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You're just spewing pro-TSA propoganda all over this thread. This is far from a closed issue, as pointed out here [1], among other places. [1] http://news.yco

You're just spewing pro-TSA propoganda all over this thread. This is far from a closed issue, as pointed out here [1], among other places. [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1913457 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1913457

Confusion 16y ago
I'm spewing anti-anti-radiation facts. Primarily to get attention back to the actual issue: the usefulness of these machines in the first place. As for [1]: yes, fine, the effective dosage may be larger than suggested. Even if it's a factor 20, it still doesn't matter. Secondly, the 'letter of concern' mainly asks questions about some possible risks. Thirdly, it does not support the claims in this thread in any way. The OP was worried about it 'spewing radiation all over the place'. The dosage of people working there is completely negligible compared to what people inside the machine receive.
- loewenskind 16y ago
  >I'm spewing anti-anti-radiation facts. You've ignored every counter that was already provided to your "facts". That doesn't strike me as arguing in good faith. >Primarily to get attention back to the actual issue: the usefulness of these machines in the first place. Nonsense. If you care about people's rights, why would you want to bring the discussion to a place of utter irrelevance? The american people accepted The PATRIOT act for God's sake. Do you think they're going to give a shit about being scanned naked, so long as it's fast? >Even if it's a factor 20, it still doesn't matter. The damage is cumulative. How can it possibly not matter. Damage done by the X-ray doesn't "go away" right? So every little extra dosage you get is just making things worse for you. You can say it's less than taking a cross Atlantic flight but I have to take the flight. Trust me, if there were another way I wouldn't go near a plane. I still fly. I get X-rays when I think I've broken something. I love bananas. These are all sources of radiation that I'm going to be exposed to for some benefit to me (sometimes the risk of not doing it is worse than the radiation risk) and am willing to take the risks. These scanners don't help me in any way. This is radiation I'm enduring for no benefit to me what so ever. Even if I did buy the party line about terrorists, dying in a car accident would be vastly more likely than being killed by a terrorist so I'd rather take my chances with them than with this machine.

Confusion 16y ago

I'm spewing anti-anti-radiation facts. Primarily to get attention back to the actual issue: the usefulness of these machines in the first place. As for [1]: yes, fine, the effective dosage may be larger than suggested. Even if it's a factor 20, it still doesn't matter. Secondly, the 'letter of concern' mainly asks questions about some possible risks. Thirdly, it does not support the claims in this thread in any way. The OP was worried about it 'spewing radiation all over the place'. The dosage of people working there is completely negligible compared to what people inside the machine receive.

loewenskind 16y ago
>I'm spewing anti-anti-radiation facts. You've ignored every counter that was already provided to your "facts". That doesn't strike me as arguing in good faith. >Primarily to get attention back to the actual issue: the usefulness of these machines in the first place. Nonsense. If you care about people's rights, why would you want to bring the discussion to a place of utter irrelevance? The american people accepted The PATRIOT act for God's sake. Do you think they're going to give a shit about being scanned naked, so long as it's fast? >Even if it's a factor 20, it still doesn't matter. The damage is cumulative. How can it possibly not matter. Damage done by the X-ray doesn't "go away" right? So every little extra dosage you get is just making things worse for you. You can say it's less than taking a cross Atlantic flight but I have to take the flight. Trust me, if there were another way I wouldn't go near a plane. I still fly. I get X-rays when I think I've broken something. I love bananas. These are all sources of radiation that I'm going to be exposed to for some benefit to me (sometimes the risk of not doing it is worse than the radiation risk) and am willing to take the risks. These scanners don't help me in any way. This is radiation I'm enduring for no benefit to me what so ever. Even if I did buy the party line about terrorists, dying in a car accident would be vastly more likely than being killed by a terrorist so I'd rather take my chances with them than with this machine.