>As it is, we are advised that after a reboot and a good night's sleep, the differences were actually negligible. So those others who pounced gleefully on the example and began announcing sensational conclusions, ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Yep, were on the same page. Unique specific examples are often stated to try and make a point, but then the person usually also tries to use it as a basis of general fact. That tends to be the problem in my view.