120616

#Japan's appetite for whale meat wanes - http://bit.ly/K9KcjO well done, Japanese people: just say no... #whaling

good analysis of awful “investor state” dispute resolution panels of #TPP and why #NZ would be insane to accept them - http://bit.ly/LO556Y

4 Steps to immunity from UK snooping laws - http://bit.ly/NFcEjm immunity, no, but it wil slow them down a bit 

The state of #Hadoop: Strong and poised to explode - http://bit.ly/L2RWtP not literally, one hopes...good to see #opensource powering ahead

How Long Before #VPNs Become Illegal? - http://bit.ly/LbUUdY a growing concern for me...

The return of a bad idea - http://bit.ly/NFnAgQ historical parallel to UK's proposed warrantless #surveillance programme (v @privacyint)

Und plötzlich sind wir kriminell - http://bit.ly/Mx9Cf1 disproportionate enforcement is pushing #copyright into irrelevance

Green from the Grassroots - http://bit.ly/MfDCIf wise words from late Elinor Ostrom #rio

Last window of hope for EU #transparency talks still open - http://bit.ly/MfN9yYlet's hope

Opposition grows to 'Snoopers' Charter' amid data-mining fears -http://bit.ly/LUZm1v yes: #datamining one of the key problems (v @Glinner)

Notes From The #Ebook Trenches - http://tcrn.ch/KJf24n "choose to pay for the things they enjoy, sometimes after they’ve enjoyed them." yup

#CCDP First impressions: A bill with too few safeguards - http://bit.ly/MgDoAHNB "filtering" provisions - v problematic (v @lilianedwards)

Leveson Inquiry: how truth about David Cameron's meetings was revealed -http://bit.ly/MaOTgY fab graphic - kudos to dtel (v @jeffjarvis)

120615

[RT from last night] read this - http://bit.ly/MTiU5M then you may wish to use this - http://bit.ly/MarpXy (last v @BobJonkman)#censorship

.@NeelieKroesEU: Heed the Pirate Parties, or Lose Your Job -http://bit.ly/LQrXVF the message is getting through 

Bulgarians protest ‘mafia’ Forest Act - http://bit.ly/NCRPVC depressing #bg

A mother against #glyphosate: Court case against GM soy producers in Argentina - http://bit.ly/KyteBP needs full investigation

Hawking is First User of SGI ‘Big Brain’ Supercomputer - http://bit.ly/KytuRe"runs unmodified, off-the-shelf #Linux software"

#OpenScience Hackday, 7th July, in London and Online! - http://bit.ly/L9wh1n"don’t need coding skills to join"

UK 'Snooper's Charter' Seeks To Eliminate Pesky Private Communications -http://bit.ly/L9wq4W wants all letters logged too #CCDP

Early day motion 151: ask your MP to sign - http://bit.ly/NpHrSt "calls on Gov to implement vital #copyright exceptions" (v @CameronNeylon)

#Nokia prepared to sell patents if price right: CFO - http://on.mktw.net/M4PwITI can't imagine who might buy these, can you #Microsoft?

UK Consultation on Copyright: Summary of responses - http://bit.ly/L9B8Qi that was quick (v @copyrightgirl @CharlesOppenh)#hargreaves

Draft Communications Data Bill: Daft and Dangerous - http://bit.ly/KyJTVR this is not acceptable for a free society #CCDP

Statement on school meals from Argyll and Bute Council - http://bit.ly/KGCYFrnice shovel you have there (v @DavidAllenGreen)#NeverSeconds

Going postal: does the reasoning behind the 'Snooper's Charter' stand up? -http://bit.ly/MvcpFu "level of surveillance not there before"

The Battle For #NetNeutrality Flares Up Again: But Which Countries Still Have It? - http://bit.ly/KMAMud the answers may surprise

NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne school dinner photo ban lifted -http://bbc.in/KGLbJH all thanks to #barbarastreisand (v @Glinner)

"If I can't say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas?" -http://bit.ly/LpJl0Y a very good question (v @AnonyOps @Asher_Wolf)

Pirateriestudie des Medienboards Berlin-Brandenburg: suggestiv, verkürzt, oberflächlich - http://bit.ly/KGOpwU as usual

Snooper's Charter petition: don't let the government transform GB into KGB -http://bit.ly/KGQBEF no laughing matter, but ha! 

