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Councilman in Harrisburg. CBJ 40 under 40. Business Owner. Architect. Interested in politics, philosophy, policy, and wildly inappropriate jokes.

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@real_IanPatrick
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2 years
On a serious note, thanks but no thanks. I absolutely want “disinformation.” I want bullshit, bad takes, and outright lies. I want cheats and hypocrites. You know why? Because I’m a free person. I don’t need the conclusion police, thank you very much.
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A quick thread on great modern/postmodern buildings that rival any historic buildings. I purposefully chose less well-known buildings/architects other than the typical ones, like Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright shown below. Let's begin with a little history.
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@real_IanPatrick
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2 years
On a serious note, thanks but no thanks. I absolutely want “disinformation.” I want bullshit, bad takes, and outright lies. I want cheats and hypocrites. You know why? Because I’m a free person. I don’t need the conclusion police, thank you very much.
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No. 2: Thorncrown Chapel by Fay Jones. 1980. Eureka Springs, AR
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@3YearLetterman Since it’s just us here, can you guys let him get at least 10 good replies to work with before you start in? Let them take the bait.
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No. 3: Catalano House by Eduarodo Catalono. 1954. Raleigh, NC. (The roof is a hyperbolic paraboloid, - all of the pieces are straight)
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3 years
@rorycooper @JesseKellyDC Please stop doing this to your children.
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11 months
Did @3YearLetterman just troll the entire Twitter algorithm?
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@3YearLetterman
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11 months
This has been quite a day
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No. 12: Grand World Phu Quoc Welcome Center by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. 2021. Phu Quoc, Vietnam. (The building is made almost entirely out of bamboo)
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No. 9: Exeter Library by Louis Khanh. 1971. Exeter New Hampshire. (The exterior is not very impressive, but the interior will blow you away)
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Wife: A squirrel was on the bird feeder today. Me: Understood. Wife: That was NOT a kill order. Me: Operation grey tail down cannot be aborted.
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@real_IanPatrick
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4 months
So next time you see one of those posts about how we can't build great buildings anymore, send them this thread. We absolutely still build great buildings, they just may not be great in the same way!
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Ok, Here is No. 1 – Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe by Santago Calaytrava. 1996. Valencia, Spain. (looks an awful lot like the buttresses of Notre Dame, huh? Look at all that light!!)
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No. 6: Cathedral of our Lady of Angels by Rafael Moneo. 2002. Los Angeles, CA. The exterior is pretty solid because it's located directly next to the freeway, but the interior is stunning.
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No. 5: Milwaukee Art Museum by Santiago Calatrava. 2001. Milwaukee, WI (Yes, the roof opens and closes.)
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No. 8: Danish Jewish Museum by Daniel Libeskind. 2004. Copenhagen Denmark. (The focus is the Holocaust, and it is designed to make the visitor uncomfortable on purpose. I have been to this building and it succeeds)
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No. 13: The Heydar Aliyev Centre in Azerbaijan by Zaha Hadid. 2007. Baku, Azerbaijan.
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And a shameless plug of one of our buildings. ( I am not putting us even close to the same league as the great architects above) The CC House by biloba Architecture, 2015. Charlotte, NC
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No. 11: Desert Nomad House by Rick Joy. 2005. Tucson, AZ (The juxtaposition of the corten steel on the exterior with the warmth of wood on the interior reflects the harsh nature of the desert)
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No. 10: Phoenix Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building by CO Architects. 2017. Pheonix, AZ. (Conceptually, the building is planned as a “canyon” with a lot of passive cooling features protecting the occupants from the harsh desert sun)
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No. 4: Crystal Bridges by Moshe Safdie. 2011. Fayetteville, AR
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2 years
I am dumbfounded that the fusion breakthrough hasn’t completely shattered the world. We just solved the energy problem and any worry about global warming.* The need for 30 or 50 year sustainability goals essentially just vanished. Why is it so quiet?
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No. 7: M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark by Bjarke Ingels Group. 2013. Helsingor, Denmark. (Built in an old shipyard. Check out those spans!)
