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Great Day at the Lake

March 9th, 2010


The Great Day at the Lake
Posted 3/4/2010 9:35 AM CST

I’m thinking Sheboygan should have a wild card day this summer. Fourth of July rules like bonfires and pits on the beach, yet on a completely random day chosen by the Mayor.

The Mayor simply sends a twitter message declaring It’s a Great Day at the lake, the world retweets and texts the message, a link to a youtube video detailing the event is included, and the masses are mobilized for a flashmob super day of all that is Sheboygan County. No worries about weather, no advance tickets, just a great day at the lake.

Johnsonville could fire up the big grill, Old Wisconsin and Miesfelds could go old school, and Sparky could move his cart into position if he wants. Ty Gutschow and the boys from Larry’s could setup the beer pumps, Sargento could pimp cheese, you get the idea. Musicians would be encouraged to come out and play, drum circles could be formed, and coffee could flow.

Cost would be minimal because it’s a great day, no tents needed, no advertising, it’s a great day. Sheboygan’s miles of lakeshore would be showcased for the world to see. We could crowdsource a website documenting the day and the public could go live on our cable access. The whole thing can be cost neutral and potentially go to retiring municipal debt, the bottom line is nobody profits directly but the citizens. Companies that participate would find numerous benefits and would be allowed to recoup costs if they would like, or good will and notoriety.

Thousands of people could drive golf balls into the big lake, local businesses could sponsor cheesy contests and we could all have a great day. Crime would drop because nobody wants to be in lockup and miss the great day. Local products could be showcased as sculptures for the day and I, for one would have a great day.

This is a win, win, win, win situation, nobody has to participate, yet, this could be a modern day Woodstock on the water.

gowisconsin wrote:

I like!!! (except for the golf balls in the lake idea. Do you not watch Seinfeld? Oh yeah, no whales in Lake Michigan)
3/4/2010 10:55 AM CST
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Big Brother Loves MVTRAC

February 28th, 2010

So Should You

A good hit man follows his target for days or weeks in order to establish a pattern. This pattern is used to determine the time and place of the hit. A company called MVTRAC is making things a bit easier.

Using license plate recognition technology from Federated Technology, combined with an ever growing network of toll booth, red light , airports, shopping centers, and pretty much any high traffic center,  MVTRAC is building a database of your cars travel habits. This is all done in the name of speedy asset recovery.

Speedy asset recovery is Repo Man 2.0, users log into the system, plug in the plate number and the database spits out known locations of the car complete with the time of day. This allows for easier recovery of cars and everybody wins.

Any hit-man worth his salt understands that this system also tracks the cars driver. Hits that took weeks can now be accomplished in days, allowing the professional to up the number of hits per year, thus maximizing profit. These refinements also allow your private and public Dick to retroactively and proactively spy on anybody who happens to have the oh so common, car with license plate combo.

The paranoid amongst us might jump to the conclusion that Big Brother is watching us. In this case they are right.

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The iPhone is Now Worthy: Parrot AR: Drone

January 6th, 2010

The internet on a phone, nice, games on a phone, ok, but can I justify $100 a month for this? No, my money and I say no.

A quadracopter drone with dual video cameras and wifi, ja ja, ja, Apple is about to sell a phone.

As the commisioner of the World Battle Plane Federation, I welcome you to the future of  public space aerial warfare, may the games begin.

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Tased Sheboygan Man in Coma?

September 5th, 2009
no tasing bros

no tasing bros

WITI-TV6 out of Milwaukee Wisconsin aired this segment yesterday, the only other mentions I can find on the internet are the following tweet;  fox6local Sheboygan man in coma after being tased twice by police – http://bit.ly/PHLjo and retweet; DeliverImHungry RT @fox6local: Sheboygan man in coma after being tased twice by police – http://bit.ly/PHLjo, and of course the bit.ly short link to WITI.

This has not been covered by any other media, I am wondering how this failed to make the local news sites?

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Revolution 9 – iPod + mobileme = The Medium is the Message

August 27th, 2009

The Medium is the Message

IPods suck, music, pictures, video, everything about an iPod sucks! That will change on September, 9, 2009, when Apple injects millions of BB sized cameras into the iPod line. A beefed up mobileme, WiFi, and the power of the cloud Apple will do nothing less than redefine modern communications. the rest of Revolution 9 – iPod + mobileme = The Medium is the Message

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Jake Brewer Says: Read the Bill

June 19th, 2009
Information for Everyone

Information for Everyone

It’s time for action, friends.

We (finally) have a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that will require legislation to be made public 72 hours before it is considered by Congress. Now we need to make sure it passes.

Right now, Congress doesn’t actually read the legislation they vote on, and just as bad, we don’t have the time to make our voice heard before a new law affects our lives. The status quo is wholly unacceptable, and now we have a way to start changing it.