#ACTA Battle: Send Mail To INTA Delegates! - http://bit.ly/K7CdUu please do...

UK Communications Data Bill/Draft - http://bit.ly/MckaMp handy HTML version (v @webmink)

Video of Mexican cops acting as narco death squad shocks hardened nation -http://bit.ly/MbQIIC what can you say? (v @TransformDrugs)

Tell #KFC to stop turning rainforests into rubbish! - http://bit.ly/M6kUXz junk food, junk ethics

Internet Archive Sues to Stop New Washington State Law - http://bit.ly/NrV6bDthink before you legislate, people

Korea trade deficit balloons under NAFTA-style deal - http://bit.ly/M6LzDF will this increase pressure on #TPP negotiations?

FBI, DEA warn #IPv6 could shield criminals from police - http://cnet.co/LNFLzf"new law may be necessary": never heard that before...

Supercomputer jagt Italiens Steuersünder - http://bit.ly/KNDRdo how long before greece & spain follow suit? (v @bendrath @Fschweitzer)#it

120614

Copyright exceptions: clause 56 of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill -http://bit.ly/LDI2x2 more lack of transparency (v @copyrightgirl)

#ACTA: Last Crucial Step Before Final Vote - http://bit.ly/M6u1FS contact those MEPS - by phone, if possible

Leistungsschutzrechtsentwurf ist Gefahr für Nutzer und digitale Öffentlichkeit -http://bit.ly/K4BKlR "unnötig, gefährlich und ohne Sinn."

UK Draft Communications Data Bill - http://bit.ly/LnCzXK read, digest, then get ready to fight (v @OpenRightsGroup)#CCDP

#CERN Launches Initiative to Facilitate Technology, IP Access -http://bit.ly/LnDebQ "free-of-royalties licenses": as it should be

Huge variation in UK police spying powers raises concerns for future plans -http://bit.ly/K4NwMY report from couple of months ago; worrying

RT @MarietjeD66 Encourage your MEP to support #opengov in Europe!http://wdopengov.tumblr.com/ #LOTE >>yes, please do...

The distractions of social media, 1673 style - http://bit.ly/L7oL7c nice little homomorphism you've got there... (v @mathewi)

Stop UK Government Snooping - http://bit.ly/HhF9jj pl. sign this epetition - it's not much, but it's a start #CCDP

#Australia creates world's largest marine reserve network - http://bit.ly/MCTV2ta good start, but note criticisms at bottom

Ruling Facebookistan - http://bit.ly/KEgTY8 good review of growing problem; fortunately, solution is obvious: full socialnw interoperability

Julian Huppert MP writes… Communications data: we have to get this right -http://bit.ly/Nl462f "unacceptable as it currently stands." #CCDP

Judge.me’s Plan to Build the Future of Legal Systems - http://bit.ly/MRBYBbintriguing #law

The #MPAA's Secret Lobby Campaign on Bill C-11 and a Canadian SOPA -http://bit.ly/KEitJE staggering favouritism to US interests #ca

UK Government's unprecedented mass surveillance plans going ahead -http://bit.ly/MtmTFi are those behind this fools or knaves? #CCDP

The Middle Class is Vanishing. Will You Join Them? - http://bit.ly/KYlrgpsobering, but worth thinking about #resilience

"Die CDU/CSU lehnt auch weiterhin jede Ausweitung der Patentierungspraxis im Softwarebereich ab." - http://bit.ly/MtNHoR (v @FFII) nice

Troubling Internet Regulations Proposed for WCIT - http://bit.ly/LoOq80 whoa, this looks awful

MT @EFF#NZ trade minister assures parliament it won't sign #TPP if compromises state sovereignty https://eff.org/r.3acZ >>more problems

British Council, MS to Build Digital Hubs in 80 African schools -http://bit.ly/LnX1cD why help lock into MS upgrade fees? (v @whiteafrican)

US Continues To Try To Block Megaupload From Using Its Lawyers, Pretends It Has Jurisdiction Over The World - http://bit.ly/LoZdzf deranged

Vote to Save the Planet! - http://bit.ly/LI5I1S not sure this will do much good, but hey, it's worth a shot...

