Author Archive: bfwebster

Webster is Principal and Founder at Bruce F. Webster & Associates, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Brigham Young University. He works with organizations to help them with troubled or failed information technology (IT) projects. He has also worked in several dozen legal cases as a consultant and as a testifying expert, both in the United States and Japan. He can be reached at bwebster@bfwa.com, or you can follow him on Twitter as @bfwebster.

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Something (else) that must drive Steve Ballmer nuts

Something (else) that must drive Steve Ballmer nuts

| April 6, 2010 | Reply

Ever notice how those (bogus) ads that appear in Facebook or on blogs always claim that you have just won or will otherwise be given free the latest and greatest Apple products? You know, iPod, iPod Touch, MacBook, iPhone? Yep, the iPad has joined the list. So, when was the last time you saw one […]

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Feeling mortal

Feeling mortal

| April 5, 2010 | Reply

As usual, Gerard Van der Leun at American Digest not only comes up with ‘net gold, but gives wonderful commentary on it as well. This video is for me more haunting than any of the post-apocalyptic films Hollywood has pushed out. The video itself, a homemade production, was shot back in 1977. There’s a good […]

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The earthquake will be televised…

The earthquake will be televised…

| April 4, 2010 | 1 Reply

…or, rather, posted on YouTube. The funny thing is that the young woman above was just getting ready to video herself to post on YouTube when the Mexicali quake hit. Just got a link to this video as well (thanks, Marla!) — this is a swimming pool in Brawley, CA, which is about 50 miles […]

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Earth hour!

Earth hour!

| March 27, 2010 | Reply

Gerard Van der Leun over at American Digest posted the poster above. As for me and my house, well, here’s a photo of our place from Earth Hour 2009: Repeat and rinse.  ..bruce w..

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Well, they did it…

Well, they did it…

| March 21, 2010 | Reply

…but only because Stupak caved. And for what? A meaningless Presidential declaration and $726,409 in airport grants. Once again, I am reminded of “A Man for All Seasons“: MORE:  I have one question to ask the witness. (RICH stops) That’s a chain of office you are wearing. (Reluctantly RICH faces him) May I see it? […]

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Stupak caves…

Stupak caves…

| March 21, 2010 | 1 Reply

…film at 11. Or thereabouts. Foolish, foolish man. He will forever be known (and not kindly) as the reason Obamacare passed the House. And, of course, Obama has such a great track record of keeping promises. ..bruce w.. P.S. Poster hat tip to Moonbattery, c/o American Digest.

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A gentle giant passes

A gentle giant passes

| March 19, 2010 | Reply

And, yes, I had a coon-skin hat. Hat tip to Gerard Van der Leun. ..bruce w..

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This made me laugh out loud…

This made me laugh out loud…

| March 19, 2010 | Reply

…but, then, I’m a geek.  ..bruce w..

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Y’know, when you (as Democrats) have lost the Washington Post…

Y’know, when you (as Democrats) have lost the Washington Post…

| March 17, 2010 | Reply

…you’ve lost, period: WE UNDERSTAND the administration’s sense of urgency on health-care reform. But what is intended as a final sprint threatens to turn into something unseemly and, more important, contrary to Democrats’ promises of transparency and time for deliberation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Monday that she is leaning toward a parliamentary maneuver […]

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A reminder for the Democratic leadership

A reminder for the Democratic leadership

| March 15, 2010 | 1 Reply

President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi seemed determined to bend, twist, and subvert the rules and procedures of government — and possibly the Constitution itself — in order to pass Obamacare, which they seem to see as more important than any of those things. Their “whatever is necessary, the ends justifies the […]

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