Clayton Dewey

socialist #UX Designer and goofy dad

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2025-03-29 20:03:33

Went to our local #TeslaTakedown protest today. It was the first one ever at the Aurora, Colorado location and the first protest the organizer had ever planned. She said 17 RSVP'd but the turnout was a good 50 strong.
So that is a solid start in my opinion. Everyone I talked to was keen to keep coming back for more protests.
Also, it *looked* like someone was returning their recently bought Tesla while we were there but can't confirm.
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2025-03-28 14:03:26

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Then I walked another 100 feet and realized these "bumblebees" are everywhere.
A dad and his teen kids were shrieking and laughing as the zipped around them.
He pulled a great dad move and pretended to catch one of them and then freak out the kids. 🤣🤣🤣
Turns out they're not bumblebees, but rather big ass carpenter bees that can be a bit of a nuisance burrowing into the sides of houses.
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2025-03-28 13:58:45

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And saw what I thought was my first bumblebee of the year. I spent a good 10 minutes sitting still patiently waiting for this bee pal to come close enough and sit still long enough to get snap a photo.
This blurry dot was the best I could do.
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2025-03-28 13:56:19

I saw my first bee of the year! Down in Atlanta, where it has been beautiful spring days every day.
#Bees
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2025-03-25 15:03:28

Congrats to Kristen Pol on winning the Aaron Winborn Award
Aaron was a big hearted leader in the #Drupal community and I'm 2025 passed away early in his life. This award was created in his honor to recognize one person each year who lives a life of kindness, integrity and generosity in the Drupal community.
I don't know Kristen personally but have attended sessions she's lead and seen her active in key initiatives that I benefit from both at work and with social movement groups I work with.
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2025-03-24 21:05:39

The #DrupalCon Nonprofit Summit just wrapped up and it was a big success.
Over 100 people go together for informative presentations and peer learning.
Highlights were:
- learning about the cool work happening with the Drupal CMS initiative that is making it a lot easier to get up and running with a Drupal website
- getting pumped about the #OpenWeb as a counterforce to Big Tech #enshittification
- sharing advice on doing more user research on websites
#NPtech #Communitytech #OpenSource
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2025-03-24 02:43:24

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@nprofile…599d it is 6% higher but the fact that it has gone down this much since the huge surge after investors got excited by Musk's corrupt government insider position is a victory IMO.
Plus the Tesla and cybertruck forums where owners are lamenting the public backlash they're getting is fantastic.
We need to keep up the pressure. It will require sustained protest, boycotts, etc. but the needle is moving.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/teslas-stock-is-having-its-worst-stretch-ever-and-the-bad-news-keeps-coming-742b5286

2025-03-24 02:05:30

You love to see it.
#TeslaTakedown
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2025-03-21 14:24:34

My pillow prince.
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2025-03-20 17:15:46

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@nprofile…frxk just checked and my state of Colorado passed the law!!

2025-03-18 21:23:17

Jeannette Vizguerra is a key immigrant rights leader here in #Denver. My Unitarian Universalist church provided her family sanctuary a few years back.
Yesterday ICE detained her without any deportation order in hand.
There's a rally tomorrow at 3:30pm at the Tivoli Squad.
Petition - https://secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette
Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/f/4ekfk-help-reunite-my-family/
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2025-03-17 15:59:52

This #SolarpunkSunday I swapped seeds and starters with my neighbors.
I came home with seeds for pollinator friendly wildflowers, cosmos, cucumbers (my neighbor said they might do well in my yard that is blessed by trees but cursed by shade) and snap peas.
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2025-03-17 15:46:56

This was a good read on designing for empty states.
#UXDesign
https://uxdesign.cc/the-power-of-empty-states-how-slack-drives-user-activation-3a64dda73162

2025-03-16 14:14:38

@nprofile…lhfh just bumbled upon your account and it's so helpful and inspiring. Thank you for doing what you do. 🙏🐝