Call for 3D Artist Applications (Remote Internships) - http://bit.ly/LcUODZ "free-culture animated science-fiction web series"

The Cyberpolitics Of Cyberbellicosity Cyberpushing Cybersecurity To Cyberprevent Cyberwar - http://bit.ly/Mu5uw0 ha!

so important to teach children about #censorship - http://bit.ly/MTiU5M shame on Argyll and Bute Council (v @JonCG_novelist @charlesarthur)

Ethiopian Gov Bans Skype, Google Talk And All Other VoIP Services -http://tcrn.ch/KFiDQO UK gov to modify snooper's charter to trump this

120613

EU Commissioner De Gucht Is 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty'; EU Citizens Are 'Guilty Until Proven Innocent' - http://bit.ly/LSPKk9 #ACTA

UK Trolls and the defamation bill 2012 - http://bit.ly/MAZZIB useful early analysis (v @glynwintle)

#Linus Torvalds: Linux succeeded thanks to selfishness and trust -http://bbc.in/MB05QD #bbc finally discovers who he is

FunnyJunk's bewildered lawyer: "I'm completely unfamiliar really with this style of responding to a legal threat" - http://bit.ly/M1lodm

“Defensive Patent License” created to protect innovators from trolls; probably won’t work - http://bit.ly/KSWvXz "problem is good patents"

24-Year-Old Gets 3 Life Terms in Prison for Witnessing a Drug Deal -http://bit.ly/M26aqN utterly insane (v @TransformDrugs)

#springergate: Springer replies and I comment - http://bit.ly/LIB9eN that is,@petermurrayrust comments

Googling “Chuck Norris” uncovers a very interesting fact - http://tnw.co/NdjDkx“Chuck Norris can cut through a knife with butter.”

Funny "Lost Wormhole" sign - http://bit.ly/KE77Dv nicely recursive

Report says movie biz is still growing 3% a year - http://bit.ly/M1rsm4 but but but piracy...#facts

professional #Linux developer interested in bringing best games from Mac and Windows to Linux? - http://bit.ly/LCI1Iz #humblebundle

#Linus Torvalds Splits Tech’s ‘Nobel’ With Stem Cell Pioneer -http://bit.ly/Kt3kiO nice

All of Europe's data in US servers? We're OK with that - EC bod -http://bit.ly/MBf8tu anyone this naive should be fired immediately #cloud

UK Equal civil marriage consultation - http://bit.ly/KmS7Pz don't let small-minded bigotry triumph: please respond (takes 5 mins online)

Cabinet Office promises unprecedented openness on risky projects -http://bit.ly/OzxYol but no access to crucial Gateway reviews

Honoring Elinor Ostrom - http://bit.ly/ME6prh quite right, too #commons

Important: big #TPP leak - http://huff.to/LTxRBU awful stuff: lets multinationals ignore local laws (v @PCGTW)

#ACTA: heavy pressure on the European Parliament to delay vote -http://bit.ly/Ny6pxD no surprise, alas (v @StopActaNow)

Support #EU ban on the sow stall: http://bit.ly/KUcTHs not too much to ask, is it? #animalwelfare

Discussion paper on my report on Digital Freedoms in EU foreign policy – share your thoughts! - http://bit.ly/LTN9q3 by @MarietjeD66 

#ACTA: Ein letzter Kraftakt bis zur endgültigen Abstimmung! -http://bit.ly/LDiQp3 wichtig #INTA

#Apple, Congressmen support #Microsoft in battle to prevent Xbox ban -http://bit.ly/LTOrl2 won't someone think of the public? #hypocrisy

You Can Model Anything (Just Not Legally) - http://bit.ly/KUuHSE huge legal trainwreck, coming to a world near you #3dprinters

The EU Telco Plan To Have The UN 'Tax & Track' Internet Usage Goes Against Fundamental Internet Principles - http://bit.ly/LkJYJc worrying

Taking More than Candy from a Baby - http://bit.ly/L5yryZ "Generativity hasn’t had a poster child — until now." horrible word, good analysis

TV Network Censors Journalist Who Criticized BitTorrent News Report -http://bit.ly/L87L1U hey, Bulgarian TV, you know you look stupid?

