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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Gardening season is upon us, just ignore the snow.

TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I am live tonight at 9 PM EST on Home Gadget Geeks. We're talking about my shed/solar project, CES 2026, and smart gardening. Tune in now or listen to the episode later. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgeO...

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I've spent two days on and off trying to update my Zooz Z-Wave stick and i've never longed for the death of #zwave as hard as I am right now.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

There is nothing more white than cleaning the exterior of your car while there is still snow on the ground.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

#Sonos is hilariously out of touch and deserves to be shut down. $3200 price for this amp and the rack mount is EXTRA?!

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Another camera install finished. Top patch panel is exterior cameras, bottom is interior.

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Matthew Pierce @lookwhatmattmade.com · 30/01/2026

Hey, I want shiny verge stuff! That shiny stuff looks extra shiny

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

My weekend projects have arrived. Migrating from my #zooz and #sonoff hubs to #homeassistant hubs. Moving my other hubs to the office so I can start my seed watering automations 😎

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Well yes, you do have to drill holes to get wires from outside to inside.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I love mine! We originally only used it when we traveled so we wouldn’t have to have a sitter for the 3 days we were gone. Now our youngest cat has started waking up me at 5 AM to feed him, so I’ve got the feeder setup for the morning now.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I'm from the Midwest, so I like to do all my outdoor stuff right before it snows. Got three new beds built and I put pickets around my compost bin. The pickets are frozen 😂

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

#CES2026 was a blast. First time in Las Vegas and first time meeting people i've talked to for years. A fantastic start to 2026.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

America's favorite podcast within a podcast, @theverge.com Brendan Carr is still a dummy. #CES2026

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

> not me, ordering more trees for the house.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Spent some time making my pallet compost bins more attractive. I'll put fence pickets around the outside to help blend it in, and cut up pallet boards on the inside of the compost bin to help contain soil. The pallets and boards are heat treated, whereas the fence pickets are pressure treated.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

That is pretty sweet! We are pretty lucky in the MidWest where mass fires like this aren't really a concern for us. Sure, they do happen, but not enough for me to think about. I am glad it does exist for those that need it.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I picked a place to stay for work solely based on the name. Does that make me a #millennial?

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

As a smart lock nerd, I would agree with this list.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

That sensor bar in the middle is ugly, but looks good other than that.

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Ars Technica News @arstechni.ca · 07/01/2026

Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life arstechni.ca... #smarthome #Speakers #audio #Tech #bose

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Was it easy to setup? I used a switchbot glued to my garage door opener remote in my previous office 😂

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The barcode scanner sounds great.

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Z-Wave Alliance @z-wavealliance.org · 02/01/2026

Finalizing your #CES 2026 schedule? Be sure to visit the Z-Wave Alliance in Titian Ballroom 2205 in the Venetian and explore the latest #ZWave products from participating members: CleverK9, FireAvert, Silicon Labs, Siterwell, Vision and Zooz. z-wavealliance.org/eve/z-wave-a...

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Are you talking about a static IP set within HA?

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

This is a cool Bluetooth drain pipe.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

This is the mess I had to work on. Not too bad considering. Original service call was to install a new HDD because they couldn’t go back in time very far. They didn’t have a hard drive plugged into the NVR 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Why are IT companies so dumb? Third party service call to replace a HDD installed an NVR. Replace it but told the guy it’s beeping, so he'll have to login and format it. “I should be able to do that remotely, right?” Bitch I don't know, you're the company in charge?

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Spent Christmas morning getting the solar panel installed for the shed. It’s a very cloudy, but warm, day here in #columbusohio. My new #ecoflow battery is pretty great. Whole setup (battery, solar panel, mount, cable) was less than $500. I’ll look into tidying the cable up once I confirm location.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

New fish tape is working well. 425’ 😎

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

They send me a 10TB hard drive to replace the defective hard drive. Show up, take apart the NVR, and i see that the hard drive doesn't even have power. Turns out they can't look at any footage :wink:

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Last service call before Christmas. Received a work order from a third party company to install a new hard drive into an NVR. Customer complains that they can't go back very far in the cameras to look at incidents if they happen.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

My new #vssl speakers should be here next week. Looking forward to a stable system, but disappointed in the product selection currently. Hoping that expands.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

It’s nearly 2026 and part of my job involves telling people how to log into Google Drive I shouldn’t have to do this anymore.

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

@davidpierce.xyz trying to register for the CES event but I get this error. This is after I type my information in and hit submit Is it on my side or yours?

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TJ Huddleston @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

You’ll now be able to play with the best smart home devices - #zwave and #zigbee! I use Zigbee for lighting mostly, and Z-Wave for a lot of my sensors. Both play nice with #homeassistant

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