Wednesday 31 May 2017

170531


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170530 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170530.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Open Letter: EU #Copyright Reform Proposal Is Fundamentally Broken and Won’t Make Europe More Competitive - http://infojustice.org/archives/38254

U.N. chief: America faces a ‘gray future’ if it abandons climate action - http://mashable.com/2017/05/30/trump-paris-climate-agreement-un-chief/ time to ignore trump and his tantrums

#Renewable energy generation in the US dramatically exceeds 2012 predictions - https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/renewable-energy-generation-in-the-us-dramatically-exceeds-2012-predictions/ it’s happening, regardless of trump


19-Jährige nach mutmaßlicher Vergewaltigung zum Tode verurteilt - http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/pakistan-19-jaehrige-nach-mutmasslicher-vergewaltigung-zum-tode-verurteilt-a-1150012.html if true, these people are savages


Hackers publish private photos from Lithuanian cosmetic surgery clinic - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/31/hackers-publish-private-photos-cosmetic-surgery-clinic-bitcoin-ransom-payments these dbs should always be airgapped…

Jeremy Corbyn urges Theresa May to debate with him in public - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/31/jeremy-corbyn-urges-theresa-may-debate-with-him-in-public shrewd move; he should do tonight’s debate anyway


Corbyn to take part in TV leaders’ debate - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/31/corbyn-to-take-part-in-tv-leaders-debate well, that puts May in a pickle…nice move #ge17

Just 9 days left to reject worst version of EU #copyright expansion plans yet - https://juliareda.eu/2017/05/alternative-compromise/ pl. tell your MEP to say no to this

People vs Politicians: which parties support public ownership? - https://weownit.org.uk/people-vs-politicians #ge17

Imco Committee Derailing: Act! - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/imco-committee-derailing/ worrying developments in Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) #copyright

CCIA Launches Video Appeal For Better EU #Copyright Policies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c0n4DWrr30&feature=youtu.be

Urgent: Please Write to MEPs to Stop Awful #Copyright Proposals - https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.nl/2017/05/urgent-please-write-to-meps-to-stop.html really bad stuff: EU people, pl. write to MEPs now


Corbyn Won’t Be Perfect, But He Has The Qualities I Want In A Strong And Stable Leader - http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/russell-brand/russell-brand-blog-jeremy-corbyn-theresa-may_b_16892508.html?utm_hp_ref=uk saith russell brand

China and EU strengthen commitment to Paris deal with US poised to step away - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/31/china-eu-climate-lead-paris-agreement excellent move


Tuesday 30 May 2017

170530


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170529 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170529.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

WiFi4EU – helping to bring free Wi-Fi to all Europeans - http://mailchi.mp/socialistsanddemocrats/meps-and-national-governments-agree-on-wifi4eu-helping-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-all-europeans?e=78e1c0c8ff something else UK will miss out on post-#brexit

Modified antibiotic brings fresh hope to battle against drug resistance - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/29/modified-antibiotic-brings-fresh-hope-to-battle-against-drug-resistance great - keep it for humans, not animals

FixCopyright@Fixit_Eu Sign the petition and rightcopyright.eu and #RightCopyright
2 more days for its petition, needs 300 names for 5000

#Australia needs fair use now faircopyright.org.au more than 20,000 emails being sent to politicians - pl. add yours #faircopyrightoz

does May have some Emperor's new clothes that she will wear during #brexit negotiations?

UK government confirms plans to destroy the British software industry - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/05/uk-government-confirms-plans-destroy-british-software-industry/ breaking #crypto is crazy

interesting - but unsurprising - to see tories flooding Facebook with Corbyn’s inability to remember the child care cost… #blackops


Strike Three: Lexmark Can’t Use Patents, Trademarks Or Copyright To Block Third Party Ink Cartridges - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170530/10152837476/strike-three-lexmark-cant-use-patents-trademarks-copyright-to-block-third-party-ink-cartridges.shtml big win

"Modi said it would be “morally criminal” not to act on #climatechange" - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/30/donald-trump-germany-angela-merkel-election kudos



Monday 29 May 2017

170529

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170528 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170528.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#NHS campaigners told to leave town centre or face police action - http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15299064.Shock_as_NHS_campaigners_kicked_out_of_town_centre_and_threatened_with_police_action/ “hadn’t paid for the right to hand out leaflets”


open letter to Competitiveness Council & @ComodiniCachia asking them to put EU #copyright reform back on track - http://copybuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/29May_OpenLetter_Council.pdf