Mozilla and the National Science Foundation launch #openinnovation challenge - http://bit.ly/KVc01k great stuf

Bonobo genome reveals more promiscuity in human past - http://bit.ly/L5BQ0E"the ancestral population numbered about 45,000 individuals"

Why the new domain-name lottery is a train wreck - http://bit.ly/Lmi1is "Who benefits most? #ICANN and domain registrars" – surprise!

Data Catalog Schema and Protocol – Draft Specification - http://bit.ly/L5Cf3ngreat stuff, but pity #okf can't spell "catalogue"...

Online #privacy: Home Office to write blank cheque for 'snoopers' charter' -http://bit.ly/KFPnaV </sigh> another battle... #uk

How to put girls off from all forms of programming/tech  - http://bit.ly/M3ZhFAtypically honest post from Emma Mulqueeny

How Tech Giants Are Playing The Icann Domain Game - http://tcrn.ch/NyFVvVso why exactly does #Google need the .soy domain?

How #Censorship in #China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression - http://bit.ly/LXaCc5 (v @irenepoet @jilliancyork)

120612

After India And Brazil, Now China Takes Steps To Allow Cheap Versions Of Patented Drugs - http://bit.ly/NuIJuf big changes coming

Sober Britons risk dangerous levels of clarity - http://bit.ly/KpG6u3 ha! nicely done (v @billbennettnz)

CDU/CSU für Recht auf Remix und mehr #OpenAccess - http://bit.ly/KpGRTGbaby steps on #copyright thinking #de

Belgian EU Commissioner and former Minister De Gucht suspected of fraud -http://bit.ly/OplD5Y how interesting... (v @kaatje36)#acta

EU Written Declaration on Open and Collaborative Government -http://bit.ly/L1TbI6 cool; get your MEPs to sign... #transparency

ACTA Update XVII - http://bit.ly/MzBDQj debunking last-ditch attempt to make up numbers in support of #ACTA

Statement from #Springer concerning Springer Images - http://bit.ly/L2TRxV I wonder what @petermurrayrust thinks of this one? #openaccess

passing of Distinguished Professor and Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom -http://bit.ly/N8HHoH (v @michael_nielsen)#commons

Variations II Of Variations II - http://bit.ly/KPcNRn novel use of #arduino#johncage

When The Entertainment Industry Can't Legally Shut Down A Site It Doesn't Like, Bogus Charges Can Do The Trick - http://bit.ly/LhN9Bc

Francis Maude talks open govt – and Whitehall does the opposite -http://bit.ly/LWMMZX let's hope not #ogov

Pay (less) to publish: ambitious journal aims to disrupt scholarly publishing -http://bit.ly/KAY8D6 could this work? let's hope #openaccess

Participate Tomorrow in US Online Public-Sector Prizes Event -http://1.usa.gov/MpAXzx prizes are the future (v @jamie_love)

Penn State’s President Chose Not to Act on molestation allegations because it was "humane" not to... - http://bit.ly/MpCrtz (v @petersuber)

[RT correct date] Participate today in US Online Public-Sector Prizes Event -http://1.usa.gov/MpAXzx prizes are the future (v @jamie_love)

The Silencing of Maya - http://bit.ly/MHJ4bD #apple decides it just can't be bothered to be compassionate to a 4 year-old girl

Why The Supreme Court Needs To Make Sure That Selling A Used iPad Isn't A Copyright Violation - http://bit.ly/KQsvvt bad stuff #firstsale

EU and U.S. Consumer Groups Face State Agencies Over #ACTA and Other International IP Policies - http://bit.ly/LkAoUX fascinating glimpses

The #Oatmeal v. #Funnyjunk: How The Court Of Public Opinion Beats The Court Of Baseless Legal Threats - http://bit.ly/L4eVUZ good analysis

Erdogan kündigt Kurdischunterricht an Schulen an - http://bit.ly/MqdHRX bravo, a sensible move here at last #turkey

120611

#Linus Torvalds on Windows 8, #UEFI, and Fedora - http://zd.net/MmWeK9interesting to hear his perspective

wow, now they're offering 3 Terabyte hard discs for just over a hundred quid...Petabytes, here we come...

