tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post7408837723766167705..comments2024-03-26T10:26:51.288-04:00Comments on Jim Leff's Slog: SweethomeJim Leffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-33093108254774333102013-07-05T12:14:51.636-04:002013-07-05T12:14:51.636-04:00Unknown, wish I had the prodigious memory (or deep...Unknown, wish I had the prodigious memory (or deep-seated disgruntlement) to list every top-rated answering machine, car horn, or which turned out (even sometimes conceded by CR in follow-ups) hideously crappy.<br /><br />As I said in the article, CR's hard-headed scientific approach isn't quite enough. Plus, the science requires making lots of choices about what's tested. I'm sure they always offer good data on desk drawer durability, because they open/shut them 10,000 times. But there's more nuance to consumer goods, and judging that requires normal people putting things to normal (not crisply scientific) use. And, in this age, to high-level observation of normal people reporting normal use via web reviews (with a keen eye for <a href="http://jimleff.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-pick-out-shill-reviewed-places.html" rel="nofollow">picking out shills</a>) Jim Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-7018494066292019212013-07-04T20:35:51.033-04:002013-07-04T20:35:51.033-04:00Jim, what are the examples of CR reviews that woul...Jim, what are the examples of CR reviews that would have led one astray?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305149950206094301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-48254314827481215942013-06-17T13:36:43.089-04:002013-06-17T13:36:43.089-04:00Dobies must have quite the copyright. I've ne...Dobies must have quite the copyright. I've never seen a suitable substitute for them.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-47430792458049550042013-06-16T00:32:25.788-04:002013-06-16T00:32:25.788-04:00That sounds useful in the event of mental emergenc...That sounds useful in the event of mental emergencies!Jim Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-90614454410205853532013-06-15T23:52:11.854-04:002013-06-15T23:52:11.854-04:00Those sponges do suck for dish washing, but I like...Those sponges do suck for dish washing, but I like them in the bathroom and for generic surface wiping. Lately, I've been mentally assembling an emergency kit based on the recommendations on their sister site, Wirecutter.Tom Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231356908855285633noreply@blogger.com