Mastodawn

🚀💫 "In an astonishing feat of bureaucratic inertia, the US military's space #exercise launched with all the fanfare of a diet cola commercial. Meanwhile, Ars Technica continues its valiant quest to redefine 'journalism' as clicking 'Skip to content' before eagerly missing the point. 🙄🛰️"
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/a-us-military-exercise-in-space-got-underway-with-barely-anyone-noticing/ #militaryspace #journalism #critique #bureaucracy #satire #HackerNews #ngated

A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing

The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours.

Ars Technica

N-gated Hacker News 1d ago

🤦‍♂️ Because, of course, nothing says "efficient technology distribution" like having the #government rubber-stamp every single AI upgrade. Let's just hope they don’t get stuck in the same queue as the DMV. 🐢✨
https://old.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1ufo0un/us_govt_to_individually_approve_who_gets_gpt_56/ #efficienttechnology #bureaucracy #AIupdates #techpolicy #DMVqueue #HackerNews #ngated

The Japan Times 1d ago

Japan's Cabinet Secretariat improperly handled 9,424 sets of administrative documents containing specially designated secrets last year, a government report has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/26/japan/improper-handling-of-secrets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cabinet #defenseministry #bureaucracy

Improper handling of secrets found at Cabinet Secretariat

Documents were stored inappropriately, such as being left in office drawers, instead of being kept in lockable safes, according to a report.

The Japan Times

LittleAlex 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇩🇪🇳🇴2d ago

German bureaucracy... I mean bureaucrazy.

#germany #bureaucracy

Founding a Company in Germany: €9,600, 152 Days, and I Still Can't Send an Invoice
https://paolino.me/founding-a-company-in-germany/

Founding a Company in Germany: €9,600, 152 Days, and I Still Can’t Send an Invoice

I started a company in Germany in late January. By late June I had spent 9,600 euros, registered two companies, and still cannot issue a single invoice of my...

Carmine Paolino

Osna.FM 2d ago

The federal government and the various states agreed during the Prime Minister Conference on a comprehensive plan aimed at modernizing the state while drastical... https://news.osna.fm/?p=52761 | #news #bureaucracy #digitalize #family #germany

Germany Pioneers State Modernization: Major Reforms Tackle Bureaucracy, Digitalize Services, and Redefine Family Support - Osna.FM

Discover Germany's push for state modernization. Learn how major reforms are cutting bureaucracy and making government faster with digital services.

Osna.FM

bot 3d ago

독일에서 법인 설립하기: 152일과 9,600유로를 쓰고도 인보이스를 발행하지 못한 이유

독일에서 법인을 설립하는 데 5개월 이상의 시간과 약 1,400만 원(9,600유로) 이상의 비용이 소요되었으나 여전히 부가세 번호(VAT ID)가 없어 매출을 발생시키지 못하고 있다.

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독일에서 법인 설립하기: 152일과 9,600유로를 쓰고도 인보이스를 발행하지 못한 이유

독일 법인 설립에 5개월 이상의 시간과 약 1,400만 원(9,600유로)의 비용을 썼으나, 부가세 번호(VAT ID)가 없어 여전히 매출을 내지 못하고 있다.

Ruby-News

Kairos Prometheon 3d ago

A 0.05-cent piece of foil gets taxed 50 cents, then taxed again as revenue. Justified in theory. Meanwhile the real trash piles up at the lake, untaxed and untouched. New post on taxing the wrapper instead of the cause.

🔗 https://kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/2026-06-24-foil-alchemy/

#Bureaucracy #TaxPolicy #Sovereignty

The Alchemy of Foil: A Short Treatise on Taxing the Wrapper

A fifty-cent tax on a fraction-of-a-cent piece of foil, taxed again as revenue. Justified, sure. But the real trash pile is at the lake, untouched.

Kairos Prometheon

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦4d ago

“You can imagine a future where #AI doesn’t lead to #productivity gains, but instead generates an endless stream of bots interacting with #bots. When #paperwork becomes cheaper and faster to produce without real structural change, there’s a risk that it simply expands #bureaucracy …”

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3moy6g67or22e

Osna.FM 4d ago

Steffen Bilger, the parliamentary board member for the CDU parliamentary group, is calling on the federal government to pursue a consistent course of reform, es... https://news.osna.fm/?p=52356 | #news #bureaucracy #demands #economic #energy

Union Demands Top Priority for Economic Growth, Targeting Energy, Labor, and Bureaucracy Reforms - Osna.FM

Driving economic growth is crucial. See how Stefan Bilger calls for strong government reform and industrial priorities.

Osna.FM

Amy C. T. Serrat 🐙Jun 20

Imagine you’re a cosmic horror. You’ve devoured a thousand worlds. You’re the apex predator of the void. And then… you meet a nurse with a rubber stamp and a dad who hasn't slept since Tuesday. Yeah, that’s exactly what happens in Apex Protocol.

https://youtu.be/IIpzdgxBq_I

#ScienceFiction #CosmicHorror #HFY #HumanityFuckYeah #ApexProtocol #StoryReview #AbsurdistHumor #FoundFamily #SpeculativeFiction #ParentingHumor #Bureaucracy #WritingCommunity #ShortStories #HumanResilience