Gravy, perchance
@chancegravy.bsky.social
Eclectic weirdo into tech, astrophotography, politics, health care, and whatever else people are wrong about on the internet. No I am not trolling, I am really that pedantic.
Completely predictable consequence and it won’t stop here.
I can't see how having an untold number of games been permanently affected by this isn't way past a "hypothetical" tipping point-
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Completely predictable consequence and it won’t stop here.
I doubt Matty is suggesting we eliminate rules around things like pollution. There is in fact plenty of irrational overregulation driving up the cost and timelines for new builds. Nimbys love hiding behind environmental reviews.
Oh, I don’t know. Our rivers no longer catch on fire and our air is far less poisonous than it used to be, even in smog bowls like Los Angeles. And I think those are good things.
If there’s no shale gas then there’s no shale gas, but I still think environmentalism is basically bad and politicians should focus more on material prosperity.
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I doubt Matty is suggesting we eliminate rules around things like pollution. There is in fact plenty of irrational overregulation driving up the cost and timelines for new builds. Nimbys love hiding behind environmental reviews.
The people we gotta reach, who aren’t on this website, are more influenced by identity affinity than by policies. Newsom could be the shiny package that could deliver progressive policies to DC.
Is this a trauma response on my part? Probably…
I could be very wrong, luckily it’s not my decision.
Is this a trauma response on my part? Probably…
I could be very wrong, luckily it’s not my decision.
Democratic Presidential Polling:
Newsom: 29%
Harris: 17%
Buttigieg: 12%
AOC: 6%
Booker: 4%
Shapiro: 3%
Cuban: 3%
Pritzker: 2%
Beshear: 2%
Crockett: 2%
Walz: 2%
Stewart: 2%
Echelon / Nov 17, 2025
Newsom: 29%
Harris: 17%
Buttigieg: 12%
AOC: 6%
Booker: 4%
Shapiro: 3%
Cuban: 3%
Pritzker: 2%
Beshear: 2%
Crockett: 2%
Walz: 2%
Stewart: 2%
Echelon / Nov 17, 2025
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The people we gotta reach, who aren’t on this website, are more influenced by identity affinity than by policies. Newsom could be the shiny package that could deliver progressive policies to DC.
Is this a trauma response on my part? Probably…
I could be very wrong, luckily it’s not my decision.
Is this a trauma response on my part? Probably…
I could be very wrong, luckily it’s not my decision.
He didn’t think the leopards would eat *their* faces? Come the fuck on….
Ben Shapiro: “When the president said deport all the illegal immigrants, I never thought that he meant that literally”
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
He didn’t think the leopards would eat *their* faces? Come the fuck on….
Wow he’s just as much of a nepo baby moron as Trump. Birds of a feather.
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wow he’s just as much of a nepo baby moron as Trump. Birds of a feather.
I’m not defending Hanania and have no idea if his supposed conversion (from vile racist to shitty conservative) is real. But how can anyone be invited to change their mind and achieve any form of redemption if we disallow it a priori?
I do believe people can learn and grow. I know I have.
I do believe people can learn and grow. I know I have.
Very disappointing to see @bostonglobe.com running a piece from Richard Hanania today.
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’m not defending Hanania and have no idea if his supposed conversion (from vile racist to shitty conservative) is real. But how can anyone be invited to change their mind and achieve any form of redemption if we disallow it a priori?
I do believe people can learn and grow. I know I have.
I do believe people can learn and grow. I know I have.
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Imagine the arrogance of coming to another country as an immigrant, becoming a citizen, and then having the audacity to publicly say you're ready to destroy their constitution.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Imagine the arrogance of coming to another country as an immigrant, becoming a citizen, and then having the audacity to publicly say you're ready to destroy their constitution.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
The compounding of value from very cheap energy will become very obvious as the Chinese economy starts to rapidly overtake ours. We will never get back the lost growth.
In 2024, China installed 1.5x as much new solar as the entire US installed base.
(via MS/Jonas)
(via MS/Jonas)
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The compounding of value from very cheap energy will become very obvious as the Chinese economy starts to rapidly overtake ours. We will never get back the lost growth.
No one has read the details and is piling on with ‘OMG phrenology!’ Which means they believe the AI has discovered a kernel of truth behind phrenology and the like! It has not! The research is about *photos* and not *faces*.
Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No one has read the details and is piling on with ‘OMG phrenology!’ Which means they believe the AI has discovered a kernel of truth behind phrenology and the like! It has not! The research is about *photos* and not *faces*.
A lot of tension on BlueSky is a result of continental vs analytical analysis.
And often it’s the experiantial story that has more predictive power and is therefore more useful.
I think I see both sides, as I can reason both dispassionately and with empathy. Different modes of analysis.
And often it’s the experiantial story that has more predictive power and is therefore more useful.
I think I see both sides, as I can reason both dispassionately and with empathy. Different modes of analysis.
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A lot of tension on BlueSky is a result of continental vs analytical analysis.
