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 built my first video game from plans published in Popular Electronics in the early seventies. I've been playing video games ever since. Castle Wolfenstein came out in the early 80s, but it wasn't until Doom in the 90s that you could play a shooter against others on a network. /1
Name an 80s or 90s Videogame
December 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🧵 I built my first video game from plans published in Popular Electronics in the early seventies. I've been playing video games ever since. Castle Wolfenstein came out in the early 80s, but it wasn't until Doom in the 90s that you could play a shooter against others on a network. /1
School is in. Pay Attention.
We’ve seen that American capitalism is one of the harshest forms of capitalism on the planet. How did it get so bad?
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
School is in. Pay Attention.
The quintessential Onion headline:
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The quintessential Onion headline:
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
I have nothing to sell.
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I have nothing to sell.
Increasingly tech is seeking to solve for the problem "humans exist," which is what you'd expect to see in a system where humans are seen as a cost and not a value.
“Humans get tired; some days are better than others. The AI does not get tired. It doesn’t get grumpy. It doesn’t have a bad day. The AI is consistent,” says Juan Espinoza, vice provost” demonstrating that humans can be profoundly ignorant and make vibe-based decisions.
Replace him with a chatbot
Replace him with a chatbot
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In the Old Man's Legacy, winter is a test of mental fortitude and total isolation.
What’s winter like in your book’s setting? Is it harrowing and plagued by the undead? Is it quiet and contemplative? Something else? #WritingPrompt
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In the Old Man's Legacy, winter is a test of mental fortitude and total isolation.
It is amazeballs how far and how fast blueberries will roll when you drop the container on the floor.
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It is amazeballs how far and how fast blueberries will roll when you drop the container on the floor.
Chocolate Chip or blueberry pancakes for dinner. I can't decide. Maybe both.
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Chocolate Chip or blueberry pancakes for dinner. I can't decide. Maybe both.
Darn!
Can you power your computer by typing?
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...
Can you power your computer by typing?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Darn!
Reposted by Dennis M Powers
WE'RE BACK! Check out our trailer for our new Machinima/Animation series ServerJump www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbP5...
ServerJump - New Halo CE Machinima/Animation
YouTube video by CE3 Modding
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December 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
WE'RE BACK! Check out our trailer for our new Machinima/Animation series ServerJump www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbP5...
While the leaders are trying to kill us, some parts of government are trying to save us.
FDA Issues Warning About Imported Cookware That May Leach Lead: August
Retailers should not sell and consumers should not use certain cookware because of their potential to leach lead into food when cooking.
www.fda.gov
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
While the leaders are trying to kill us, some parts of government are trying to save us.
RESIGN
STAND TRIAL
You know who I am talking to.
STAND TRIAL
You know who I am talking to.
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
RESIGN
STAND TRIAL
You know who I am talking to.
STAND TRIAL
You know who I am talking to.
Inventing the life you want, not the one you have. Social media exposed. Priceless.
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Inventing the life you want, not the one you have. Social media exposed. Priceless.
In Carter's World the antagonist has never met Jason. Jason is just an unwitting pawn in a larger game.
In The Old Man's Legacy the antagonist is the cruelty of the universe.
In The Old Man's Legacy the antagonist is the cruelty of the universe.
Why is the antagonist of your MC their antagonist? What caused the friction? #WritingPrompt
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In Carter's World the antagonist has never met Jason. Jason is just an unwitting pawn in a larger game.
In The Old Man's Legacy the antagonist is the cruelty of the universe.
In The Old Man's Legacy the antagonist is the cruelty of the universe.
Well shit. I thought it would be worse than that. 😜
@dennismpowers.bsky.social has swears! They've used 105 profanities in their last 2,939 posts.
🥇 "fuck" (13 times)
🥈 "hell" (12 times)
🥉 "shit" (10 times)
🥇 "fuck" (13 times)
🥈 "hell" (12 times)
🥉 "shit" (10 times)
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Well shit. I thought it would be worse than that. 😜
@profanity.accountant what's the damage?
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@profanity.accountant what's the damage?
Murder and war crimes in the Caribbean, a nazi running immigration policy, a felonious president, and a raft of incompetent sycophants tearing apart the fabric of government, kowtowing to his racist and misogynistic whims, and now the run-up to an undeclared war.
I need to check out for a day.
I need to check out for a day.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Murder and war crimes in the Caribbean, a nazi running immigration policy, a felonious president, and a raft of incompetent sycophants tearing apart the fabric of government, kowtowing to his racist and misogynistic whims, and now the run-up to an undeclared war.
I need to check out for a day.
I need to check out for a day.
From Carter's World - in revision
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
From Carter's World - in revision
Without saying Lord of the Rings, name a fantasy film.
Legend
Legend
Without saying Lord of the Rings, name a fantasy film.
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Without saying Lord of the Rings, name a fantasy film.
Legend
Legend
Without saying Star Wars, name a science fiction film.
Arrival
Arrival
Without saying Star Wars, name a science fiction film.
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Without saying Star Wars, name a science fiction film.
Arrival
Arrival
Excuse me. Where do you keep the tuna?
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Excuse me. Where do you keep the tuna?
From the Old Man's Legacy. Snow
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From the Old Man's Legacy. Snow
This was me yesterday, spending the day with my older sister while I helped her cook the Thanksgiving meal.
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This was me yesterday, spending the day with my older sister while I helped her cook the Thanksgiving meal.
Happy Cat.
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Happy Cat.
There is no military in the Carter's World stories, it's an off world colony, and it is illegal to fabricate lethal weapons. The small constable service sometimes carries stun sticks.
In the Old Man's legacy the military is gone.
In the Old Man's legacy the military is gone.
Is there a military or other fighting force in your book's setting? How do they function? How do they fight? #WritingPrompt
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There is no military in the Carter's World stories, it's an off world colony, and it is illegal to fabricate lethal weapons. The small constable service sometimes carries stun sticks.
In the Old Man's legacy the military is gone.
In the Old Man's legacy the military is gone.