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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 10h

“This is my spot now”

Two dogs lying on a gray couch. Morrigan the black lab/pit mix on the bottom, Z the gray/brown/black chiweenie lying on a green blanket in what used to be my spot

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 30/09/2026

Say hello to a LOBO MAX-80. Sadly, she doesn’t work. We’ll have to fix that.

A computer that’s been opened. The bottom half of the case has the motherboard and power supply. The top half shows the underside of the keyboard. They’re sitting on a black desk.

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 27/09/2026

You should be embarrassed of your cheap shot BS, USC. Celebrating while a player lies motionless? You have ZERO CLASS to go with your fifth straight loss to us. #GoDucks

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 25/09/2026

I love when the grass doggos come to visit!

Two deer (male on the left, female on the right) standing ten feet away in a neighbor’s front yard with a wooden fence between us

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 20/09/2026

I didn’t get an iPhone 18 Pro Max just because it would take better dog pictures but I didn’t not get it for better dog pictures.

Z the tri-color chiweenie asleep on her back with her paws in the air, lying on a blanket that's a green gradient

Morrigan the black lab pit mix lying on a gray couch, with one back leg kicked out showing the underside of the paw to the camera

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 19/09/2026

love it! I just got myself a tiny CRT (8” PVM for scale). Hopefully I’ll have it hooked up shortly.

A JVC 2” TV sitting on top of an 8” Sony PVM

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 19/09/2026

If AI is going to kill us it seems like this would be an easy way to start.

UPS
Hi Eric,
Your package is arriving tomorrow.
From AI

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 18/09/2026

Tonight @oceanbound.bsky.social and I attended the pie making class that Ana gifted me for my birthday. HUGE SUCCESS. www.alamodeseattle.com/pie-making-w...

Two petite spiced apple pies and two petite blueberry pies in a box

Two petite cookies and cream pies in a brown box

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 17/09/2026

@jeffgerstmann.com I checked this morning and unfortunately this is what ZenMarket has to say about Hori:

"This item is blocked by our system because we had negative experience (refusal to work with us as a proxy, fraud etc.) dealing with the seller."

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 12/09/2026

I visited local electronics shop Vetco the other day. They have *rows* of these filled with capacitors and resistors.

A 3x3 set of 3x6 drawers, each filled with a specific variety of capacitor

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 09/09/2026

A 3D scan of a Lobo MAX-80, a very cool Z80B system that was partially compatible with the TRS-80 Models 1 & 3. It ran CP/M, LDOS, DOSPLUS, & MULTIDOS. #RetroComputing

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 08/09/2026

Moving arcade machines is so much fun. I’m exceptionally glad I don’t have to move the ones that live upstairs.

A Stern X-Men pinball machine, a Taito Vewlix arcade cabinet, and a Sega New Astro City arcade cabinet outside wrapped in cling film

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 06/09/2026

we’re doing a mix of blue tile bestagons (bathroom, laundry, kitchen) and wide plank engineered hardwood. I pointed out that the hexes would be perfect for playing OGRE. That did not go over well.

Hardwood flooring in a demonstration living room

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 06/09/2026

100% read this as “glitter virus”

A plastic pouch full of blue glitter labeled “v1rtus glitter paint additive”

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 04/09/2026

Pixel (and her sister Z) were self-packing puppies. If there was any sign of the humans preparing to leave they would pack themselves away as if to announce “we come too!”.

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 04/09/2026

We started using a new groomer a few years ago and once she put a bow tie on Pixel. Pixel suddenly loved bow ties. She would throw a fit if you took it off and demand it back until you gave in. If it broke you better have a spare to give Her Highness, and she’d put it on herself if you held it out.

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 04/09/2026

Pixel loved the beach but needed to wear a coat to stay warm (5lb chihuahuas don’t have any fat!). Then she needed to be carried because 1) she was a princess and 2) she liked to eat sand.

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 04/09/2026

Pixel was a sun worshipper. She loved a convertible on a sunny day.

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 03/09/2026

Love the look for game one! 🔥🔥🔥 #GoDucks

Oregon Ducks #9 in a green jersey, yellow pants, and yellow helmet

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 03/09/2026

the one game that is so massive it creates its own gravity and cannot be placed in a moving box.

The massive OGRE Designer’s Edition from Steve Jackson Games

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 02/09/2026

House repairs mean these shelves need to move which means I need to box up all these board games and this isn’t even all of them ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Two large brown shelving units full to overflowing with board games, TTRPG books, & more

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 30/08/2026

Road trips are perfect for audiobooks, and I just finished listening to Black River Orchard by @chuckwendig.bsky.social. Dark and twisted like the roots of a tree that doesn’t like you (that means in all the best ways).