#India army chief defends soldiers who tied man to vehicle to deter protests - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/29/india-army-chief-kashmir-protests-man-tied-to-vehicle a ‘dirty war’ #kashmir

Over 60 Civil Society & Trade Associations Urge European Lawmakers To Put The Eu #Copyright Reform Back On Track - http://copybuzz.com/featured/open-letter-eu-copyright-reform/


Leave oil rigs in the North Sea, say conservationists - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/29/leave-oil-rigs-in-north-sea-say-conservationists interesting proposal

EU moves to crack down on carmakers after VW emissions scandal - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/29/eu-moves-to-crack-down-on-carmakers-after-vw-emissions-scandal-monitor-testing-fines I’ll believe it when I see it…

British Airways CEO will not resign despite ‘catastrophic’ IT failure - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/29/british-airways-ceo-will-not-resign-despite-catastrophic-it-failure queue audience: “oh yes he will…”


170528


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170527 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170527.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

The Observer is looking for volunteers to help monitor hidden political advertising. please email observer.elections2017@gmail.com #GE17

Wild Amazon faces destruction as #Brazil’s farmers and loggers target national park - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/27/brazil-wild-amazon-faces-destruction-farmers-loggers-sierra-ricardo-franco-park a tragedy & a disgrace

Lack of information on antibiotic use on animals is a major problem, say experts - https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2017-05-26/lack-of-information-on-antibiotic-use-on-animals-is-a-major-problem-say-experts millions will die as a result…



Using AI and drones to combat elephant and rhino poaching - https://thenextweb.com/africa/2017/05/24/using-ai-drones-combat-elephant-rhino-poaching/#.tnw_jh78Yysv let’s hope it’s not too late

EU nations set to wipe out forests and not account for emissions - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132031-eu-nations-set-to-wipe-out-forests-and-not-account-for-emissions/ absurd

Girl Busted For Pirating ‘Chicken Run’ Provides Food For Thought - https://torrentfreak.com/girl-busted-for-pirating-chicken-run-provides-food-for-thought-170521/ #copyright bullies strike again

Laptop ban could apply to all flights to US, homeland security chief says - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/28/laptop-ban-expand-international-flights-homeland-security those terrorists are certainly winning


Sunday 28 May 2017

170527


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170526 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170526.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Piracy Killing Hollywood So Bad That Disney Made More Money In 2016 Than Any Studio Ever - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170525/10481837456/piracy-killing-hollywood-so-bad-that-disney-made-more-money-2016-than-any-studio-ever.shtml yeah, funny that

Theresa May’s ratings sink as Jeremy Corbyn’s get a bounce, poll finds - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/27/corbyn-cuts-mays-lead-voter-approval-ratings only one data point, but still… #GE17

We need deal with the EU to combat terror, experts tell May - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/27/eu-theresa-may-combat-terror-brexit-europol oh look: best way to fight terrorism is stay in EU…

Tory nerves fray as Corbyn dramatically narrows May’s lead - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/27/corbyn-cuts-mays-lead-voter-approval-ratings surely not… #GE17


Saturday 27 May 2017

170526


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170525 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170525.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page


Trump ‘complained to Belgian PM of difficulty setting up EU golf resorts’ - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/26/donald-trump-complained-belgian-pm-difficulty-golf-resorts-eu munching “lots of” Belgian chocolates

Find out the best way to elect a progressive majority in your area - http://www.progressivealliance.org.uk/vote-smart enter postcode, get recommendation #GE17

Find Out How Your Vote Can Fight An Extreme Brexit - https://bestforbritain.org/vote-smart another site powered by your postcode… #GE17#

Revealed: details of Sergey Brin’s secret plans to build the world’s biggest aircraft - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/26/google-sergey-brin-building-largest-aircraft Make Airships Great Again…

Gunmen kill 26 in latest attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/several-killed-in-attack-on-bus-carrying-coptic-christians-in-egypt … it’s always the poor Copts…

Corbyn: the war on terror is simply not working - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/26/jeremy-corbyn-the-war-on-terror-is-simply-not-working Tim Farron will win few friends with his comments here #GE17

"The #Brexit propaganda worked very well and then the propaganda guys vanished like a fart in the Sahara.” - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/26/aki-kaurismaki-interview-the-other-side-of-hope true


Thursday 25 May 2017

170525


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170524 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170524.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Demand @marksandspencer drop law breaking farm - https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/214/277/970/ unacceptable

