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It is also theoretically possible that tinkering with wheels is pleasant. Though perhaps it's not for everyone.

It is even possible -- bear with me here -- that while rebuilding the wheel in your own way you will discover something new and interesting. Even in an ancient and venerable field like computer science, which has been picked over by dozens, perhaps even a hundred world-class minds for as long as six decades. [1]

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[1] One of the many charms of growing older is that you come to understand things, like why older people were always rolling their eyes at you when you were seventeen. I remember back when I was young, thinking about the futuristic year 2000. "My god," I would think, "I will probably live to see the year 2000! Although I'll be 29 then, so I'll be much older."



Tinkering with wheels is indeed fun (I have done some tinkering with existing OSs).

A hundred world-class minds over six decades really is a lot.


A hundred world-class minds over six decades really is a lot.

Really? Try saying that to a math professor.




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