Dimitri Yioulos wrote: > > > Matt, > > Isn't the landscape bar required in every sysadmin's tool kit? > > Dimitri >
Every sysadmin requires some form of LART in his toolkit. Not all sysadmins require a head extraction tool, although they are quite handy. Many tools, such as the landscape bar, can serve both purposes. However, if you already have a LART, the digging bar can be used as a special-purpose tool for head extractions. For example I prefer a wooden object for most general purpose LARTing, as I find the hollow sounds it makes when striking a head quite pleasing. Wooden baseball bats are my LART of choice. Sometimes I use the digging bar as a LART, but usually only in circumstances where previous applications of wood have failed to produce the desired results. The landscape bar is also an excellent tool for LARTing by intimidation. Due to it's large size, black color, and pointy end its presence is more intimidating to the general user than a bat. Once in a rare while I use the bar for less severe problems as merely walking up to someone while carrying a landscape bar will usually have the same effect as a few light blows with the bat.
