Dakota Sexton
@tinykitelab.com
Advocate for equitable design, frontend development, and storytelling. Plant friend. They/them 🏳️🌈
Portfolio: tinykitelab.com
Ephemeral Atlas, a blog about community, art, and nature: ephemeralatlas.com
Portfolio: tinykitelab.com
Ephemeral Atlas, a blog about community, art, and nature: ephemeralatlas.com
I hit my head last week and haven’t recovered yet. Which is super upsetting after multiple difficult TBI recoveries. But it also feels like an opportunity to shout out how assistive technology — like audio descriptions — can benefit a wide range of individuals.
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I hit my head last week and haven’t recovered yet. Which is super upsetting after multiple difficult TBI recoveries. But it also feels like an opportunity to shout out how assistive technology — like audio descriptions — can benefit a wide range of individuals.
For anyone who produces video content, if you’re writing out a script for a task-based video how-to, how do you keep track of what you plan to say while recording your screen in a specific window?
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For anyone who produces video content, if you’re writing out a script for a task-based video how-to, how do you keep track of what you plan to say while recording your screen in a specific window?
This is a deeply relatable vibe
September 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is a deeply relatable vibe
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HOT DAMN some incredible Bay Area journalists are founding an independent, worker-owned newsroom!! And you can already support & subscribe!! Coyote Media Collective is gonna be a game changer and I am so fuckin amped to support it 🙌
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
givebutter.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
HOT DAMN some incredible Bay Area journalists are founding an independent, worker-owned newsroom!! And you can already support & subscribe!! Coyote Media Collective is gonna be a game changer and I am so fuckin amped to support it 🙌
This bit really hit me from a recent Dan Sinker post:
"In a moment where machines churn out mediocrity, make something yourself. Make it imperfect. Make it rough. Just make it."
Doing anything creative for myself right now feels like a small way to fully exist.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
"In a moment where machines churn out mediocrity, make something yourself. Make it imperfect. Make it rough. Just make it."
Doing anything creative for myself right now feels like a small way to fully exist.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
The Who Cares Era | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This bit really hit me from a recent Dan Sinker post:
"In a moment where machines churn out mediocrity, make something yourself. Make it imperfect. Make it rough. Just make it."
Doing anything creative for myself right now feels like a small way to fully exist.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
"In a moment where machines churn out mediocrity, make something yourself. Make it imperfect. Make it rough. Just make it."
Doing anything creative for myself right now feels like a small way to fully exist.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
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Reminder that I’m happy to help you move your Substack newsletter to a self-hosted Ghost newsletter that you fully own and control (and that scales more cheaply than Substack if you’re monetized.)
I see soooooooo many great writers putting so much of their time, effort, skill and money squarely in the lap of a really evil and untrustworthy company.
Morality questions aside: is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil, in this moment? Does it seem likely to pay off? So many alternatives!
Morality questions aside: is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil, in this moment? Does it seem likely to pay off? So many alternatives!
Substack Cofounder Defends Commercial Relationships with Nazis | TechPolicy.Press
Helping Nazis grow subscription newsletter businesses is ultimately best for the world, reasons Hamish McKenzie.
www.techpolicy.press
May 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Reminder that I’m happy to help you move your Substack newsletter to a self-hosted Ghost newsletter that you fully own and control (and that scales more cheaply than Substack if you’re monetized.)
Over at Ephemeral Atlas, I interviewed Natalie Salminen Rude about the strange and wonderful alchemy of outdoor appreciation, magical realism, and humor in Fables of the North Shore.
The book gently lampoons everything I love about northern Minnesota.
www.ephemeralatlas.com/natalie-salm...
The book gently lampoons everything I love about northern Minnesota.
www.ephemeralatlas.com/natalie-salm...
Natalie Salminen Rude Chats about Fables of the North Shore - Ephemeral Atlas
Digging into the outdoor appreciation, magical realism, and humor of a fateful collaboration with fellow artist Jordan Sundberg.
www.ephemeralatlas.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Over at Ephemeral Atlas, I interviewed Natalie Salminen Rude about the strange and wonderful alchemy of outdoor appreciation, magical realism, and humor in Fables of the North Shore.
The book gently lampoons everything I love about northern Minnesota.
www.ephemeralatlas.com/natalie-salm...