#Android smartphone activations hit 331m in Q1 2012, says report -http://tnw.co/LtH6tU Rubin: 900K activations daily

Barnes & Noble: Ebooks Should Be Expensive So Amazon Won't Kill Us And Make Ebooks Expensive - http://bit.ly/MxZ0ZC wait, what?

Why I think RMS is a fanatic, and why that matters - http://bit.ly/MuQ3RH #ESR just can't forgive #RMS for having principles...

Crazy: Orange censors all blogs, not just GigaOM - http://bit.ly/LfDACW#orange gets the seriously stupid prize #censorship

Confessions of a recovering Objectivist - http://bit.ly/KvIACo nice piece (v @smarimc)#aynrand

The Sweet Taste Of Defeat: Band Must Pay Legal Fees For Frivolous Lawsuit Over One Used CD On eBay - http://bit.ly/LRkBMb serves 'em right

Humble Beginnings: The Very First Pirate Party Website - http://bit.ly/MnHkmZseems like ancient history now...

30 Linux Kernel Devs: Linus Torvalds - http://bit.ly/LRoeBA best Q: "How did you get involved in Linux kernel development?" (v @jasonbrooks)

Researchers developing new type of internet search engine -http://bit.ly/LVknFR for Net of things; looks #opensource, too (v @petersuber)

Court Issues New Blocking Order Against The Pirate Bay - http://bit.ly/LfSid4yawn 

‘As many holes as a Swiss cheese’: the UK tax system loses money abroad -http://bit.ly/LfSmcH oh, so #vodafone is evil too

Treibhausgas: Forscher entdecken riesige Lücke in Chinas CO2-Bilanz -http://bit.ly/N4sOnk a billion tons here, a billion tons there

Google Settles Lawsuits Brought by French Authors and Publishers -http://on.wsj.com/Kw73Yd wow, was that still going on?

133 Recordings Produced by Rick Rubin on Spotify - http://bit.ly/L0jVbGunusual stuff

EA Believes That Making A Lot Of Money Is Less Important Than Keeping Games Expensive - http://bit.ly/Ntgnk0 the stupid, it burns

RT @harkank#orphanworks #EU_directive #trilogue consolidated version 2012 06 05 full text http://bit.ly/KMsdpF >>let's get digging...

Lawsuits Filed In #Colombia To Challenge Local Version Of SOPA -http://bit.ly/KMQR9A what an appalling saga #copyright

120610

Meet the Wikipedians behind WikiProject Visual Arts - http://bit.ly/MYiJbxinteresting group #wikipedia

White House pressured in DC to admit Canada to Trans-Pacific trade talks -http://bit.ly/O8IVwQ more problems for #TPP

Romney Energy Plan Includes Drilling ‘Virtually Every Part’ Of U.S., No Protections For National Parks - http://bit.ly/KbOEDi insane

Australian Pirate Party Sets Course for Parliament - http://bit.ly/LzP0Ed let's hope #au

Is this the end of Windows Server? - http://bit.ly/LGOYJa interesting analysis: could it be true?

Is ACTA the best thing ever to happen to the European Union? -http://bit.ly/KXxYic I agree: #ACTA could re-invigorate European politics

#Rio+20: The EU approach and current developments - http://bit.ly/LAwuLVwhat a waste of time and money

The Macroeconomics of Chinese kleptocracy - http://bit.ly/KVd9p5 important analysis: "expect a revolution" if inflation too low (v @cstross)

Grace under pressure - http://bit.ly/MwPmGE nice piece (+pic) about empathy & Englishness 

Interview mit Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger zu #ACTA und Urheberrecht -http://bit.ly/Klhanf not v heartening...

NASA Video Reveals Huge Asteroid Vesta’s Complex Surface -http://on.mash.to/Ks5tog nice

Anti-Piracy Patent Stops Students From Sharing Textbooks -http://bit.ly/JVC06y so education is all about control now?