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  1. To put the punishments in perspective... on The Pope Criminalizes Leaks · · Score: 1

    Anyone who reveals or receives confidential information or documentation risks six months to two years in prison and a €2,000 euro ($2,500) fine; the penalty goes up to eight years in prison if the material concerns the "fundamental interests" of the Holy See or its diplomatic relations with other countries.

    Never mind the treatment of Bradley Manning, these punishments are tame even when you compare them to the 50 years faced by Aaron Swartz.

  2. Re:Ebay Bucks? on BitCoin Mining, Other Virtual Activity Taxable Under US Law · · Score: 1

    Ignore the above, I wasn't aware that eBay Bucks is a reward program.

  3. Re:Ebay Bucks? on BitCoin Mining, Other Virtual Activity Taxable Under US Law · · Score: 1

    In the UK at least, unless you are an eBay seller by trade the transaction would fall under capital gains rules.

  4. Re:The Google translated article on German Ministry of Education Throws Away PCs For 190,000 € Due To Infection · · Score: 5, Funny

    That actually reads pretty well, we should pass Timothy's posts through Google Translate in future.

  5. MAC Address Spoofing on OpenWLANMap: Free WLAN-Based GPS Replacement · · Score: 1

    It's pretty trivial to spoof a MAC address, should be easy to fool users if it's a simple list of MACs and coordinates?

  6. Here in the UK... on No Such Thing As a Tax-Free Lunch At Google? · · Score: 1

    In the UK food served in company cafeterias is generally tax exempt, as long as the cafeteria is open to all employees. It's usually where management get their own "premium" menu that their benefit would be considered taxable.

    As far as food in general, anything considered non-essential is usually subject to VAT (Value Added Tax) which is our equivalent of US Sales Tax. This leads to arguments as to what is or isn't essential, with the recent Pasty tax being a good example.

  7. Re:Nothing will change on EA Responds To Its Appearance In the 'Worst Company In America' Poll · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've never heard of a gallery telling an artist what to paint.

    Commissions are very common in the art world.

  8. Re:Smart on Microsoft Makes Millions Renting Campus Space to Vendors · · Score: 1

    I should have qualified that by saying that the accounting calculation of depreciation is usually very different from the tax figure.

    In the UK at least no depreciation is allowable, instead capital allowances are given, sometimes a 100% deduction in the first year to encourage investment.

  9. Re:Smart on Microsoft Makes Millions Renting Campus Space to Vendors · · Score: 1

    Not every expense is recognised by the tax authorities, the classic example being depreciation.

    This does seem deductible though, unless something else complicates matters like the companies being related parties etc.

  10. Re:3737 days in years on Solaris Machine Shut Down After 3737 Days of Uptime · · Score: 1

    Nice try, it's either 3652 or 3653 days with leap years.

  11. Re:So Microsoft lies on UC Davis Study Concludes H-1B Workers Neither Best Nor Brightest · · Score: 2

    Might the costs of securing employees green cards etc. be treated as a benefit or part of the first year's salary?

    The study also notes that 34% of financial analysts and 71% of lawyers hired from abroad earn over the $100,000 mark, when you consider all professions the figure is 21%.

  12. Re:Was this ruling because the content was porn? on Troll Complaint Dismissed; Subscriber Not Necessarily Infringer · · Score: 1

    I imagine that where the material is deemed unsavoury a John Doe approach might have better success.

    If being publicly accused of downloading pornography is enough to cause embarrassment people might be more likely to settle out of court, regardless of whether they think the case has merit.

  13. Re:Fuck, it's a 5 word title on Duke Nukem 3D Code Review · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't be so hard on tinothy, he got 60% of the words right!

  14. Re:So what company instead? on Dell Said To Be In Buyout Talks With Private-Equity Firms · · Score: 1

    We've moved from Dell to Lenovo, all new desktops and laptops now come through them. The people using the systems haven't really noticed, so I suppose that's a good sign?

  15. Alternatives already exist on Pirated iOS App Store Site Shuts Down · · Score: 1

    The article suggests Appcake on Cydia is a viable alternative.

  16. Re:Working video link on Moscow Plane Crash Caught On Passerby's Dash Cam · · Score: 1

    That might just be your country, link in the summary is still working in the UK at least.

  17. 3D Comp[uter Graphics Software on Blender 2.65 Released · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those wondering what Blender is, according to Wikipedia it's "a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games" with a built-in game engine.

  18. Re:Worlds Gone Mad on Apple Patents Wireless Charging · · Score: 2

    You jest but there was an Australian patent granted for a "Circular Transportation Facilitation Device" in 2001.

  19. ...aliens or not aliens? on Mars Rover Finds Complex Chemicals But No Organic Compounds · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reminds me of this recent SMBC comic.

  20. Similar analysis for homophobic tweets on Geomapping Racism With Twitter · · Score: 2

    It's not mapped, but NoHomophobes.com have a live stream of tweets containing homophobic language. Write up over at the Guardian's Data Store

  21. Re:Standard... on UK Police Fined For Using Unencrypted Memory Sticks · · Score: 1

    Would TrueCrypt be a good candidate?

    I'm sure we'd need some way of enforcing vendors to use it though.

  22. They're welcome to each other on Zynga Sues EA For 'Anti-competitive' Practices · · Score: 1

    Can't think of two companies I'd rather see hemorrhaging money in the courtrooms.

  23. Obligatory xkcd on Steve Jobs Dead At 56 · · Score: 1
  24. Re:Also... on Facebook Bans Google+ Ads · · Score: 1

    You'll need to sort the comments to show the oldest ones first, but they're all still there...

    ReadWriteWeb - Facebook Wants to Be Your One True Login

  25. ...it can be attached to the wrist? on Fitness Site Accidentally Shows Sexual Activity · · Score: 1

    Sounds like it was designed with Slashdot's most common form of sexual activity in mind!