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> The ancient war chariot is a prime early example of how the adage that you should not reinvent the wheel is poor advice I'd imagine that "reinventing the whe
by automatic6131 4y ago
> The ancient war chariot is a prime early example of how the adage that you should not reinvent the wheel is poor advice
I'd imagine that "reinventing the wheel" is much better advice 5000 years ago.
- samatman 4y agoTubeless tires didn't exist until the 1950s. Wheels might be completely out of disruptive potential but I doubt it.
- CRConrad 4y agoTubeless tyres had existed since about forever; they were made out of iron. Pneumatic tyres didn't exist before 1887.
- lupire 4y ago"Reinventing the wheel" means inventing the same thing without looking at it, not improving it.
- natch 4y agoSure, ignoring common usage, from a super Asperger-level pedantic standpoint that’s true. That’s Hacker News for you. But to say that is to miss the point that even “inventing the same thing without looking at it” is often advised against, when that is actually atrocious advice.
- gota 4y agoIt'd be great to see a list of 'adages' from ancient times and compare - which ones still hold today?