Joey de Villa (AccordionGuy)
@accordionguy.bsky.social
💖 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
📱 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
[1 of 4] On Saturday, I had the honor of speaking on the Careers in Tech panel at the TechX Florida conference, which was organized by USF’s student branch of the IEEE Computer Society.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
[1 of 4] On Saturday, I had the honor of speaking on the Careers in Tech panel at the TechX Florida conference, which was organized by USF’s student branch of the IEEE Computer Society.
“SCIENCE!!!” I finally got to meet the person who inspired me to mix both technology and keyboard playing last night: Thomas Dolby, who performed at the Capitol Theater in Clearwater last night, which I attended with Anitra.
More details in an upcoming article about a very busy birthday weekend.
More details in an upcoming article about a very busy birthday weekend.
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“SCIENCE!!!” I finally got to meet the person who inspired me to mix both technology and keyboard playing last night: Thomas Dolby, who performed at the Capitol Theater in Clearwater last night, which I attended with Anitra.
More details in an upcoming article about a very busy birthday weekend.
More details in an upcoming article about a very busy birthday weekend.
This is going in next Saturday’s ”work and tech” picdump on Global Nerdy, but I had to share it now.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is going in next Saturday’s ”work and tech” picdump on Global Nerdy, but I had to share it now.
New week, new events! Here’s the list of extracurricular tech, entrepreneur, and nerd things happening in Tampa Bay. Find your event, find your people, make some opportunities, and #MakeItTampaBay!
Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 10 - Sunday, November 16) : Global Nerdy
Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 10 through Sunday, November 16! This list includes both in-person and online even...
www.globalnerdy.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New week, new events! Here’s the list of extracurricular tech, entrepreneur, and nerd things happening in Tampa Bay. Find your event, find your people, make some opportunities, and #MakeItTampaBay!
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It’s time for Global Nerdy’s Saturday picdump, where I post the photos, comics, and memes related to tech and work that I found this week that I thought were interesting or amusing. These four are just a sample; click the link below to see the full set!
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/08/s...
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s time for Global Nerdy’s Saturday picdump, where I post the photos, comics, and memes related to tech and work that I found this week that I thought were interesting or amusing. These four are just a sample; click the link below to see the full set!
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/08/s...
TOMORROW! The TechX Florida conference happens at USF’s Engineering Building II from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Lots of interesting talks, including the “Careers in Tech” session at 4:15, where I’ll be part of the panel!
It’s FREE to attend — register at techxflorida.com!
It’s FREE to attend — register at techxflorida.com!
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
TOMORROW! The TechX Florida conference happens at USF’s Engineering Building II from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Lots of interesting talks, including the “Careers in Tech” session at 4:15, where I’ll be part of the panel!
It’s FREE to attend — register at techxflorida.com!
It’s FREE to attend — register at techxflorida.com!
[1 of 3] I have to respect the hustle that viewers of Tony Robbins’ AI Summit have shown.
The Summit is set up like a scaled-up all hands Zoom call, and viewers are encouraged to turn their cameras on.
The Summit is set up like a scaled-up all hands Zoom call, and viewers are encouraged to turn their cameras on.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
[1 of 3] I have to respect the hustle that viewers of Tony Robbins’ AI Summit have shown.
The Summit is set up like a scaled-up all hands Zoom call, and viewers are encouraged to turn their cameras on.
The Summit is set up like a scaled-up all hands Zoom call, and viewers are encouraged to turn their cameras on.
And now, the first two minutes of the closing session of Tony Robbins’ AI Summit, Day One. Be thankful I’m not posting the full ten minutes...
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
And now, the first two minutes of the closing session of Tony Robbins’ AI Summit, Day One. Be thankful I’m not posting the full ten minutes...
Here’s next week’s list of Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events, courtesy of Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy!
Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 10 - Sunday, November 16) : Global Nerdy
Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 10 through Sunday, November 16! This list includes both in-person and online even...
www.globalnerdy.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Here’s next week’s list of Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events, courtesy of Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy!
