Joey de Villa (AccordionGuy)

The “Careers in Tech” panel at TechX Florida / Reasons to be optimistic 2025 : Global Nerdy The Careers in Tech panel On Saturday, I had the honor of speaking on the Careers in Tech panel at TechX Florida, which was organized by USF’s student branch of the IEEE Computer Society. On the panel...

[4 of 4] I ran through a list of those developments, and if you want to see that list (along with another accordion rendition of “Because of AI”), I’ve posted it in the latest article in Global Nerdy:

www.globalnerdy.com/2025/11/11/t...

[3 of 4] My answer? We might be living in a golden age and not realize it because of all the crises in the news. And we’ve seen such a golden age before — so much in technology happened between 2006 and 2008, but it was eclipsed by the global financial crisis.

[2 of 4] During the panel, a professor in the audience asked an important question on behalf of the students there: In the current tech industry environment, what are the prospects for young technologists about to enter the market?

[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.

This is going in next Saturday’s ”work and tech” picdump on Global Nerdy, but I had to share it now.

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...

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!

And now, the Sunday picdump...

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Girl, you know it’s true.

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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!

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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!

[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.

[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.

YouTube video by Dean Graziosi AI Advantage Summit Day 1

Want to see the whole thing? It’s on YouTube for what I assume will be a limited time:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSrW...

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...

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...

Here’s next week’s list of Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events, courtesy of Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy!

Global Nerdy Cheat codes for tech life! Do you want to watch a video by someone who... 🐍 Taught themselves Python in the middle of Burning Man? 💻 Who failed out of electrical engineering and came back as a comp...

[2 of 2] Robbins just closed out the day with a “put your hands on your heart and visualize” self-affirmation session that could’ve been straight out of Tom Cruise’s “Magnolia” scenes.

More later in a video on the “Global Nerdy” YouTube channel:
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[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.”

Exact same hardware — they differentiate with the pre-installed software and the case and label on that case.

[2 of 2] Also: I have to salute Andrew with a filet mignon on a flaming sword! HP wanted an official representative to appear with me on the podcast since I was a contractor. Andrew stepped up last-minute and did a fantastic job; I know a lot of other managers who would’ve run away screaming. Kudos!

YouTube video by TWiT Tech Podcast Network Developing AI on the Edge

[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.

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...

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… Developing AI on the Edge

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?

Hey, Kevin! That photo has a knack for popping up every now and again.

🤖 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

⭐️ 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

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:
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