> Jim Busby wrote: > > Hi Ric, > > > > Eric Schandall did a little informal “blind” testing and his take on > it was (of course) they tended to choose NY until they were shown > which was the NY and which was the Hamburg, then the Hamburg seemed > somehow “better” and they frequently changed their mind. He was > curious and slightly amused at the fickle nature of people. His > conclusion was that the “mental” part of selection is not to be > overrated, and that the Hamburg has some “exotic” appeal. Who knows? > Well....I'll be the first to allow generous portions of fickle factor in most of human endeavour to be sure. Tho before we start drawing real conclusions about which is better, I think we'd have to get beyond informal tests and do some downright serious testing. Until then we have to rely on our own personal perferences, subjective as they themselves may be. But I hears ya alright. > The past article in the NY Times on this very topic is quite good, but > I can’t remember what issue. Two months ago?? > I didnt get a chance to read more then one page... didnt feel like registering for their e-newspaper. > > > Jim Busby > > > > --> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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