Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 4hIt works well. It's quick, easy to understand, and easy to use. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 4h"to help kids understand what AI is and isn't" First you have to explain it to the parents. It is not intelligent so it is not "AI." It's a statistical pattern matching machine built on copyright theft and is wrong on average 69% of the time because of the inherent limitations of it's design. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 5hBeetlejuice 28 Years Later Except it was 36 years later, so they named it twice 121
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 16hSelective memory has been the bane of this country's existence. 120
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 16hIf you are going with the family, don't forget the kids. 😊 120
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 21hI try not to hate things or people. Dislike, sure, but hating is such a strong and ugly emotion. Now they are going to livestream an execution. Capital punishment should be abolished, as it is in most civilized nations, but to livestream it? I fucking HATE these people. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 21hSweats, pullover and a hoodie during winter currently fits my lifestyle since I retired to write.😊 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 21hI mention to car dealers that I'd prefer an EV but know they are outside my budget. For the second time, a dealer offered to show me a used Tesla. I said "While I would love to own an EV, your couldn't give me a swasticar made by that Nazi billionaire." I think they're still laughing. 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 22hI got to three car dealers today. The first one didn't have a new car in my price range although the MFG website said they did. The second one uses a chatbot for sales follow up so I cut it short. The third showed me enough options within my budget to make me think. This is exausting. 020
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Here is the problem. That guy would annoy the piss out of me while earning my respect for following his worldview to weird but logical conclusions. 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I mean, really? Fuck this timeline, the felon president, and all the people who voted for this shit. This is not what I envisioned for my "golden years" or for the lives of those much younger. As soon as early voting opens, I'm going to be the first in line to vote these fuckers out! 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Oh WOW, I got a $90 credit on my October Medicare payment, I guess, to offset the fact that my electric bill has doubled, gas costs almost $5.00 a gallon, my grocery bill is outlandishly high, and the government is being dismantled piece by piece while fighting a losing war we started. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026static.klipy.comJenn Robbins Points at THISAlt: Jenn Robbins Points at THIS 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is a fabulous and entertaining discussion about what can often be a dry subject about the economy we currently have which is not what the models say. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026While this is funny, it also reminds me that I am now older than my parents, grandparents or great-greats as far as we have traced ever lived. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We used to have smart people do fabulous and thoughtful things, particularly at NASA, like attaching a first contact record to the two spacecraft that were destined to go interstellar. And now we have egocentric nazi billionaires launching a mannequin in a car into Earth-Mars orbit. I sometimes weep 100
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He is now an interstellar music star because his song "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" is etched onto the disc 2 of the Golden Record attached to the Voyager Spacecraft.youtu.beVoyager's Golden Record -Dark was the night-Blind Willie JohnsonYouTube video by Giuliano Bevisangue 100
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is not a critique or disparagement. It's just something I do, and I wonder if other people do the same. That is, when reading a story written in the present tense, I convert it to the past tense while reading. Am I the only one? 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Currenlyyoutu.beSantana - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Official Video)YouTube video by SantanaVEVO 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Halo Maps bandwidth fund. Every penny counted when I had to replace the UPS and KVM after the lightning strike a while ago. You have my gratitude. www.halomaps.orghalomaps.orgHalo Maps WebsiteAn Archive of User Made Maps & map screenshots for the Halo Custom Edition, Halo 2 Vista PC and Portal 1 games. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The look that moved the hearts of a million. 011
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026As I do on occasion, I went to Inspirobot, a funny website that generates weird memes (inspirobot.me), and it spit out this one. On the first try. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In my last a current project my MC's need to learn they are too old for this shit. And eventually do. 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Gee, if only there were a way to prevent measles. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Congratulations on the new car. Hopefully, no more service headaches. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wishing you a quick recovery.static.klipy.comClassy Kid Drinking TeaAlt: Classy Kid Drinking Tea 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026While car shopping, the young salesperson gushed over the phone app he uses to monitor his vehicle. I asked what the discount was for that option. Which confused him. "If the company wants my data on my car to improve their product, that comes at a cost to them, not me." I'm getting cranky. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In the Old Man's Legacy, it takes a while for him to be convinced he's not alone. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I watched Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and it's now tied with Captain America: The Winter Soldier as my favorite Marvel superhero movie. 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I've had days like that. Some turned into years. 011
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I may not be a scientist, just a simple tech guy turned novice writer but I can 100% relate to this. 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I was in grade school during the polio epidemic in the late 50's and lived through childhood diseases, measles, chickenpox, mumps, influenza. it was horrible. Not vaccinating your kids is tantamount to child abuse. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Here is the irony. You have to be rich enough to not desire passive income to get it. 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026First it was polio, then measles, flu, cancer, AIDS, and COVID. I wish to hell the universe would stop killing my friends. We eliminated polio, measles, and other childhood diseases, and suppressed flu & COVID with timely vaccines. And now measles is back because people are fucking stupid.apnews.comPennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the USPennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades. 000
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/202654 years in electronics and computers. Just about every film with a computer hacker gets it wrong. 150
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026😂 That is the best way to describe John Harvey Kellogg that I have ever heard. 031
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I will. Thank you. When I was considering retiring I had lunch with a friend and she told me I should write stories. I think more to shut me up from complaining about the lack of good sci-fi shows. 😊 But the idea stuck. After 54 yrs I was tired, but afraid my mind would atrophy. Now I write. 010
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026So I was insulted when a dealership used a chatbot to entice me to a: purchase my own car and b: lie about the dealer having what I was looking for on their lot when the salesperson said they'd be delivered in two weeks. They lost my business. So now I warn them. Sorry for the screed. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Stanford University tested the top 24 models, and hallucination rates ranged from 22% to 94%, with the top 19 models above 50%. The top 15 at or above 82%. The median fail rate is 82% and the mean (avg) 69%. Way too high for critical applications. Imagine your calculator working like that. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Companies who bought into the hype are now discarding their investments. Taco Bell and recently McDonalds have scrapped their automated "AI" ordering systems. Hospitals are getting rid of "AI" note taking and scheduling systems, because of costly and harmful errors. The tech is NOT intelligent. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The tech is flawed for how they are selling it. People have this idea it's like a Star Trek computer, but it's closer to the predictive text on your cell phone. LLMs have specific use case applications for pattern matching, but fail for several reasons when faced with generalized responses. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026People are being sold something they don't understand. After 50 years in electronics from vacuum tubes to chips I may not be the best but I understand how LLMS work. My younger (smarter) brother worked with LLMs and we often discussed the inherent limitations. 110
Dennis M Powers @dennismpowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have added a new warning to my final interaction with car salespersons. Text and email is fine and expected, but if your dealership uses a chatbot to contact me, you lost my business. 110
