Jenna Jordan
@jennajordan.me
Data engineer in practice, data librarian at heart.
Knitter, dog momma, board gamer, and consumer of sci-fi/fantasy of all mediums.
Civic tech, data for good, peace/conflict data, and philosophizing thru data modeling
https://jennajordan.me
Knitter, dog momma, board gamer, and consumer of sci-fi/fantasy of all mediums.
Civic tech, data for good, peace/conflict data, and philosophizing thru data modeling
https://jennajordan.me
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Jenna Jordan
@jennajordan.me
· Nov 9
One of my favorite things that I did in the old place was curate a list of Data Librarians.
#datalibs are one of my favorite communities, and I hope this starter pack can help us find each other again in this new place.
Please reply or DM me with more folks to add to the pack!
go.bsky.app/DPpUuPm
#datalibs are one of my favorite communities, and I hope this starter pack can help us find each other again in this new place.
Please reply or DM me with more folks to add to the pack!
go.bsky.app/DPpUuPm
Reposted by Jenna Jordan
This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.
Reposted by Jenna Jordan
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Wrote a little shell script, as a treat. Did I save time by not creating many files by hand? Probably. Was it more fun than creating many files by hand? Definitely.
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Wrote a little shell script, as a treat. Did I save time by not creating many files by hand? Probably. Was it more fun than creating many files by hand? Definitely.
Crafting update:
I finally finished my first shawl I made for me in time to wear it to the ren fair, and then also wore it out for my b-day dinner.
And I got my first taste of glass blowing, because my b-day gift to me was a hot shop class where I “helped” make my own glass pumpkin.
I finally finished my first shawl I made for me in time to wear it to the ren fair, and then also wore it out for my b-day dinner.
And I got my first taste of glass blowing, because my b-day gift to me was a hot shop class where I “helped” make my own glass pumpkin.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Crafting update:
I finally finished my first shawl I made for me in time to wear it to the ren fair, and then also wore it out for my b-day dinner.
And I got my first taste of glass blowing, because my b-day gift to me was a hot shop class where I “helped” make my own glass pumpkin.
I finally finished my first shawl I made for me in time to wear it to the ren fair, and then also wore it out for my b-day dinner.
And I got my first taste of glass blowing, because my b-day gift to me was a hot shop class where I “helped” make my own glass pumpkin.
Excellent advice for job seekers from Abigail Haddad, succinctly summed up by an amazing tl;dr title:
Make Things, Tell People
presentofcoding.substack.com/p/make-thing...
Make Things, Tell People
presentofcoding.substack.com/p/make-thing...
Make Things, Tell People
On side projects and finding work
presentofcoding.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Excellent advice for job seekers from Abigail Haddad, succinctly summed up by an amazing tl;dr title:
Make Things, Tell People
presentofcoding.substack.com/p/make-thing...
Make Things, Tell People
presentofcoding.substack.com/p/make-thing...
So you want to build a data mesh (Coalesce 2025)
YouTube video by dbt Labs
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
not me cringing over a newly discovered verbal tic while listening to the recording of my coalesce talk
a cartoon of spongebob squarepants holding a hammer while laying on the ground .
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants holding a hammer while laying on the ground .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
not me cringing over a newly discovered verbal tic while listening to the recording of my coalesce talk
I've got a question for the #medlibs...
I'm currently getting a crash course in medical claims data courtesy of Out of Pocket, and in learning about this claims process - the shape of the data via the forms, the rules that need to followed between different code systems - I'm left with the thought
I'm currently getting a crash course in medical claims data courtesy of Out of Pocket, and in learning about this claims process - the shape of the data via the forms, the rules that need to followed between different code systems - I'm left with the thought
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I've got a question for the #medlibs...
I'm currently getting a crash course in medical claims data courtesy of Out of Pocket, and in learning about this claims process - the shape of the data via the forms, the rules that need to followed between different code systems - I'm left with the thought
I'm currently getting a crash course in medical claims data courtesy of Out of Pocket, and in learning about this claims process - the shape of the data via the forms, the rules that need to followed between different code systems - I'm left with the thought
We got some Northern Lights in WNC tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 AM
We got some Northern Lights in WNC tonight!
Yesterday it was in the 60s, and I read a book at a coffee shop on the river. Today it was on the 20s, and Bella got to frolic in the snow. Find joy in the weather of the day, I guess?
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Yesterday it was in the 60s, and I read a book at a coffee shop on the river. Today it was on the 20s, and Bella got to frolic in the snow. Find joy in the weather of the day, I guess?
I usually avoid taking home swag from conferences but… I got to play the claw machine game to win this @motherduck.com duck at Coalesce and I knew exactly who would appreciate me bringing home stuffies.
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I usually avoid taking home swag from conferences but… I got to play the claw machine game to win this @motherduck.com duck at Coalesce and I knew exactly who would appreciate me bringing home stuffies.
I went into the FAIR rabbit hole so that you don't have to! In my talk, I will share my mistakes and how you could avoid them. No prior experience is needed. Just a curiosity about how to make data FAIR.
📅 18 Nov. 2025 (Tue)
🕑 12:30-13:30
📍 Traverse 3.34, TU/e
Register at: edu.nl/aukwq
#FAIRdata
📅 18 Nov. 2025 (Tue)
🕑 12:30-13:30
📍 Traverse 3.34, TU/e
Register at: edu.nl/aukwq
#FAIRdata
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Nothing quite like a fall hike in the blue ridge mountains at peak leaf color
November 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Nothing quite like a fall hike in the blue ridge mountains at peak leaf color
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual!