[1 of 2] I’ve had Tony Robbins’ and Dean Graziosi’s “AI Summit” on in the background, and Day One (yes, it’s three days’ worth) can be best described as “No stuff, just fluff.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
[1 of 2] I’ve had Tony Robbins’ and Dean Graziosi’s “AI Summit” on in the background, and Day One (yes, it’s three days’ worth) can be best described as “No stuff, just fluff.”
[1 of 2] I didn’t know they did this until recently: there’s a “Just the HP ZGX Nano” version of that recent “Intelligent Machines” podcast featuring Product Manager Andrew Hawthorn and Yours Truly talking about the AI workstation. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out!
Developing AI on the Edge
YouTube video by TWiT Tech Podcast Network
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November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
[1 of 2] I didn’t know they did this until recently: there’s a “Just the HP ZGX Nano” version of that recent “Intelligent Machines” podcast featuring Product Manager Andrew Hawthorn and Yours Truly talking about the AI workstation. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out!
Sending a laptop back to the client today. There was too little bubble wrap in the box to safely ship the laptop. Fortunately, I have lots of grocery bags; they’re pretty good packing material. I included a note for whoever will unpack it, plus a little something to make their day.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Sending a laptop back to the client today. There was too little bubble wrap in the box to safely ship the laptop. Fortunately, I have lots of grocery bags; they’re pretty good packing material. I included a note for whoever will unpack it, plus a little something to make their day.
You’ve probably seen the YouTube ad with Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi talking about their upcoming AI seminar.
I have some free time on my hands this week, so I signed up with one of my “sock puppet” accounts and plan to watch it and report my findings.
This should be interesting...
I have some free time on my hands this week, so I signed up with one of my “sock puppet” accounts and plan to watch it and report my findings.
This should be interesting...
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You’ve probably seen the YouTube ad with Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi talking about their upcoming AI seminar.
I have some free time on my hands this week, so I signed up with one of my “sock puppet” accounts and plan to watch it and report my findings.
This should be interesting...
I have some free time on my hands this week, so I signed up with one of my “sock puppet” accounts and plan to watch it and report my findings.
This should be interesting...
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The next leap for AI? Going local. 🤖 @leolaporte.me, @paris.nyc, & @mikeelgan.bsky.social talk with HP’s Andrew Hawthorne & @accordionguy.bsky.social about AI on the edge.
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Developing AI on the Edge
On Intelligent Machines, Leo, Paris, and Mike Elgan speak to Andrew Hawthorne from HP and AI developer advocate Joey de Villa about local AI processing and AI on the edge.
For the full episode, go…
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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The next leap for AI? Going local. 🤖 @leolaporte.me, @paris.nyc, & @mikeelgan.bsky.social talk with HP’s Andrew Hawthorne & @accordionguy.bsky.social about AI on the edge.
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Glenn Clifton Jr.’s rapper name, Young Bleed, was eerily prescient. I know I’ve already got the “Accordion Guy” moniker, but I should also porbably adopt “MC Awesome New Job” just in case your name is your fate.
In the spirit of nominative determinism, what’s your rapper name?
In the spirit of nominative determinism, what’s your rapper name?
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Glenn Clifton Jr.’s rapper name, Young Bleed, was eerily prescient. I know I’ve already got the “Accordion Guy” moniker, but I should also porbably adopt “MC Awesome New Job” just in case your name is your fate.
In the spirit of nominative determinism, what’s your rapper name?
In the spirit of nominative determinism, what’s your rapper name?
🤖 TechX Florida is an AI conference run by IEEE-CS taking place on Saturday. It’ll feature speakers from industry and Tampa Bay AI startups, you can get a free professional headshot for your LinkedIn profile, and there’s the TechX After Dark afterparty!
Find out more here: techxflorida.com
Find out more here: techxflorida.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🤖 TechX Florida is an AI conference run by IEEE-CS taking place on Saturday. It’ll feature speakers from industry and Tampa Bay AI startups, you can get a free professional headshot for your LinkedIn profile, and there’s the TechX After Dark afterparty!
