Tuesday, 18 September 2012

120917


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 120914 - http://bit.ly/V2HeER previous day's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Full-scale badger cull set to get government go-ahead - http://bit.ly/STdflkbloodthirsty morons: research shows this will spread TB

$50 tablet maker Datawind launches new range of low cost tablets -http://bit.ly/STdsVA still can't work out what's going on here in #India

Top BitTorrent Countries In The World, Top Torrent Towns In The UK -http://bit.ly/O8hTtO not sure what the stats show, but still...

Key evidence in #Assange case dissolves - http://bit.ly/PyGVO3 this just gets more and more bizarre

"puppies and kittens as shark bait": any one know if this is a hoax or not? -http://bit.ly/PkOCJx 

Legal Service of the Parliament questions in an opinion the decision of the European Council on the unitary patent - http://bit.ly/U3bMZ8

seems animal bait story is an old one, probably true at the time, but limited -http://bit.ly/O8jD6w (v @petrakramer)

Smartphone sales up 78% in Southeast Asia, account for just 25% of total: Report - http://tnw.co/QSXt6m "iPhone remains a niche"

Play games and do good: This app lets you plant trees (and it’s free) -http://tnw.co/UeZ98U sounds good, but wonder about real benefits

ITU acts to cut roaming charges - http://bit.ly/QjmoR0 that's good; what might happen to #netneutrality at #WCIT is not (v @NeelieKroesEU)

Piratinnen-Buch "Klick mich" - http://bit.ly/Owm1y6 what an embarrassment...

Web Cryptography API - http://bit.ly/QSZTBZ sadly, looks like we're going to nee this... #w3c #crypto

The software patent solution has been right here all along - http://bit.ly/RYTkKSgood summary of (partial) solution to problems of #swpats

Tech Britain - http://bit.ly/PruR2o "Connecting & promoting the United Kingdom's tech startup communities." nice idea (v @coadec)

EP committee postpones discussion of unitary patent - http://bit.ly/PzXmcWgood news: more time to write to your MEP (hint, hint)

Altered Genes, Twisted Truth - New book on birth of GM - http://bit.ly/Rj9j6Enot about science, but corporate power

Pirate Party UK: A chat with some “reluctant politicians” - http://tnw.co/RY77qGlong way to go...

Call for Participation: First Open Economics International Workshop -http://bit.ly/OxoUyM great idea #openeconomics

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Blu-ray - http://rww.to/U4n92N good analysis

Commission must act to tackle business lobbyists in expert groups -http://bit.ly/PzYPji no more pussyfooting around... #lobbying

How The Royal Family Got The World To Look At Naked Photos Of Kate Middleton - http://bit.ly/SUqhPz classic #streisandeffect

The OA Interviews: Ahmed Hindawi, founder of #Hindawi Publishing Corporation - http://bit.ly/OTlTdw interesting stuff #openaccess

The 3 myths behind “Internet pirates always win” - http://bit.ly/QjMRhm er, no: cites bogus research on #hadopi's supposed "boost" to sales

As predicted, Google+ passes 400M registered users, now has 100M monthly active users - http://tnw.co/RYg9UD halfway to #facebook...

OpenGLAM - http://bit.ly/OToi87 "working to open up content and data held by GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums)"

Mitt Romney, #Monsanto Man - http://bit.ly/RYiBdD great piece, frightening story #GM

Dutch Pirate Party Triples Support, But Misses Parliament - http://bit.ly/PsrzMxwhich is the key thing... #nl

European chamber to release study on potential EU-Taiwan trade pact -http://bit.ly/RZVvxu good to see some transparency

The #Copyright Act Explicitly Says Disruptive #Innovation Should Be Blocked -http://bit.ly/Qgqerp incredible

Definition of "Noncommercial" - http://bit.ly/UfKwSP long post on what it means; this insane complexity is why we need to get rid of it...

University Requires Students To Pay $180 For 'Art History' Text That Has No Photos Due To #Copyright Problems - http://bit.ly/SuxuPO nice

Open Content Mining: Authors and Readers should control the process; act before it’s too late - http://bit.ly/Ug10gv oh yes

Syrian Activist Arrested By Secret Police Merely For Having Livestreaming App Installed On His Phone - http://bit.ly/Qxf2Hd worrying

#Microsoft Reveals Pricing for #Office 2013 - http://on.mash.to/S47ezu$100/year; not bad, only $100/year more expensive than #libreoffice...