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4 months
Let’s take a look at one of the most famous historic buildings: Notre Dame in Paris, finished in 1260. Gothic architecture was all about one thing – light.
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1 year
I am this old.
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Many gothic buildings simply fell down during construction if they pushed it too far. (They didn’t exactly have structural calculation software, did they? – it was experience, trial, and error)
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Master masons/architects we’re trying to make the structure as small as possible, and the stained glass as large as possible by using flying buttresses on the exterior of the building to resist the outward forces of the interior arches.
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1 year
This is why Twitter was invented.
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2 years
I’ve never understood why the Right believes in capital punishment for anything. It goes against everything they claim to believe: right to life and less government control. Maybe some of my right friends can try to make the case?
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3 years
@Jusrangers There’s no reason at all to have a political “home.” In fact it’s advised against.
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3 years
@bergerbell Be nice she’s a good person and reasonable. We need her as an ally.
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4 months
Why is it every time I see a dumbass take I check the profile and it’s a “journalist” and the guy taking them down is a mayonnaise attorney or some guy named Bob who swings a hammer for a living.
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The Constitution (which is bad)
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@real_IanPatrick
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2 months
It’s not enough to like this on Twitter. We have to show our support for brave men like this. I will be reaching out to him to show my support. If you’re a North Carolinian, you should do the same.
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UNC interim Chancellor Lee Roberts’ comments earlier this afternoon from the steps of South Building after he led police in restoring the American flag to the campus flagpole
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I won’t be taking questions at this time
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1 year
@BernieSanders No, allow me. Student loan debt is the lowest interest rate personal loan and is not a major deal for most people. It’s the last major debt priority on our budget spreadsheet. Credit card debt, rising because of inflation - is the real long-term risk to prosperity.
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2 years
Welp, They kicked my son out for not wearing a mask. He took a rapid test 3 minutes before walking in the door (negative), so he was arguably the safest kid at school today. Make it make sense…
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1 year
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle. What was yours?
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In that same way, modern architects are trying to push the boundaries of the available materials as far as they can. Technological advances in steel, glass, and even wood have allowed for greater spans, more openness, and curvilinear shapes.
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2 years
I play guitar fairly well. Would say intermediate level, but every time I pick up a guitar in public I suddenly forget every song I know and only remember the D chord. Why am I like this?
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6 months
Why is everyone so down in the dumps about 2024? I’m not participating. 2024 is going to be a great year. Putting positive vibes out there. Join me!
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@real_IanPatrick
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2 years
Imagine tweeting this and not realizing it’s you.
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2 years
It comes down to this. A big portion of our country has lost its grip on reality.
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1 year
Prayers needed. My son says his body hurts all over. He’s been raking leaves for 15 minutes.
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@real_IanPatrick
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5 months
“That oughta do it.” *closes hood*
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2 years
Freedom means nothing if it doesn’t mean defending the rights of the people you despise the most.
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@jarvis_best Yes, and you can sleep at night.
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@HistoryBoomer Similar story: When we fight one of us always apologizes by saying “I’m sorry Cindy”.
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3 months
Back to the old handle.
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2 years
@Jusrangers Every letter and plus sign that gets added gets closer and closer to the true figure - the individual. That’s how you show true compassion and solidarity. The problem seems to be making everyone part of a group identity, and using it for political purposes. It’s a shame.
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@real_IanPatrick
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2 years
Buy good tools. I don’t care if it’s wrenches, scissors, or pots and pans. Buy. Good. Tools.
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3 yo, putting her hand outside at night: “I want to feel the dark” 😳
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7 months
Gonna go start a GoFundMe to take the “r” out of prerogative and put it in sherbet where it belongs.
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@real_IanPatrick
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4 months
We used to just beat peoples ass for stuff like this. When did we go soft?
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Squatter takes over Queens couple’s $2M retirement dream home: ‘Our system is broken’
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2 years
When I first got on Twitter I thought the goal was to get a lot of followers. I realize now I just want some quality brains to kick around ideas with. The masses are no fun at all.
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@real_IanPatrick
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6 months
We need this ratio.
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@JoeyMannarinoUS Shut the fuck up, you disgusting racist bald piece of shit.
