Kurt Zettel

https://infosec.exchange/@kzettel

Software architect. Slow runner. Two dogs and an awesome wife. I enjoy video games mostly in the Final Fantasy series but I need to emphasize: I’m not good at them. I probably need therapy for my home automation addiction.

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2026-01-24 11:57:39 UTC

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I have a very reactive dog. I’ve worked with him for years. I can get him to heel, spin, sit, down, find treats in grass. I always have a treat pouch when I walk him. He’s good most of the time but one or two runners that have passed him too close once 4 years ago will send him into a barking rage. We get off the road and sit when I see them and it’s usually enough. Unless I don’t see them coming. I do my best and I feel so bad. I apologize on behalf of all reactive dogs to all runners.

2025-11-18 14:51:59 UTC

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I have continue_on_error: true in 97 places in my automations.yaml. Error handling could definitely be improved.

2025-11-18 14:38:39 UTC

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I’m using an automation that’s triggered from a sys log event. I don’t think the yaml will post well but here goes:
alias: Notify of errors in automation
description: ""
triggers:
- event_type: system_log_event
event_data:
level: ERROR
trigger: event
conditions:
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ \"homeassistant.components.automation.\" in trigger.event.data.name }}"
actions:
- data:
title: Error in automation
message: >-
Automation {{trigger.event.data.name}} has the error {{
trigger.event.data.message }}
action: persistent_notification.create