Fires, Deadly Storms, Record Heat Reveal A Changed Climate -http://bit.ly/MRwjsC  "What we’re seeing now is the future"

Julian Huppert MP writes… Draft Communications Data Bill: send me your evidence - http://bit.ly/LuRHDX NB really important to give facts

Kolab 3.0: Update,overview & release plans - http://bit.ly/O0qvfQ good to see key #opensource business software apps progressing #groupware

Man in the middle Attacks just like the UK gov wants to use -http://bit.ly/R3p5EU the new battlefield... (v @glynwintle)

Happy birthday identi.ca/StatusNet - http://bit.ly/Nic9bH how time flies when you're having fun

Gescheiterte Wal-Schutzzone: Naturschützer werfen Japan Manipulation vor -http://bit.ly/Nij5FI bloody (literally & metaphorically) Japanese

Awesome desktop music player Tomahawk relaunches, and there’s a new Web version too - http://tnw.co/O0BXIp #opensource too

#RIM CEO: No, really, we're not in a 'death spiral' - http://cnet.co/Lv08iv of course not, absurd idea. more of a straight-down plunge..

Top EU court upholds right to resell downloaded software - http://bit.ly/LVKyRsthe more I look at this, the bigger it seems...

Fastest growing segment of piracy? Live TV - http://bit.ly/N5Pmhh sounds like pricing problems and unmet demand to me...

Extra millimeter on Google Nexus 7 makes it more repairable than iPad -http://bit.ly/N6Gpb3 well, that's good

Introducing the next iteration of GOV.UK - http://bit.ly/MRdTuB onwards & upwards (v @tim)

EU Court: When You Buy Software You Own It - http://bit.ly/M4uUjd more thoughts on potentially important decision

USTR's Surprise Turnaround: Now Advocating Limitations & Exceptions To Copyright - http://bit.ly/P7RgVV call me cynical, but I'm dubious...

Just Trust Us, Say Manufacturers of Killer Robots [Drones] -http://gaw.kr/LNNVYP OK, sounds legit

What’s at Stake in the San Diego Round of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (#TPP) - http://bit.ly/MtY92d excellent, detailed analysis

What does the secret #TPP text say about copyright exceptions? -http://bit.ly/LQ0m23 & why they might be problematic

Now glyphosate found in people's urine - http://bit.ly/M4JXcz eeek: this needs further research

#Peru bill could imprison average internet user - http://bit.ly/KRZSso looks pretty bad #privacy

Criminalizing links: Why the Richard O’Dwyer case matters -http://bit.ly/M4xFzo yup #odwyer

¿Comisión de Justicia del Congreso pirateó la ley de delitos informáticos? -http://bit.ly/LNXPJW again? (v @beabusaniche @claudio)#peru


Tuesday, 3 July 2012

120702


[RT] This Week We Kill #ACTA – Or Get Locked Down In Monopolies For Decades - http://bit.ly/LPumRS this is it, people: pl. contact MEPs

Touched By The Hand Of #Eno: 150 Tracks From 150 Brian Eno Recordings on Spotify - http://bit.ly/MCxWOo astonishing

Norwegian Girls' Choir was censored in the United Nations - http://bit.ly/N3uxq5utterly pathetic (v @ThAOSteen)#censorship #un

EU Customs proposals bring more woe for patents - http://bit.ly/OUrTp4 woe for us, more like #intellectualmonopolies

[RT] "a government-approved "black box" which will decrypt the message" -http://bit.ly/KV4XVk insanity (v @glynwintle @Info_Activism)#uk

Australia's #Copyright Act gets digital upgrade - http://bit.ly/Nd36sB terms of reference released

America: A Fire Sale to Foreign Corporations - http://bit.ly/MMQibO more reasons why #TPP is awful & dangerous

NB MEPs: EU Commissioner Reveals He Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection Of#ACTA By European Parliament [This] Week - http://bit.ly/OkJGpj [RT]

Help us defeat #ACTA! - http://bit.ly/N3Eeow Access Now will be on the ground in Strasbourg.  I've given $100 - pl. give what you can

Why #DRM Must Be Outright Banned: Because Legislation Isn’t Coding -http://bit.ly/OYd1Y9 indeed #freedom

Declaration of Internet Freedom - http://bit.ly/MCKGVe this is what we need, not #ACTA#SOPA, or #TPP; pl. sign and RT

A dangerous investment: Australia, New Zealand and #TPP -http://bit.ly/MCLnh6 come on people, you'd be mad to sign up to this (v @DrRimmer)

The European Union under the threat of #patents - http://bit.ly/MN6HNp good explanation of what's at stake in the other big July 4 vote

UK Gov proposals on #orphan works: "after a diligent search & confirmed by an independent authorising body" [pdf] - http://bit.ly/MOJko5

The MEP code of conduct: six months on - http://bit.ly/KVXJ3C still lots to do on #lobbying

#ACTA Update XX: The Final Act - http://bit.ly/KOb3lR this is it, people: let's finish off ACTA once & for all

Why the UK’s porn filter plans are just an illusion - http://bit.ly/MON2hM they just don't work well enough

A new open-access venture from Cambridge University Press -http://bit.ly/LrZbr5 exciting: #openaccess & maths

Announcing The Declaration Of Internet Freedom - http://bit.ly/MNy4Ka@techdirt has some background to this important initiative; pl. sign

Down with #ACTA! The EU must protect our commons - http://bit.ly/MNsyEpJoint press release by 53 European and International organisations

Google: We provided $80bn of US economic activity with our search and advertising tools in 2011 - http://tnw.co/MNzWm9 hmm, maybe...

