> Extrapolating long tail effects from single
samples does not yield
> accurate results.
On Sat, 21 Apr 2012, Mouse wrote:
Neither does assuming that theory matches reality.
I would argue that todays computer systems are
*much* more reliable
than the systems that were in general use 10-20 (or more) years ago.
On what
grounds?
It contradicts tony's experience. It contradicts mine as well. Do you
have experience pointing the other way? (I would tend to assume not,
since if you had I would expect you to have mentioned it by now, but
assumptions don't make for good data either.)
He's just
Extrapolating long tail effects from single samples