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
“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.
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!
[3 of 3] Some hustling viewers decided to use the virtual background feature to turn their backdrops into advertisements for their own businesses, as shown in these screenshots — and OF COURSE one of them’s a brick in the Herbalife pyramid.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
[3 of 3] Some hustling viewers decided to use the virtual background feature to turn their backdrops into advertisements for their own businesses, as shown in these screenshots — and OF COURSE one of them’s a brick in the Herbalife pyramid.
[2 of 3] Every now and again, the view switches from the Summit’s stage to a shot of a participating viewer, usually when they’re responding enthusiastically or performing some action that Robbins is telling them to.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
[2 of 3] Every now and again, the view switches from the Summit’s stage to a shot of a participating viewer, usually when they’re responding enthusiastically or performing some action that Robbins is telling them to.
[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...
[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.”
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...
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...
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...
It’s Saturday — time for the Global Nerdy picdump, where I post the amusing or interesting work- and tech-related images, comics, and memes I found this week.
These four are just a sample; you can see the whole set by clicking the link:
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/01/s...
These four are just a sample; you can see the whole set by clicking the link:
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/01/s...
November 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It’s Saturday — time for the Global Nerdy picdump, where I post the amusing or interesting work- and tech-related images, comics, and memes I found this week.
These four are just a sample; you can see the whole set by clicking the link:
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/01/s...
These four are just a sample; you can see the whole set by clicking the link:
www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/01/s...
[1 of 2] It’s my last day as the HP ZGX Nano spokesmodel! I thought I’d mark it by sharing my writeup on observations by Sebastian Raschka, PhD, whose book I’m currently working my way through. He ran some benchmarks on a Mac Mini, NVIDIA datacenter GPUs, and DGX Spark (the ZGX Nano’s twin cousin).
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
[1 of 2] It’s my last day as the HP ZGX Nano spokesmodel! I thought I’d mark it by sharing my writeup on observations by Sebastian Raschka, PhD, whose book I’m currently working my way through. He ran some benchmarks on a Mac Mini, NVIDIA datacenter GPUs, and DGX Spark (the ZGX Nano’s twin cousin).
[2 of 4] Here’s the first entry — it’s the slide deck from my presentation for my job interview to do developer relations for the ZGX Nano. There’s nothing secret in here; it’s just my 6-month plan for how I would do developer relations and buyer enablement for the ZGX Nano if I were hired.
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
[2 of 4] Here’s the first entry — it’s the slide deck from my presentation for my job interview to do developer relations for the ZGX Nano. There’s nothing secret in here; it’s just my 6-month plan for how I would do developer relations and buyer enablement for the ZGX Nano if I were hired.
[1 of 3] Can you do me a favor? Could you do a Google Search for “zgx nano” (without quotes) and let me know in the comments if any of my Global Nerdy articles on the ZGX Nano — the AI workstation I’m doing developer relations for until the end of the week — are on the first page of results for you?
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
[1 of 3] Can you do me a favor? Could you do a Google Search for “zgx nano” (without quotes) and let me know in the comments if any of my Global Nerdy articles on the ZGX Nano — the AI workstation I’m doing developer relations for until the end of the week — are on the first page of results for you?
[1 of 5] 🎃 It’s neither a trick nor a treat: HP ended the Kforce contract for the team I’m on, so my LAST DAY for doing developer relations for HP’s ZGX Nano is Halloween — this is, THIS FRIDAY.
(It’s a good thing that the podcast happened last week!)
(It’s a good thing that the podcast happened last week!)
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
[1 of 5] 🎃 It’s neither a trick nor a treat: HP ended the Kforce contract for the team I’m on, so my LAST DAY for doing developer relations for HP’s ZGX Nano is Halloween — this is, THIS FRIDAY.
(It’s a good thing that the podcast happened last week!)
(It’s a good thing that the podcast happened last week!)
Anitra and I had a grand old time at the Salvador Dali Museum’s “Suenos de Dali” party last night.
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Anitra and I had a grand old time at the Salvador Dali Museum’s “Suenos de Dali” party last night.
Here’s this Sunday’s “opinion” picdump, courtesy of The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century. It’s a collection of photos, comics, memes, and other visuals that I found amusing or relevant this week. Check them out, and share them widely!
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/10/26/s...
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/10/26/s...
October 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here’s this Sunday’s “opinion” picdump, courtesy of The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century. It’s a collection of photos, comics, memes, and other visuals that I found amusing or relevant this week. Check them out, and share them widely!
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/10/26/s...
www.joeydevilla.com/2025/10/26/s...