@raganwald

Having spent thousands of hours working with various involved parties, trying to understand what they did and how IT could help, I came up with Lawton's Law,
> Everybody's job is a lot more complex than you think it is. Including IT folks' jobs.

@futurebird @david_chisnall

@futurebird

Now I'm curious about whether LLMs' code compiles and executes error-free on their first attempt.

(Aside from the question of whether it meets requirements, as originally intended; always the hard part).

@david_chisnall

@diametraldaneben

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/illegal-alien-ice-custody-passes-away-california-hospital

@austinkocher

@johnzajac

@bonaventuresoft

Efficiency is a ratio between undesired inputs (costs) and desired outputs.

You don't want to have to buy fuel but you do want to get somewhere quickly.

Same with government.

But what is the desired outcome? Is it a healthy, housed, well-nourished, educated, safe, happy population doing satisfying, useful work?

If so, you don't improve efficiency by cutting costs unless you at least maintain all those things.

Since we're nowhere near meeting those criteria, the best way to become more efficient may include having *more* government workers, if their work is useful and satisfying.

‘Our minerals could be used to annex us’: why Canada doesn’t want US mining

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/our-minerals-could-be-used-to-annex-us-why-canada-doesnt-want-us-mining?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

> Opposition to a controversial graphite mine in Quebec strengthened once the Pentagon became involved