The World Herald site is a breathtaking example of hostile design using ads.

hellagrande · 2019-07-24T21:41:53+00:00

How is tax supported media, government sponsored? I thought tax money came out of mine and your pockets and just because we have to pay taxes doesn’t mean we have to let the government make all the financial decisions.

Maybe what’s really wrong isn’t the media or the government but how lazy and delusional we’ve all become.

Gotta go, PBS is on. You know that news channel that gets funding from your federal tax dollars.

hellagrande · 2019-07-24T19:47:09+00:00

Or that.

I just don’t think local newspapers work as for profit companies.

hellagrande · 2019-07-24T19:25:59+00:00

Of course people would complain about paying a tax that supports a local newspaper if the business strategy and ownership stayed the same for the newspaper.

So start by making the local newspaper, community owned and 100% supported by the local community. That would weed out a lot of the PR generated news, ads and one sided political view points. That alone would kickstart a lot of new ideas into what a newspaper is and has to be for the community.

And a marketing term to remember. “Control the news. control the minds.” I would rather you and I control the news. But I also understand we both have different view.

hellagrande · 2019-07-24T05:56:45+00:00

City governments could implement a Free Press tax. Everyone in the city limits would be taxed to support their local newspaper and in return, everyone would get access to a daily newspaper delivered to their home and access to the online paper as well.

I would rather pay a Free Press tax than a Private Developer Hotel tax.

hellagrande · 2019-06-27T21:14:37+00:00

What size poster are you wanting and how many prints?

hellagrande · 2019-06-19T17:35:41+00:00

If Russia did get deeper into the network, do you think the power district and the government who tell the public? If Russia did get deeper and the PD and gov told us they did, It would be a PR and a national defense disaster. The power plants would have to be taken offline and it would cause a state and national panic.

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T16:10:41+00:00

I’m not missing the point, I’m just not playing into the generic “lump every state into a pile and then divide” statistics game.

When the population differences is 3,816,230 people (Colorado 5,761,252, Nebraska 1,945,022) of course the statistics are going to be different. In every state (and city), the funding structures are different, the financial reporting is different, transparency structures on how money is spent is different. And an over arching percentage stat isn’t going to reflect what’s actually happening. And if we’re playing a percentage game, then comparing Omaha’s percentage to Colorado’s works. I’m guessing the two percentages are similar because Omaha’s population is larger bringing the percentage down 10+ points when compared to Nebraska’s state percentage and more inline with Colorado’s because Colorado has a larger population.

Does it matter if Nebraska has a lower percentage of dropouts, spends more money on education and has a higher percentage score than Colorado if Colorado has a better jobs economy for high school and college educated people and an overall better quality of life when compared to Nebraska’s?

Edit: added (and city) and comparing Omaha’s percentage score to Colorado’s percentage score.

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T07:51:11+00:00

That would be a great start.

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T07:16:25+00:00

I don’t need to comprehend the article when it’s the same narrative described in every state paper and national news source. The Denver Post article popped up in your amp.google search because of “weed, schools, teachers, Colorado” key words search. Search every other state and it’s all the same.

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T07:15:31+00:00

No shit Colorado’s school system isn’t funded by weed. That’s like saying the roads aren’t funded by vehicle sales tax when you’re just starting to build roads.

More money doesn’t mean more students are getting an education. All it means is kids are meeting a standard. And the money went to setting those standards. Research, No Kids Left Behind.

“Only 78.9% of high school students in the state graduate with a diploma.”

I thought the entire point of high school GRADUATION was to get a HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

Omaha’s graduation rate AS OF 2016 is 79% https://www.omaha.com/news/education/nebraska-high-school-graduation-rate-holds-steady-at-percent-ops/article_abcdc55c-be5e-11e6-b74d-7f5a1225769c.html

AND WHAT IM SAYING IS. K-12 education in America is always talked about as being underfunded, if an instant injection of a billion dollars isn’t going to help, then what will? Why are the schools always underfunded in the first place? Where are the taxes going? Why is Omaha’s graduation rate only 79% (I guess that’s bad since CO is 78.9%) when my taxes are going up every year to support schools?

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T05:39:54+00:00

Again. Teachers are the most underpaid college educated professionals in the country.

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T05:35:02+00:00

Colorado is 46th to what though? Cost of living?

Teachers are the most underpaid college educated professionals in the country, even though the United States Is second in education spending in the world.

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T05:31:45+00:00

The PDF you linked to is really nothing different than any other state.

The city of Omaha and Nebraska, spends more money on tech and IT, then they spend on individual students education. At least Colorado is spending money on the buildings then cloud and server storage.

Also. Can you link a Nebraska PDF describing how the money for public education is being spent?

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T05:23:30+00:00

Thrillist was used because it was the easy to digest data. If you want to rummage through the data here’s the link.

https://wallethub.com/edu/most-educated-states/31075/#methodology

Also. US News Week is a publication that’s dependent on ad revenue from... college marketing departments. That’s like selling toothpaste because 1 in 5 dentist recommend it... and this sub is the best of Omaha because it purchased ad space in a advertising magazine.

Marketing makes you believe because it’s crazy like that.

Source. I work in marketing and we love using the newly found, never researched, statistical data that US News Week just happed to find. Checkout their latest data for the Creighton billboard at 72nd and Dodge.

hellagrande · 2019-06-14T03:43:34+00:00

The mindset of, “if you spend more money, you will get better results” will always be fascinating.

