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Eric Neustadter (e)

@thevowel.bsky.social

VP of Technology @ Pokémon. ex-Xbox. labrador at heart. retro games & computers. go ducks, kraken, seahawks, sounders! he/him.

3,319 Followers  |  527 Following  |  2,722 Posts  |  Joined: 25.04.2023  |  1.7041

Latest posts by thevowel.bsky.social on Bluesky

people need to try just monitoring the devices already in their home. Then try monitoring sensors in a location you don't have daily access to like a family member's home. That's a guaranteed a-ha moment.

04.08.2025 17:41 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I wish Oregon had a bye that weekend because this sounds like a blast.

04.08.2025 17:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I've seen this movie and it doesn't end well... for the humans.

04.08.2025 17:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

VAR got that completely wrong. Again.

04.08.2025 03:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

they are very good! Not as good as a Dungeness crabcake but I certainly wouldn’t turn one down ;).

04.08.2025 02:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

thank you for reminding me that there’s one more pour in the growler in my fridge.

03.08.2025 22:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Why is Corey looking for a seed round when we all know that rats prefer peanut butter?

03.08.2025 22:06 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

that can’t be that big an area, can it? Probably the size of Rhode Island or a Walmart.

03.08.2025 20:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Two Dungeness crabcakes on a bed of fries with slaw, tartar sauce, a slice of lemon, ketchup, and a beer in the background

Two Dungeness crabcakes on a bed of fries with slaw, tartar sauce, a slice of lemon, ketchup, and a beer in the background

Still thinking about last week’s crabcakes.

03.08.2025 18:19 — 👍 54    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 1
The Hearth Witch's Guide to Magic & Murder (The Hemlock… "For all intents and purposes, we are still blissfully …

Pssst.

We’re giving away 25 copies of The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic & Murder on GoodReads. Tell your friends… and enemies.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

03.08.2025 16:19 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Cthulhu the black lab/rottie mix sitting on the beach, smiling at the camera with sand on his head

Cthulhu the black lab/rottie mix sitting on the beach, smiling at the camera with sand on his head

02.08.2025 04:05 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

computers of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

02.08.2025 02:35 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

*shakes fist*

We were on site and our visit was cancelled by a hurricane. Very rude if you ask me.

02.08.2025 02:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a cartoon drawing of a pickle with arms and legs and the website whak.com ALT: a cartoon drawing of a pickle with arms and legs and the website whak.com
02.08.2025 01:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Morrigan the black lab/pit mix running on the beach

Morrigan the black lab/pit mix running on the beach

Happy dog.

02.08.2025 01:07 — 👍 1592    🔁 91    💬 22    📌 3

Love the ingenuity involved in this solution.

01.08.2025 23:27 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

YOU GET A GOAL
YOU GET A GOAL
GOALS FOR EVERYONE!

01.08.2025 04:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

RIGHT?!

01.08.2025 04:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

01.08.2025 04:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

yeahhhh! Congrats!

31.07.2025 22:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

who did you bite?

31.07.2025 18:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Morrigan the black lab/pit mix and Z the chiweenie on the back of a gray couch looking pitiful because they haven’t gone for a walk yet today

Morrigan the black lab/pit mix and Z the chiweenie on the back of a gray couch looking pitiful because they haven’t gone for a walk yet today

The Drama.

31.07.2025 18:35 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A photo of Anthony “Tank” Jones in an Oregon football uniform announcing his commitment to the Ducks

A photo of Anthony “Tank” Jones in an Oregon football uniform announcing his commitment to the Ducks

QUACK! That’s FOUR 5-stars committed to Oregon in the 2026 class and we’re not done yet! #GoDucks

31.07.2025 17:42 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
30.07.2025 20:01 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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AI Bunnies on Trampoline Causing Crisis of Confidence on TikTok People failing to identify a video of adorable bunnies as AI slop has sparked worries that many more people could fall for online scams.

Bunnygate catastrophe currently occurring on TikTok www.404media.co/ai-bunnies-o...

30.07.2025 18:43 — 👍 94    🔁 23    💬 10    📌 14

Age verification?

I attended the last scoreless tie in college football (FBS/DivI). The game is known as the Toilet Bowl, and was so abysmal that now we play overtime(s) to ensure no fans ever suffer like that again.

29.07.2025 23:29 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

If you haven't played interactive fiction classic Bureaucracy (written by Douglas Adams)... well, this thread is basically it come to llife.

29.07.2025 21:11 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

“SoftBank: you and everyone you love will die soon!”

29.07.2025 19:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

WHAT THE ACTUAL

29.07.2025 19:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This is why @home-assistant.io is so important.

29.07.2025 18:56 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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