Grad Student Finally Cleared Of Criminal Charges For Posting Academic Article Online - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170524/16434237449/colombian-grad-student-finally-cleared-criminal-charges-posting-academic-article-online.shtml but can now happen in UK

Trump ‘worried about #Brexit impact on US jobs’ - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/25/trump-worried-about-brexit-impact-on-us-jobs oh look: even he now thinks it’s a bad idea…



Cloudflare Ups Ante In Search Of Prior Art To Invalidate ALL Patents From Patent Troll Blackbird Tech - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170524/16565037450/cloudflare-ups-ante-search-prior-art-to-invalidate-all-patents-patent-troll-blackbird-tech.shtml excellent

May calls on tech firms to lead fight against online extremism - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/25/theresa-may-calls-on-tech-giants-to-lead-fight-against-online-extremism they’ll like that


Wednesday 24 May 2017

170524


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170523 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170523.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Trump: Corporate trade as usual, now with added xenophobia - https://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2017/05/trump-corporate-trade-usual-now-added-xenophobia watch out for #TTIP 2.0



US officials leak more Manchester details hours after UK rebuke - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/24/us-officials-leak-more-manchester-details-hours-after-uk-rebuke that “special relationship”…

Congressional Rep Pushes His ‘Hack Back’ Bill By Claiming It Would Have Prevented WannaCry Ransomware Attack - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170523/07305837430/congressional-rep-pushes-his-hack-back-bill-claiming-it-would-have-prevented-wannacry-ransomware-attack.shtml #nope

Thailand 2016 - 2017 - Immigration detention Center - Bangkok - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2QcmR_FNuM&feature=youtu.be conditions look pretty bad here…

Found at the Scene in Manchester: A Detonator, Shrapnel and a Battery - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/24/world/europe/manchester-arena-bomb-materials-photos.html another leak from our American friends…?

RNC, Chamber Of Commerce Want Robocallers To Be Able To Spam Your Voicemail Without Your Phone Ringing - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170524/06323637443/rnc-chamber-commerce-want-robocallers-to-be-able-to-spam-your-voicemail-without-your-phone-ringing.shtml lovely



Tuesday 23 May 2017

170523


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170522 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170522.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page


UK bathing water ranks next from last in EU beach table - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/23/uk-bathing-water-ranks-next-from-last-eu-beach-table “will once more be ‘dirty man of Europe’ after Brexit”

"EU could put pressure on UK by saying that British products will not be allowed into EU markets unless they meet environmental standards”

#LibreOffice leverages Google’s OSS-Fuzz to improve quality of office suite - https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2017/05/23/oss-fuzz/ #freesw

'My worst nightmares are coming true': Europe's last primeval forest on 'brink of collapse' - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/23/worst-nightmare-europes-last-primeval-forest-bri... shame on #poland…


170522


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170521 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170521.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page




“Support for the Labour party in #Wales has surged in the last two weeks” - http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2017/05/22/the-new-welsh-political-barometer-poll-5/ Labour: 44% (+9) #GE17

Theresa May Plans To Regulate, Tax And Censor The Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170522/01183037414/theresa-may-plans-to-regulate-tax-censor-internet.shtml good summary of bad stuff #GE17

The world’s first self-sailing, electric cargo ship set to replace 40,000 diesel trucks - https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/05/22/worlds-first-self-sailing-electric-cargo-ship-set-replace-40000-diesel-trucks/ that’s good…

Sorry East Texas: Supreme Court Slams The Door On Patent Jurisdiction Shopping - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170522/10263437420/sorry-east-texas-supreme-court-slams-door-patent-jurisdiction-shopping.shtml CAFC is useles; UPC will be too

Yet Another Bad Idea: Dropping Facial Recognition Software Into Police Body Cameras - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170512/11400137349/yet-another-bad-idea-dropping-facial-recognit…

medical records of 61 million Italian citizens to be given to IBM for its “cognitive computing” system Watson - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/05/detailed-medical-records-61-million-italian-citizens-given-ibm-cognitive-computing-system-watson/ huh?



