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It will be onsite. Probably located in the new building the Cleveland Clinic builds for its pathogen research center. I am by no means a computer expert, but the largest U.S. supercomputers are located at large research facilities like Oak Ridge or Lawrence Livermore, both of which have several thousand employees (although both of which do more than just operate one supercomputer of course). The fact that the biggest current supercomputers are located at research facilities instead of the middle of Montana where land is cheap leads me to conclude that there are some benefits to the location of a supercomputer. The reason may simply be staffing needs, but if this quantum computer needs a substantial number of highly trained staff, isn't that an economic benefit to having it onsite?

I don't know why they would do this unless Midwest Development Partners was giving up on completing the whole Circle Square project on its own. There are plenty of other properties in the area that City Club could be eye-ing.

I can't believe some folks on this forum are accusing Little Italy of not having a cohesive style! I had to look closely to even realize this is a composite photo! One look at this photo should have you eating your hats!! /s

You're supposed to NEED the TMUD for your project, but I wouldn't put it past lots of developers to try and get one even if they don't need it. Would they needs a separate city approval to build the same project but with say three fewer stories? Maybe that's their plan if the TMUD falls through.

There is real patterned brickwork with interesting designs. How many developments nowadays have patterned brickwork? Seems like even in the projects that use real bricks they never bother to do anything beyond a traditional lay pattern. Such a nice detail.

Totally agree. The NIMBY's are gonna lose their s**t over this. I could see the final product looking anywhere from kinda bad to very nice depending on materials. But either way it will be an improvement over this:

I would expect a 10-year map. The Supreme Court isn’t going to draw the map, but there’s no limit on how many times they can require a redraw. Democrats have every incentive to support a slight R gerrymander, because there is no reason to think a map drawn in 4 years will be better. I expect the commission to produce a pretty good map, because they risk a disastrous timeline if they have to do a second revision.

Hugely important in a state where you have a reasonable Republican governor and an unhinged legislature. If DeWine can hang on in the primary, we will see the positive effects of this over the next four years as the legislature tries to do crazy stuff but gets vetoed and can't override it. I would encourage everyone to review the background section of the Ohio Supreme Court's opinion, because it demonstrates how completely bad faith the Republican argument for these districts was. The Secretary of State privately referred to the statements surrounding the plan as "asinine." It will be interesting to see the outcome of the congressional redistricting case. The rationale for the Ohio Supreme Court's decision above is not directly applicable to the congressional redistricting, so it's quite possible that map will still be upheld.

Thank you for sharing. The resolution is incoherent. A park must be created and all construction activities must cease? Well then how does the park come to be? I’ve got a serious suggestion. There is going to be a park on part of this property anyway under the F&C plan. The proposed ordinance does not say the park must occupy the full 1.07 acres. So even if the ordinance passes, if the city (a) declares a 1-day work stoppage on the property, and then (b) allows work to continue provided that it includes a public park (which it does), the ordinance has plausibly been complied with. It may not be the most natural reading of the ordinance, but it seems like it’s the only reading that doesn’t violate the development agreement. There are canons of textual construction that suggest potentially contradictory laws should be construed as consistent with each other to the extent possible. @Htsguy do you think I’m missing something?

That’s fair, although physical proximity may become more important as the computational power scales up. The Cleveland Clinic apparently believes having one onsite is valuable, so that’s something.

It's mostly for rinsing. You have to remove every microscopic impurity to avoid short circuits, and my understanding is that requires lots and lots of rinsing.

I’ve also got to think a big foot in the door now sets Ohio up for more chip investment long term. One of the major chip manufacturing sites in the U.S. is Phoenix, AZ. I expect water issues may push manufacturing out of AZ in 30 years. For those who don’t know, chip manufacturing is very, very water intensive.

100,000 jobs is nearly 2% of the labor force of the entire state. I would expect positive effects to resonate through the whole state and probably into western PA.

