Laurel Eckhouse
@eckhouse.bsky.social
Recovering academic, current data scientist. Current enthusiasms: e bikes, botanical printing, backpacking, talking to insurance companies on the phone.
My experience is that the best food (at any price range) I’ve eaten in both places is similar quality, but a randomly selected European restaurant will absolutely smoke a randomly selected US one.
europe has many wonderful foodways (i love greece and greek cuisine!) but “european food is uniformly better than american food” is a crock of shit and only holds if your knowledge of american food and foodways is what you’ve seen on TV
May 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My experience is that the best food (at any price range) I’ve eaten in both places is similar quality, but a randomly selected European restaurant will absolutely smoke a randomly selected US one.
Listen, there's a lot going on, but I have a totally unrelated question that'd be fun on here. My kid LOVES watching stuff being made: time lapse videos of home construction (bonus for explanatory voice over), ceramics throwing, etc. Got anything to rec in that vein?
February 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Listen, there's a lot going on, but I have a totally unrelated question that'd be fun on here. My kid LOVES watching stuff being made: time lapse videos of home construction (bonus for explanatory voice over), ceramics throwing, etc. Got anything to rec in that vein?
Biking in a car-brained city means you have to carefully check every maps route for places where there’s technically a bike lane but there’s no way it’s safe to use. Every new destination is a careful maps study or a text to someone who lives near it.
October 4, 2023 at 1:28 AM
Biking in a car-brained city means you have to carefully check every maps route for places where there’s technically a bike lane but there’s no way it’s safe to use. Every new destination is a careful maps study or a text to someone who lives near it.
Doing preschool pickup by car: “noooooo I’m not READY nooooo.”
Doing preschool pickup by ebike: “put my helmet on me it’s time to go.”
Fully converted to the cargo bike cult.
Doing preschool pickup by ebike: “put my helmet on me it’s time to go.”
Fully converted to the cargo bike cult.
September 9, 2023 at 12:42 AM
Doing preschool pickup by car: “noooooo I’m not READY nooooo.”
Doing preschool pickup by ebike: “put my helmet on me it’s time to go.”
Fully converted to the cargo bike cult.
Doing preschool pickup by ebike: “put my helmet on me it’s time to go.”
Fully converted to the cargo bike cult.
I’m looking at e-bikes. They’re great. Way better than an electric car for my needs, road wear, air quality, everything.
Also completely unsubsidized! If I bought an e car I could get $7500 back! With the bike, nah it’s your own problem you LUXURY BIKER.
Also completely unsubsidized! If I bought an e car I could get $7500 back! With the bike, nah it’s your own problem you LUXURY BIKER.
August 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM
I’m looking at e-bikes. They’re great. Way better than an electric car for my needs, road wear, air quality, everything.
Also completely unsubsidized! If I bought an e car I could get $7500 back! With the bike, nah it’s your own problem you LUXURY BIKER.
Also completely unsubsidized! If I bought an e car I could get $7500 back! With the bike, nah it’s your own problem you LUXURY BIKER.