push a few config files to dozen or so servers

[Brandon Allbery]

On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Alfred Perlstein <alfred at freebsd.org> wrote:

> One could say the same about any specialized vernacular used.  Why say
> "float bowl" or "pilot jet" when talking about carbeurtors as opposed to a
> more descriptive term such as "the area in the carb where fuel accumulates
> to supply the jets with fuel which is metered by a float device".  Well
> obviously because it's part of the lexicon of carburetor work.


The difference is that BMW and Ford don't usually use completely different
"cutesy" terms for the same thing (and when they do, auto mechanics often
produce their own common jargon instead of using either).

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