Monday, 17 September 2012

120914


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 120913 - http://bit.ly/PfmMy3 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Открытые данные в России. Готовим приоритеты для госорганов. Опрос -http://bit.ly/QKxH4h questionnaire on #opendata in #russia

Budapest Open Access Initiative reaffirmed and refreshed -http://bit.ly/Q7zwWz great background on latest #openaccessrecommendations

Surprised by Beauty: Complete William Duckworth Recordings on Spotify -http://bit.ly/Uawy4H new name for me

Amanda Palmer brouhaha exposes the dark side of #crowdsourcing -http://bit.ly/O33D5P raises interesting issues

UK Government Rejects Environmental Audit Committee Call for Tighter GM Controls - http://bit.ly/U0NZqV pushing business agenda much?

Protecting the Open Internet at the ITU: Civil Society Takes Action -http://bit.ly/TRoIkE who's doing what (v @rmack)#wcit

Malaysian Government Holding Service Providers Liable For The Actions Of Their Users - http://bit.ly/U0OK3i not good

European Parliament Passes Orphan Works Directive - http://bit.ly/Q7AeDf this is a disgrace. #hostageworks #eu

Helium-filled WD drives promise huge boost in capacity - http://bit.ly/R2d9Rtcoming your way: all of #spotify on a single drive

Suffocating secrecy culture in public life – ex-DPP - http://bit.ly/OmVZgO " a culture of deceit when under attack" #transparency

EU Observatory gets its first head - http://bit.ly/ROlMo0 waste of money: better spent on promoting innovation, not tracking infringement

Looking inside your screenshots - http://bit.ly/Uaxupv #blizzard watermarks your screenshots (v bruce schneier)

Animal exports suspended by Thanet council - http://bit.ly/PzaYsl "41 sheep from lorry had to be shot due to severe lameness"

QC confirms “as such” will allow #swpats in New Zealand - http://bit.ly/Ph8gpaarrogant, high-handed behaviour by NZ gov (v @zoobab)

EU Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Interpretation of the Right of Quotation - http://bit.ly/Pzp117 comments pl. (v @qirtaiba)

'Setting The Default To Open': The Next Ten Years Of #OpenAccess -http://bit.ly/Pp9xZX widening ambitions

Dutch Court: hyperlinks on website can constitute #copyright infringement -http://bit.ly/PfK6M5 good explanation of case (v @copyrightgirl)

EU failing #blind people on 'e-inclusion' access to information -http://bit.ly/PhQ8vq #copyright maximalism more important helping them

re: musicians, volunteering, and the freedom to choose - http://bit.ly/SkisMn#amandapalmer replies to concerns, rather well (v @mmasnick)


Friday, 14 September 2012

120913


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 120912 - http://bit.ly/QlhLTW yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

4 Days to Stop the Corporate Death Star - http://bit.ly/O0YgUy #avaaz wakes up to #TPP threat

Outlaw possession of written accounts of child abuse says MP -http://bbc.in/TVVX4Q great: more censorship, more function creep

Caves of Nottingham - http://bit.ly/PuC7fX these are amazing (v @boingboing)

House Approves Rep. Lamar Smith's Bill To Keep Spying On Americans -http://bit.ly/RNF7QD shouldn't USians be somewhat concerned about this?

A complete transcription and translation of Linlin's Hybrid Chinese-English monologue - http://bit.ly/QVuCLo facinating

The New Kremlinology: Decoding The Signals Of Future #EU #CopyrightEnforcement Moves - http://bit.ly/PdmqYJ who moved my chair?

Double blow to GM crops in India - http://bit.ly/OrKdY9 detailed analysis

#OpenData Emerges as a Global Movement - http://bit.ly/SGB0gl good roundup with lots of links

Streit über Transparenz: Kieler Landtag verbündet sich gegen Piraten -http://bit.ly/TW1qsf dinosaurs hate sunshine, it seems

#TPP nations put off decision / Delay in trade agreement seen as beneficial to Japan - http://bit.ly/U8JGXX TPP delayed yet again

‘We have lost our moral indignation at #torture’ - http://bit.ly/QVA297 not ordinary people, just most politicians... #us #uk

Google VP says Apple v Samsung verdict was a "wake-up call" -http://bit.ly/RKWsQ3 "We didn't believe 'rounded corners' were patentable"

Google Launches Open Course Builder - http://tcrn.ch/PdKVoB open source open course

