Chaos & Amazement #2515 Jay Graber, Giraffes on Horseback Salad, and OK GO’s New Music Video

Apr 12, 2025

NewYorker profile of Jay Graber, the 33-year-old CEO of Bluesky. As a digital rights activist, Graber champions user autonomy over corporate interests, positioning Bluesky as a refreshing alternative to traditional social media giants. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/14/blueskys-quest-to-build-nontoxic-social-media
What if advertising was illegal? Would it change how we get information, how companies operate, and how we interact online? Could it impact political messaging and social media? https://simone.org/advertising/

Never mind Giblification - this week the ChatGPT prompt that went viral allows you to create a portrait of your pet in human form. All you have to do is upload an image to chat with AI and send the instructions below: "Transform this animal into a human character, removing all animal features (such as fur, ears, whiskers, muzzle, tail, etc.) while preserving its personality and recognizable traits. Focus on capturing the expression, posture, emotional vibe, and visual identity (like color scheme or accessories). The result should feel like a believable human version of this specific character. Realistic style" Here’s one of my cats, the perpetually clueless Kuro.

Johnny.Decimal is designed to help you find things quickly, with more confidence, and less stress. You assign a unique ID to everything in your life. Would you use it? https://johnnydecimal.com
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This robot, which suspiciously resembles a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle but with legs instead of wheels, is seen galloping across green fields at impressive speeds, carrying not one, but two humans on its back.
World Press Photo 2025 winners: the best photojournalism and documentary photography from the past year. Shocking, raw. http://worldpressphoto.org/collection/photocontest/2025
"It's often said that there's a fine line between genius and crazy, and can perhaps be said that Hunter S. Thompson snorted that line".
They did it again! OK Go - Love (Official Music Video)
Punctuation marks hanging out: "On a gravestone, I am the entire life lived between birth and death. Who are you?”