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by trelane 10mo ago
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- forinti 10mo agoA lot of what goes on in government, for good or bad, has nothing to do with who's in power.
- buckle8017 10mo agothis was automated specifically because DOGE ridiculed the previous process
- Arainach 10mo agoThis was automated because the need to do so has been recognized for decades. DOGE had nothing to do with it.
- buckle8017 10mo ago[flagged]
- Arainach 10mo agoThe automation was only possible because of a digitized data source which was created as part of a modernization effort 18+ years ago - 18 years before DOGE ever existed - when it was realized this process needed to be improved and automated.
- tomhow 10mo agoPlease don't engage on ideological battle or taunting on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're here for curious conversation, not this. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- trelane 10mo agoWhat is "this," to your eye? What would have made it more palatable?
- tomhow 9mo agoIt's covered by these guidelines: Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. It can also be seen as ideological battle or flamebait; though with terse one-liners it's hard to tell what's really meant. It would be much better to share your perspective on what is good about the article, and at least try to persuade those who will be predisposed to be opposed to it to instead see the positives in it.