How Start-Up #Chile Is Attracting Startups From Singapore, London, and San Francisco - http://tcrn.ch/O119EX shrewd moves

Dutch Pirate Party Fails to Enter Parliament - http://bit.ly/QVDa53 has this been confirmed yet? #nl

NHS eye hospital embiggens in-house #opensource system -http://bit.ly/TNklXC great to see some vertical apps emerging

University of California sues Facebook, Disney & Wal-Mart over interactive technology patents - http://tnw.co/QVHiSm oh look, #eolas is back

Prince William urged not to visit Borneo over deforestation row -http://bit.ly/O18kwM more transparency needed #MusaAman #deforestation

#OpenData Institute Gets Ready to Open Its Doors - http://bit.ly/Sf6ZxCexciting stuff #uk

Climate bombs called HFCs - http://bit.ly/PdxR2D more corporate greed & stupidity #lobbying

Dominant Telcos Try to End #NetNeutrality Through ITU - http://bit.ly/TWzlkENN is absence of regulations, creating a level playingfield

The Balance Between #OpenData and #Privacy - http://on.wsj.com/QPFeRrraises important issues that need addressing (v @williamheath)

'Amnesia' Is Selling So Well, The Developers Have Forgotten All About Piracy -http://bit.ly/RU68X4 great case study

Vagina by Naomi Wolf covered up by Apple iTunes - http://bit.ly/TXqWNV</insert withering comment here>

BotQueue: Open Distributed Manufacturing - http://bit.ly/OsrNGJ "online platform 4 distributing print jobs to multiple 3D printers"; clever

First #HADOPI Victim Convicted, Not For His Own Infringement, But Because His Wife Downloaded Songs - http://bit.ly/Nqh4en is that it?

Clara Schumann: Complete Works on #Spotify - http://bit.ly/TXIEkd the real star in the schumann family...

Managing Expectations II: #OpenData, Technology and Government 2.0 – What Should We, And Should We Not Expect - http://bit.ly/PmuDrZ true

Hadopi s’enfonce dans le ridicule - http://bit.ly/O1MIR6 #hadopi's first decision rightly hammered in the french press (v @gchampeau)

Hollywood Lobbyist Hasn't Seen #TPP Text, Cannot Read The TPP Text, But Knows What's In The TPP Text? - http://bit.ly/QewW3J sounds legit

Apple Scores a Knockdown in German Round of Patent Fight With Motorola -http://dthin.gs/QZxAP7 come off it, it's a trivial feature

Thursday, 13 September 2012

120912


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 120911 - http://bit.ly/QiJ41c yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Chinese reporter goes undercover at #Foxconn on ‘#iPhone 5′ production line -http://tnw.co/Q1uAm5 still sounds pretty grim

File-sharer will take RIAA case to Supreme Court - http://bit.ly/QEx5x5 you have to admire her indomitability...

Es ist 1996 heute bei der Europäischen Normung - http://bit.ly/RKLrIQ a defeat sadly: includes #FRAND

Noted smut rag The New Yorker banned from #Facebook for obscene cartoon -http://bit.ly/U7eYyw oh, come on...

"Six strikes" Internet warning system will come to US this year -http://bit.ly/Q1w3J8 misguided and pointless

#OpenStreetMap Change to ODbL imminent - http://bit.ly/TJfJlx important shift for #OSM #licensing

#Chile Leads The Way On Intermediary Liability Protections -http://bit.ly/TJfTcB let's hope the #europeancommission takes note...#takedown

FLOSS for Science Interviews Books - http://bit.ly/QHNsv0 unusual, welcome project

This tool lets you root any HTC #Android device - http://tnw.co/Of96jX looks handy

John Peel Show, 457 tracks on SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/QOBie7 interesting (v @Glinner @andyzax)

Prescriptions for Merck's Singulair plunge - http://on.mktw.net/Qcn0rC "within four weeks of the August introduction of competing generic copies"

Open Data Institute appoints digital visionary and leading #opendata developer to top jobs - http://bit.ly/PqhLEK great news (v @JamieXML)

UK Draft Communications Data bill comments - http://bit.ly/PaN5VN massively negative from every angle, well done everyone #snooping

Google: 500 Million Android Devices Activated Globally -http://on.mash.to/PbxFks how long before the billion?

New Members of the Open Knowledge Foundation Board: Jane Silber and Gavin Starks - http://bit.ly/QEQD4y good timing...

