I type "reboot" into the wrong SSH window all time, especially when I'm tired.
It's really quite a lot easier than pressing the wrong power button (I do that too at my desk).
It's really quite a lot easier than pressing the wrong power button (I do that too at my desk).
On the flip side, at least when you make this mistake with a VM you're typically not down for long assuming you have fast-ish storage - on average any of the VM's I'm responsible for are back up in 60-90 seconds, physical machines can take 5 minutes or more (memory testing, expansion ROM's, etc. all make post take FOREVER even on modern hardware).