Find out more here: techxflorida.com
Find out more here: techxflorida.com
⭐️ Techstars Startup Weekend Tampa happens this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! It’s a hackathon where you compete to build the best startup in 54 hours. There’ll be mentors from industry to help out, and the event is calling for developers, designers, and domain experts.
More here: swtampa.vfairs.com
More here: swtampa.vfairs.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
⭐️ Techstars Startup Weekend Tampa happens this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! It’s a hackathon where you compete to build the best startup in 54 hours. There’ll be mentors from industry to help out, and the event is calling for developers, designers, and domain experts.
More here: swtampa.vfairs.com
More here: swtampa.vfairs.com
It’s Day One of my SIXTH layoff, and a box has arrived! Why? Because it’s a box that may or not contain another box for returning my work computer.
In this quick video, I talk the one thing you can do to make the experience a little bit better.
Here’s the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWau...
In this quick video, I talk the one thing you can do to make the experience a little bit better.
Here’s the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWau...
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It’s Day One of my SIXTH layoff, and a box has arrived! Why? Because it’s a box that may or not contain another box for returning my work computer.
In this quick video, I talk the one thing you can do to make the experience a little bit better.
Here’s the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWau...
In this quick video, I talk the one thing you can do to make the experience a little bit better.
Here’s the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWau...
New week, along with a new month and new time (I hope you took advantage of the extra hour)! And with that, we get a new list of the extracurricular tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. It’s all on Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy!
Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 3 - Sunday, November 9) : Global Nerdy
Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 3 through Sunday, November 9! This list includes both in-person and online events...
www.globalnerdy.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
New week, along with a new month and new time (I hope you took advantage of the extra hour)! And with that, we get a new list of the extracurricular tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. It’s all on Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy!
[1 of 2] Welcome to Monday! For those of you who aren’t working today because of a layoff — or, like me and my team, had their contract canceled — here’s another video: Mental health strategies.
I recorded this last year after my layoff, and it features strategies that kept me on an even keel.
I recorded this last year after my layoff, and it features strategies that kept me on an even keel.
Layoff survival guide: Mental health strategies
YouTube video by Global Nerdy
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November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
[1 of 2] Welcome to Monday! For those of you who aren’t working today because of a layoff — or, like me and my team, had their contract canceled — here’s another video: Mental health strategies.
I recorded this last year after my layoff, and it features strategies that kept me on an even keel.
I recorded this last year after my layoff, and it features strategies that kept me on an even keel.
I’ve updated my list of food banks and restaurants that where kids get to eat for free. Share this far and wide to help people who rely on SNAP benefits (currently cut off due to the government shutdown)!
Tampa Bay food banks and restaurants where kids eat for free [Updated Sunday, November 2] - The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century
SNAP — short for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and formerly called “food stamps” — provide food assistance to about 3 million Floridians, and 1 million of those are children. With the curr...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’ve updated my list of food banks and restaurants that where kids get to eat for free. Share this far and wide to help people who rely on SNAP benefits (currently cut off due to the government shutdown)!
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY! Here’s this week’s picdump on the Accordion Guy blog, a collection of the images, comics, and memes that I found amusing, interesting, or relevant this week. There are a LOT of them in the post — these are merely four.
To see the full set:
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/11/02/s...
To see the full set:
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/11/02/s...
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY! Here’s this week’s picdump on the Accordion Guy blog, a collection of the images, comics, and memes that I found amusing, interesting, or relevant this week. There are a LOT of them in the post — these are merely four.
To see the full set:
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/11/02/s...
To see the full set:
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/11/02/s...
Once again: RAG (retrieval-augmented generation), a way to give LLMs additional information, explained by Yours Truly using Star Wars characters. It’s all in the latest video posted to the Global Nerdy YouTube channel.
Give it a watch, and please like and subscribe!
Give it a watch, and please like and subscribe!
What Happens When AI Meets Star Wars?
YouTube video by Global Nerdy
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Once again: RAG (retrieval-augmented generation), a way to give LLMs additional information, explained by Yours Truly using Star Wars characters. It’s all in the latest video posted to the Global Nerdy YouTube channel.
Give it a watch, and please like and subscribe!
Give it a watch, and please like and subscribe!