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@Oilfield_Rando Their skills actually building things are always the same: non-existent.
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7 months
Remember like 3 years ago when JL and JP said everything would be viewed through the lens of oppressed versus oppressor and we all thought they were being hyperbolic? Well, how do you feel now? Any intention to stand up against this absolute insanity? Anyone?
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1 year
I open doors for everyone, and teach my children to do the same. I like living in a polite society that does small kind gestures for each other.
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Should men still open doors for women?
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@SteveHovland @jarvis_best Yeah that’s a follow.
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@IlhanMN Awesome.
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We call this little spot in our woods “The Shire.” I’m convinced the deterioration in human cities is caused by lack of access to nature.
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@NC_Governor “Rushing to override?” You mean voting, which is what NC did to put them there to do exactly that?
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2 years
@_BarringtonII @turtlewalkSE My actual marriage certificate.
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1 year
Where can I find happy Twitter? You guys are gonna give me an ulcer with these dystopian takes.
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2 years
The NPR station in my building is still empty. Every once in a while I’ll see someone wander in or out with a KN-95 mask on. Just in case you’re wondering where your federal dollars are spent, and on whom.
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There it is I’ve been searching my soul for that tweet.
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I stand in awe.
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2 years
If you had a friend with a side gig they do for fun and a little extra cash, but they are objectively terrible at it, would you tell them?
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I have, um, news.
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2 years
I didn’t think I could love my daughter any more but she just faked an ear ache so we had to leave my in-law’s house she is my hero.
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@wanyeburkett No armrests on those chairs. Dead giveaway.
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If you have trouble sleeping, do what my daughter does: “First I let all my wakies out, and then I let my sleepies in.”
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I can play a guitar. But I don’t ‘understand’ the guitar. What’s the one thing that improved your understanding of guitar the most?
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2 years
@hollymathnerd Helicopter? No, this a a bulldozer now. That’s what’s changed.
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2 years
My feed is a bit too right leaning at the moment. Who are some good leftist follows who will engage in discussion without dogpiling or getting their followers to try and cancel you. Small or large accounts, doesn’t matter - as long as they’re sincere.
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2 years
@ianbremmer @ZaidJilani Those with the most insane or seemingly asinine positions need the most protection. Their ideas must be discussed, if even to sharpen your own. You need to reread Areopagaetica. Sad to see this view come from so many “intellectuals.”
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You know what’s really messed up? I was upset I saw this post and they weren’t replaced with @damintoell faces. I need to log off.
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🚨🚩 5 REAL Marxists
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7 months
If you see a hole in the wall restaurant with a bunch of work trucks backed in to their spaces, for the love of god stop and eat there.
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2 years
What’s the best line from a movie? Hard to beat “are they made from real Girl Scouts”
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2 years
What did the Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor? Make me one with everything.
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1 year
One time I saw someone throw a whole bag of garbage out of their car window. My friend and I stopped and picked it up. We found some mail with their address on it, and drove to their house that night and dumped the whole bag all over their lawn.
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An insurance company did a study showing coddled youth became clumsy adults. The company started donating “dangerous” playgrounds so the kids learned how to *not fall.* Their claims went down the next generation. I’ll see if I can find it.
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@3YearLetterman @POTUS Can’t you reply guys just wait 10 seconds for the unsuspecting victim? Let it sit there and marinate first.
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Show this to your dad. Show this to your daughter. Show this to your grandmother. Ask them if they want to vote for this. Send them this and more. Point out this is in Texas. Texas.
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
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@AmericanGwyn This is where art comes from.
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Judging by the helicopter parents on the park jungle gym, we’re in for a world of hurt in about 18-24 years. There are 5 year olds here whose parents are keeping them from falling - meanwhile my toddler is climbing the rock wall and going down the slide head first.
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2 years
Thomas Jefferson read for 12-15 hours a day, including the entire history on the enlightenment and human Liberty. If not for him, I’m convinced we would not be living in the freest place on Earth. We need another Jefferson to tackle the creep of government into personal freedom.
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"The killers are almost universally male, which is not a surprise: our culture has been demonizing masculinity and robbing young men of purpose for a long time."
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