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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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Potential problems with Colorado mail-in ballots [corrected]

Potential problems with Colorado mail-in ballots [corrected]

| October 28, 2008 | 3 Replies

UPDATE (10/31/08): I’ve got a new post, citing a Rocky Mountain News article pointing out yet another problem specifically for those newly registered Colorado voters who requested a mail-in ballot. IMPORTANT CORRECTION (10/30/08): As per the comments by gailculp below, not all Colorado counties have drop-off spots for mail-in ballots. So if you are using […]

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Sanity among the ruins

Sanity among the ruins

| October 28, 2008 | Reply

The new Despair.com catalog arrived today, and just in time: and of course: And there’s always the do-it-yourself page (click on the image for a larger view): Should be an interesting week.  ..bruce w..

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It’s a sad day…

It’s a sad day…

| October 26, 2008 | Reply

…when Saturday Night Live shows more political balance (and, frankly, pays more attention to what Biden and Murtha are saying) than most of the mainstream media: Hat tip to Ace of Spades. ..bruce w..

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Update from Iraq

Update from Iraq

| October 25, 2008 | Reply

You know we’re fighting 21st Century wars when my main contact with my Marine son is via Facebook. Here’s the latest from Jon (LCPL Webster), over in Rutbah, Iraq: Pops- Glad you n mom are doing okay.. And yea, I’m stoked for Wes and Maddie. Wish I could’ve been there, but oh well.. I’ll have […]

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At the mountains of madness

At the mountains of madness

| October 24, 2008 | Reply

Every now and then, I see a news story that reminds me uncomfortably of some fiction I’ve read. Here’s one such story: Buried Antarctic Mountain Range Shouldn’t Exist at All An Antarctic mountain range that rivals the Alps in elevation will be probed this month by an expedition of scientists using airborne radar and other […]

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Words to live by

Words to live by

| October 21, 2008 | Reply

From contemplate.us: This is somehow relevant to the continuing crisis; I just haven’t figured out yet how.  ..bruce w..

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Personal fiscal sanity

Personal fiscal sanity

| October 20, 2008 | Reply

My co-blogger, Bruce Henderson — with deep Scottish roots — wants to start discussing personal thriftiness here at the blog, which I think is a great idea. And since I spotted this item at the Consumerist (one of my favorite sites), I thought I’d jump the gun and post it here. It’s a personal purchase […]

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I’m old enough…

I’m old enough…

| October 20, 2008 | Reply

…to remember looking for Burma Shave signs when our family drove cross-country. Which is why today’s xkcd tickled me: Heh.  ..bruce w..

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Or maybe this sums it up

Or maybe this sums it up

| October 17, 2008 | Reply

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These two posts pretty much sum it up

These two posts pretty much sum it up

| October 16, 2008 | Reply

First, from Ben Smith over at Politico (via Rachel Lucas; I would have gotten to Politico myself eventually, but Rachel came up first in my daily blog review), citing an e-mail from a Republican consultant testing out an anti-Obama ad: [The group was] Reagan Dems and Independents. Call them blue-collar plus. Slightly more Target than […]

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