A The problem is that the PSA test is asymmetric - very very low false negative, high false positive. So it’s very very unlikely to tell you that you don’t have cancer if you do have it. But it’s muc… (View Post)

There is a faction fight in US DoD procurement - one group wants to ditch E-7 and follow ons and go with satellite based systems. The other is demanding more money for Boeing. (View Post)

Take away the power to *not* imprison people. Just because they are senior doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be prosecuted. After the first half dozen get life for misconduct in a public office, things wil… (View Post)

Think it was as a result of anti-knife campaign, way back. One of the great-aunts was from Glasgow and it was a cause of hers for years. (View Post)

In the Scots part of my family, they are always dress items that don’t actually have a blade and can’t be drawn. (View Post)