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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by grandempire on Saturday February 15, 2025 @06:21AM (#43057706)
Are you sure this isn’t bias from your personal interest? Is IT and bad websites the problem with the government?

I also don’t buy Elon’s messaging that a database upgrade will save social security, or whatever.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by joshuaturner on Saturday February 15, 2025 @08:07AM (#43058224)
Bad websites make the times we interact with the government much less efficient than it otherwise would be, especially if a artifice has no reasonable online alternative and instead required in person appointments, costing you time, requiring additional staff, and requiring office space.

One of the best examples of this is passport renewal. In the US until very recently you were unable to do this online, either having to print and mail in a form or go in person to an office.

Another example is the work of 18F to allow Americans easy direct filing of their taxes without the need (or cost) of a third party.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by ImPostingOnHN on Saturday February 15, 2025 @08:52AM (#43058479)
> It IT and bad websites the problem with the government?

It is and was a pretty significant one, now less important compared to a literal seig-heiling nazi running the government.

Last time literal seig-heiling nazis ran a government, it wasn't great.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by ks2048 on Saturday February 15, 2025 @01:43PM (#43060985)
> I also don’t buy Elon’s messaging that a database upgrade will save social security, or whatever.

This is not what Elon is saying or doing or planning to do.

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