[PLUG-TALK] Any Gearheads Here?

[Paul Heinlein]

On Mon, 8 Mar 2010, Rich Shepard wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010, wes wrote:
>
>> Good luck getting any plumber (or gearhead) to admit that.
>
>   Well, one of the guys in the plumbing section of Home Depot (who 
> is a retired plumber) told me it's a matter of preference 'cause 
> both brands are good.

Sysadmins often do the same thing with their preferred machine 
vendors.

There are cynical reasons for this practice, of course, but the less 
suspicious view is that it reduces the number of variables to worry 
about when bringing a new server online. The sysadmin is acquainted 
with the quirks of his/her platform of choice and has confidence it 
will be well behaved when treated within certain boundaries.

It wouldn't surprise me at all to hear that mechanics and plumbers 
have the same modus operandi: they just want to reduce the number of 
troubleshooting variables when doing their work.

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Paul Heinlein <> heinlein at madboa.com <> http://www.madboa.com/