We're constantly admonished "don't reinvent the wheel" but it baffles me the hoops people will go through to stick to that.
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I have a draft evolving for years titled "First, Reinvent the Wheel" (counter to old Mech Engr magazine op-ed called "Last, *"
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My strategy goes something like "forget about the goddamn wheel until you've figured out what you WANT."