2025-03-16 00:19:13

Saw my first flowers in our neighborhood this season. Henbit deadnettle and a snow crocus.
I knew henbit deadnettle was non-native, luckily it's naturalized and not invasive here in Colorado. And turns out it's edible!
#Florespondence
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2025-03-15 19:25:50

Just finished reading the zine Change is in the Cards - Governance Transitions in Open Source Communities. It was delightful. A refreshing mix of divination, poetry, political theory, illustration and storytelling.
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2025-03-15 14:13:01

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@nprofile…svgg ah yes, thanks for catching that! I've updated it. Open collective is a community run nonprofit. I linked to this announcement about it,
https://blog.opencollective.com/the-open-collective-platform-is-moving-to-a-community-governed-non-profit/

2025-03-14 16:24:09

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@nprofile…uc8f happy pi day!!

2025-03-13 21:23:24

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@nprofile…vljd welcome! I'm a fellow tech worker building websites for nonprofits, coop enthusiast and grow a tiny portion of my own food, but enjoy the process :)

2025-03-13 21:19:50

I had a fantastic time with my coworkers in Chicago these past four days.
We're a fully distributed company so in person time is especially valuable.
And it's bittersweet because I like everyone I work with and wish I could hang out with them more!
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2025-03-13 21:02:20

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@nprofile…rrru same 🙂

2025-03-13 21:00:19

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@nprofile…mq0z @nprofile…8gdf I love that there is a clear understanding and approach of supporting these open source projects as digital commons.

2025-03-13 20:49:49

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@nprofile…tzn6 thank you!
I'm glad it was informative.
Haha enjoy the ska post too 😉 😁

2025-03-13 17:45:48

The FLOSS movement has failed to build a true counter power to Big Tech's hegemony.
However, I see this potential for tech autonomy with community tech.
It builds on the nonprofit, community centered aspects of free and open source software, while addressing its shortcomings.
Boosts and opinions on what I've outlined in my blog post very welcomed.
:boosts_appreciated: 🌐 ❤️
#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #CommunityTech #BigTech #SurveillanceCapitalism
https://www.clayton.computer/community-tech-moving-beyond-free-and-open-source-software/

2025-03-10 21:59:58

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Here's the link to preorder the album
https://propagandhi.bandcamp.com/album/at-peace

2025-03-10 21:59:18

Propagandhi is releasing a new album and wow is there ever a time for their angry anticap thrash punk.
The title track is everything I would have hoped for. 🔥💔🏴☮️😤😭
#Punk #MondayMotivation #MondayMusic
https://youtu.be/CDhTf3eaeoM?si=-kWMaBqf4e7kBQgG

2025-03-10 17:17:20

It was my birthday on the 8th and I was gifted with seeing my first flower of the year. 😊🌸
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2025-03-10 13:39:30

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@nprofile…f83r woah!!! What a start to the trip!!! 🙀🫨😧💸
I'm so glad you got it all back.
Made me extra sure to get all my stuff when I went through security. 😅

2025-03-07 19:17:55

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@nprofile…x52n no, I like it as is. :)

2025-03-07 18:43:05

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My thinking is that there's still room for making MayFirst services easier to use and we'll gain more traction right now by focusing on that than political programming would, but they're not mutually exclusive and should both keep happening.
I'm encouraged with how we doubled new members last year and gave all the May First staff raises.
We got a new logo and have a redesigned website coming soon.
Follow May First at @nprofile…3v02 and become a member at https://outreach.mayfirst.org/civicrm/public/save#/mayfirst/save

2025-03-07 18:39:49

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@nprofile…l572 right!! yeah FOR SURE

2025-03-07 18:39:18

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And I set the priorities to our initiatives as follows:
Complete and improve accessible documentation to ensure clarity and usability for all members. - Highest priority
Foster member engagement and collaborative learning through workshops and skillshares. - Medium High
Strengthen relationships and build community among May First Members via political conversations and education. - Medium Low
Promote the importance of autonomous technologies within movement spaces. - Medium High
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2025-03-07 18:36:28

