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> Well, I don't know any mechanics *personally*. But I've yet to see a bunch
> of them get into an irate shouting match about whether an adjustable
> spanner is better or worse than a well-made fixed spanner. You can see how
> there would be merits to both, and how some people might prefer one to the
> other, and they *could* spend months debating it... it's just that they
> don't.
Believe me, flame wars and "vigorous" debates are not confined to computing
related subjects. I suspect you haven't seen such debates simply because
you mostly frequent computing-oriented newsgroups and forums? Look up some
diesel vs petrol threads on car forums, a lot of people get pretty religious
about that.
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