N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🚦 Ah, the ol' "more cooks in the kitchen" conundrum, except now it's "more layers of review" — because everyone knows #bureaucracy is the true sport of #champions. 🏆 Apparently, assembling a human pyramid of red tape doesn't speed things up? Who knew! At least now we have an equation to validate our #procrastination. 📈
https://apenwarr.ca/log/20260316 #humanpyramid #layersofreview #redtape #HackerNews #ngated
Every layer of review makes you 10x slower

We’ve all heard of those network effect laws: the value of a network goes up with the square of the number of members. Or the cost of commun...

CBC London2d ago
Red tape a hurdle for families fundraising to build a hospice in Strathroy
When Kathleen Steffler's husband was nearing the end of his life after a battle with cancer, she knew hospice care was a must-have. But the closest spot available was an hour and a half away from their Strathroy, Ont., home.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/hospice-strathroy-9.7124773?cmp=rss
TheNerd Automaton3d ago
I decided to make some subtle design changes to Fruitopia today. The main play area is now a bit more PDF reader like with procedural file names and page numbers generated.
Not sure where polishing ends and scope creep starts... #indiedev #censorship #redtape
South-East London for Europe (Selfe)4d ago
Funny that, almost as if #Brexit was built on lies! #RejoinEU now! #BrexitLies #Passport #RedTape

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fxhf6pocqbjk3u4b6z5qrkxu/post/3mgzl3u7j422x

a man in a green elf costume i...
𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖓!Mar 11
In the next pod, I'll discuss #DoctorWho: #Battlefield. I'll also enjoy complaining about #BT, #Uber, #Lime #eScooters, #Ikea, #British #redtape, and anything else I can literally shake either one of my poorly sized #walkingsticks at.
Lyle Solla-YatesMar 7
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/seattles-climate-and-housing-efforts-bottlenecked-by-power-poles/ “Many decisions are made primarily from a utility optimization perspective, with insufficient consideration of downstream housing impacts” #seattle #housing #RedTape
Global NewsMar 6
Lapu Lapu victim’s family says bureaucratic red tape prevents them from getting help
AJ Sico's mother, Jhosie, said her son used to help pay for the household and the family and his injury has left so much uncertainty.
#Crime #LapuLapufestival #LapuLapuTragedy
https://globalnews.ca/news/11718688/lapu-lapu-victim-family-bureaucratic-red-tape/
WIST QuotationsMar 2

A quotation from Eugene McCarthy

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.

Eugene McCarthy (1916-2005) American politician, poet, activist
Quoted (1979-02-12), “People: On the Record” section, Time Magazine

More about this quote: wist.info/mccarthy-eugene/5915…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eugenemccarthy #bureaucracy #efficiency #executivepower #friction #government #inefficiency #liberty #operations #power #redtape

McCarthy, Eugene - Quoted (1979-02-12), "People: On the Record" section, Time Magazine | WIST Quotations

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty. (Backup Source). See Truman (1959).

WIST Quotations
Global News BCMar 6
Lapu Lapu victim’s family says bureaucratic red tape prevents them from getting help
AJ Sico's mother, Jhosie, said her son used to help pay for the household and the family and his injury has left so much uncertainty.
#Crime #LapuLapufestival #LapuLapuTragedy
https://globalnews.ca/news/11718688/lapu-lapu-victim-family-bureaucratic-red-tape/
RaymondPierreL3Mar 4

Our govts are keen to reduce #RedTape for business and Investments arguing it to be necessary to grow the economy, yet the very people who provide the seed ideas for such growth and prosperity are plunged into bottomless pits of excrutiating govt processes.

“Discovery grants are a key pillar of Australia’s research ecosystem, allowing scientists to do fundamental “blue-sky” research over a three-year funding period.
The Australian Research Council took nine months to process the 2025 grants. For the 2026 grants, they are now proposing to take up to 16 months.”
REad more:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/complete-joke-efforts-to-reduce-funding-wait-times-ends-with-longer-blowout-20260303-p5o739.html

#Research #ResearchGrants #ARC #AustralianSciences #ResearchFunding

‘Complete joke’: Efforts to reduce funding wait times ends with longer blowout

A long campaign to improve Australia’s sclerotic research bureaucracy has culminated in an extraordinary blowout to grant approval times, leaving scientists despondent.

The Sydney Morning Herald