Jay Hannah
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I'm mostly on Mastodon, which I've been curating since 2017: https://flyovercountry.social/@deafferret #Omaha, #Nebraska USA. Misses programming #Perl. #FoodNotBombs volunteer. Walker of dogs. Host of #podcast Jay Flaunts His Ignorance
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha is hosting a series of panels called Voice in Action and on Sept. 1 FFP reporter Chris Bowling will be there to talk about neighborhood health conditions — including Omaha's ongoing lead issues. Join us there! Register here 🔗 buff.ly/LW7mpYV
Faced with a bleak financial situation, lawmakers turned to a little-known fund to help domestic violence survivors and pay for other priorities. But now that fund doesn’t have enough money to cover those commitments. 🔗 buff.ly/AlWr51J
I am now Kilo-Foxtrot-zero-Victor-Whiskey-Delta. Hamclock looks better and I now need a radio 😜
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
Please join us this Saturday at Milton R. Abrahams Library for our crash course on Socialism with the first session of Omaha DSA's Socialism 101 from our Political Education Committee. #Omaha #DSA #Socialism
New at FFP: 60 years ago, a filmmaker captured an Omaha pastor’s failed attempts to get his white church members to connect with nearby Black churches. The resulting film set off a firestorm. 🔗 buff.ly/rD9Hzvr
still clicking refresh every 8 seconds... for months now. I'm on my 17th mouse. @nicknisi.com dysfunctional.fm/people/nick-...
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Oh. Oops? I cancelled my ChatGPT cause work pays for ... several? But now a friend dumped me an audio file for transcription. And I don't have easy access to ChatGPT Whisper anymore? Suggestions?
Although the premiere of the “My Omaha” documentary is sold out, tickets are available for showings later this week. Check out this account of how the film came about and how the documentary is generating buzz. 🔗 buff.ly/QgZgC2Q
Was it @arthurdoler.com who cared about fast-switching between multiple accounts / timelines over on Mastodon? Looks like mastodon.online/@IceCubesApp has that built into iPadOS 26 now? It's not a feature I care about, but maybe some people do?
The 72nd and Dodge Starbucks will be closing its doors alongside 58 other unionized stores across the United States as their CEO Brian Niccol is paid 96 million dollars in four months last year. Come here from 5 AM to 9 PM to show solidarity with these workers as we bring visibility to this.
New at FFP: The prison in Tecumseh had long been a tinderbox when inmates started fires in their cells in 2023. This time, an inmate died. Months later, so did a deputy warden facing discipline. An investigation by the Flatwater Free Press and Lincoln Journal Star. 🔗 buff.ly/GlaKC78
You love to see it! Congrats to my club mates getting to Nationals! 🥌
Aksarben Curling🥌@curlaksarben.bsky.social · last yr.🏆IT’S OFFICIAL!🏆 🥌Team Linke and Team Hill have qualified for Arena Nationals! 📆 October 14-19, 2025 📍CurlVegas in Las Vegas, Nevada 🎉Congratulations to everyone representing Aksarben Curling this weekend! 👏We are so proud of you!
If your flight to Omaha gets delayed and you end up missing the talk I'm giving on Monday, I've got you. My slide deck is now posted on the bottom: github.com/jhannah/sand... AWS Glue-ing some CSVs into Athena via Terraform
sandbox/aws_glue at main · jhannah/sandbox
Miscellaneous whatever. Contribute to jhannah/sandbox development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Sep 8 I'll be presenting AWS Glue and friends in Omaha. 🙂 www.meetup.com/omaha-amazon...
Jay (AWS) Glues Some CSVs Into Athena, Mon, Sep 8, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup
**September Meetup...** **NOTE: We are meeting 1 week later than usual due to Labor Day** In July, Jay got thrown into a bunch of AWS things he hadn't used before. He pro
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New Meetup! WASM: Real world evidence for portability and maintenance - presented by Paul Searcy 📆 August 20th, 2025 ⏰ 5:30PM 🗺️ Improving office in Omaha lu.ma/93bei28a
WASM: Real world evidence for portability and maintenance. · Luma
WebAssembly (WASM) is a powerful and rapidly evolving technology that enables running code from languages like Python, C, and many others directly in the…
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The pinnacle of culture is a podcast interviewing the hosts of another podcast about other podcasts they like. theonion.com/report-250-m...
Report: 250 Million Americans Still Need Guests On Their Podcasts This Week
WASHINGTON—According to a report out today, 250 million Americans are still scrambling to find someone to appear on their podcasts this week, as the guests they would normally book either just appeare...
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On Sept. 17, we’re putting state leaders, movers, shakers & FFP journalists onstage and asking – what’s the future of Nebraska? Learn more & RSVP here. 🔗 buff.ly/gtCb0nV
Saw the new Mutual tower referred to as the MofO tower online, and I think we need to start pronouncing it as the “Mo-Fo Tower” from here on out.
Nice to see @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social back on the #TIF beat! Yay Chris Bowling! flatwaterfreepress.org/in-valley-pu... #TaxIncrementFinancing
In Valley, public tax dollars pay for private lakes, neighborhoods with multimillion-dollar homes - Flatwater Free Press
The pool unfurls like a ribbon under a cloudless sky. Past the private beach and docked boat is Bluewater: 250 acres of lake water — an area larger than
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The lakes offer fishing, boating and even scuba diving. But most residents in Valley can’t use the private beaches – even though they’re financed with public tax dollars. 🔗 buff.ly/su8AiNs
We’re hiring! The Flatwater Free Press, in partnership with Grist, is seeking a reporter to cover climate change in Nebraska. Learn more: buff.ly/g8va2D3
