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.
Sometimes, there’s a reason for going with your first impression/analysis. Back in early June, when John McCain clinched the Republican nomination, I wrote the following: I’m listening to John McCain’s speech (live) down in Louisiana as I type this. My prediction: the Republicans are going to get beat like a red-headed stepchild this fall. Sigh. […]
No, seriously. Being a fan of democracy means living with what the people decide, especially when it’s not what you wanted (a lesson that the political Left in the US seems forget every time the vote goes against them). Above all, I’m glad that we have a clear, uncontested victory (though I’d be tickled if […]
This manages to be funny, clever, and entertaining all at the same time: For the best sound quality, go to YouTube and click on the “watch in high quality” link below and to the right of the video itself. Hat tip to Boing Boing, but mostly big props to the ‘net, without which we would […]
Courtesy of contemplate.us: I think that Machiavelli may have said this. ..bruce w..
…with their portrayal of Keith Olbermann: Ah, well. Interesting times ahead. ..bruce w..
The Onion, as usual, is brilliant: In The Know: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized? Be sure to watch it all the way to the end. ..bruce w..
[UPDATED 10/31/08 – 1452 MDT] The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has just released updated figures (Excel spreadsheet; PDF file) as of 4 am this morning for early voting and mail-in ballots. Here are the totals: Democrats: 488,575 (54.1% of “active registered voters”; 63.3% of MIBs returned) Republicans: 465,869 (52.2% of “active registered voters”; 65.0% […]
In my earlier post, I noted several potential problems with the Colorado mail-in ballots (which have been requested by 62% of “active, registered voters” in Colorado). Today’s Rocky Mountain News reports yet another potential problem with these ballots: More than 35,000 newly registered Colorado voters could see their mail ballots tossed out because of confusion […]
Your mileage, of course, may vary: This comes from PhD Comics. ..bruce w..
Final thoughts on the election
I have great faith in the robustness of our system of government and in the Constitution itself. While I would rather see McCain/Palin win, I’m not going to panic or otherwise go off the deep end if Obama/Biden wins. However, if there’s an Electoral College tie and Nancy Pelosi ends up in the White House, […]
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