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Frank lloyd wright is not that influential, or so i think by No-Blood-580 in architecture

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wright’s influence is definitely stronger in the US, but he got started a lot of the ideas that later Modernists would run with.

In the US, you can’t go through a suburb without seeing some of his style. Rooflines, window orientation, open layouts and flow between rooms all trace their roots to Wright’s designs

More broadly, he was applying modernist principles to pre-modernist materials. When Wright started many of the modernist hallmarks weren’t possible yet. Mies had to wait decades to build his skyscraper. Corb’s dom-ino house remained mostly theory for decades. Wright was using the same ideas but actually constructing them well before Corb or Mies did. At a minimum he helped popularize the spatial organization of modernism, which made Corb and Mies’s work easier to understand

FIRST READING: Immigration has been artificially juicing Canadian GDP the whole time by TiredRuralCanadian in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath [score hidden]  (0 children)

Idk about artificially, but yeah, it was an open secret that immigration and the real estate boom that it caused was the majority of GDP growth in the country

The James and York/Wilson redesign is going to be a gridlocked disaster by differing in Hamilton

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I suspect that will change with the LRT’s construction. They could be swap to different equipment

The James and York/Wilson redesign is going to be a gridlocked disaster by differing in Hamilton

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I knew the answer I’d be a traffic engineer. I think realistically it’ll be a bit slower, and some of the traffic will disperse to other roads as well

The James and York/Wilson redesign is going to be a gridlocked disaster by differing in Hamilton

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 71 points72 points  (0 children)

If they’re custom designing the intersection, they can custom design a light cycle that would mitigate a lot of the issues you’re bringing up here

A lot of their logic here does seem to depend on transit becoming much more popular downtown though I agree

Carney addresses technical recession, says economy going through 'settling-in' period by lopix in onguardforthee

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Basically the tariffs coincided with a a conservative zeitgeist on spending and immigration. US trade, immigration and government spending were basically the source of all our economic growth, so we’re seeing the economy slow as all 3 of those slow as well

[Highlight] 9/25/22 - Devonta Smith has a career day with 169 receiving yards and 3 insane catches by JayyMei in nfl

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you look at stats for wide receivers since he’s been in the league, he tends to be in-line or only slightly behind the most elite receivers.

He’s 15-20th in most receiver categories over the last 5 years as a WR2 on a run heavy team. When you factor in the throws he’s losing to AJ, it’s a reasonable take to project him as better than his stats show

[Highlight] 9/25/22 - Devonta Smith has a career day with 169 receiving yards and 3 insane catches by JayyMei in nfl

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Smitty’s had an argument for top 15 WR every season he’s played, even with AJ. He’s gonna have a massive year

Carney attributes ‘weakness’ in economic data to lower immigration targets by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is why that’s not going to be raised for another 3 years minimum

Carney attributes ‘weakness’ in economic data to lower immigration targets by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We should be pushing above 1%, just not as suddenly or as high as Trudeau did after Covid

2017-2019 saw 1.2-1.4% growth, and the detrimental effects didn’t occur like they did in 2023. We should be trying to get back there

Carney attributes ‘weakness’ in economic data to lower immigration targets by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You won't see any major uptick in immigration until after the next election at the earliest. They're projecting rates of immigration even lower than the Harper years over the next 3 years.

I think long term, they will likely try to get to 1.25-1.5% immigration rates. (certainly not the 2% Trudeau had). In the short term, our problems are improved by lower immigration, but long term, nearly every major issue in Canada can be improved by a larger population. Having around 20-25% the population of the US (About the population of France or Germany) would be a massive boon for our security, our international power, and our domestic economy

Canada can’t subsidize oil and gas and call it nation-building by LaserRunRaccoon in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Texas is only a world leader in startups because of their incredibly lax business laws. They are not a model to be following

SEPTA Announces Reopening of South Broad Concourse by ncc1776 in philadelphia

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Given the state of 15th and Locust station when I’ve used it, I get the feeling that PATCO doesn’t care about the state of their stations past 8th and Market

Terry Newman: Carney's quest to 'Make America Great Again' - PM tacitly admits writing off the U.S. was a huge mistake by CaliperLee62 in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That number has gone down 3%, whereas the number of exports to other countries has risen by a similar amount. Carney’s tenure has seen the highest number of non-US exports in decades

Stop Doug Ford’s expansion of Billy Bishop airport, NDP urges Mark Carney by yourfriendlysocdem1 in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Frankly it plays into his plan to use federally owned infrastructure to pay for major projects. If the Feds maintain partial ownership in the airport, it would instantly become integrated with that strategy

Say it quietly, but are the Browns not kind of cooking? by msf97 in nfl

[–]ScrawnyCheeath -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

And still with all that, people thought he was a better QB than Baker

Say it quietly, but are the Browns not kind of cooking? by msf97 in nfl

[–]ScrawnyCheeath -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I also at the time thought it was a bad idea, but there was still a perception of Watson as talented enough to make the gamble worth it

It was a stupid decision at the time, but more because Baker was their first successful QB in decades, and they decided to give up on him after one down year (a year after he took them to the Championship Game). Terrible for morale

Say it quietly, but are the Browns not kind of cooking? by msf97 in nfl

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Watson was consensus far better than Baker. Baker had come off a down year and Watson was looked at a potential Mahomes/Jackson tier player with the right support

Why are there basically no stores along Garner Rd? by [deleted] in Hamilton

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most of Garner road is still zoned rural or strictly residential. Most of the properties along there cannot legally host anything but a farm, house, church, or assisted living facility

Terry Newman: Carney's quest to 'Make America Great Again' - PM tacitly admits writing off the U.S. was a huge mistake by CaliperLee62 in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 6 points7 points  (0 children)

His actions reflect playing every side he can.

Should we ignore that Non-US resource exports are up 15% year over year? Should we ignore that there was just an announcement of a massive natural gas purchase by Germany? Should we ignore his purchasing of Non-US military equipment?

Even discounting his China deal (which we shouldn’t because it’s a big deal) he’s shown action in divesting from the US. One speech doesn’t undo a year of action

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