“We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.” —Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

DISPATCHES FROM THE WILD WEST

1. Gunmen calling themselves Regulators launched a manhunt for the killers of rancher John Tunstall. At Blazer’s Mill, New Mexico, they tangled with the wrong man. “BUCKSHOT ROBERTS’ LAST STAND.”

2. Doc Scurlock once rode as a leader of the Regulators. But after several gun battles and a couple of brushes with death, he decided to live a more peaceful life. “THE REGULATOR.”

DISPATCHES FROM HERE & THERE

3. Hundreds of thousands decided to pack everything they owned into a covered wagon in the 19th century and head West. The Oregon Trail represents one of seven sites that provide visitors with a peek into the country’s pioneering past.

4. Traveling is fun any time of year, but particularly in the summertime. According to Popular Science magazine, lots of benefits await those who hit the open road. 

5. Play nice with your AI- Artificial Intelligence. A new study reveals a scarier side to AI. It involves the ability to lie, cheat, and create fictional personal scandals for users who threaten it. 

6. Ducks, baskets, and teapots. Here are a few examples of unconventional architecture.

7. From the I Wish I Hadn’t Said That file:

In 1977, Ken Olson, the founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, said this about the personal computer: “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” There are now roughly two billion personal computers in use. DEC no longer exists.

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“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” —Robert Louis Stevenson

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