The book gently lampoons everything I love about northern Minnesota.
www.ephemeralatlas.com/natalie-salm...
Not personally affiliated, but would be thrilled if sharing this helps anyone. Data engineering role with the ACLU: job-boards.greenhouse.io/aclu/jobs/78...
Data Architect
Durham, North Carolina, United States; New York, New York, United States; Remote - National ; San Francisco, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
April 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not personally affiliated, but would be thrilled if sharing this helps anyone. Data engineering role with the ACLU: job-boards.greenhouse.io/aclu/jobs/78...
I had a conversation today with a writing peer who talked about writing as an act of appreciation — how it can be a creative process that helps you understand why you enjoy something, and along the way develop an even deeper sense of excitement and respect for whatever it is you enjoy. I love that.
April 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I had a conversation today with a writing peer who talked about writing as an act of appreciation — how it can be a creative process that helps you understand why you enjoy something, and along the way develop an even deeper sense of excitement and respect for whatever it is you enjoy. I love that.
I just heard a loon calling on Lake Harriet and it was spectacular. And learned that Hollywood is (allegedly) obsessed with loon noises? And some people think they're creepy, but they're not. They're magic 🧙
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFB...
Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call
YouTube video by Vox
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I just heard a loon calling on Lake Harriet and it was spectacular. And learned that Hollywood is (allegedly) obsessed with loon noises? And some people think they're creepy, but they're not. They're magic 🧙
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFB...
Reposted by Dakota Sexton
Zooming in on this map makes it look like they have this planned down to at least the section level.
April 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Zooming in on this map makes it look like they have this planned down to at least the section level.
Reposted by Dakota Sexton
The entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness appears on the map cited in the Secretary's Memorandum 1078-006 of April 3, 2025, Increasing Timber Production And Designating An Emergency Situation On National Forest System Lands.
April 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness appears on the map cited in the Secretary's Memorandum 1078-006 of April 3, 2025, Increasing Timber Production And Designating An Emergency Situation On National Forest System Lands.
I love it when you think you are 99.9 percent sure you are done with some very clever CSS you have just written and everything is shiny and grand and then you think I’ll just double check all my work in the other browsers things couldn’t possibly look wrong
Good morning to all the browsers except Safari. 🫶
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I love it when you think you are 99.9 percent sure you are done with some very clever CSS you have just written and everything is shiny and grand and then you think I’ll just double check all my work in the other browsers things couldn’t possibly look wrong
One deeply soothing thing to me: listening to the @maximumfun.org Sleeping with Celebrities podcast at 0.75 speed until I fall asleep, finish the dishes, or feel like some otherwise tiny but noticeable shift has happened.
April 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
One deeply soothing thing to me: listening to the @maximumfun.org Sleeping with Celebrities podcast at 0.75 speed until I fall asleep, finish the dishes, or feel like some otherwise tiny but noticeable shift has happened.
Everyone should try to write a sporadically updated arts blog because it's a lovely excuse to fill up your apartment with random notes like "tell me about the puppet show" that you cannot seem to remember writing but immediately love the mystery of
March 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Everyone should try to write a sporadically updated arts blog because it's a lovely excuse to fill up your apartment with random notes like "tell me about the puppet show" that you cannot seem to remember writing but immediately love the mystery of
I'm still learning to get the right consistency for a balm. But late last night, I discovered an accessible use for my old Aeropress + Able Disk: straining spent herbs from oil.
Last night, my herbs were powdered too fine for it to make much of a difference, but maybe less fine it'll be perfect? 🤞
Last night, my herbs were powdered too fine for it to make much of a difference, but maybe less fine it'll be perfect? 🤞
March 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I'm still learning to get the right consistency for a balm. But late last night, I discovered an accessible use for my old Aeropress + Able Disk: straining spent herbs from oil.
Last night, my herbs were powdered too fine for it to make much of a difference, but maybe less fine it'll be perfect? 🤞
Last night, my herbs were powdered too fine for it to make much of a difference, but maybe less fine it'll be perfect? 🤞
There’s a Bay-area data privacy lawyer keeping San Francisco weird by maneuvering a luminous dinosaur costume around the city:
missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-...
missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-...
