Post #1286042
2026-03-24 12:35 UTC
@DarkestKale The Swindon of datasets? (Supposedly it was so close to the mean demographic of all England that it was used for test marketing all sorts of new products. After a few years they noticed that lots of things were doing well there but failing nationwide, and eventually realised that word had got round and people who liked trying new products had moved to Swindon to do so.)
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@DarkestKale@mastodon.social 2026-03-24 12:36
@RogerBW huh. Our 'proving ground' used to be Tasmania. Especially for telecoms. Smaller population, bounded by sea, so you can basically run good tests over there, etc - while keeping same currency, language and legality