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I took a 14 year break from the RPM Challenge... but I'm back!
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The Return of RPM
Another lousy record...

How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes, as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of 2024 restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant (Priya Krishna/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d…

How DoorDash and Other Food Delivery Apps Are Reshaping Mealtime in the U.S.
Almost three of every four restaurant orders in the U.S. weren’t eaten in a restaurant, according to recent data. We spoke to readers who are devoted to delivery but question the costs.

"Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades"
#Nature #Environment #Climate

Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades
New research indicates that restoration of peatlands can result in climate mitigation within just a few decades. In Finland, some 60,000 hectares of previously forestry-drained peatlands have already been restored, comprising mainly nutrient-poor sites with weak tree growth. In such cases, peatland plants remain viable and react rapidly to restoration, resulting in the formation of a thick new layer of Sphagnum moss.

Ukraine restores power after nationwide blackout, rolling outages to continue: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/01/ukraine-restores-power-after-nationwide.html

In June, two suits filed against the Trump administration in federal court in Boston led to more than 2,000 #terminated #NIH #grants having their funding restored.
And just this week, an agreement with the plaintiffs to reconsider…

NIH director says DEI-related grants that were restored under a court order won’t be renewed
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026

I wrote a blog post about how easy it was to clean up a blob on the Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D printer...
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2026/01/31/bambu-lab-a1-mini-gets-messy/

Bambu Lab A1 mini Gets Messy
We've come a long way, Mr. Blob...

Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, Dak Prescott headline 2026 Pro Bowl Games rosters https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7012377/2026/01/31/2026-pro-bowl-games-rosters-afc-nfc-coaches/

foursquare: Foursquare NYC restaurants (2012)
Two bipartite networks of users and restaurant locations in New York City on Foursquare, from 24 October 2011 to 20 February 2012. In one network, an edge denotes a check-in event of a user at a restaurant. In the other, an edge exists if a user left a tip/comment on a restaurant. Metadata include comments.
This network has 6410 nodes and 10377 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata

Our cat needed some activities to keep him busy so he doesn't destroy the house. My partner bought a puzzle then I realized there are plenty of 3D models of cat toy puzzles as well.
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2026/01/31/cat-treat-puzzles/

Cat Treat Puzzles
Keep the asshole cat busy...

In 2011 I made this song for the RPM Challenge and used a drum loop from @… because he published a blog post.
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2011/03/0

Song: Surfie Don’t Char
Here’s the seventh song from the album “Frenetic Stereoear” titled “Surfie Don’t Char.” The spray you hear in the song isn’t the ocean, it’s a can of spray paint, and of course “Surfie Don’t Char” is a riff on “Charlie Don’t Surf” which involves The Clash, a movie, and some other things, none of which [...]