Love Love this so much, and I think reading between the lines, Stark's statements make a lot of sense and aren't technically inconsistent with @KJP's story. Further reading between the lines, this makes a lot of sense of why Stark didn't submit a TMUD application--He probably was ready, willing, and able to but Bedrock made him an offer he couldn't refuse first.

What a disaster. I am so pissed off at these people. About every single business on Lee Rd. has a sign advocating to build this project. The ballot measure, unfortunately, seems extremely likely to pass since 10% of the city already signed this petition, and turnout on May 3 may not exceed 20%. I want to figure out what I can do about this, but I'm at a loss. Does anyone have the actual petition language? I can't find it anywhere, not even Fran Mentsch's Nextdoor posts.

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2022/01/ohio-in-the-running-to-land-major-semi-conductor-factory.html This sounds like maybe the most significant development in the entire U.S. Anyone have any insight?

I don't understand why every bland architect feels the need to supplement brick with weird metal paneling. This would look 200% better if basically the whole facade were just brick. E.g. This:

The new builds are great, but I'm also thankful for the old, slightly-dilapidated-but-still-liveable buildings. Part of what makes Shaker Square great is the wealth of affordable apartments (i.e. <$1000/mo.) that work well for students, retirees, and lower-middle income folks. Here's to a future (hopefully) where both coexist.

As a matter of fact, 18 USC 8008135 states quite clearly that taking the same oath twice is a felony with the death penalty being the mandatory minimum. Seriously though, this is not unusual. When the minister says, “I now pronounce you husband and wife” is he lying and being dishonest because the couple isn’t actually married until the marriage certificate gets signed later that day? Actually, my marriage certificate was signed before the ceremony, so what was the point of even having a wedding? At lots of graduations, the graduates walking get handed a fake piece of paper because their diploma is still being printed. Is that problematic?

I'll tell ya, I just don't get the people who are interested in these micro units!! /s

I watched the whole thing. Tucker usually sprinkles a few interesting and legitimate points in his rants. That doesn't change the fact that what he is saying overall is absurd. I mean, c'mon, his basic point is we need to have less immigration because the U.S. would be better off with half as many people. That kind of population loss would be a disaster. He doesn't really believe that, he's just trying to stir up anti-immigrant sentiment.

Actually, the irony is why I'm saying it's bizarre. I get the draw of "everybody-knows-everybody" small towns. But the push out of the cities created the suburbs rather than revitalizing small towns. That seems to be what current migration trends are doing as well, with highly suburbanized states like Florida, Utah, and Arizona seeing massive growth, while states that do actually have lots of relatively small towns (i.e. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa) didn't grow the same way. Just look at the below map. The small town experience of "everybody-knows-everybody" is much more common in the city than in suburban areas. When I lived in suburban Columbus, I ran into people I knew at restaurants or the grocery store maybe twice a year. In Cleveland Heights, it happens almost weekly. So that's what is bizarre about his statement. People have lived in dense cities and small towns for ten thousand years. The ancient city of Uruk had maybe 50,000-100,000 people living in three square miles. That was over 5,000 years ago. Suburbia, on the other hand, has existed for all of 70 years and is the most isolating possible residential structure.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6290048695001#sp=show-clips Bizarre Tucker Carlson rant includes several minutes of talking about how awful tall buildings are and how nobody actually wants to live in a dense city. Just thought you all would be interested to see it...

"Green space" is a pretty generic term. I will withhold judgment until seeing what they're actually planning on doing here. There's lots of stuff that could be done to attract and activate the riverfront, benefiting nearby businesses and the feel of the area. I highly doubt Metroparks is just gonna tear up the pavement and plant grass. The article makes me think their main goal is probably creating a new docking/boarding area for the water taxis so they can increase service. There are also several acres of undeveloped parking lots with no active plans within a quarter-mile radius of this parcel, and that doesn't include the other side of the river. And I think some of the buildings across the street from this parcel are vacant--they at least look vacant even if they're not. I just see no reason to get worked up about this.