The correct answer is to subtract the inverse of the numbers:

1/10 - 1/20 = 0.10 - 0.05 = Saves 0.05 gallons per mile
1/33 - 1/50 = 0.03 - 0.02 = Saves 0.01 gallons per mile

It also goes on to say the if safe harbor were given to these sites, it would put too big a burden on networks to police their own material.

So what if it's a big burden for Viacom? That's Viacom's business problem, not Google's. It's just as laughable as hearing an entrepreneur say "it's too big of a burden to find costumers".

But let's say that "it's too big a burden" is a valid argument for a second. Viacom is known to intentionally hide the fact that its the one uploading its own material to Youtube. This has led to Viacom mistakenly sending takedown requests for material it itself placed on Youtube. If Viacom can't get it right with regards to its own material, it would be downright impossible for Google to get it right for Viacom's material, much less everyone's material. It would be an even bigger burden for Google, thus the status quo imposes the least burden.

Finally, what differentiates "these sites"? Their size? Their success? By that argument, Apple should be responsible for preventing bank robbers from using an iPhone to organize their crime. That's nonsense. Liability must lie with those who actually perform the illegal act.

The argument is complete garbage.

Minimize the chance, yes. Earlier, you said the accident could have been avoided.

No matter how clear the weather and how much you pump the brakes, the teenage driver behind you still can't see through her coffee cup.

And you have no control over the deer completely hidden in the ditch, that decides to run into the side of your car.

Note that (2) is illegal, and will prevent the triggering of the light change at traffic activated lights (which is pretty much every light around here).

When he said binary, he meant 2's complement

byte 09 hex = 9 if BCD, 9 if 2's complement
byte 10 hex = 10 if BCD, 16 if 2's complement

The idea is to promote visibility and unity.

How does something that separates them from the rest of the company promote unity?

Either way, wouldn't something like a different style for the id badge do the same thing more cheaply and without resentment?

This reminds me of the record industry's attempts to past legislation to kick pirates off the internet without explaining how it will increase sales.

If there is some relationship between a lawyer and a judge, how does it help anyone to hide it? Hiding it doesn't make the relationship go away.

But what about the idea that information MUST BE FREE?

Information wants to be free. The claims refers to any and all of the following facts:

• When information is shared, the sharer loses none of the information.

• The cost of sharing information information is next to nil if not nil. It is an infinite good. In a free market, it's price WILL go down to zero (regardless of whether you think it SHOULD or not).

• Information sharing almost always benefits society.

But must information be free? No, not always. There is value in privacy, for example. So while your DNA information "wants to be free" doesn't mean you should "let it free".

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You might be wondering how there can exist privacy if information wants to be free.

Notice that I said the cost of information will drop to nothing in a free market. Privacy can exist by hindering the market for information deemed private. One means of achieving this is through the creation of laws that (artifically) raise the cost of the information (by imposing penalities for inappropriately sharing and using the information).

Unfortunately, the legal landscape has not yet dealt with DNA sharing in any serious manner. For now, all you can do is hide your DNA. Once it's known by someone else, it's outside your control.

Seems to me it would be easier to convince my sysadmin to simply run a program of my choice.

This would be an interesting to include in a released program. The rate of infection will be low, but those infected are likely to be admins and power users. It would also provide some deniability. "I didn't change the loader! What does that even mean?"

all Internet users must keep their connections 'secure' and are responsible for what happens on them.'

That means ISPs are legally responsible for their clients misbehaviour!!!

If Copyright had a limit of five years, the 5 year old version of the software would become public domain, not changes done since then.

I feel that software would still be created at the same rate with a five year limit as it does with the current insane copyright lengths. That means that Copyright has fulfilled its purpose of promoting progress.