Sunday 21 May 2017

170521


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170520 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170520.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Brexit and the coming food crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/21/brexit-coming-food-crisis-seasonal-migrant-labour-eu “food production depends on seasonal migrant labour from the EU”

Revealed: #Facebook's internal rulebook on sex, terrorism and violence - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/may/21/revealed-facebook-internal-rulebook-sex-terrorism-violence this stuff is a mess; it won’t hold


170520


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170519 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170519.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page




Friday 19 May 2017

170519


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170518 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170518.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

UK needs more immigrants to ‘avoid #Brexit catastrophe’ - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/19/uk-needs-more-immigrants-to-avoid-brexit-catastrophe bigoted #brexiters understand nothing

German business leaders urge Tories to rethink plan to leave single market - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/19/german-business-leaders-conservatives-tories-rethink-plan-leave-single-market-trade-eu not much support there, Boris #brexit

“No more excuses” as major global research funders take strong lead on clinical trial #transparency - http://www.alltrials.net/news/funders-agree-to-who-standards/


Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-hub and Libgen - https://torrentfreak.com/elsevier-wants-15-million-piracy-damages-from-sci-hub-and-libgen-170518/ @elsevier the bully strikes again…

Renegotiation Of#NAFTA To Include IP Rights, Digital Trade - https://www.ip-watch.org/2017/05/18/us-renegotiation-nafta-include-ip-rights-digital-trade/ here comes SOPA/ACTA…




Thursday 18 May 2017

170518


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170517 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170517.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

US Court Upholds Enforceability Of GNU #GPL As Both A License And A Contract - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170515/06040337368/us-court-upholds-enforceability-gnu-gpl-as-both-license-contract.shtml interesting & important case #freesw

#Facebook hit with fines and investigations in six EU countries over #privacy law breaches - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/05/facebook-hit-fines-investigations-six-eu-countries-privacy-law-breaches/ really piling up

Britain: Investigate the #Brexit referendum fraud - https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/brexit_referendum_32/ the referendum was stolen, not won…

Tell the UK Government: No #Backdoors in #Crypto - https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.nl/2017/05/tell-uk-government-no-backdoors-in.html here’s what I’ve just sent; consultation closes tomorrow

Brazil: explosive recordings implicate President Michel Temer in bribery - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/18/brazil-explosive-recordings-implicate-president-michel-temer-in-bribery impeach them both…


170517


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170516 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170516.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Fossil fuel lobby could be forced to declare interests at UN talks - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/17/fossil-fuel-lobby-to-declare-interests-at-un-talks long overdue

Dark money is pushing democracy in the UK over the edge - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/17/dark-money-democracy-billionaires-funding welcome to the great brexit banana republic

‘Narco-deforestation’: cocaine trade destroying swaths of Central America - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/16/drug-money-traffickers-destroying-swaths-forest-central-america another reason to decriminalise drugs

Inquiry launched into targeting of UK voters through social media - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/17/inquiry-launched-into-how-uk-parties-target-voters-through-social-media bit late now… #GE17

It’s coming: another call for everyone’s #DNA to be collected and stored permanently - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/05/coming-another-call-everyones-dna-collected-stored-permanently/ huge #privacy implications

#Renewables growing faster than expected – IEA - https://www.transportenvironment.org/news/renewables-growing-faster-expected-–-iea that’s good; need to tackle shipping as a priority now

#France: “a broad new environment ministry – the second most important position in government” - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/17/france-macron-his-government-left-right-centre contrast with UK…



Tuesday 16 May 2017

170516


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170515 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170515.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page


The free trade agreement with Singapore cannot, in its current form, be concluded by the EU alone” - CJEU big blow for @EU_Commission #ISDS

We Own It manifesto 2017: How public ownership can give us real control - https://weownit.org.uk/manifesto we need more #commons-based systems

Lib Dems pledge to end ‘Orwellian’ snooping powers in manifesto - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/15/lib_dems_manifesto_pledge_to_end_snooping/ that would be nice…

Brxt and brands – out of the EU in 680 days - http://ipkitten.blogspot.nl/2017/05/brxt-and-brands-out-of-eu-in-680-days.html looks like trademarks will be a staggering mess after #brexit

Ancillary #Copyright Would Be A Poison, Not A Cure - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/ancillary-copyright-poison-not-cure/ excellent explanation of a really bad idea #EU

The 5 Fundamental Flaws Of The Press Publisher’S Right, AKA Ancillary #Copyright - http://copybuzz.com/analysis/5-fundamental-flaws-press-publishers-right/ #EU

S&Ds push forward new measures to cut food waste in half by 2030 - http://mailchi.mp/socialistsanddemocrats/sds-push-forward-new-measures-to-cut-food-waste-in-half-by-745709?e=78e1c0c8ff long overdue; insane wastage

It’s coming: another call for everyone’s #DNA to be collected and stored permanently - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/05/coming-another-call-everyones-dna-collected-stored-permanently/ me on implications 4 #privacy