#ACTA vote: confirmed that EPP will call for delay, at today's meeting at 17:00 in Strasbourg. let's hope enough anti-ACTA MEPs are there...

Schluss mit #ACTA! Die EU muss unsere Gemeingüter schützen! -http://bit.ly/LfbJXy 55 europäische und internationale Organisationen 

Bundesrecht frei im XML-Format verfügbar - http://bit.ly/LKX9oO nice#opendata move (v @LukasKawerau)#law #de

Mozilla’s HTML5 Phone Project, Now Christened #Firefox OS, Signs Sprint and Other Carriers - http://dthin.gs/MNRyON better (v @monkchips)

RT @jerezim EuroParl plenary. Unitary Patents vote will be postponed by S&D+EPP. will EPP attempt to postpone final #ACTA vote as well?

RT @MarietjeD66 Ah, ok,@EPPGroup doesnt ask for postponement #ACTA#muchadoaboutnothing >>this is getting confusing

RT @jerezim no postponment of #ACTA vote!!! it's the finaaal couuuntdooown! (till Wednesday, 12h30, 10th item on agenda)

Last push to kill #ACTA: act now or the Internet gets it - http://bit.ly/M08ON5you heard what the man said

Drinking #Coffee May Reduce Risk of Most Common Form of Skin #Cancer -http://bit.ly/M1aMON let's hope (v @laurenweinstein)

MT @MarietjeD66 Emails & lobby against #ACTA have also driven people away. Methods unrefined, MEPs also have other work>>tricky one

'Governments that embrace #opendata will also switch to #opensource' -http://bit.ly/Newm1T interesting assertion 

#Mozilla Gains Global Support For a #Firefox Mobile OS - http://bit.ly/OWWoegofficial blog post on the news

#Nokia: We have a Windows Phone 'contingency plan' - http://cnet.co/OWWN0dtwo cans & a piece of string...

Historische Entscheidung: #Kosovo erhält volle Souveränität -http://bit.ly/LstfTD hmm, wonder how this will pan out?

Time For Members of Congress to Pledge to Uphold Internet #Freedom -http://bit.ly/NeAX4k a bit radical, no?

crucial vote to create a vital whale sanctuary encompassing the entire South Atlantic Ocean - http://bit.ly/OdDwWZ please sign, this matters

MT @jerezim @EPPGroup#EPP will ask during tomorrow's debate on #ACTAfor a postponement of the vote until ECJ's ruling.>>more tricks?

Interviewed: Raj Patel, Author of The Value of Nothing - http://bit.ly/N6Xbal we don't need more food, we need to distribute it better

RT @EPPGroup#EPP will ask during tomorrow's debate on #ACTA for a postponement of the vote until we have ECJ's ruling.>>outrageous stuff

RT @jerezim This is maybe how the EPP will attempt to (once again..) disgracefully postpone final #ACTA vote: http://ur1.ca/9pnav #Politics

Crowdfunded Album Leaps Onto The Charts, Sells More Than Rihanna And Coldplay - http://bit.ly/M0X8d6 more great data points

#ACTA: I've heard that EPP is still divided over whether to ask for a postponement: anyone else hearing this?

RT @Falkvinge The main proposal before the Europarl is the INTA opinion. EPP submits counter-motion to postpone. All above board. >>#ACTA

Intellectual property rights: the quiet killer of Rio+20 - http://bit.ly/P1ubEaactually, this greed & selfishness could kill us all...

US trade agency raps #Ecuador over Chevron pollution lawsuit -http://bit.ly/OXW138 a foretaste of what #TPP will bring (v @wikileaks)

James Watson, Co-Discoverer Of #DNA, Says 'Patenting Human Genes Was Lunacy' - http://bit.ly/MPxzMB & he should know... #genepatents


Monday, 2 July 2012

120701


Is the EPP Group in Euro Parliament Trying a Last-Minute Coup on #ACTA? -http://bit.ly/N4VoT3 outrageous if they are

Two job openings on the #FSF campaigns team - http://bit.ly/LObFhm US only

Kansas Board of Health Revokes License of Doctor for Not Forcing Ten-Year-Olds to Give Birth - http://bit.ly/Lc8mAx truly shameful

Hacking festival attracts 500 aspiring young coders - http://bit.ly/MiSTydhopeful stuff #uk

Stir To Action #Kickstarter - http://kck.st/MzXHyL "book will feature a selection of the most inspiring and transformative stories"

#FSF recommendations for free operating system distributions considering Secure Boot - http://bit.ly/MzYoZ5 good analysis

Webhost Refuses To Censor Its Own ‘Pirate Bay’ Anti-Censorship Tool -http://bit.ly/OSIyuz #BREIN again, of course...

