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wsostt | 2 years ago | on: 12% of Americans eat half the nation's beef

Are they saying that the same 12% of people eat half of the consumed beef each day? Or that 12% of beef consumers eat half of the daily consumption but that group’s membership changes each day?

If I eat a steak and cheeseburger in the same day, am I part of that group or am I never part of the group because I only eat beef 1x per week?

wsostt | 2 years ago | on: We’re all just temporarily abled

My first introduction to this concept was Tobin Sieber's book Disability Theory[0].

He referred to able-bodied people as TABs, Temporarily Able-Bodied. You are born a helpless infant and, if lucky, die a helpless elder.

> The cycle of life runs in actuality from disability to temporary ability back to disability, and that only if you are among the most fortunate.

[0] https://press.umich.edu/Books/D/Disability-Theory2

wsostt | 2 years ago | on: Engineers should focus on writing

I would add that good writing is required for all career advancement.

Senior engineers or architects may do more design than coding and the design needs to be conveyed likely as writing and hopefully a couple diagrams.

Managers absolutely need to be good writers to communicate effectively, advocate for their team, and tell the story of the team’s work.

If you’re an engineer and want to have a higher level job than you have now, getting better at writing is only going to help. I’m not saying it’s a MUST because I’m sure there’s some outliers, but it won’t hurt.

wsostt | 2 years ago | on: Apollo Back end just made public

If they’re unhappy with their own API, this could provide an abstraction layer for the app. They rewrite their client to use this API and it frees up two teams to work (almost) independently. The UI team can work on their roadmap while the backend team fixes the internal API or retires the logic and implement it into this new layer.

I’m not saying they’ll do this or that it makes sense. But I’ve definitely done it in much smaller projects.

wsostt | 3 years ago | on: A list of developer questions to ask prospective employers

This is the best interpretation of this list. It’s a great guide to understand what topics you care about. Maybe there are a couple questions in here that would raise red flags for you. You should pursue those as conversation points.

wsostt | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to keep water-obsessed autistic child from wasting water?

We had a small hand pump toy that would suck up the tub water and spray it. It was a manual pump so it taught cause/effect which is critical for development.

Second the swimming lessons. I have two daughters with a rare genetic condition and they are obsessed with swimming in the pool. My older is physically challenged, wears AFO legs braces, has a seriously disturbed gait, and frequently uses a chair when we’re out in public. But she can swim non-stop for an hour. Great exercise, great strength building, great for safety. I feel like her freedom in the water is an escape from her limitations on land. :D

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