Sunday, 6 December 2015

151206


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151205 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151205.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Police investigate London tube stabbing as terrorist incident - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/05/suspect-custody-after-stabbing-leytonstone-london-underground-station knife attack: show's UK's gun laws make a difference

Food banks in UK: Volunteers face a growing battle as benefits crisis bites - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/food-banks-in-the-uk-volunteers-face-a-growing-battle-as-benefits-crisis-bites-a6762011.html UK's shame (v @JennieUnite @Jude_KD)

#YouAintNoMuslimBruv trending as Britons hail bystander’s riposte - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/06/you-aint-no-muslim-bruv-britons-social-media this is how it's done...

#TTIP: el campo cerrado por defunción - https://vimeo.com/142779080 "los efectos que su firma puede tener sobre el mundo rural, la alimentación"

After Safe Harbour ruling, legal moves to force Facebook to stop sending data to US - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/after-safe-harbour-ruling-legal-moves-to-force-facebook-to-stop-sending-data-to-us/ google, microsoft next?

best photos of Pluto you’ll likely see in your lifetime - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/these-are-the-best-photos-of-pluto-youll-likely-see-in-your-lifetime/ never mind the landscape, that's a chilling thought

#TTIP vs. Climate Policy: What is at Risk? - http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/GC91Dec15Ackerman.pdf good summary of key threats

#CETA ist gefährlicher als #TTIP! - https://www.change.org/p/bundesverfassungsgericht-b%C3%BCrgerklage-gegen-ceta/u/14460178 well, a more imminent threat, at least...

Ten Steps to Better Public Speaking - http://hintjens.com/blog:107 these are excellent - & not at all the usual cheesy stuff (v @zoobab)

Dutch Court Won’t Ban ‘Pirate’ Streaming Boxes – Yet - https://torrentfreak.com/dutch-court-wont-ban-pirate-streaming-boxes-yet-151204/


151205


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151204 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2015/12/151204.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#NZ: We must put our trust in Pharmac - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11556149 "consider before intervening in drug body’s rational cost-benefit analysis."

#COP21 talks creep towards agreement in final week, deal could be 'watered down' - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/05/paris-talks-creep-towards-agreement-in-final-week-but-deal-could-be-watered-down #saudiarabia the problem here too

Liberty University president urges: 'End those Muslims' via concealed gun carry - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/05/liberty-university-president-san-bernardino-shooting-concealed-weapons-carry-muslims it's the christian thing to do...


Saturday, 5 December 2015

151204


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151203 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2015/12/151203_4.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Bad-loser Farage whines about Labour's big win in Oldham, shows he knows #UKIP existentially threatened by Corbyn - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2015/dec/04/oldham-byelection-corbyn-says-jim-mcmahons-big-win-is-a-vote-of-confidence-in-labour

Taking Stock of ISIS Oil: Part 2 - http://energyfuse.org/taking-stock-of-isis-oil-part-2/ fascinating piece about small-scale local refineries (v @Elizrael @EliotHiggins)

Using Content Delivery Networks To Circumvent The Great Firewall Of #China - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151125/09040432905/using-content-delivery-networks-to-circumvent-great-firewall-china.shtml v clever approach #censorship

Protecting online privacy by enhancing IT security and strengthening EU IT capabilities - http://www.stoa.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/cms/home/events/workshops/privacy next week, live streaming

The Campaign for Freedom of Information response to the UK Commission on Freedom of Information - https://www.cfoi.org.uk/2015/11/response-to-the-commission-on-freedom-of-information/

#TiSA major obstacle for governments willing to switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy - http://www.uniglobalunion.org/news/tisa-trade-services-agreement-could-become-a-major-obstacle-governments-willing-switch-fossil

#TISA: Non-binding “Targets” for Climate, but Binding Rules on Trade in Services - http://www.uniglobalunion.org/sites/default/files/files/news/tisa_leak_climate_energy_enviro_-_final_our_world_is_not_for_sale_analysis.pdf profits before planet

Farm issues could scupper free trade deal with EU: U.S. - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-europe-usa-idUSKBN0TK4O420151201 #TTIP is nothing but bad news for EU farmers

latest @EU_Commission sell-out: it wants to remove any reference of trade from #COP21 statement. will @Europarl_EN accept that? #ISDS

"EU's overall objective to have COP decisions without any explicit mention of trade & IPR & to minimize discussions on trade-related issues"

EU: "Any attempt to create new provision/agenda item/work programme/mechanism on trade/IPR at the UNFCCC discussions cannot be accepted"

German Parliament Spy Oversight Board Sues German Government Over Data Sharing With NSA - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151203/09252832978/german-parliament-spy-oversight-board-sues-german-government-over-data-sharing-with-nsa.shtml astonishing stuff in #de

Republicans line up to crush gun control efforts - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/04/day-after-san-bernardino-republicans-line-up-to-crush-gun-control-efforts why do they hate the future US victims so much?