Why the UK Communications Data Bill could be a PR disaster for the government - http://bit.ly/Lc9GDC good analysis of why 

Music Piracy Is NOT a Problem, It’s an Excuse - http://bit.ly/LJ10CHinteresting thoughts from someone in music business

#ACTA procedural tricks alert - http://bit.ly/MKUo5C more thoughts on worrying threat this week

Why the European Council has killed any workable EU patent -http://bit.ly/OPWJ2f let's hope; but I'm not convinced yet (v @jwildeboer)

The Agribusiness Coup in #Paraguay: Monsanto’s latest assault on democracy - http://bit.ly/LpDVCz astonishing & troubling if confirmed

Pharma giant failed to report 80,000 drug files on patient reactions to drugs -http://bit.ly/LpDZlK oh, how convenient...

Bund stellt Geodaten kostenfrei bereit - http://bit.ly/N2BeFF big win for#opengeodata#ordnancesurvey pl. note

How to write about technology - http://bit.ly/MA47xQ agreed: Neal Stephenson is peerless; quoted piece is best article Wired ever carried

#Gmail overtakes #Hotmail as world's largest email service -http://bit.ly/ML11oy another milestone in the decline of #Microsoft

The Libor Scandal and the Price of Prosperity - http://bit.ly/MA7MM6 deliriously over-the-top analysis, and quite right

Android 4.0 Tablet PC 7 Inch 4GB Camera: £43 - http://bit.ly/OQ74Ls this is why #android is unbeatable in the long run (v @popey)

Drug-Sniffing #Drones Take Flight Over Bolivia - http://bit.ly/ML4HH7 wow, soon they'll hunt us down by smell...

#Android ADK2012 is here and is powered by #Arduino technology -http://bit.ly/LchiG0 nice combo

RT @tom_watson Shetland asks if independence vote is chance to break from Scotland http://gu.com/p/38y98 >>time for return to city states?

Did Jesus ever ride on a dinosaur? now the truth can be told -http://on.fb.me/Lcjrl4 glad we got that one sorted out (v @DavidAllenGreen)

A Telling Language Lesson in #HongKong - http://nyti.ms/O6AvYy "might as well have knelt before Mr. Hu in full kowtow" (v @GraniteStudio)

Millionen Amerikaner leiden unter Hitzewelle und Stürmen - http://bit.ly/Nk1CKVgood job it's only the weather, and not the #climate

Azerbaijan: In a Pop-Music World, Still Moved by Mugam -http://bit.ly/MKFQBD good bkgrnd on a beautiful art form (v @Moonna87 @onewmphoto)

RT @EDRi_org MEPs just need to be at plenary tomorrow. S/D & Greens are both having grp meeting just before, so the numbers seem ok #ACTA

GOP leader On 30 Million Uninsured: 'That Is Not The Issue' -http://huff.to/LZ5T8Z unless you're one of them, of course (v @laurenweinstein)

Remembering or Re-imagining British Hong Kong? - http://bit.ly/NSJ8m0fascinating stuff (v @markmackinnon)

Turn Any TV Into a Smart One with This Awesome Gadget -http://on.mash.to/MLTohR more clever #android stuff: don't expect this on iOS soon

#London Sees A 43% Rise In Rough Sleeping - http://bit.ly/MLTOVh really bad

FunnyJunk lawyer aims to halt distribution of "BearLove" money -http://bit.ly/MMaJHo how much does this man want to be hated?

#GNU/#Linux Screenshots Directory - http://bit.ly/Mkshgq 100s of distros for your delectation - very impressive

Police fear repeat of summer riots - http://bit.ly/QP5HLB so make it an olympic event, let #london2012 SS deal with it... (v @AlexiMostrous)

Priceless Victorian rubbish found in Greenwich landmark - in pictures -http://bit.ly/N5xh6F well, imagine

This Week We Kill #ACTA – Or Get Locked Down In Monopolies For Decades -http://bit.ly/LPumRS "in polite, courteous, and personal words"

How to spoof GPS to (potentially) take over a #drone - http://bit.ly/MBkSJ4 cut out and keep for future reference...

Civilian drones vulnerable to hackers, can be hijacked, used as missiles -http://bit.ly/MBmFOo interestinger & interestinger (v @drones)

"a government-approved "black box" which will decrypt the message" -http://bit.ly/KV4XVk but how??? (v @glynwintle @Info_Activism)#uk


Sunday, 1 July 2012

120630


[RT] How Extending #Patent Protection For Antibiotics Creates Perverse Incentives To Render Them Useless - http://bit.ly/KRrqTt not good

Klavier Wind Recording Project on Spotify - http://bit.ly/Mfv5eF amazing what's available

Open-Source Everything Manifesto - http://bit.ly/LHeqPI well, obvs #openness#sharing

[RT] UK's 3-Strikes Plan Continues To Grind Through System; Still Not In Force, Still Awful - http://bit.ly/NdtK26 still a disgrace #deact