MayFirst is a member-owned cooperative offering autonomous community tech, including
* web hosting
* email
* video conferencing
we have board elections going on right now and all the candidates do incredible work at the intersection of technology and justice.
I ended up voting for the seven I found to have the most concrete and clear vision for the coop.
A prevailing theme is improving service delivery and growing membership to help people get off Big Tech
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2025-03-07 16:59:53

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@nprofile…x52n congrats! I like the second cover the best
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2025-03-07 16:39:26

This was an important read. AI is being used to replace democratic decision making, exactly the grave warning of what *not* to do by early AI experts.
And this excerpt in particular stood out to me,
"By shifting government decisions to AI systems they must know are unsuitable, these tech elites avoid a political debate they would probably lose. Instead, they create a nationwide IT crisis that they alone can fix."
https://www.techpolicy.press/anatomy-of-an-ai-coup/

2025-02-28 15:36:57

In January I hiked through a *bunch* of petrified wood in southern Utah. Here's some with elegant sunburst lichen growing on them.
#LichenSubscribe
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2025-02-28 15:28:17

I'm glad today is economic blackout day because I budgeted last night and yeahhh should not be spending money anyways 🫠

2025-02-26 00:55:47

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@nprofile…0vte @nprofile…yhlu yeah I'd be happy to

2025-02-26 00:04:49

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@nprofile…0vte 😞😿

2025-02-25 16:59:57

Attended a really good Digital Strategy Summit session yesterday on combating hate narratives, lead by (Rye) Ellis.
My main takeaway is that positive stories are most effective against hate misinformation campaigns (moreso than trying to directly argue the points or counter misinfo with facts)
TransLash does a great job of this.
For example, this story of someone's trans-affirming trauma-informed care
https://translash.org/articles/finally-feeling-comfortable-the-necessity-of-trans-affirming-trauma-informed-care/
#TransRights #Misinformation

2025-02-25 16:53:10

Well damn this is great timing.
My favorite contemporary ska band, Catbite just dropped a new single "Die in Denver"
perfect for #TuneTuesday and its theme #SongsFromHome
#Denver #Ska
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeGduja2GGo&lc=UgyuQY_NAC2CIsnBtk94AaABAg

2025-02-25 16:43:55

Was prompted by LinkedIn to verify my profile, which seemed like a good thing to do, until I saw I had to do that via CLEAR.
Ummmm yeah hard pass.

2025-02-25 16:33:58

I noticed @nprofile…yhlu isn't listed in the Mastodon Servers directory.
Does anyone know why?
If it's just not something we've gotten around to I'd be down to help make that happen.
#socialcoop
https://joinmastodon.org/servers

2025-02-24 16:53:53

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One of my favorites is this #ACAB banger
https://catbite.bandcamp.com/track/officer

2025-02-24 16:53:03

Laura Jane Grace and Catbite performed an entire cover set of Operation Ivy. They recorded it and it is SO FUN.
You can name your price for the album on Bandcamp and all the proceeds go to helping those affected by the LA wildfires.
https://catbite.bandcamp.com/album/operation-ivy-live-at-the-empty-bottle-laura-jane-grace-catbite
#Ska #Punk

2025-02-19 16:12:06

For those of you who build and support #Drupal websites, the Drupal CMS team thoroughly reviewed all the cookie consent banner tools out there.
They found that Klaro Cookie & Consent Management worked the best. I'm using it on a project now and so far so good.
Here's a full record of their decision making process.
#Privacy #ConsentfulDesign #OpenSource #CommunityTech
https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal_cms/-/wikis/Architecture-Decision-Records/Consent-Management

2025-02-17 18:14:32

There's a nonprofit whose website I support that monitors the far right. They want to set up a mirror site in Iceland (or other country with strong data sovereignty laws) in case the Trump administration takes down their website.
Does anyone have Icelandic hosting companies they recommend? The website is in #Drupal
:boosts_appreciated: boosts appreciated :boosts_appreciated:
#OpenWeb #DigitalRights #DataSovereignty #AskMastodon