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by Confusion 5795 days ago

  Because "real world traffic" is a bullshit test [..]
The hell it is. A statistically significant sample of 'real world ...' is the foundation for most engineering decisions. When you build a bridge, you take the actual loads it has to support into account. Intel bases their chipbaking on the actual purity of the silicon their suppliers can provide.