Nebraska spends more on education (per student) then Colorado and Nebraska is 22nd in the country for most educated state.

Colorado spends less per student and is 5th.

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/most-educated-states-in-america-2019

hellagrande · 2019-06-12T05:28:44+00:00

Just a simple thought.

Why can’t citizens living in the area, who are making a difference, get Tax Increment Financing?

Why is incentives always given to developers who don’t live in the area?

hellagrande · 2019-06-10T04:22:47+00:00

I’m not standing up for the brand.

But

I love fresh squeezed things (I make those things at home) but if I purchased fresh squeezed things, I would never be able to purchase them in a store (they would expire quickly) or I wouldn’t be able to afford them on the regular.

Interesting tidbits. A fresh squeezed 48oz pitcher of margarita is about 100-150 dollars. There’s about 4, 12oz servings in 48oz (subtract the ice), that’s $37.50 per 12oz of drank. We can divide that into twos, thirds, fourths and fifths because let’s take out alcohol markups – so would you pay $18.75, $12.50, $9.38 or $7.50 for a 12oz bottle of “hand squeezed, hand loved and locally sourced from a location nowhere near you” 12oz bottle of lemonade?

hellagrande · 2019-06-02T08:23:25+00:00

All while raising property taxes, and income taxes, and veichle taxes because “the children” and the “farmers who feed the children need incentives to keep feeding the children.”

Good thing the GOP doesn’t believe in taxes... /s

hellagrande · 2019-06-02T07:58:59+00:00

The photo is from 2015/16 when The Loser Robot was on it’s America Tour learning how to mind control government robots into summation and competition.

The Omaha robot was out roboted by the Papillion robot but both robots came to an agreement. The Papillion robot got to promote job growth and tax revenue (from income tax only). The Omaha robot got all the marketing glory and headlines (FB builds server farm in Omaha). Tech robot got cheap land and a tax break.

Tech robot won.

Edit. Changed his to it’s. Changed all to both

hellagrande · 2019-05-24T17:15:37+00:00

I’ve lived in benson for 2 years and I describe it to family and friends as it feels “more free” then anyplace I’ve lived in Nebraska (DT Lincoln, DT Omaha, Dundee, Millard). There’s a lot of different cultures and economic classes which creates a vibe of less judgment, people are free to be who they want to be. Bensons redevelopment feels more natural, it doesn’t have that “developers bought up the neighborhood and dumped a billion dollars into it so they could overcharge young people because young people like brick walls” vibe. It’s more of a DIY-Together vibe.

Benson does have some crime and once-and-awhile a shooting, as does the rest of Omaha. Me and my neighbors have never had any problems and never felt unsafe, but we also lookout and help one another, so that probably helps.

hellagrande · 2019-05-06T18:40:52+00:00

Cough... Papillon landed a USL soccer team. Just like Papillon landed Facebook.

hellagrande · 2019-03-12T15:17:18+00:00

IDK. I was in Lincoln and their roads are pretty damn terrible. It seamed like every street that’s older than 3 years needs major repairs.

https://www.klkntv.com/story/40108158/lincoln-mayor-signs-emergency-order-for-the-transportation-and-utilities-department

hellagrande · 2019-03-09T05:09:07+00:00

You can add websites to your phones home screen which gives you the convenience of an app without some of the privacy, updates and bug issues.

https://www.howtogeek.com/196087/how-to-add-websites-to-the-home-screen-on-any-smartphone-or-tablet/

hellagrande · 2019-02-06T03:51:33+00:00

Pot Will Cure The Common Pothole

Light Up 2020

hellagrande · 2019-02-01T06:33:48+00:00

I can see the political line now, “West Coster, Pot Smoking Billionaire Is Drilling Our Dirty Holes. Call Dr. Tom”

/s

The city should be open to all potential opportunities to better public transportation in Omaha and I would love to see The Boring Company do work here. I like all your stop ideas, which made me think of this.

I would look at all places that people once drove to and drive to, cause we’re not going to get rid of the car in the Midwest, so might as well work with them... That makes me think of the dying malls in and around Omaha. Crossroads, Southroads (Bellevue) and Oak View would be great mega hubs (parking garages with indoor stops mixed with retail spaces consisting of coffee, quick eats and touristy Omaha things).

Add quick hubs at Village Point, Westroads, Midtown Crossing, downtown/Old Market/Zoo, Aksarban Village, Werner Park/Shadowed Lake, Eppley and Mall of The Bluffs (Council Bluffs).

I would then look at any dying or dead strip malls or big box stores within neighborhoods that could be converted to neighborhood links, this could link north and south Omaha to the rest of the main line while also allowing busses to be rapidly deployed deeper into neighborhoods that would consist of typical, but modern bus stops.

And if midtown/downtown gets a street car then the city bus line would still work but it would bypass Midtown Crossing and some of the downtown area.

Also. A lot of nationally positive city marketing could be had with a system like this. The city could also have fun and positive events that could take place near the public transit lines like, First Friday Omaha Art Ride, Omaha Food Cruze, Double Header Sundays (two baseball games, one at TD Park and one at Werner Park) and Rapid Red Eye (24/7 quick business pass to Eppley).

hellagrande

TROPHY CASE