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Happy Saturday, everyone! Here on Global Nerdy, Saturday means that it’s time for another “picdump” — the weekly assortment of amusing or interesting pictures, comics, and memes I found over the past week. Share and enjoy!
Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 29 through Sunday, January 4!
This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:
✅ When the event will take place
✅ What the event is
✅ Where the event will take place
✅ Who is holding the event
This week’s events
Keep in mind that New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are this week, and some organizers have their calendars “on autopilot!” Contact the organizers to be sure that an event, gathering, or meeteup is happening before you go!
- Monday, December 29
- Tuesday, December 30
- Wednesday, December 31
- Thursday, January 1
- Friday, January 2
- Saturday, January 3
- Sunday, January 4
Monday, December 29
Tuesday, December 30
Wednesday, December 31
Thursday, January 1
Friday, January 2
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd |
Tampa Bay Technology Center | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST |
| Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
| MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
| Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night 1Up Entertainment, Tampa |
Nerdbrew Events | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST |
| Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST |
| Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST |
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Saturday, January 3
Sunday, January 4
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Hamlet cYou Boutique |
Sarasota Shakespeare Book Club | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST |
| National Trivia Game Day Social 1100 North Shore Dr NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701 |
Groupies Got Games | 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market |
Chess Republic | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST |
| D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
| Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
| Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) 4933 W Nassau St |
Tampa Hackerspace | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST |
| A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew |
Nerd Night Out | 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST |
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About this list
How do I put this list together?
It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.
In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.
What goes into this list?
I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:
- Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
- Tech project management / agile processes
- Video, board, and role-playing games
- Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
- Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
- Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
- Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
- Anything I deem geeky
Happy Saturday, everyone! Here on Global Nerdy, Saturday means that it’s time for another “picdump” — the weekly assortment of amusing or interesting pictures, comics,
and memes I found over the past week. Share and enjoy!
AWWW YISSS! As of yesterday (Thursday, December 18), Global Nerdy has had its highest number of pageviews in five years. Thank you, Global Nerdy readers, for all your visits!
Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 22 through Sunday, December 28!
This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:
✅ When the event will take place
✅ What the event is
✅ Where the event will take place
✅ Who is holding the event
This week’s events
Keep in mind that Christmas is this week, and some organizers have their calendars “on autopilot!” Contact the organizers to be sure that an event, gathering, or meeteup is happening before you go!
- Monday, December 22
- Tuesday, December 23
- Wednesday, December 24
- Thursday, December 25
- Friday, December 26
- Saturday, December 27
- Sunday, December 28
Monday, December 22
Tuesday, December 23
Wednesday, December 24
Thursday, December 25
Friday, December 26
Saturday, December 27
Sunday, December 28
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wood working at Tarpon Periwinklers |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST |
| D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
| Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG – New Players Welcome! Black Harbor Gaming |
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group | 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
| Let’s Learn to Turn Pens! Tampa Hackerspace West |
Tampa Hackerspace | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST |
| Find Your Funny Toastmasters Online event |
Toastmasters Division E | 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
| A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew |
Nerd Night Out | 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST |
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About this list
How do I put this list together?
It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.
In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.
What goes into this list?
I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:
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- Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
- Tech project management / agile processes
- Video, board, and role-playing games
- Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
- Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
- Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
- Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
- Anything I deem geeky
I’d like to thank Sam Kasimalla, co-organizer of Tampa Java User Group and other tech events around town, Suzanne Ricci, Computer Coach’s Chief Success Officer, and Daniella Diaz, High Tech Connect’s cofounder, for giving me the first annual Tampa Tech Community Champion award at the 5th Annual End of Year Tech Meetup Extravaganza, held at Embarc Collective last Tuesday, December 9th.
Here’s a video of the proceedings:
As I said in my quick speech, part of the credit for the award has to go to Anitra. I’m here in Tampa because she’s here in Tampa.
I’d also like to thank all of you in the Tampa tech scene — you make “The Other Bay Area” a great place for techies to live, work, and play in, and I’m happy to do what I can for this community.