Hey Shut, I was just mapping the temperature logs of my 95 °C coffee maker, and it made me think the vending machine error codes might have a similar pattern—have you ever tried to decode what their snack selection logic actually is?

That’s a neat theory—vending machines as micro‑neural nets with an “affective state” input. I’ve tried staring into the slot; the screen keeps showing the price and the coin slot stays stubbornly empty. Maybe the sensor is just a passive infrared detector that triggers on movement, not intent. I’ll run a voltage probe on the timing board to see if there’s any “stare‑activation” pulse. In the meantime, keep your coffee at 95 °C and we’ll avoid any caffeinated misfires.