Lawyer by day, dinosaur by night: Meet the man who keeps Dolores Park weird
A lawyer during the day, Trevor Mead slips into his luminous dinosaur costume after 5 p.m. and turns Dolores Park into Jurassic Park.
missionlocal.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There’s a Bay-area data privacy lawyer keeping San Francisco weird by maneuvering a luminous dinosaur costume around the city:
missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-...
missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-...
My gender is baby
March 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My gender is baby
Lewis Mallard is a delightful psychedelic folk artist I spoke with last fall. I finally managed to publish an essay about the impact of his work, disability as identity, and why I think creative acts of absurdity are so meaningful at Ephemeral Atlas:
www.ephemeralatlas.com/psychedelic-...
www.ephemeralatlas.com/psychedelic-...
The (Nearly) Indescribable Delight of Lewis Mallard - Ephemeral Atlas
Exploring the world of a smartly-dressed duck transforming everyday experiences and environments
www.ephemeralatlas.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Lewis Mallard is a delightful psychedelic folk artist I spoke with last fall. I finally managed to publish an essay about the impact of his work, disability as identity, and why I think creative acts of absurdity are so meaningful at Ephemeral Atlas:
www.ephemeralatlas.com/psychedelic-...
www.ephemeralatlas.com/psychedelic-...
In case you need some wholesome vegan cooking content in your feed, featuring Fraser and a delightful duck named Lewis Mallard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLo...
Fanboy Episode 2 Lewis Mallard
YouTube video by Fraser Cooks
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March 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In case you need some wholesome vegan cooking content in your feed, featuring Fraser and a delightful duck named Lewis Mallard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLo...
I recently had the pleasure to interview Chicago bioregional herbalist Alex Williams about how he got into herbalism, what bioregional herbalism is, and how to learn about plant medicine through observation and sensory-based experiences:
www.ephemeralatlas.com/interview-wi...
www.ephemeralatlas.com/interview-wi...
Made in Chicago, Rooted in the Great Lakes - Ephemeral Atlas
Exploring bioregional herbalism with Alex Williams, owner of Greenspell and First Curve Apothecary
www.ephemeralatlas.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I recently had the pleasure to interview Chicago bioregional herbalist Alex Williams about how he got into herbalism, what bioregional herbalism is, and how to learn about plant medicine through observation and sensory-based experiences:
www.ephemeralatlas.com/interview-wi...
www.ephemeralatlas.com/interview-wi...
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Hi! I'm Abby, farmer at Foxtrot Farm in Ashfield, MA. We're a 6-acre farm that grows mostly botanicals, elderberries, and weird foods that walk the line between food and medicine.
I started this farm eight years ago with the goal of growing climate resilient crops in climate resilient ways.
I started this farm eight years ago with the goal of growing climate resilient crops in climate resilient ways.
January 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hi! I'm Abby, farmer at Foxtrot Farm in Ashfield, MA. We're a 6-acre farm that grows mostly botanicals, elderberries, and weird foods that walk the line between food and medicine.
I started this farm eight years ago with the goal of growing climate resilient crops in climate resilient ways.
I started this farm eight years ago with the goal of growing climate resilient crops in climate resilient ways.
Reposted by Dakota Sexton
any government worker that doesn’t give a fuck: I will write your bullet points. just reach out.
February 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
any government worker that doesn’t give a fuck: I will write your bullet points. just reach out.
I finally bought a left-handed upright mouse, to reduce my dependency on my right side, which is dominant but still weaker than my left (after over 4 years of physical therapy). It feels weird and surreal but oddly doable.
February 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I finally bought a left-handed upright mouse, to reduce my dependency on my right side, which is dominant but still weaker than my left (after over 4 years of physical therapy). It feels weird and surreal but oddly doable.
I feel like When in Rome is kind of great if you view it from the perspective of Kristin Bell as an ambiguously queer person attempting to escape the demands of allosexuality.
Like maybe they're demisexual or gray ace and that's what makes sudden declarations of love from anyone just horrifying
Like maybe they're demisexual or gray ace and that's what makes sudden declarations of love from anyone just horrifying
February 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I feel like When in Rome is kind of great if you view it from the perspective of Kristin Bell as an ambiguously queer person attempting to escape the demands of allosexuality.
Like maybe they're demisexual or gray ace and that's what makes sudden declarations of love from anyone just horrifying
Like maybe they're demisexual or gray ace and that's what makes sudden declarations of love from anyone just horrifying