@accordionguy
💖 Anitra’s hubby 📱 Mobile/IoT/AI developer 🪗 Rock/pop accordion 🇵🇭 The Thrilla from Manila 🇨🇦 Canadian citizen 🌴 Living in Tampa 🎹 More of a social justice *bard* than a social justice warrior
Here’s the next in my series of notes from Advantage, the AI leadership summit that was preceded the Devnexus conference: Pratik Patel and the leadership edition of “AI Architecture” talk:
www.globalnerdy.com/2026/03/11/n...
Tonight in Tampa Bay’s tech scene...
⚾️ Tampa Devs presents “A Night to Network” at Steinbrenner Stadium
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🖥️ AI & Data Analytics’ monthly meetup at the ECC will feature a dive into what it takes to scale AI systems within an enterprise.
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Last week, Anitra and I attended Advantage, the AI leadership summit that was preceded the Devnexus conference. I took copious notes and photos of all the Advantage talks, and wrote them up in Global Nerdy. Here’s the first in my series — Frank Greco’s “A Leader’s Playbook for AI”!
TOMORROW in Tampa Bay: Some interesting events happening in the Tampa Bay tech scene, including:
⚾️ Tampa Devs’ presents “A Night to Network” at Steinbrenner Stadium:
🖥️ AI & Data Analytics’ monthly meetup at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center
Find them (and more) here: globalnerdy.com/list
The “Arc of AI” conference, organized by Venkat Subramaniam, takes place in Austin, Texas from April 13 - 16, and it features a lot technical AI workshops and sessions, including one from their newest speaker: me!
arcofai.com
More details here: www.globalnerdy.com/2026/03/10/i...
11 years ago, Anitra and I got married:
www.joeydevilla.com/2026/03/09/e...
Murphys Law reared its ugly head today when the team working on the house foundation cut our internet fiber. We both do remote work, so in case it takes a while to get reconnected, I’m taking this emergency short-term measure.
I’m on this week’s edition of the “This Week in Tech” podcast with Cory Doctorow! We talk a LOT about AI, and it’s a long one. Catch it on your favorite podcast service (it’s episode 1074) or watch it on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDnT...
Current situation.
It’s Daylight Sunday Time (in North America, at least), which means it’s time for the “opinion” picdump on my personal “Accordion Guy” blog. Below are just 4 of the 100+ images I found relevant or interesting this week. You can find the rest here: joeydevilla.com/picdump.
It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for the “work- and tech-related” picdump on the Global Nerdy blog!
These four are just a sample — check out the full set here:
globalnerdy.com/picdump
If they serve soft drinks in Clown Hell, it’s this one.
Hello from Atlanta! We’re here for the week, partly for our 11th wedding anniversary, partly to attend Dev/Nexus and its associated AI summit.
If you’re in the area of downtown Atlanta and want to catch up, let me know!
(Photo: Me and Anitra at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.)
Find out what’s happening in Tampa Bay’s tech scene at Tampa Bay’s “official unofficial” list of tech events: 🌐https://www.globalnerdy.com/list
It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for the “opinion” picdump on the Accordion Guy blog. These 4 are just a sample — the rest are here: joeydevilla.com/picdump.
It’s Saturday, so once again it’s time for the weekly “work- and tech- related” picdump on Global Nerdy. These four are just a sample; you’ll find the rest here: globalnerdy.com/picdump!
The latest edition of the Tampa Bay Tech Events list is live!
www.globalnerdy.com/2026/02/27/t...
Find your event, find your people, make some opportunities, and #MakeItTampaBay!
There’s a change in my plans for next week...
Advantage AI Leadership Summit (March 4):
- aileaders.devnexus.com
Dev/Nexus Enterprise, Java, AI, and Dev Tools conference (March 5 - 6):
- devnexus.com
TONIGHT! It’s a packed evening with:
✅ TampaTech Taps & Taco Tuesday
✅ Wings, Beer, and AI
✅ How AI Tools Increase Productivity
✅ Tampa Digital Mixer
✅ Video Game Design and Development Group
Find out more here on the Tampa Bay Tech Events list: www.globalnerdy.com/2026/02/20/t...
This song’s always a hit with the techies: “Because of AI!”
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Once again, here’s a video I posted last week about a fake recruiter who dangled an incredibly tempting opportunity: a $280K Director of Developer Relations role at OpenAI. I replied, and silliness ensued.
NEW VIDEO! This one’s a quick tour of the utility I built that uses automation and AI to cut the time it takes to make the Tampa Bay tech events list from hours down to minutes. It’s a quick watch, and it even links you to the code repo:
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Two years ago today, THIS happened...
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There’s a lot going on in Tampa Bay’s tech scene this week — just take a look at what’s happening TOMORROW!
Find out more in Tampa Bay’s “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepeneur, and nerd events: globalnerdy.com/list!
It’s that time of the week again: my “opinion” picdump on my personal blog that’s been up and running since 2001: “The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century!”
These four are just a sample; the full set is here: joeydevilla.com/picdump
SATURDAY! Time for the “work- and tech-related” picdump, which I post every week on Global Nerdy, my tech blog that’s been around since August 2006!
These four are just a sample — the full set is at globalnerdy.com/picdump!
Only $3.50 at Walmart.
Want to know what’s happening in Tampa Bay’s tech, entrepreneur, and nerd scene next week, from tech meetups to book clubs to board and role-playing games? This weekly list is here for you!
[4 of 4] If you're job searching right now, or you know someone who is, please watch and share this.
🎥 Watch the video on Global Nerdy’s YouTube channel:
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📝 Full breakdown on the blog:
www.globalnerdy.com/2026/02/19/a...