Summit rules out ban on gene editing embryos destined to become people - http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/dec/03/gene-editing-summit-rules-out-ban-on-embryos-destined-to-become-people-dna-human "gene editing" now clearly a thing #crispr

Why we should all be worried about our BITs – or at least what foreign investors are doing with them - https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/ruth-bergan/why-we-should-all-be-worried-about-our-bits-or-at-least-what-foreign-investors-are-do #ISDS

Bhutan has ‘most ambitious pledge’ at the Paris climate summit - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/03/bhutan-has-most-ambitious-pledge-at-paris-climate-summit we should clearly let #Bhutan run the planet...

US Parents more worried about sex than violence in film, survey reveals - http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/04/parents-more-worried-about-sex-than-violence-in-film-survey well, there's your problem, then...

Up In the Air: How to solve #London’s air quality crisis - http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/publications/category/item/up-in-the-air-how-to-solve-london-s-air-quality-crisis-part-1 totally unacceptable for this still to be a problem...

Climate deniers agree their key messages for journalists (with a journalist in the room) - https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/adam-ramsay/climate-skeptics-agree-their-key-messages-for-journalists-with-journalist-in-room pathetic but interesting

Let's Fix EU #Copyright! - http://youcan.fixcopyright.eu/ online forms help frame & submit your answers 2 important EU consultation; open to all


Former Bush Press Secretary Says The Answer To Mass Shootings Is... More Domestic Surveillance - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151204/00334132984/former-bush-press-secretary-says-answer-to-mass-shootings-is-more-surveillance.shtml of course

final report on #TPP by the Labor Advisory Committee - https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Labor-Advisory-Committee-for-Trade-Negotiations-and-Trade-Policy.pdf "believes the agreement should not be submitted to Congress"

IGPAC report on #TPP representing state & local government - https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Intergovernmental-Policy-Advisory-Committee-on-Trade.pdf " analysis of ISDS provisions thorough, quite critical"


Friday, 4 December 2015

151203


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151202 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151202.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page


Warum der Mittelstand #TTIP fürchtet - http://www.euractiv.de/sections/finanzen-und-wirtschaft/warum-der-mittelstand-ttip-fuerchtet-319653 "TTIP nutzt dem Mittelstand nicht"

Facebook bows to Belgium, will stop tracking non-Facebook users - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/facebook-bows-to-belgium-will-stop-tracking-non-facebook-users/ will other EU countries demand the same? #privacy

Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/03/uruguay-makes-dramatic-shift-to-nearly-95-clean-energy shows up UK gov as bungling idiots


El #TiSA dará más poderes a las multinacionales de la energía - http://www.publico.es/economia/tisa-dara-mas-poderes-multinacionales.html #es #COP21




1st UK airstrikes in Syria target Isis-controlled oilfields - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/03/first-british-airstrikes-in-syria-target-isis-controlled-oilfields well, I suppose this is the least worst option...

#TISA could weaken climate targets set in Paris, warn campaigners - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/03/secret-trade-talks-climate-targets-paris-geneva could outlaw subsidies for solar or wind power

#TISA: The great #climatechange swindle - http://www.world-psi.org/en/great-climate-change-swindle TISA would “reduce states sovereignty over energy resources"


Thursday, 3 December 2015

151202


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151130 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151130.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#TTIP will let foreign companies bully EU nations into compliance in secret tribunals - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/how-eu-nations-are-being-sued-for-billions-by-foreign-companies-in-secret-tribunals/ #ISDS is already a problem

How EU nations are being sued for billions by foreign companies in secret tribunals - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/how-eu-nations-are-being-sued-for-billions-by-foreign-companies-in-secret-tribunals/ #ISDS is already a problem

Open #Insulin Project Could Help Save Thousands Of Lives And Billions Of Dollars - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151127/06560832915/open-insulin-project-could-help-save-thousands-lives-billions-dollars.shtml do support this great project

Eifl calls for fair copyright consultations in EU - http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-calls-fair-copyright-consultations-europe seems only fair...

