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Name: Anonymous 2016-06-23 7:13

Name: Anonymous 2016-06-23 7:25

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It used to be the case that people were admonished to "not re-invent the wheel". We now live in an age that spends a lot of time "reinventing the flat tire!"

The flat tires come from the reinventors often not being in the same league as the original inventors. This is a symptom of a "pop culture" where identity and participation are much more important than progress...


meme languages = flat tires
modern linux / bsd userspaces = quickly becoming a flat tire
systemd = a big flabby flat tire
suckless = trying to patch a flat tire with chicken wire

The only escape is to wait for the flat tire to cause a loss of control and a car accident.

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