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
Pour one out for my homie who just finished building a space horse & had it stolen from his buildings basement. His wife's cargo bike was also stolen. Anyone have any luck recovering a stolen bike in chicago, any tips are appreciated. #chibike
One of the craziest things I've had happen to me as a reporter: A shadowy campaign is systematically + successfully filing fraudulent copyright violation complaints on articles critical of GOP House candidate Michael Carbonara. "This is absolute censorship" www.wlrn.org/government-p...
'Absolute censorship': Someone doesn't want you to know about Michael Carbonara's data center ties
As early voting begins ahead of the Aug. 18 primary election, there has been a shadowy concerted effort that likely prevents most would-be voters from accessing articles critical of Michael Carbonara ...
wlrn.org
Annualized, my agentic AI energy use is around 1.1 MWh, and is responsible for as much emissions as a clothes dryer or half a round trip flight from SF to NYC. Not enormous compared to my overall footprint, but far from trivial!
stoked about this mornings discoveries. I'm using this archive more myself for research and being able to find when a topic was discussed through text search and then clicking the closest timestamp to listen to discussion is pretty great. City provides a clock timestamp, I sync that to video.
Tampa Monitor@tampamonitor.com · 8h agoFinally nailed it. Transcript sync on meeting archives should be much better now. Click a timestamp in the transcript and it should start video a beat before the text. meetings.tampamonitor.com/meetings/2784/
just dawned on me. The Community Investment Tax renewal cut schools from 25% to 5%. That 20% is what the city and county is going to use to build a baseball stadium. That's what the Rays were eyeing all along. Not some magical increase in sales tax.
The judge said the ballot language needed to be rewritten, not the amendment. He notes the ballot language doesn’t match the amendment language at one point.
Tampa Bay Times@tampabaytimes.bsky.social · yesterdayFlorida judge rules property tax amendment misleading, orders rewrite
Wait. Rand Paul and RFK saw a hearing attacking Tony Fauci as a....marketing opportunity? No way!
Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.
nytimes.com
got my first really negative mailer today for a state senate D primary candidate.
I think most folks would prefer this gets moved to the end of the back log.
Bluesky Server Status@status.bsky.app · yesterdayWe're currently experiencing an issue with the Discover feed. We expect an update or resolution shortly. status.bsky.app
judge eviscerates the ballot language and writes a couple of commercials for opponents of the amendment while he's at it.
WUSF@wusf.org · yesterday"In summary, voters are entitled to a fair, clear, accurate and non-misleading ballot statement to assist them in making their critical determination," wrote Judge David Frank.
Damn. Sweet poster to match the bill.
@70sweekly.bsky.social · yesterdayAugust 4, 1973 Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL
Here’s the key takeaway from our report: Epstein couldn’t have carried out his trafficking and criminal activity without the help of the highest ranking employees and executives at the most powerful banks in the world. Wall Street is complicit in Epstein’s crimes from top to bottom.
Personal blogs are like old gas powered lawn mowers. First time you pull it out after sitting you’re not quite sure what’s going to happen first time to pull to fire it up.
Making his MLB debut as a 28-year old, even if he's going back to the minors after the game once Hicks arrives. 551st pick of the 2021 draft
Hey, server and infrastructure types: where are we shopping for refurbished/outlet rack servers these days? Need a decent little 1U box for some moderate virtualization and network storage. Probably gonna run Windows Server on it.
can see the rage bait is pumping on Bluesky today and folks are gobbling it up hook, line and sinker.
Just to be clear, I reported an exhaustive piece about the allegations against Max Miller on July 18. The New York Times published their story, without crediting me, on July 28. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
motherjones.com
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
The hidden secret truth of software engineering is that all code is sin. If you build your dignity on sin you are truly lost brother
Rick Desilets | The D-Pad@ricdesi.dpad.fm · 4d agoMe, personally, I consider it a pretty huge indignity to have an algorithm write my code then turn to others and say "here's my code".
For the Apple superfan in your life.
Bring a Trailer@bringatrailer.bsky.social · 4d agoPorsche 911 Display Hood at No Reserve
me, person who attended first Lollapalooza tour, wrapping his brain around Disney streaming its current incarnation
I mean, if I was Ron DeSantis chief of staff that helped funnel Medicaid funds to his wife’s nonprofit to fund anti abortion & anti weed propaganda and then got appointed state attorney general and run for that office unopposed I might think I could take on the Catholic Church too
Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 4d agoNEW: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, facing ethics inquiries for misconduct, has threatened to strip state scholarships from Catholic schools unless the Church rewrites its vaccine doctrine. It is an unprecedented attack by an American state on the religious liberty of the Catholic Church.
this is pretty neat. I subscribed to get them as they appeared in the papers. Starts in October. federalistreader.org
The Federalist Papers — Full Text and Summaries of All 85 Essays
Read all 85 Federalist Papers in an inviting period newspaper setting, with a clear modern reader and brief companion notes.
federalistreader.org
Here’s a great example of how bad “AI” interpreted/written news is. There was no “heated debate”, there was zero debate. The project isn’t controversial. A couple of people spoke during public comment in support. That’s it.
Citizen Portal News Florida@citizenptnewsfl.bsky.social · 5d agoThe heated debate over the Army Navy site redevelopment has sparked fierce division, with advocates championing 800 affordable housing units while opponents demand greater oversight—who will win this battle for Tampa's future? Click to read more! #TampaHillsboroughCounty #FL