#GCHQ hauled before Investigatory Powers Tribunal over intrusive hacking powers - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/gchq-hauled-before-investigatory-powers-tribunal-over-intrusive-hacking-powers/ important case

#Indonesia forest fires: how the year's worst environmental disaster unfolded - interactive - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2015/dec/01/indonesia-forest-fires-how-the-years-worst-environmental-disaster-unfolded-interactive great visulisation

#TTIP vs. Climate Policy: What is at Risk? - https://ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/GC91Dec15Ackerman.pdf good summary of dangers of privileging trade over democracy

Our Response To  Latest Legal Threat Against Us: Milorad Trkulja Can Go Pound Sand - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151201/01513032951/our-response-to-latest-ridiculous-legal-threat-against-us-milorad-trkulja-can-go-pound-sand.shtml hint: don't mess with @mmasnick

EU setzt Umgehen von Verschlüsselung wieder auf die Tagesordnung - https://netzpolitik.org/2015/eu-setzt-umgehen-von-verschluesselung-wieder-auf-die-tagesordnung/ come on, this is an old issue, just leave it...

#Mozilla Wants To Split Off Thunderbird Email/Chat Client, Says Baker Memo - http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/30/thunderbird-flies-away-from-mozilla/ didn't work before, why will it now?

#TTIP and #ClimateChange: Low economic benefits, real climate risks - http://www.iisd.org/itn/2015/12/01/ttip-and-climate-change-low-economic-benefits-real-climate-risks/ @EU_Commission exactly wrong, again...

Explaining POLITICO Europe’s overreaction to Jon Worth’ blog post: an explorative approach - http://polscieu.ideasoneurope.eu/2015/11/30/explaining-politicos-overreaction-blog-post-explorative-approach/ a fun post...

UK Anti-Piracy ‘Education’ Campaign Launched, Quietly - https://torrentfreak.com/uk-anti-piracy-education-campaign-launched-quietly-151201/ well, better than "you wouldn't steal a car..." at least

Cameron has failed to justify Syria airstrikes, MPs' committee says - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/01/cameron-has-failed-to-justify-syria-airstrikes-mps-committee-says but it's not about facts or rationality now...

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission concerns over intellectual property provisions in #TPP - http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/accc-airs-concerns-over-intellectual-property-provisions-in-transpacific-partnership-20151201-glcef0.html rightly so #AU

#SafeHarbour: Check if you use any service that sends personal data to US - https://tresorit.com/safe-harbor handy site to check which cos. affected

Pakistan Aims 2 Take Home 'Worst Cybercrime Legislation In World' Trophy With Prevention Of Electronic Crimes Bill - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151201/08433432953/pakistan-aims-to-take-home-worst-cybercrime-legislation-world-trophy-with-prevention-electronic-crimes-bill.shtml

Murdoch condemns liberals for giving America 'identity crisis' - http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/02/rupert-murdoch-slams-liberals-america-identity-crisis oh, so not Guantanamo bay, torture, etc? silly me

"Herr der Ringe" im Gerichtssaal: Türkische Experten sollen Vergleich von Erdogan mit Gollum prüfen - http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei-recep-tayyip-erdogan-und-gollum-gericht-prueft-vergleich-a-1065597.html ha! #LOTR

Brazil opens impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/02/brazil-dilma-rousseff-impeachment-proceedings whoa #br

DJ Earworm 's United State of Pop 2015 (50 Shades of Pop) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfFEhd7mk7c delightful


Wednesday, 2 December 2015

151201


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151130 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151130.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#TTIP will let foreign companies bully EU nations into compliance in secret tribunals - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/how-eu-nations-are-being-sued-for-billions-by-foreign-companies-in-secret-tribunals/ #ISDS is already a problem

How EU nations are being sued for billions by foreign companies in secret tribunals - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/how-eu-nations-are-being-sued-for-billions-by-foreign-companies-in-secret-tribunals/ #ISDS is already a problem

Open #Insulin Project Could Help Save Thousands Of Lives And Billions Of Dollars - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151127/06560832915/open-insulin-project-could-help-save-thousands-lives-billions-dollars.shtml do support this great project

Eifl calls for fair copyright consultations in EU - http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-calls-fair-copyright-consultations-europe seems only fair...

