> If it turns a 0.1% chance of cancer into a 0.12% chance of cancer, I think it's a waste of time to worry about it.
That's 60k cases of cancer in the US. Not worth worrying about on a personal level, perhaps, but on a public policy one?
That's 60k cases of cancer in the US. Not worth worrying about on a personal level, perhaps, but on a public policy one?
HN tends to glorify self-driving vehicles because they might put a dent into that statistic. I wonder why that concern doesn't apply to drinking water.