Michael Bishop
@michaelbishop.me
civic minded technologist who likes to build things on the web. enjoys practicing Gyotaku. used to have people line up for his cooking.
I operate @tampamonitor.com
Tampa, FL
https://michaelbishop.me
he/him @miklb on Twitter/GitHub
I operate @tampamonitor.com
Tampa, FL
https://michaelbishop.me
he/him @miklb on Twitter/GitHub
"out of the effort of transparency"
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"out of the effort of transparency"
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First time I’ve received Heisman Trophy promotions in quite some time. This one is for Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love.
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
First time I’ve received Heisman Trophy promotions in quite some time. This one is for Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love.
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Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and more www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-m...
Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and more
Tampa ZCity Council returns from the Thanksgiving break for the first of two regular meetings in December with a CRA meeting and land use hearings in between. Of the 65 items on the agenda this week, ...
www.cltampa.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and more www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-m...
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Read this and substitute "tarot cards" for "AI". You'll know just as much.
Reporters need to start asking for specific details on what the uses of AI are in stories like these.
Reporters need to start asking for specific details on what the uses of AI are in stories like these.
Using artificial intelligence to identify Congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system. n.pr/48mmSlu
An independent effort says AI is the secret to topple 2-party power in Congress
Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Read this and substitute "tarot cards" for "AI". You'll know just as much.
Reporters need to start asking for specific details on what the uses of AI are in stories like these.
Reporters need to start asking for specific details on what the uses of AI are in stories like these.
Wrote something that will probably piss off a few people.
Feed: "The Tampa Monitor"
By: Michael Bishop on Sunday, November 30, 2025
By: Michael Bishop on Sunday, November 30, 2025
Stormwater – Another Reality Check
Level setting what stormwater is (rain) and what the city's system is designed for along with some background on the division's history.
tampamonitor.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Wrote something that will probably piss off a few people.
From trying to break the glass ceiling to pretending there’s no ceiling at all
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
From trying to break the glass ceiling to pretending there’s no ceiling at all
I’m going to have to buy a drone to find and take out what ever obnoxious Christmas decoration a neighbor has that sounds like a dying ice cream truck.
November 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I’m going to have to buy a drone to find and take out what ever obnoxious Christmas decoration a neighbor has that sounds like a dying ice cream truck.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Caveman Blue Cheese from Rogue Creamery
Semi-hard Oregon 🐄 🧀 with blue mold. The aroma is the only subtle thing about this blue. Crumbly, but fudge texture and a few crystals. Strong blue and salt flavor, with a background of pecans, bacon, and maybe roasted root vegetables.
Semi-hard Oregon 🐄 🧀 with blue mold. The aroma is the only subtle thing about this blue. Crumbly, but fudge texture and a few crystals. Strong blue and salt flavor, with a background of pecans, bacon, and maybe roasted root vegetables.
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Caveman Blue Cheese from Rogue Creamery
Semi-hard Oregon 🐄 🧀 with blue mold. The aroma is the only subtle thing about this blue. Crumbly, but fudge texture and a few crystals. Strong blue and salt flavor, with a background of pecans, bacon, and maybe roasted root vegetables.
Semi-hard Oregon 🐄 🧀 with blue mold. The aroma is the only subtle thing about this blue. Crumbly, but fudge texture and a few crystals. Strong blue and salt flavor, with a background of pecans, bacon, and maybe roasted root vegetables.
I worked as a valet in the late 80s and hands down this was a sleeper ride.
1989 Honda Prelude Si 5-Speed for Relief Nursery at No Reserve
No Reserve: 1989 Honda Prelude Si 5-Speed for Relief Nursery
Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1989 Honda Prelude Si 5-Speed for Relief Nursery at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #222,434.
bringatrailer.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I worked as a valet in the late 80s and hands down this was a sleeper ride.
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I like that this guy isn’t even a mascot, he‘s just shown up on Earth to make rad music, a bit like Sun Ra
Akkuma, a devilish purple bear from outer space who has settled in Hokkaido, rocks out.
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I like that this guy isn’t even a mascot, he‘s just shown up on Earth to make rad music, a bit like Sun Ra
Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac on Apple Music
Song · 1975 · Duration 4:10
music.apple.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The key is “observations”. Cutting NWS or NHC funding for things like weather balloons and the people who collect the data is to the detriment of the model.
This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The key is “observations”. Cutting NWS or NHC funding for things like weather balloons and the people who collect the data is to the detriment of the model.
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Great time to release a good old Nuremberg Trial movie
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Great time to release a good old Nuremberg Trial movie
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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A nice overview of all the underhanded crap FPL has been involved in over the past number of years.
New | A federal appeals panel overturned a decision from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (yes, that Aileen Cannon) and resurrected an investor lawsuit accusing FPL of securities fraud, potentially re-opening old wounds from a sprawling series of controversies.
jaxtrib.org/2025/11/28/r...
jaxtrib.org/2025/11/28/r...
Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL's past controversies back in the spotlight
The federal appeals court decision could re-open the company's old wounds from a series of controversies across Florida.
jaxtrib.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A nice overview of all the underhanded crap FPL has been involved in over the past number of years.
I've been half-ass trying to use FB for @tampamonitor.com and can confirm they totally penalize posting direct links. Just can't bring myself to create static graphics for "engagement".
Fuck Zuck
Fuck Zuck
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I've been half-ass trying to use FB for @tampamonitor.com and can confirm they totally penalize posting direct links. Just can't bring myself to create static graphics for "engagement".
Fuck Zuck
Fuck Zuck
"off duty incident".
From the sheriff's office "Barber repeatedly struck the victim by slapping, punching, and kicking her. Barber also placed the victim in a headlock that restricted her ability to breathe."
Would be curious what he got called up for with Army Reserve CID since March.
From the sheriff's office "Barber repeatedly struck the victim by slapping, punching, and kicking her. Barber also placed the victim in a headlock that restricted her ability to breathe."
Would be curious what he got called up for with Army Reserve CID since March.
A Tampa Police officer has been placed on administrative leave stemming from an off-duty incident, according to the Tampa Police Department (TPD).
Tampa police officer placed on administrative leave following domestic battery charges: TPD
A Tampa Police officer has been placed on administrative leave stemming from an off-duty incident, according to the Tampa Police Department (TPD).
www.tampabay28.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"off duty incident".
From the sheriff's office "Barber repeatedly struck the victim by slapping, punching, and kicking her. Barber also placed the victim in a headlock that restricted her ability to breathe."
Would be curious what he got called up for with Army Reserve CID since March.
From the sheriff's office "Barber repeatedly struck the victim by slapping, punching, and kicking her. Barber also placed the victim in a headlock that restricted her ability to breathe."
Would be curious what he got called up for with Army Reserve CID since March.
Sometimes I see the words “Black Friday” and have flashbacks to working in the Apple Store in 2004.
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Sometimes I see the words “Black Friday” and have flashbacks to working in the Apple Store in 2004.
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Bird Corporation Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Pedal Car and Radio Flyer Wagon at No Reserve
No Reserve: Bird Corporation Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Pedal Car and Radio Flyer Wagon
Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: Bird Corporation Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Pedal Car and Radio Flyer Wagon at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online....
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November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bird Corporation Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Pedal Car and Radio Flyer Wagon at No Reserve
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#FrontEndSheff where AI is getting the code it generates from.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#FrontEndSheff where AI is getting the code it generates from.
Doug Mills is a national treasure.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Doug Mills is a national treasure.
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grease floats.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
grease floats.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.