[nzlug] Has anyone done this experiment?

[Bruce Clement]

Johann Schoonees wrote:
>
> Cliff Pratt wrote:
>> Take two bottles of wine, ... then
>> sample both. See if there is any difference in taste.
>>
>> (My router runs Debian, as does my server. My desktop usually runs
>> Ubuntu).
>
> I tried almost the same experiment running FC3/Gnome (kernel 2.6.12)

Why do I fear that we are about to have a slew of "Ubuntu makes wine taste
better than Fedora" postings?

>
> I unfortunately did not record useful results because after finishing
> the test bottle I could not find the other one.

The methodology here is flawed. You knew which bottle was which so your
perceptions are shaped by your expectations of a/no difference. What you
need is a blind tasting.

Next time you want to conduct this experiment, the Clement institute of
wine (me) might be willing to make someone available to drink your red
wine & advise which tastes better.

We are also willing conduct tests on single malt whisky at great risk to
our brain & liver.

-- 
OK, so I'm not the man you thought I was ... Is it my fault you're such a
lousy judge of character?