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webmaven · 2022-05-27 18:55:10

The coolest thing about reinventing the wheel is that you get to make your version ROUND.

webmaven | karma 13964 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2022-03-27 21:15:42

The great thing about reinventing the wheel is that you get to make your version round.

dawkins | karma 996 | avg karma 6.15 · | 2011-04-09 18:29:00+00:00

The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you can get a round one.

--Douglas Crockford

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bbwharris | karma 280 | avg karma 1.94 · | 2013-10-24 01:55:37

So you can reinvent the wheel!

gsich | karma 1325 | avg karma 0.48 · | 2018-11-26 11:44:46+00:00

Reinvention of the wheel

userbinator | karma 78987 | avg karma 4.37 · | 2014-05-25 13:14:51+00:00

It could be said that he is reinventing the wheel and trying to make it rounder, which is definitely a good thing.

brightball | karma 15608 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2017-04-23 14:17:00

By reinventing the wheel we've gotten much better wheels.

0x20cowboy | karma 254 | avg karma 1.95 · | 2022-07-09 15:47:51

Talk about reinventing the wheel

markov_twain | karma 23 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2013-02-16 21:09:28+00:00

Literally reinventing the wheel

amelius | karma 42902 | avg karma 1.63 · | 2019-07-02 10:51:39+00:00

There's even an expression for it: reinventing the wheel.

pjmlp | karma 109153 | avg karma 1.76 · | 2022-03-03 07:26:54

Great at reinventing the wheel.

bunchOfCucks | karma -1 | avg karma -0.04 · | 2020-03-02 16:42:44

Reinventing the wheel.

cia_plant | karma 766 | avg karma 5.11 · | 2013-12-19 22:14:20+00:00

When you're tying your square wheels together into a big circle so they turn better, it's time to start reinventing.

wolco | karma 4805 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2020-07-20 02:46:37+00:00

Reinventing the wheel is great for learning or creating something better.

The first version of the wheel used a square glad someone thought maybe a circle could work. Spokes were a big upgrade. The rubber tire filled with air creating[a donut changed the game.

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api | karma 31631 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2014-11-22 22:07:41+00:00

Agreed, and then some. I don't think it's always bad to reinvent the wheel -- especially if the wheel as it exists today is wobbly, flat, or square.

vilmosi | karma 670 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2017-10-18 21:02:54+00:00

The point is you're reinventing the wheel.

shusson | karma 733 | avg karma 1.86 · | 2019-06-06 12:56:35+00:00

It's really nice to see someone actually re-invent the wheel.

jackmott | karma 1932 | avg karma 2.12 · | 2016-07-13 16:03:18+00:00

You know that actual wheel has been, and continues to be, reinvented constantly.

yuppie_scum | karma 854 | avg karma 0.47 · | 2023-11-26 08:43:40

Why reinvent the wheel?

baby | karma 14476 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2018-02-06 11:18:52+00:00

isn't that re-inventing the wheel though?