Author Threatens To Sue Book Reviewers Over Trademark Infringement -http://bit.ly/Pbyc5T yes, just what trademarks are meant to be used for

#mySociety is people interested in creating Hansards at the local level -http://bit.ly/PbAS3H this. is. brilliant. #transparency

Ana de Hollanda sai do Ministério da Cultura - http://bit.ly/Qj8Hiq wow; let's hope her successor does a better job (v @beabusaniche)#br

#iitrial — #Australia’s first twitter hashtag to go from trial to the High Court? -http://bit.ly/RLwvu2 useful info on what happened

Intel Confirms Freefall of Server Giants HP, Dell, & IBM - http://bit.ly/TSCemq"Google is world’s 5th largest server maker" (v @stshank)

Europeana releases 20 million records into the public domain using #CC0 -http://bit.ly/QcUOVm this is how to do it – kudos

Scientists, Foundations, Libraries, Universities, and Advocates Unite and Issue New Recommendations for #OpenAccess - http://bit.ly/RRSMus

Afghanistan bans YouTube over Prophet Mohammad video that led to the murder of a US ambassador - http://tnw.co/Nohcen 

Meet the #RaspberryPi Supercomputer--with Lego! - http://bit.ly/Nohnq4 64 cards, 1TB of storage – nice

Was Police National Computer misused to impugn reps of Hillsborough dead? -http://bit.ly/TSOfIK think what they'll do with our Net records

Ignite Cleanweb - http://bit.ly/QFAsDU "what’s happening with sustainability and the web in the UK."

Apple's iPhone launches no longer excite - http://bit.ly/QFBqzX good analysis by Dan Lyons (v @gchampeau)

What a Wonderful Piece of Work is #Opus - http://bit.ly/TKxv7U important work; can't wait for the video #openstandards #mozilla #patents

Don't Focus On Why People Pirate; Focus On Why They Don't Buy -http://bit.ly/PciiZc it's so simple: why don't they get it?

Oral Literature In #Africa - http://bit.ly/SF7ZBM first free #ebook from #Unglue.it crowdfunding platform: looks absolutely fab – kudos


Wednesday, 12 September 2012

120911


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 120910 - http://bit.ly/P74BKw yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Countries set to lose MEPs as their population shrinks - http://bit.ly/P9fCvd but UK and france to get more MEPs as populations grows #eu

NexPhone - The smartphone that becomes a tablet, laptop or PC -http://bit.ly/QBt1h2 runs #android & #ubuntu; want (v @opensourcerer)

Samsung will reportedly sue Apple over LTE use on iPhone 5 -http://cnet.co/RPem2Q patent stupidity continues

Chinese authorities are reportedly blocking the launch of Google’s Nexus 7 -http://tnw.co/QBtnV0 simple protectionism, or something more?

Apple and Samsung Argue About Apple's "Non-Jury Issues" -http://bit.ly/PYw54k "verdict may not be exactly cast in eternal stone"

Publishers' worst nightmare: Amazon again on discount warpath -http://cnet.co/QHqcaU a battle publishers cannot win

Army Wants Tiny Suicidal #Drone to Kill From 6 Miles Away -http://bit.ly/RB57UQ “loitering precision guided munition”: sick

Ebook Authors Continue To See Self-Publishing Stigma Disappear -http://bit.ly/TMk2uB "Fact is that authors no longer need a publisher"

South America: Soy's Great Homeland - http://bit.ly/Qgs9wc staggering monoculture, controlled by few rich farmers + Big Agro bullies

Failing to Understand the Needs of the 21st Century: The TPP and Temporary Copies - http://bit.ly/QasP8O #TPP is incompatible with the Net

Wikitravel And Wikimedia Are In A Legal Battle... But Not Over Creative Commons - http://bit.ly/OmX9yx what a mess

Executive Branch Seeks Quick Passage of #Copyright Legislation in #Panama- http://bit.ly/S6qAA3 “reproduction” includes temporary copies

#Mozilla Makes a Mobile Web Browser Feel Like a Smartphone -http://dthin.gs/S6qM2h exciting stuff

The Westernization of Chinese - http://bit.ly/NX8Cot fascinating: is this new mongrel the world language of the future?

