Dennis M Powers
@dennismpowers.bsky.social
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Also, in a past life, I was the guy that created and maintained the Halomaps.org website for the Halo Custom Edition Game and ran a boutique website design and hosting service called UXB Internet.
Who am I - 2025 pt 2 (Sci-Fi)
After 50 years of wrangling electrons through tubes, transistors, gates, & chips, writing code and running a business, I retired a short time ago to write stories. I've completed three novels that will likely never be published and am still writing—still learning.
After 50 years of wrangling electrons through tubes, transistors, gates, & chips, writing code and running a business, I retired a short time ago to write stories. I've completed three novels that will likely never be published and am still writing—still learning.
I haven't been doing this long, but I have discovered that one of the hazards of being a writer is forgetting your steeping tea because you had an idea on how to fix a troubling paragraph and needed to get it down, then heating the lukewarm tea in the microwave.
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I haven't been doing this long, but I have discovered that one of the hazards of being a writer is forgetting your steeping tea because you had an idea on how to fix a troubling paragraph and needed to get it down, then heating the lukewarm tea in the microwave.
Convincing you to read my short story by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"A man walked into a bar."
"A man walked into a bar."
Convincing you to read my short story by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"If you're reading this, I'm probably already dead."
"If you're reading this, I'm probably already dead."
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (It's not out in the world yet but...)
"It's only when I hear the screaming that it occurs to me to run."
"It's only when I hear the screaming that it occurs to me to run."
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Convincing you to read my short story by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"A man walked into a bar."
"A man walked into a bar."
I mine and craft.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I mine and craft.
viscous fingering
My new favorite. An innocuous scientific term that sounds like something out of a 70s Times Square bookstore.
My new favorite. An innocuous scientific term that sounds like something out of a 70s Times Square bookstore.
A new AI-driven deep learning framework enables faster and more accurate prediction of viscous fingering, advancing fluid modeling for energy, environmental, and biomedical applications. doi.org/g992x7
A century-old mixing puzzle: AI helps predict and understand viscous fingering
Viscous fingering occurs when a thinner fluid pushes a thicker, more viscous fluid in a porous medium, like underground rock, creating unpredictable, finger-like patterns.
phys.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
viscous fingering
My new favorite. An innocuous scientific term that sounds like something out of a 70s Times Square bookstore.
My new favorite. An innocuous scientific term that sounds like something out of a 70s Times Square bookstore.
I haven't written a word in the past two days except to complain. It's cold, the democrats snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, it's cold, I can't afford {insert item}, it's cold, I need a new car, it's cold, and now that I haven't written my story and just complained in the past two days.
old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper
Alt: old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I haven't written a word in the past two days except to complain. It's cold, the democrats snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, it's cold, I can't afford {insert item}, it's cold, I need a new car, it's cold, and now that I haven't written my story and just complained in the past two days.
Reposted by Dennis M Powers
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
This is what I want my senator to do the next time Chuck Schumer gets near a microphone.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is what I want my senator to do the next time Chuck Schumer gets near a microphone.
If you don't know the context in this case, don't fret. It can apply to a plethora of things these days.
Damnit to f*ckin' hell!
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
If you don't know the context in this case, don't fret. It can apply to a plethora of things these days.
Damnit to f*ckin' hell!
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Damnit to f*ckin' hell!
The First Amendment would like a word.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The First Amendment would like a word.
Eliminating anyone is the exact opposite of the MC's goals in The Old Man's Legacy. However, He'd be more than happy to not have to deal with Akira again. A Māori woman who brought a gun into his home.
#WritingPrompt
#WritingPrompt
If your MC could eliminate one character from your book/wip, who would they pick and why? A rival? A thorn in their side? An ex? #WritingPrompt
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Eliminating anyone is the exact opposite of the MC's goals in The Old Man's Legacy. However, He'd be more than happy to not have to deal with Akira again. A Māori woman who brought a gun into his home.
#WritingPrompt
#WritingPrompt
In The Old Man's Legacy, his run-in with a gun is nearly fatal and could have ended the story before it began.
How much would your book/wip change if your MC had a gun #WritingPrompt
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In The Old Man's Legacy, his run-in with a gun is nearly fatal and could have ended the story before it began.
How appropriate was it that it was mustard on Sandwich Guy's sub and not ketchup.
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
How appropriate was it that it was mustard on Sandwich Guy's sub and not ketchup.
Yes, I am glad you asked, I am indeed cold.
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yes, I am glad you asked, I am indeed cold.
A year ago, who would have thought that sandwich guy and green frog person would be the symbols of resistance?
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A year ago, who would have thought that sandwich guy and green frog person would be the symbols of resistance?
The message of The Old Man's Legacy (WIP)? That the often discarded and most inconsequential of us can play a large role when push comes to shove, and that hope is always an option.
What sort of message do you hope people take away from your most recent book/wip? #WritingPrompt
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The message of The Old Man's Legacy (WIP)? That the often discarded and most inconsequential of us can play a large role when push comes to shove, and that hope is always an option.
