On Saturday, April 18th, Anitra and I attended Tech in Full Effect, a gathering of Tampa people in Tampa’s tech scene who also enjoy ’90s hip-hop and R&B, and we had a grand time!
Organized by Jordyn Short and Tiffiny B., it took place at Gaspar’s Luxury Estate in South Tampa, a large house and property that can serve as a vacation place for a large group, or in the case of Tech in Full Effect, a lovely party venue.
They had DJ Will spinning ’90s classics…
…’90s hip-hop/R&B-themed drinks…
…and opportunities aplenty to catch up with old friends and make new ones:
While many of the guests were local, a number came from way, way out of town, including from Jacksonville, Miami, Atlanta, and even San Francisco.
I had lots of conversations, and some of the topics were…
- What am I doing after Tampa Bay Tech Week? My answer: “Get up to speed on the new job, keep cranking out the Tampa Bay tech events list, touch base with the new connections I made, try and find a venue for an upcoming Tampa Bay AI Meetup.”
- Did we buy a Mac Mini to run OpenClaw? No, Anitra and I got his-and-hers M5 MacBook Pros as our main devices and are turning our old M1 MacBooks into to agent machines.
- So what’s my new job? Senior Developer Advocate at NetFoundry, and it’s starting in two days (Tech in Full Effect took place on the 18th; my first day was on the 20th).
- How did my presentation at Arc of AI go? My talk about writing documentation and sample code for AIs went well, and the slides are available for you to peruse!
- Is that a real accordion? Can you play that thing?
(I try to bring both Steve Urkel and Stefan Urquelle energy.)
All in all, it was a great event with great people, great conversations, and great food and drink in an unusual setting for a Tampa Bay tech event. My thanks to Tiffiny and Jordyn for putting it on — and please let us know when and where you’re holding the next one!