Eurovegas: Falta de Transparencia - http://bit.ly/RB8J9p something to hide, perchance? #es #transparency

Chip and Skim: cloning EMV cards with the pre-play attack - http://bit.ly/PYylZilooks pretty serious flaw in chip & pin cards #security

The New WCITLeaks - http://bit.ly/P795Rn could be important site for info on forthcoming #WCIT talks #transparency

#Papua's incendiary influence - http://bit.ly/RGywYk bad situation not getting better here (v @Asher_Wolf @caileaggaire)

Industries Dependent On #Copyright Exceptions Contribute $182 Billion To Australian Economy - http://bit.ly/QaCmgd impressive #au

3D-Printed Tools Help DeRisi Lab Fight Diseases - http://bit.ly/QCvOc6 a glimpse of the future of #science (v @gnat)#3dprinting

Publishers Will Appeal E-Reserves Decision That Favored Georgia State U. -http://bit.ly/Pm6YeH no surprise (v @copyrightgirl @tadawes)

The Beginning of the #Instapaper #Copyright Wars? - http://bit.ly/ObU9iP well, this was bound to happen

Child Porn Laws Aren’t As Bad As You Think. They’re Much, Much Worse. -http://bit.ly/PZ6gRD another important post from @Falkvinge 

When #Sharing Becomes Unstoppable - http://bit.ly/UGXriD as it has

New Images in the New Galaxy Zoo - http://bit.ly/TFIpfg exciting#citizenscience

RIM's BlackBerrys Losing Shelf Space, Mindshare Among Carriers -http://dthin.gs/OnoP6g going, going, gone...

CRTC Places Consumers and Access at the Top of its Priority List -http://bit.ly/QIWG4G that's significant #ca

Global Network Initiative Comments on UK Draft Communications Data Bill -http://bit.ly/QJC500 good global context here (v @rmack)

Open by default: a proposed copyright license and waiver agreement for open access research & data - http://bit.ly/QJVXQD (v @wilbanks)#cc0

Big Tobacco warning at #TPP talks - http://bit.ly/TGp0uC note #philipmorrisjurisdiction shopping (v @PCGTW)


Tuesday, 11 September 2012

120910


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 120909 - http://bit.ly/P3HXTp yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Olympic Architecture - http://bit.ly/Nk38Tb lots of #opensource #london2012

Open Notebook Science as a science blog - http://bit.ly/Qem3fT in praise of#opennotebookscience and #blogs (v @phylogenomics)

Sun-Powered Oven Makes Salt Water Drinkable - http://bit.ly/PVFklX open hardware, too (v @mpesce @Colvinius)

Can we make accountable research software? - http://bit.ly/TB4U4Z the next big battle after #openaccess (v @hadleybeeman @psychemedia)

#China in #Africa: The Real Story - http://bit.ly/THREdi fascinating and important stuff (v @asteris)

Fighting Software Patents in the Unitary Patent Again - http://bit.ly/QezFb2 time to write to #JURI #swpats #eu

#AdaLovelace Day Fundraiser - http://bit.ly/RCO8ff "to create organisation that provides help & support to women in STEM all year round."

#China's #Alibaba to pass# Amazon, #eBay in transaction value -http://reut.rs/U4mGJH wow

Parents have responsibility for stopping their children looking at internet pornography says Maria Miller - http://ind.pn/PaBJj0 (v @coadec)

U.S. judge: HTC patents likely valid in Apple suit - http://cnet.co/TIwlbs those that live by the patented sword, die by the patented sword

Several Loud Cracks in an Almaty Bazaar - http://bit.ly/Qz5TQf great piece on the #uyghurs & why #china's oppression of them is a mistake

Orphans left out in cold: final vote on weak Directive - http://bit.ly/QBWunDdisgraceful: shame on the MEPs responsible #orphanworks

#Ubuntu Reaches 220,000 PCs in Schools in #Spain - http://bit.ly/TIAkosimpressive #education

Scottish fish farmers use record amounts of parasite pesticides -http://bit.ly/RNL2tj so that lice become even more resistant </facepalm>

#Copyright and innovation in the Creative Industries - http://bit.ly/QePdvj@NeelieKroesEU speech: "the legal framework has to respond"

Boycott of publisher Elsevier gathers pace - http://bit.ly/OlmY1L reminder this still not resolved (v @Copycense @CampusCopyright)#oa

[RT] Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 120909 - http://bit.ly/P3HXTp yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Mural.ly Opens Its Web-Based Creative Collaboration Platform To The Public -http://tcrn.ch/Qzpks7 another clever startup impossible in #EU

Alibaba's Aliyun OS hopes to be '#Android of #China' - http://zd.net/SxD4r1maybe a worry for #google, certainly a win for #linux (again)