Has anyone checked with the moving companies to see if they are being overwhelmed by phone calls from the empty suits.
From all the rhetoric I expected to see a line of moving vans clogging the cross bronx expressway and all the tunnels by now.
From all the rhetoric I expected to see a line of moving vans clogging the cross bronx expressway and all the tunnels by now.
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Has anyone checked with the moving companies to see if they are being overwhelmed by phone calls from the empty suits.
From all the rhetoric I expected to see a line of moving vans clogging the cross bronx expressway and all the tunnels by now.
From all the rhetoric I expected to see a line of moving vans clogging the cross bronx expressway and all the tunnels by now.
I am sorry for the the Cheney family's loss. I don't have any hate to spare for the man because all of it currently directed at the felon in chief whose demise (metaphorical or actual) I will celebrate with champagne.
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I am sorry for the the Cheney family's loss. I don't have any hate to spare for the man because all of it currently directed at the felon in chief whose demise (metaphorical or actual) I will celebrate with champagne.
Ok. This was good.
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Ok. This was good.
The "monster" in the Old Man's Legacy (WIP) is unseen and unknowable. It is only perceived by its action.
What makes the monsters in your book/wip monstrous? Is it their actions? Their perception by humanity? Are they just different? #WritingPrompt
November 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The "monster" in the Old Man's Legacy (WIP) is unseen and unknowable. It is only perceived by its action.
Young person in grocery store: What's that sticker?
me: I voted today
YP: They give them out?
me: Don't you vote?
YP: I don't believe in the system.
me: ...
me: You don't believe in yourself?
YP: huh?
me: You know. We the people.
YP: what's that mean?
me: ...
me: google it.
Some days I weep.
me: I voted today
YP: They give them out?
me: Don't you vote?
YP: I don't believe in the system.
me: ...
me: You don't believe in yourself?
YP: huh?
me: You know. We the people.
YP: what's that mean?
me: ...
me: google it.
Some days I weep.
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Young person in grocery store: What's that sticker?
me: I voted today
YP: They give them out?
me: Don't you vote?
YP: I don't believe in the system.
me: ...
me: You don't believe in yourself?
YP: huh?
me: You know. We the people.
YP: what's that mean?
me: ...
me: google it.
Some days I weep.
me: I voted today
YP: They give them out?
me: Don't you vote?
YP: I don't believe in the system.
me: ...
me: You don't believe in yourself?
YP: huh?
me: You know. We the people.
YP: what's that mean?
me: ...
me: google it.
Some days I weep.
I came out from under the thick comforter to let you know that I don't like the cold.
Tomorrow starts the hibernation period so I can keep the few friends and speaking relatives I have. The reason is because from now until spring every conversation with me will begin and end with a complaint about the cold weather.
Did I mention that I'm cold?
Did I mention that I'm cold?
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I came out from under the thick comforter to let you know that I don't like the cold.
I mean, like, Duh!
They are not buying snake oil exactly but a marketing hype that doesn't come anywhere near the expectation of companies that want to de-human the workforce. The technology is not intelligent just an advanced version of the predictive text on your smartphone.
They are not buying snake oil exactly but a marketing hype that doesn't come anywhere near the expectation of companies that want to de-human the workforce. The technology is not intelligent just an advanced version of the predictive text on your smartphone.
A recent M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return.
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
nyer.cm
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I mean, like, Duh!
They are not buying snake oil exactly but a marketing hype that doesn't come anywhere near the expectation of companies that want to de-human the workforce. The technology is not intelligent just an advanced version of the predictive text on your smartphone.
They are not buying snake oil exactly but a marketing hype that doesn't come anywhere near the expectation of companies that want to de-human the workforce. The technology is not intelligent just an advanced version of the predictive text on your smartphone.
Open letter to (R) politicians
Stop lying about SNAP benefits and who receives them, you cruel compassionless lumps of parasitic, sycophants.
You can only use it for unprepared food & not for any kind of service, plus, it creates more economic activity than it costs.
Signed,
An ex-SNAP recipient.
Stop lying about SNAP benefits and who receives them, you cruel compassionless lumps of parasitic, sycophants.
You can only use it for unprepared food & not for any kind of service, plus, it creates more economic activity than it costs.
Signed,
An ex-SNAP recipient.
November 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Open letter to (R) politicians
Stop lying about SNAP benefits and who receives them, you cruel compassionless lumps of parasitic, sycophants.
You can only use it for unprepared food & not for any kind of service, plus, it creates more economic activity than it costs.
Signed,
An ex-SNAP recipient.
Stop lying about SNAP benefits and who receives them, you cruel compassionless lumps of parasitic, sycophants.
You can only use it for unprepared food & not for any kind of service, plus, it creates more economic activity than it costs.
Signed,
An ex-SNAP recipient.
Yes. Yes we do.
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Yes. Yes we do.