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SheVegas Welcomes Tom Schwanke

June 18th, 2009

tom schwanke ts@verizon.net 71.186.105.141 Submitted on 2009/01/26 at 3:25 PM

what exactly is the purpose of all your internet bling? is it news, if so, the sheboygan press need not worry too much. hope you find a claim to fame other than the fact that you look like sammy hager.

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Hydrogen Cars are Riversimple

June 17th, 2009

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“Pencroft: ‘And what will they burn instead of coal?’

Harding: ‘Water. But water decomposed into its primitive elements… yes, my friends, I believe that water will some day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it… will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light… Some day water will be the coal of the future.’”

Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island, 1874.

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Christian vs. Athiest Sheboygan Lutheran Style

May 12th, 2009

Sheboygan Lutheran High’s leadership class explores new ways to spread the gospel using YouTube.

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Water Conservation & Green Living from Kohler Wisconsin

April 30th, 2009
Stop water waste with simple repairs
Green Living Ideas, Inc., an industry-leading network of environmental blogs and podcasts, and Kohler Co., a global leader in kitchen and bath design and technology, today announced the availability of a groundbreaking new book on water conservation for homeowners, “The Green Living Guide(tm) to Home Water Conservation.”Published through Green Living Ideas’ premier blog property covering water topics, BlueLivingIdeas.com, and brought to readers courtesy of Kohler’s Save Water America Campaign (http://www.savewateramerica.com), the newly launched 4-chapter book was written by environmental author and blogger Reenita Malhotra. The book provides a global overview of topics including dealing with drought and safe, clean water availability, and offers advice on conserving water through tips, tools, and strategies for conserving water at home. A listing of water conservation resources by state further extends the guide’s usefulness to readers.

Free PDF copies of the new book can be obtained at the following URL:
http://bluelivingideas.com/subscribe/register-green-living-guide-home-water-conservation/

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GIS – Sheboygan – Cutting Edge?

April 28th, 2009

Join Us in Sheboygan!

The Wisconsin Geospatial User Group (WGUG) is holding it’s first annual tech conference June 1-3rd 2009 at Blue Harbor Resort & Convention Center in Sheboygan, Wis.

In addition to co-sponsoring the event, MasterGraphics will provide specialists to train conference attendees on advanced AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2010 software, which was recently selected as the preferred solution for road and highway design by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

MasterGraphics classes include:

  • Civil 3D Test Drive- Interactive tour of AutoCAD Civil 3D.
  • Pipe Networks - Hands-on workshop on pipe networks for non-gravity pipes.
  • Presenting Your 3D Design Using the Power of Visualization -
    Fly-by and drive-through animations, how to prepare date, as well as the fundamentals of how animations are created.
  • Survey 2010- an in-depth look at the latest features of AutoCAD Civil 3D’s survey tools and techniques.

Autodesk®staff & other Midwest resellers will also be at the conference to provide training on AutoCAD Civil 3D as well as GIS System implementation and usage.

The conference is open to all civil engineering and geospatial design firms and, in addition to training at intermediate and advanced levels, provides attendees with networking opportunities. For more information about the conference, e-mail Tom Horness at thorness@ci.sheboygan.wi.us or call (920) 459-3397.

Click here for seminar and class descriptions

See you there!

Lou

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District 2 – Sheboygan Council – Speed Election

April 26th, 2009
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district 2 sheboygan

The City of Sheboygan is looking for a representative to emerge from the Citizens of District 2. The qualifications include residency in District 2 and the ability to work Mondays from 7-9. If you, or anybody you know meet these stringent guidelines, start talking to some council members because they are voting on this real soon.

This is not an election, this is a vote – as in: 8 votes for Adolf, 7 votes for John, congratulations Mr. Hitler, welcome to the council, and Mr. Kennedy, thank you for coming.

So if you live in District 2, think you can convince 8 council members you are thier best option, and have Monday evenings free…

…oh wait, the Packers play a couple times on Monday Night.

Here are some of the committees waiting for the chosen one:

  • LAW & LICENSING
  • BLUE HARBOR RESORT CONVENTION CENTER COMMITTEE
  • MARINA AND HARBOR COMMITTEE

DISTRICT DESCRIPTION:
City of Sheboygan – Ward 2 That portion of the City of Sheboygan commencing at the shore of Lake Michigan at Columbus
Avenue, West on Columbus Avenue to N. 6th Street, South on N. 6th Street to Highland Terrace, West on Highland Terrace
to N. 7th Street, South on N. 7th Street to Geele Avenue, West on Geele Avenue to N. 8th Street, South on N. 8th Street to
National Avenue, East on National Avenue to Lake Michigan., North along the shore of Lake Michigan to Columbus Avenue.

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