Wild boar gives British ambassador to Austria the chase - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/16/wild-boar-gives-british-ambassador-to-austria-the-chase understandable, given #brexit

New Netflix DRM Blocks Rooted Phone Owners From Downloading The Netflix App - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170516/06083537378/new-netflix-drm-blocks-rooted-phone-owners-downloading-netflix-app.shtml @netflix being evil with #drm


Monday 15 May 2017

170515


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170514 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170514.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

After Ceta: The Eu-Vietnam Agreement - http://www.cncd.be/After-CETA-The-EU-Vietnam will have #ISDS for corps, no enforceable rights for environment, like #CETA

JP Morgan appears to make good on #Brexit threat with new Dublin office - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/15/jp-morgan-landmark-office-dublin-brexit surprise. not.

Trump relying on charisma to bridge old divides on first foreign trip - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/14/donald-trump-first-trip-foreign-policy on his what???

EU backs away from trade statement in blow 2 China’s #OBOR plan - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/15/eu-china-summit-bejing-xi-jinping-belt-and-road wants “guarantees on transparency, sustainability”

Hold ISPs Responsible 4 Piracy After Brexit, Music Biz Says - https://torrentfreak.com/hold-isps-responsible-for-piracy-after-brexit-music-biz-says-170512/ copyright maximalists take every chance to demand more

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen hopes to stop elephant poachers in Afrika using big data - https://thenextweb.com/africa/2017/05/11/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-hopes-stop-elephant-poachers-afrika-using-big-data/ let’s hope, let’s hope

The Threat: A Conversation With Ross Anderson - https://www.edge.org/conversation/ross_anderson-the-threat lots of interesting, important stuff #security

Trump to expand policy that bans US aid for overseas #abortion providers - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/15/trump-abortion-rule-mexico-city-policy trump shows how much he hates women

Netflix is blocking rooted Android phones from downloading its app - https://thenextweb.com/apps/2017/05/15/netflix-is-blocking-rooted-android-phones-from-downloading-its-app/ @netflix confirming its evil credentials #DRM

The Brief: The Great British Wake-Up on #brexit - http://www.euractiv.com/section/all/news/the-brief-the-great-british-wake-up/ hard to tell, with trends confounded by #GE17

Will a #climatechange denier chair the EU’s Environment Council? - http://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/opinion/will-a-climate-change-denier-chair-the-eus-environment-council/ this man must be ridiculed everywhere he goes

How Google Took Over the Classroom - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/technology/google-education-chromebooks-schools.html #chrome - and thus #linux - spreading everwhere


Sunday 14 May 2017

170514


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170513 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170513.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Millionaire Brexit donor targets 140 remain MPs in general election - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/13/millionaire-brexit-donor-targets-remain-mps the silent coup continues…

Conservatives pledge to give web users power to erase online history - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/12/conservatives-pledge-to-give-web-users-power-to-erase-online-history but not the one the UK gov will access #ICR

Unions launch push to spike #Tisa trade pact - https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-8a16-Unions-launch-push-to-spike-Tisa-trade-pact TISA is still a threat…


170513


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170512 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170512.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#NHS left reeling by-attack: ‘We are literally unable to do any x-rays’ - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/13/nhs-cyber-attack-patients-ransomware time to get rid of #microsoft monoculture

Leaked NSA Hacking Tool On Global Ransomware Rampage - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170512/16332437353/leaked-nsa-hacking-tool-global-ransomware-ram... "reinforces why we should not allow backdoors to encryption"

Inside the new Battersea Power Station - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/13/inside-the-new-battersea-power-station after 7 failed schemes, finally happening…rather costly, though #lunnon


Saturday 13 May 2017

170512


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170511 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170511.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

‘1.5m oldsters in their graves’ could swing second EU vote, says Ian McEwan - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/12/15m-oldsters-in-their-graves-could-swing-second-eu-vote-says-ian-mcewan not to mention economic meltdown

The Amazing Dinosaur Found (Accidentally) by Miners in Canada - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/dinosaur-nodosaur-fossil-discovery/ this is gobsmacking…

#NHS hospitals across England hit by large-scale cyber-attack - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/12/hospitals-across-england-hit-by-large-scale-cyber-attack that’s what you get with a #microsoft monoculture…

in the light of the attack on the #NHS, maybe we need to move to @NHSbuntu - https://nhsbuntu.org// - and away from #microsoft monoculture


Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits 74 countries around the world - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/12/global-cyber-attack-ransomware-nsa-uk-nhs but only those foolish enough to run #windows


Thursday 11 May 2017

170511


This Makes No Sense: US To Ban Laptops On All Flights From Europe - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170510/15050837337/this-makes-no-sense-us-to-ban-laptops-all-flights-europe.shtml still want to fly to US?