Unitary Patent proposals by European Commission - http://bit.ly/Nky59T Open Source Consortium submission on why it's bad for #opensource

Netzpolitik-Konferenz-Marathon in #Berlin - http://bit.ly/QCCcdB warning: may include nuts like me... #nfa12 #acta #copyright

Critics concerned trade agreement will include SOPA language -http://bit.ly/TJdzAP good to see more people waking up to #TPP (v @PCGTW)

My open source cure - http://bit.ly/O8wks9 why closed data formats can kill

Public Knowledge Analysis of #Copyright in the #TPP - http://bit.ly/PWEW6ulinks to useful background documents (v @jgriffinpk)

#OpenStreetMap: Four Years of Edits 2008-2011 - http://bit.ly/RO5eeJ beautiful video: what an amazing open project #OSM

Nigeria's shoppers rival Russia and the Middle East for West End spending -http://bit.ly/NWfEd6 amazing: here's something I missed

Coalición pro-#ACTA en México pide multas de casi un millón de dólares por descargas - http://bit.ly/Q9E01J insane (v @PostActa @alt1040)

Want To Shake Down Cloud Music & Video Providers? Patent For Sale! -http://bit.ly/Om55jt yeah, that's how patents are supposed to work

#Copyright Exceptions in the #TPP - http://bit.ly/QfBC7d another important area where the #US is behaving badly (and #AU)


Monday, 10 September 2012

120909


EU #Orphan Works: A Missed Opportunity - http://bit.ly/PTiIlX and how: a real disgrace for the MEPs involved

Companies asked get involved against software patents and the current proposal for a unitary patent - http://bit.ly/O4l1RG let's hope #eu

Bezos on Android: We Like It! - http://dthin.gs/P6Q8Ne no surprise there, it's he foundation of #kindle's success

Unitary patent threatens innovation in Europe - http://bit.ly/Pe8srj here's why#eu

Beaten Tibetan Girl Jailed - http://bit.ly/RZcYGX seems the mighty #china is terrified of a teenager #tibet

Street Art Comes Alive in Banksy GIFs - http://on.mash.to/QrCSbl rather wonderful

Mozilla's #Firefox OS: Take It Seriously - http://bit.ly/Pe8JdS shaping up nicely#mobile

Failing to Understand the Needs of the 21st Century: The #TPP’s Inflexible Approach to Internet Transmissions - http://bit.ly/P5fc9i

Three Reasons Possession Of Child Porn Must Be Re-Legalized In The Coming Decade - http://bit.ly/Qwdq2h brave piece from @Falkvinge 

First Issue of New #GIMP Magazine Released - http://bit.ly/P6RabW great to see #freesw

Owning It. - http://bit.ly/P6RtUp great parallels between #monsanto and #apple(v @techdirt)#copyright #genepatents

As ARM-Based Devices Take Over, Intel Cuts Its Sales Forecast For The Rest Of The Year - http://tcrn.ch/QvpZaG wintel duopoly crumbles

Judge in Oracle v. Google Says What Jurors Must Not Do -- & It's What the Jury in Apple v. Samsung Seem to Have Done - http://bit.ly/TxrhrR

This UK spying bill is against privacy and democracy. And it won't work -http://bit.ly/P5ka5O great summary (v @raycorrigan)#CDB

Argentina Begins Tracking All Credit Cards - http://bit.ly/Rzef6S whoa #ar

Interview with the #ACLU: #TPP Is a Major Threat to Free Speech, Privacy, and Due Process - http://bit.ly/P78EoN (v @remixtures)

Few fans of U.S. intellectual property proposals in #TPP - http://bit.ly/QwyNADso why put up with them?@remixtures 

Should Bogus #Copyright Takedown Senders Be Punished? -http://bit.ly/RM2v5x only fair, surely? #DMCA

Lies, Damned Lies, and #OpenData - http://slate.me/Pfbewk important point about the #politicisation of data

How Clean Air Act Saved $22 Trillion in Health-Care Costs - http://bit.ly/Qx4ny6wow, what deranged anti-"liberal" comments (v @digiphile)

Saving YouTube From the Choking Web of Rights - http://bit.ly/P5XGlo the tragedy of the anti-commons strikes again

A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent -http://bit.ly/PfLboO starting with #TPP

Life Without #FreeWill - http://bit.ly/NUEnyo read this, keep calm & carry on (or not...) (v @codfather @atheistalliance)