escalators, gambling, and robot bodies

Sunday, September 27, 2026

My son forged a sword so large it split mountains.

1. ProPublica reporter posed as a problem gambler — DraftKings made him a VIP
2. LA Metro’s escalators are slower than every city on earth — why?
3. MIT’s Phillip Isola: LLMs are about to become robot puppeteers
4. A 1986 phone call proved British mammoths survived 14,000 years ago — 4,000 years later than thought
5. Independent bookshops at highest count since 2012 — TikTok gets the credit
6. Vending machines are 2,000 years old — the first one dispensed holy water