In 2009, there was an earthquake in Italy. 300 people died. A tragedy, you will agree.

Now seven seismologists are on trial in Italy for not having predicted that the earthquake would occur.

Let me repeat that: Now seven seismologists are on trial in Italy for not having predicted that the earthquake would occur.

In other words, the Italian government now considers knowledge without omniscience to be illegal. Be warned: if you go to Italy, feign ignorance over anything and everything, lest you be accused of being responsible for unpredictable disasters.

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Sometimes trying to make a quick quip about the day’s news is difficult. Take this article, which tells us that Italian banks will begin to take ham and wine as collateral on loans. Why not cheese, you ask? Because they already do this with cheese. The World Italy is a strange place.

(by Travis Louie)

Wil Wheaton writes about the days following the making of Stand By Me: I think it’s spooky how the four of us ended up being so much like our characters: River died too young, Corey struggled like crazy to get his personal demons under control, Jerry found success and happiness, and I’m a writer.

Robots are developing the ability to lie. Can the Terminator-apocalypse be far away?