The Brexit trap that’s closing on Britons who live in Europe - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/11/the-brexit-trap-thats-closing-on-britons-who-live-in-europe May cares more about UKIP than these people

What is YouTube’s role in the music industry? - https://blog.google/topics/google-europe/youtube-role-music-industry/ “cannibalisation is unlikely” #copyright

Creative Commons’ New Strategy for a Collaborative Organizational Structure - http://www.shareable.net/blog/creative-commons-new-strategy-for-a-collaborative-organizational-structure #cc

Strasbourg could trade Parliament seat for medicines agency - http://www.euractiv.com/section/all/news/strasbourg-could-trade-parliament-seat-for-medicines-agency/ this is an excellent idea #EMA #brexit


CJEU to rule on enforceability of German press publishers’ right - http://ipkitten.blogspot.nl/2017/05/cjeu-to-rule-on-enforceability-of.html #LSR #copyright

Volunteers tailor Ubuntu Linux to UK’s health service - https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/161230 great idea, could save #NHS big dosh

Frankreich verbietet Shows mit Delfinen und Orcas - http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/delfine-und-orcas-in-gefangenschaft-frankreich-verbietet-haltung-a-1146475.html france leads the way; others must follow

#Brexit slowdown fears as industrial output falls and trade deficit grows - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/11/brexit-industrial-output-trade-deficit-march0ons “fall in pound … did little”

.@cisco & @Oracle Applaud The Looming Death Of #NetNeutrality - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170510/07262037333/cisco-oracle-applaud-looming-death-net-neutrality.shtml they were always among most evil tech cos. on planet

Most European millennials would join “a large-scale uprising” - http://boingboing.net/2017/05/11/the-c-word.html bring it on…

Finland voices concern over US and Russian climate-change doubters - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/11/finland-voices-concern-over-us-and-russian-climate-change-doubters well done, plucky #Finland

Austrian Court’s ‘Hate Speech’ Ruling Says Facebook Must Remove Perfectly Legal Posts All Over The World - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170509/15260937329/austrian-courts-hate-speech-ruling-says-facebook-must-remove-perfectly-legal-posts-all-over-world.shtml #at

Sunday 7 May 2017

170506


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170505 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170505.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Macron's campaign hacked on eve of French election - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/06/emmanuel-macron-targeted-by-hackers-on-eve-of-french-election makes it almost certain it was #russians who hacked #clinton

The end of wild #elephants? Why we must not let Africa become one giant food farm - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/06/the-end-of-wild-elephants-why-we-must-not-let-africa-become-one-giant-food-farm indeed, we must not

Syria’s #Kurds march on to Raqqa and the sea - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/06/syria-kurds-raqqa-mediterranen maybe #turkey shouldn’t have alienated West so much…


Saturday 6 May 2017

170505


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170504 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/05/170504.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

if you’re feeling depressed by what’s happening in the world, this may help to put things in perspective: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/a-lot-of-galaxies-need-guarding-in-this-hubble-view

oh, and BTW, we must stop #CEPA now - http://www.politico.eu/article/trade-deals-beware-the-acronym/ will doubtless drive #deforestation and more #palmoil use…

May’s Brexit Britain can no longer be considered a serious country - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/05/theresa-may-brexit-britain-uk-europe-liberal #brexiters utterly destroying Britain’s brand

Help Stop #Rabbit Farm Cruelty in #Germany - https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/869/786/457/ come on, Germany, you’re better than this…

Air pollution lawsuit set to go ahead despite delayed government plan - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/04/government-faces-class-action-on-air-pollution-in-landmark-case these are EU standards, won’t be around soon

Judges call for legal changes to better protect #whistleblowing junior doctors in appeal judgment - http://www.itv.com/news/2017-05-05/judges-call-for-legal-changes-to-protect-whistleblowing-junior-doctors/ kudos to Dr Day

“someone grabs a suspected attacker and uses their own body as a shield so fewer people around them die” - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/05/dressed-for-death-the-women-boko-haram-sent-to-blow-themselves-up terrible

Bill O’Reilly accuser to meet Ofcom as Fox News scandal threatens Sky deal - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/05/bill-oreilly-accuser-meet-ofcom-fox-scandal-threatens-rupert-murdoch-sky-takeover-bid murdoch is not “fit and proper”