#GCHQ hauled before Investigatory Powers Tribunal over intrusive hacking powers - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/gchq-hauled-before-investigatory-powers-tribunal-over-intrusive-hacking-powers/ important case

#Indonesia forest fires: how the year's worst environmental disaster unfolded - interactive - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2015/dec/01/indonesia-forest-fires-how-the-years-worst-environmental-disaster-unfolded-interactive great visulisation

#TTIP vs. Climate Policy: What is at Risk? - https://ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/GC91Dec15Ackerman.pdf good summary of dangers of privileging trade over democracy

Our Response To  Latest Legal Threat Against Us: Milorad Trkulja Can Go Pound Sand - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151201/01513032951/our-response-to-latest-ridiculous-legal-threat-against-us-milorad-trkulja-can-go-pound-sand.shtml hint: don't mess with @mmasnick

EU setzt Umgehen von Verschlüsselung wieder auf die Tagesordnung - https://netzpolitik.org/2015/eu-setzt-umgehen-von-verschluesselung-wieder-auf-die-tagesordnung/ come on, this is an old issue, just leave it...

#Mozilla Wants To Split Off Thunderbird Email/Chat Client, Says Baker Memo - http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/30/thunderbird-flies-away-from-mozilla/ didn't work before, why will it now?

#TTIP and #ClimateChange: Low economic benefits, real climate risks - http://www.iisd.org/itn/2015/12/01/ttip-and-climate-change-low-economic-benefits-real-climate-risks/ @EU_Commission exactly wrong, again...

Explaining POLITICO Europe’s overreaction to Jon Worth’ blog post: an explorative approach - http://polscieu.ideasoneurope.eu/2015/11/30/explaining-politicos-overreaction-blog-post-explorative-approach/ a fun post...

UK Anti-Piracy ‘Education’ Campaign Launched, Quietly - https://torrentfreak.com/uk-anti-piracy-education-campaign-launched-quietly-151201/ well, better than "you wouldn't steal a car..." at least

Cameron has failed to justify Syria airstrikes, MPs' committee says - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/01/cameron-has-failed-to-justify-syria-airstrikes-mps-committee-says but it's not about facts or rationality now...

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission concerns over intellectual property provisions in #TPP - http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/accc-airs-concerns-over-intellectual-property-provisions-in-transpacific-partnership-20151201-glcef0.html rightly so #AU


Tuesday, 1 December 2015

151130


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151129 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/11/151129.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#Japan defies UN to send 'research' whaling mission to Antarctic - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/30/japan-defies-un-to-send-research-whaling-mission-to-antarctic spitting in the face of the world...


Syria airstrikes: Jeremy Corbyn gives Labour MPs free vote - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/30/syria-airstrikes-jeremy-corbyn-gives-labour-mps-free-vote shrewd...

Once an Obama ally on trade deal, Utah’s Hatch may fight latest proposal - http://www.sltrib.com/home/3207547-155/once-an-obama-ally-on-trade #TPP


How the #TPP could impact regulation of everything from cars to medical devices - http://www.vox.com/2015/11/29/9760918/tpp-ecommerce-chapter will also apply to #TTIP

India set to unveil global solar alliance of 120 countries at Paris climate summit - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/30/india-set-to-unveil-global-solar-alliance-of-120-countries-at-paris-climate-summit sounds promising #COP21


Can You #Copyright Silence? DJ Detweiler Versus @SoundCloud - http://www.electronicbeats.net/feed/can-you-copyright-silence-dj-detweiler-versus-soundcloud/ more copyright idiocy


TPP Strengthens Controversial IP Arbitration - http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/11/30/tpp-strengthens-controversial-ip-arbitration/ "US government has been less than candid about #TPP" AKA: lying...

Microsoft Lobbying Group Forces 'Pirate' To Get 200,000 Views On Anti-Piracy Video... Whole Thing Backfires - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151128/00032932934/microsoft-lobbying-group-forces-pirate-to-get-200000-views-anti-piracy-video-whole-thing-backfires.shtml