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Comment Re:Uh huh (Score 5, Funny) 570

by Sylak (#44610789) Attached to: The Steady Decline of Unix

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck it isn't a duck unless it is branded a duck?

It's not a DUCK®, it's a Waterfowl That Attenuates Quacking Noises. For copyright reasons, of course.

Submission + - Genetically Modified Plants To Produce Natural Lighting (singularityhub.com)

Submitted by kkleiner
kkleiner writes: A team has launched a crowdsourcing campaign to develop sustainable natural lighting by using a genetically modified version of the flowering plant Arabidopsis. Using the luciferase gene, the enzyme responsible for making fireflies glow, the researchers will design, print, and transform the genes into the target plant. The project, which was recently launched on Kickstarter, has already raised over $100k with over a month left to go.

Submission + - Canada Revenue Agency To Tax BitCoin Transactions (www.cbc.ca)

Submitted by semilemon
semilemon writes: The Canada Revenue Agency has started paying attention to BitCoin transactions, as it says users will have to pay tax on all transactions using the currency. From the article, "The CRA told the CBC there are two separate tax rules that apply to the electronic currency, depending on whether they are used as money to buy things or if they were merely bought and sold for speculative purposes. "Barter transaction rules apply where BitCoins are used to purchase goods or services," Canada Revenue Agency spokesman Philippe Brideau said in an email. In this situation, that means whatever you've received in exchange for your $1 worth of vegetables must be documented as a taxable gain of at least $1 somewhere. When it comes to trading BitCoins for profit, the tax man says there are tax implications there, too. "When BitCoins are bought or sold like a commodity, any resulting gains or losses could be income or capital for the taxpayer depending on the specific facts," ruled the CRA.

Comment Re:Why would you want to game on Linux (Score 1) 332

by Sylak (#42219647) Attached to: Valve Begins Listing Linux Requirements For Certain Games On Steam

The problem is that they are the distributors (through Steam) for a bunch of publishers that aren't Mac friendly.

Take it a step farther, and they're not friendly to macs. There are plenty of titles available for Windows on Steam and Mac on the App Store, but not as SteamPlay for whatever reason.

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