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Ariella
1/25/2016 9:14:40 AM
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@Joe I see, though even that is not altogether clear as it says, " it would require full-body scans for some travelers." I suppose that means that those not in that category of "some" would still have the option, though creating such distinctions is usually the equivalent of open Pandora's box.
Ariella
1/24/2016 1:57:21 PM
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@Joe I know you have the right to say you'll get a manual check instead, but I think some people find that a lot more invasive. With no happy option, people have seized on the idea of a booth that detonates any bombs concealed on a person. But, as snopes shows, that is a bit of fiction, not fact. See http://www.snopes.com/crime/deserts/booth.asp
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There's a lot of evidence to suggest that the TSA is being less than forthcoming about the safety of the machines and/or doesn't know what it's doing. The agency has outright refused to have its machines professionally calibrated, and doctors actively advise pregnant women and others with particular issues to avoid consenting to the airport scans.
Ariella
1/24/2016 1:26:39 PM
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Re: Watson
@Joe yes, but I don't recall getting any full disclosure form to that effect before boarding a plane. It seeems standards only hold in the conrexts where they are expected -- as in healthcare.
Re: Watson
@mhh: I'm not convinced Watson would be -- at the very least -- any worse than those hipster food blogs and their ridiculous suggestions.
(Protip: More kale isn't the answer.)
Re: Watson
@Ariella: Ah. But there's Chef Watson! Watson may not have the arms or mechanical ability to prepare the food itself, but it can at least tell you what to do as its sous chef. ;)
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@Ariella: Reminds me of the contention between the TSA workers union at Boston Logan airport and the TSA regarding radiation exposure from the scanning machines. They wanted radiation exposure cards/bracelets/whatever. They lost that battle, though.
In any case, says a lot about what travelers are being exposed to.
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@mhh: As it has been explained to me by IBM execs, the doctors who have tried this out have responded along the lines of, "Okay, I would have thought of that (the first choice), I would have thought of the second thing, I would have thought of the third most likely thing, but that fourth thing -- I wouldn't have thought of that."
Ariella
1/23/2016 8:38:43 PM
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Re: Watson
@mhhf1ve My understanding of Watson for healthcare is that it is used primarily by doctors, researchers, and, possibly, pharmaceutical companies. For the common man, there's WebMD, which supposedly can convince anyone their symptoms are a sign of cancer as this shows.
 aS for X-Rays, I've even found DIY instructions for a machine that can even do a CT-scan (which bombards you with even more radiation) online like in this video To concede your point, the last comment does say this:
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