And often it’s the experiantial story that has more predictive power and is therefore more useful.
I think I see both sides, as I can reason both dispassionately and with empathy. Different modes of analysis.
And often it’s the experiantial story that has more predictive power and is therefore more useful.
I think I see both sides, as I can reason both dispassionately and with empathy. Different modes of analysis.
Timmy thinks matty is talking about “belligerently drunk” people. He’s not.
He’s just a killjoy that thinks people drinking any beer at a game are drunks.
He’s just a killjoy that thinks people drinking any beer at a game are drunks.
I’m the normie whisperer who believes that people who get belligerently drunk at sports games are getting drunk off stadium beer
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Timmy thinks matty is talking about “belligerently drunk” people. He’s not.
He’s just a killjoy that thinks people drinking any beer at a game are drunks.
He’s just a killjoy that thinks people drinking any beer at a game are drunks.
Mocking with joy is how we take the country back.
To quote Peggy Noonan, “is it irresponsible to speculate? No, it’s irresponsible *not* to.”
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mocking with joy is how we take the country back.
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
People have no idea what is happening in tech. They conflate AI slop and chatGPT hallucinations and other peripheral issues like water and energy use, copyright issues, and contempt for billionaires, coming to the conclusion that it’s all a scam or that the tech won’t work. Andy’s in for a surprise.
if you believe fully autonomous robot butlers are just over the horizon you are actually one of the dumbest motherfuckers alive and we should take your money from you so we can put it towards something worthwhile
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
People have no idea what is happening in tech. They conflate AI slop and chatGPT hallucinations and other peripheral issues like water and energy use, copyright issues, and contempt for billionaires, coming to the conclusion that it’s all a scam or that the tech won’t work. Andy’s in for a surprise.
Immigration enforcement couldn’t possibly affect meat packers, right?
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Immigration enforcement couldn’t possibly affect meat packers, right?
Lmao good! Yes please get the fuck out!
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Lmao good! Yes please get the fuck out!
Holy shit! This is what we need a lot more of!
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Holy shit! This is what we need a lot more of!
She shouldn’t have resigned, but the harassment may have been too much. Really stupid stuff and the academic standards around citations are extremely difficult to achieve in practice.
Have you ever learned a domain deeply? You pick up jargon and phrases! This woman got pilloried over nonsense.
Have you ever learned a domain deeply? You pick up jargon and phrases! This woman got pilloried over nonsense.
Not over the fact that they called their shot, followed through, and people I'm supposed to believe are "objective" and "trustworthy" still joined in the fun of attacking a Black woman
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
She shouldn’t have resigned, but the harassment may have been too much. Really stupid stuff and the academic standards around citations are extremely difficult to achieve in practice.
Have you ever learned a domain deeply? You pick up jargon and phrases! This woman got pilloried over nonsense.
Have you ever learned a domain deeply? You pick up jargon and phrases! This woman got pilloried over nonsense.
If you watch the video he actually gets up from his chair and turns to the man. Trump is obviously a POS and doesn’t care, but “couldn’t be bothered to turn his head” is just not true, and is a perfect example of the left spreading misinformation because of its “truthiness”. We don’t have to do it.
The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.
25/47
25/47
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you watch the video he actually gets up from his chair and turns to the man. Trump is obviously a POS and doesn’t care, but “couldn’t be bothered to turn his head” is just not true, and is a perfect example of the left spreading misinformation because of its “truthiness”. We don’t have to do it.
Dems have ZERO incentive to cave. GOP is monumentally stupid for not figuring that out.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Dems have ZERO incentive to cave. GOP is monumentally stupid for not figuring that out.
Lmao OK I take it back…
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Lmao OK I take it back…
“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it.”
-Lindsay Graham
-Lindsay Graham
If you want a picture of a Democratic future, imagine hyper-engaged, suburban wine-moms stomping on J.D. Vance’s face — forever (or, you know, in the 2028 election)
www.vox.com/politics/467...
www.vox.com/politics/467...
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it.”
-Lindsay Graham
-Lindsay Graham
Weird because last time I was in a Catholic church I was (indirectly but clearly) told to vote for Trump.
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Weird because last time I was in a Catholic church I was (indirectly but clearly) told to vote for Trump.
I love the energy here, but it’s a mistake to think our margins would have been the same with Trump on the ballot. This vote was by a different electorate, and for sure included people fired up against trump, but it didn’t include a whole lot of MAGA. Elections tell us who is motivated.
Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I love the energy here, but it’s a mistake to think our margins would have been the same with Trump on the ballot. This vote was by a different electorate, and for sure included people fired up against trump, but it didn’t include a whole lot of MAGA. Elections tell us who is motivated.
The “vibe thinkers” believe they made a point again, but are complaining about the “semantics nerds” pointing out (correctly) that they have done no such thing.
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The “vibe thinkers” believe they made a point again, but are complaining about the “semantics nerds” pointing out (correctly) that they have done no such thing.