Jeff Duntemann's Contrapositive Diary

Fifty years ago today, Carol and I clasped hands at the altar of St.

Excellent article by Brian Niemeier about the recent Amazon scam of using AI to create novels supposedly by a (reasonably) successful author, stealing that author’s name for publishing and promotion.

I don’t watch TV much, and haven’t for quite awhile.

Ok, it’s weird: Ice cream in the shape of a fried chicken leg.

I’ve had an eye out for a history of Wikipedia for some time, and the other day stumbled across The Commons Captured, by Michael J.

Like me, they were born in 1952.

Here’s a longish and intriguing article about how our meal schedules affect bodily health.

Here’s an easy read about Boom Supersonic’s project to create a supersonic airliner capable of cruising at Mach 1.7 without a significant sonic boom reaching the surface beneath the aircraft.

Earlier today I happened upon an article in Futurism describing the latest on using published books to train AI.

Reader Vince posted a comment on my 74th birthday entry, asking about my strategy for retiring and getting old.

Freedom is a slippery business.

74 today.

Creatine not only helps you build muscle—new tests strongly suggest that it can help the body fight cancer cells.

I’ve written about my father quite a bit here, but there is one story about my dad that I haven’t be able to tell before.