AJ Tatum

If you enjoy smart homes, homelabs, and the occasional ADHD-fueled infrastructure upgrade spiral, follow along.

I write about all this chaos at s.adhdhomelab.com/sRAy 🧠🏠
#ADHDHomelab #SmartHomeJourney #HomelabLife

Is this necessary?
Debatable.

Is this exactly the kind of infrastructure rabbit hole an ADHD homelab enthusiast falls into?
Absolutely.
#ADHDLife #Homelab #SmartHome

Hubitat becomes the local brain for everything.
Goal:
⚡ Lights that react instantly
📡 Sensors that stay connected
🧠 Automations that survive internet outages
#Hubitat #HomeAutomation #SelfHosted

Zigbee and Z-Wave build mesh networks.
More devices = stronger network.
Which means faster automations and fewer “why didn’t anything happen?” moments.
#Zigbee #ZWave #SmartHome #IoT

Why? Because Wi-Fi smart devices love the cloud… and the cloud loves breaking at the worst possible moment.
Local protocols don’t ask the internet for permission to turn on a light.
#SmartHomeProblems #LocalControl #HomeAutomation

ADHD hyperfocus mode activated. 🧠⚡
I’ve decided to replace every Wi-Fi outlet, motion sensor, and contact sensor in my house with Zigbee or Z-Wave versions and move everything to Hubitat.
#SmartHome #HomeAutomation #ADHD #Homelab

The full YAML automation + setup guide is on the blog 👇
You don't need more discipline. You need better scaffolding.
🔗 s.adhdhomelab.com/sIsp
Drop a comment — what's the one automation keeping your brain on track? 👇
#ADHD #HomeAssistant #Homelab #SelfHosted

⚠️ Real-world gotcha: Zenarmor on OPNsense flagged Fastmail's ICS domain as malware.
Nothing worked until I whitelisted it.
If your calendar won't sync — check your DNS filter and firewall rules before assuming HA is broken.
You're welcome. 😅
🔗 s.adhdhomelab.com/sIsp
#OPNsense #Homelab #HomelabTips

Why 4 reminders instead of 1?
Because ADHD time isn't linear.
⏰ 1 hour out = abstract
⏰ 15 minutes = okay this is real
⏰ 5 minutes = MOVE YOUR BODY NOW
The automation speaks the event name, not just "something's starting."
Context is the difference between helpful and anxious.
#TimeBlindness #ADHD

📅 Fastmail → ICS URL (no credentials, no drama)
🏠 Home Assistant Remote Calendar integration
🔊 Alexa for voice announcements when I'm home
📱 ntfy for phone notifications everywhere else
That's it. No cloud dependency required.
🔗 s.adhdhomelab.com/sIsp
#HomeAutomation #Fastmail #Ntfy

The old setup: Google Nest reminders at 60 / 30 / 15 / 5 min before every event.
It genuinely worked. But it came at a cost — Google owning my entire calendar life.
I wanted the same magic. On my own infrastructure.
Turns out: totally doable. 🏠⚙️
🔗 s.adhdhomelab.com/sIsp
#SelfHosted #Privacy #ADHDTec

🧠 ADHD + time = chaos.
Not because we don't care about schedules.
Because time doesn't feel real until it's already gone.
I finally fixed this with Home Assistant. Here's the thread. 🧵
🔗 s.adhdhomelab.com/sIsK
#ADHD #HomeAssistant #Homelab #Neurodivergent

How Tailscale Solved My Homelab's Network Problems My homelab technically worked - until reality showed up. Tailscale solved remote access, DNS hell, and subnet routing without port forwarding or certificate anxiety. Here are the 7 features that finally made my network calm.

Hot take: if you're memorizing IP addresses, your #homelab already failed you. 🔥

MagicDNS, exit nodes, SSH without exposed ports, subnet routing for dumb devices — @tailscale.com solves all of it. Free for most homelabs.

⤵️ s.adhdhomelab.com/s9yV

#ADHD #selfhosted

Unlocking the Potential of a Homelab: Tips and Tricks Explore homelab fundamentals including virtualization, storage, networking, and automation—plus lessons learned from real-world setups.

#Homelabs are the ultimate tech playground: a place to break things, learn faster, and build real skills without corporate change tickets. 😄

If you’ve ever thought “what would happen if I tried this?” you might already be a homelabber.

s.adhdhomelab.com/s80A

#SelfHosting #ADHDHomelab

FTC: Companies Are Using Your Data for Individualized 'Surveillance Pricing' According to a new FTC report, retailers are hiring 'intermediary firms' to algorithmically tweak and target their prices, so you may be paying more based on your web history and profile.

Yikes! Another example of how your data truly isn't private in the United States. This is what happens when the government distracts people about TikTok, instead of addressing the real issues concerning data privacy. www.pcmag.com/news/ftc-com...

The fact that the government thinks banning #TikTok prevents the app on people's phones from still doing nefarious things, really just shows you how little they know about technology. Banning it was stupid as it only backlashed, like the war on drugs, people find a way to still use it via VPN, etc.

And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing. Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

Tweet from Jasmine Crockett: If @HouseGOP really wanted to protect women, they'd release the Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz' alleged sex trafficking - not try to ban their colleagues from using the bathroom. Stop the bigotry and release the report.

Rep. Jasmin Crockett is always 🔥

Anyone else watch Jon Stewart on Monday? I honestly can't agree with him more about how I feel in regards to the "game" the Dems and Republicans are playing. Then last night Bill Clinton was on Late Night with Stephen Colbert and he just seemed like, "hey, everything is fine!". Dems need to fight.

Already love this platform. The only question is: Do I permanently delete my X account? I've had it for so long... and maybe there's some hope for it... someday?

I will never understand how a billionaire, the richest man on Earth, spent millions to buy an election for ANOTHER billionaire, and told us that his policies would cause all of us non-billionaires “temporary hardship...”

...and the public didn't tell BOTH OF THEM to fuck off.

Rebuilding Community with Bluesky Starter Packs I’ve been waiting for people to move off X/Twitter. I’m glad to see the current momentum away from there. I was heavily invested in Twitter as a place of community and digital sociology since the days...

I’ve been waiting for people to move off X/Twitter. I was heavily invested in Twitter as a place of community and digital sociology since the days of Ferguson. Bluesky is now that place.

Here are some Bluesky Starter Packs. These will help you build back community.

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