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual!
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual!
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Dystopian fiction is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual!
Yay, it’s finally published! I got to give some early feedback for this blog post, and I’m very curious to see what the #datalibs and #civictech community think about using this pattern to archive and serve public data.
In a new guest blog post, Mark Harrison (Madhive) presents Frozen DuckLakes. These are read-only DuckLakes that only require object storage and are frozen in time. He shows a process for creating and freezing DuckLakes, and demonstrates their use and performance.
📖 ducklake.select/2025/10/24/f...
📖 ducklake.select/2025/10/24/f...
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Yay, it’s finally published! I got to give some early feedback for this blog post, and I’m very curious to see what the #datalibs and #civictech community think about using this pattern to archive and serve public data.
We’ve arrived back home safe and sound.
The post-conference come-down has begun as my natural introvert self once again returns to the fore and my conference-exclusive extrovert self pulls an Irish goodbye… and as always my introvert self is left mortified and terrified of the extrovert self. Halp
The post-conference come-down has begun as my natural introvert self once again returns to the fore and my conference-exclusive extrovert self pulls an Irish goodbye… and as always my introvert self is left mortified and terrified of the extrovert self. Halp
October 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
We’ve arrived back home safe and sound.
The post-conference come-down has begun as my natural introvert self once again returns to the fore and my conference-exclusive extrovert self pulls an Irish goodbye… and as always my introvert self is left mortified and terrified of the extrovert self. Halp
The post-conference come-down has begun as my natural introvert self once again returns to the fore and my conference-exclusive extrovert self pulls an Irish goodbye… and as always my introvert self is left mortified and terrified of the extrovert self. Halp
I completely forgot to take pictures and live post my way through Coalesce yesterday, but this morning I caught @data.potato.engineer and @bennstancil.bsky.social’s talks, which were both purely excellent
October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I completely forgot to take pictures and live post my way through Coalesce yesterday, but this morning I caught @data.potato.engineer and @bennstancil.bsky.social’s talks, which were both purely excellent
Who writes a 10k-word blog post to prep for a 30-minute talk? I do, apparently.
Who wants to read it? 😅
jennajordan.me/blog/data-me...
Who wants to read it? 😅
jennajordan.me/blog/data-me...
So you want to build a data mesh | Jenna Jordan
... with your dbt project(s)
jennajordan.me
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Who writes a 10k-word blog post to prep for a 30-minute talk? I do, apparently.
Who wants to read it? 😅
jennajordan.me/blog/data-me...
Who wants to read it? 😅
jennajordan.me/blog/data-me...
First Coalesce session is…. On Fusion, of course!
@simon.podhajsky.net how does it feel to be meme famous?
@simon.podhajsky.net how does it feel to be meme famous?
October 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
First Coalesce session is…. On Fusion, of course!
@simon.podhajsky.net how does it feel to be meme famous?
@simon.podhajsky.net how does it feel to be meme famous?
My girl @faithebear.bsky.social closing out the Coalesce opening keynote with a wowzer “one more thing”… dbt Agents!
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My girl @faithebear.bsky.social closing out the Coalesce opening keynote with a wowzer “one more thing”… dbt Agents!
Today was entirely a Coalesce prep day.
I started the day going to the hair salon, so I can have purple colored ends, and I was frantically working on my slides as the stylist coated on the bleach and then the color.
Then I met with my track lead, who was very forgiving of my unfinished slides
I started the day going to the hair salon, so I can have purple colored ends, and I was frantically working on my slides as the stylist coated on the bleach and then the color.
Then I met with my track lead, who was very forgiving of my unfinished slides
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Today was entirely a Coalesce prep day.
I started the day going to the hair salon, so I can have purple colored ends, and I was frantically working on my slides as the stylist coated on the bleach and then the color.
Then I met with my track lead, who was very forgiving of my unfinished slides
I started the day going to the hair salon, so I can have purple colored ends, and I was frantically working on my slides as the stylist coated on the bleach and then the color.
Then I met with my track lead, who was very forgiving of my unfinished slides
I’m getting a good morning cackle over the fact that the folks liking this post are also known for writing absurdly long (and thoroughly excellent!) blog posts.
Nice to be in good company!
Nice to be in good company!
Good lord I really don't know how to write a short blog post
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I’m getting a good morning cackle over the fact that the folks liking this post are also known for writing absurdly long (and thoroughly excellent!) blog posts.
Nice to be in good company!
Nice to be in good company!
Good lord I really don't know how to write a short blog post
October 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Good lord I really don't know how to write a short blog post
A few months ago I published an absurdly long blog post about the librarian's reference interview for data teams. As of today, there is an abridged version available - it's only half as long, with no tangents!
dataintelligenceplatform.substack.com/p/the-librar...
dataintelligenceplatform.substack.com/p/the-librar...
The librarian's reference interview for data teams (abridged)
What data teams can learn from the reference interview librarians perform to identify and serve true information needs
dataintelligenceplatform.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A few months ago I published an absurdly long blog post about the librarian's reference interview for data teams. As of today, there is an abridged version available - it's only half as long, with no tangents!
dataintelligenceplatform.substack.com/p/the-librar...
dataintelligenceplatform.substack.com/p/the-librar...