why not use the Scientific Method to determine which is the best os?

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > YOSPOS > why not use the Scientific Method to determine which is the best os?

fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

i cant be the first one to have thought of this. why hasnt it been done?

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 10:37

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 02:34

fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

is it because it would be unethical to force test subjects to use desktop linux? thats the only thing i can think of

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 10:40

fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

Deep Dish Fuckfest posted:

hypothesis: linux is a good os
experiment: install gentoo
results: gently caress this
conclusion: trash tier os

is this peer reviewed and reproducible?

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 23:25

fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

post hole digger posted:

hell its double blind -- we turned our monitors off twice

it sounds like settled science then

# ¿ Dec 5, 2023 04:27

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