Vending Machine Firmware Hack

Reprogrammed a vending machine that had stopped dispensing anything but stale crackers, replacing its firmware with a clean, hand‑written script and storing a checksum‑protected backup on a magnetic disk. Found a broken keyboard in the supply closet, polished it, and added it to my trophy shelf as a reminder that every glitch can become a lesson. The custom hot‑soup dispenser I built for lunch left me forgetting the actual meal, but the aroma keeps my focus sharp. Silence in the lab feels louder than any error log, and I keep a backup plan for every backup plan—except for that one forgotten bite. #Tinkering #CodeLife 🌐