SW10/WWW: Powernaut 2024 #1-5: World's Fair!

[candycanearter07]

On 2/9/24 03:01, Scott Eiler wrote:
> heh, I am for the very first time working on a Powernaut comic series 
> set in the present age!  (The last time I came even close to that, was 
> Powernaut 2011 which I published in 2012.)  We can only dream of living 
> in Power City 2024, but I can still share it.  And this is where new 
> guest stars come in - including that new one in the public domain.
> 
> http://eilertech.com/stories/powernaut/2024.htm
> 
> I envision this series being published in its home universe, as a 
> pamphlet.  I'm not sure how to explain #5 in that context, but I'll 
> probably figure out later.  For now, I've buried it behind one of those 
> authentic boring text essays which schoolchildren of my era will 
> remember from comic books *and* from motivational pamphlets in school. 
> But if you follow the link from #4, you can skip the TL;DR.  In case you 
> *want* to read it, here it is.  (Go see the web page for links to 
> further content.)
> 
> ...
> 
> Bonus Section: Description by Dr. Philip Hanover, "Professor" Powernaut! 
> What We're Building
> 
> Hello, readers. What we're building, is a community where superheroes 
> have input, but so does everyone. These autobiographies may help show how.
> 
> -    Peace Officer James Baldrie is native to Power City. He loves the 
> idea that police are here to help, and he tries to live that out.
> 
> -    Paula Poderr (Paula Power) has been a Powernaut since early days. 
> (A woman never reveals her age!) She's the math teacher at Power School.
> 
> -    Jeffrey Goldblatt (Powernaut 1987) was both a Powernaut, and an 
> actor portraying the Powernaut! Now he teaches drama and liberal arts at 
> Power School.
> 
> -    The Powernaut of 2005 ("Coach Powernaut") loves being a Powernaut!
> 
> -    Paulie Poderr is holding at zero superhuman powers, but he just 
> can't escape the legacy of Power School! He's on staff now, traveling 
> around the country to act as liaison. He loves discovering new coffee 
> shops.
> 
> -    Hilari Hosea Autonomus, Candy Coach, has adjusted to her power 
> level within the superhuman community. She's now a counselor to students 
> within the Power School, particularly some whom are "lower-powered".
> 
> -    Megaphone honors his father's memory. The elder Megaphone gave back 
> his advanced future technology - and then died of disease which had been 
> eradicated by his future time. Today's Megaphone continues the 
> tradition, with the finest modern technology Power City has. For 
> instance, he has a jet pack!
> 
> -    Amy Larson, Intensity, is now a fitness trainer, in the tradition 
> of her Coach Powernaut. She is assistant coach in Power School now!
> 
> -    Otto Storch, Zorch, accepts his power, and tries to use it 
> responsibly. He works with the Power City electrical company, to quickly 
> identify any power outages.
> 
> -    The Invisible Toledo Torpedo works in the "Free Resource" section 
> of the city, operating a café!
> 
> -    Capture is now floor manager in a casino, on the "Shops" level. 
> He's also trusted with some Power City resources.
> 
> -    Pizza Fu! (statement from his mentor Doctor Grace Fu) My protégé 
> Pizza Fu has become young alongside me, and matured alongside me. He 
> embraces his role as a trainer to both old species and new. He is an 
> employee of the Power City Peace Officers, to train canine officers. He 
> also consults with me on some of my projects with new species. I credit 
> him with the training of Power City's new steamboat pilot. But he still 
> loves treats.
> 
> -    The Vampire Jane enjoys being part of the history of vampires at 
> Power School! The Vampire Rose got here before me. She went back to the 
> vampire world, well adjusted to humankind. My father Leo the Pirate 
> Vampire King wanted me to follow where she led. I've graduated, and I'm 
> now on staff to help adjust other vampires to human society!
> 
> -    I, Hipolyta, am daughter to the legendary Zenobia. I have well and 
> truly graduated from our beloved Power School. Now I carry on for my 
> mother, in mobilizing females for power in our city and throughout the 
> world.
> 
> As for the architecture... When Power City was founded, it went for a 
> classic look, full of iconic skyscrapers. Those can actually be designed 
> as arcologies, which bring humanity together to receive essential 
> services with much less impact than sprawling suburban architecture. 
> Some suburbs exist up the cliff from us... but I have convinced 
> Powernauts to not live there. We live in and around the Power School 
> grounds, for public safety and for communion with the students.
> 
> As for the technology...
> 
> -    Cracking carbon dioxide for energy may sound outlandish. But 
> Ellipsis technology entered open source many years ago, and it's part of 
> our world now. It is based upon the total conversion of matter to 
> energy. Here in Power City, we restrict that to converting excess carbon 
> from the atmosphere into energy. That is more than sufficient to meet 
> our energy needs.
> 
> -    Hydroelectric power is a secondary source for us now. We're 
> discussing demolition of the Power City dam, so as not to impede the 
> salmon migrations... but we find, a well-crafted fish ladder can get 
> around that obstacle. Besides, there's quite a demand for river 
> navigation which the dam (and its locks) makes possible.
> 
> -    We are still exploring the full power that can be drawn from the 
> Earth's magnetic field. But in the past, that has been enough to propel 
> a small interstellar spacecraft to Earth orbit. I was part of its crew 
> in 2014.
> 
> -    Windmills are often mentioned as an alternative energy source. We 
> admit the possibility, but we also admit that restricting the winds 
> along our Columbia Gorge might have ecological impacts. Windsurfers 
> might also miss the high winds.
> 
> People are offering incredible designs for the use of Power City's 
> carbon fiber technology. I've even seen a proposal for building a 
> mountain-sized dehumidifying tower in Florida to ward off hurricanes. 
> Personally, I feel that would be an incredibly bad idea. But I was 
> around in 1968, when humanity couldn't agree on anything. It's nice to 
> know that humanity can now put out the big ideas, and still reasonably 
> decide about them.
> 
> I can't comment as an expert on the bio-technology, but I've seen the 
> benefits. It's not just Pizza Fu or Willie the Steamboat Pilot; there're 
> low-level adaptations for animals to meet Earth's changing climate as we 
> approach a planetary population of five billion humans.
> 
> Overall, I can say that technology is our friend in Power City. Welcome, 
> visitors!

neat
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