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Why I think testing "labs" are useless
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<blockquote data-quote="show-Zi" data-source="post: 883444" data-attributes="member: 69581"><p>I think the lab tests are helpful to a degree that's a bit informative.</p><p>It is not the detection that I focus on, but the rate of false positives. That's because work is often interrupted by vague warnings of "may be dangerous" rather than warnings of "danger.</p><p></p><p>In the world of automobiles, there are test-drive reports that make a big show of how fast the car can go and how fast it accelerates. But on congested roads, it's also a struggle to pass the carriages in front of you.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🥕" title="Carrot :carrot:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f955.png" data-shortname=":carrot:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🐎" title="Horse :racehorse:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f40e.png" data-shortname=":racehorse:" />🏎</p><p>I think most of these types of performance comparison tests exist to satisfy the owner's self-satisfaction and provide only a preliminary level of information before use or purchase.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="show-Zi, post: 883444, member: 69581"] I think the lab tests are helpful to a degree that's a bit informative. It is not the detection that I focus on, but the rate of false positives. That's because work is often interrupted by vague warnings of "may be dangerous" rather than warnings of "danger. In the world of automobiles, there are test-drive reports that make a big show of how fast the car can go and how fast it accelerates. But on congested roads, it's also a struggle to pass the carriages in front of you.🥕🐎🏎 I think most of these types of performance comparison tests exist to satisfy the owner's self-satisfaction and provide only a preliminary level of information before use or purchase. [/QUOTE]
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