Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Paris : In Rush For Profits, AI Safety Issues Are Ignored Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:45:13 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <5cGcnReFBprdLzD6nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@earthlink.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="4166058"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:65514 comp.os.linux.advocacy:685843 On Fri, 14 Feb 2025, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2025-02-13, rbowman wrote: > >> On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 03:50:11 -0500, WokieSux282@ud0s4.net wrote: >> >>> The "a few mistakes are OK" logic WILL be applied. > > It's often sanitized with that lovely phrase "collateral damage". > >> During my first exam with my current primary about 20 years ago she >> offered a PSA test but explained that there are a lot of false positives >> that scare the hell out of people. She would order the test if I wanted or >> we could go the traditional route. I passed on the test. > > I went the other way. I had been getting a DRE (digital rectal exam, > a.k.a. the finger) every year for 10 years with negative results. > My wife suggested a PSA, and I figured I could look at a number > without freaking out. The result came back 20 (where 4 is considered > cause for concern). I calmly asked for another test. It came out > the same, making it less likely it was a false positive. Next step > was a biopsy (8 on the Gleason scale), which led to a radical > prostatectomy. If I had opted for blissful ignorance I'd probably > be dead by now. > >> At this point I've probably reached the status of men who die with, but >> not from, prostate cancer. > > Me too - but I'm still watching my PSA. It started slowly creeping > up again, but a round of hormone therapy knocked it back down. > Gotta keep weeding the garden... > > Please, guys, if you're over 50, get a PSA test. Nah, I prefer my dignity. I've had a good life, so what do a few decades here or there matter in the end? =)