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The code that runs Redbox DVD rental machines has been dumped online, and, in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy, a community of tinkerers and reverse engineers are probing the operating system to learn how it works. Naturally, one of the first things people did was make one of the machines run Doom.

As has been detailed in several great articles elsewhere, the end of Redbox has been a clusterfuck, with pharmacies, grocery stores, and other retailers stuck with very large, heavy, abandoned DVD rental kiosks. To many people’s surprise, many of the kiosks remain operational even with the bankruptcy of Redbox’s parent company, which has led some people to “liberate” DVDs from the abandoned kiosks. Reddit is full of posts by people who say they have taken dozens of DVDs from kiosks all over the country.

In a Discord community called “Redbox Tinkering,” a FAQ states “just ask the store manager if you can have it. They will most likely tell you to just take it, but don’t just take it without asking.”

“Use heavy or appliance hand-trucks/dolly to wheel it onto your trailer or out to your truck,” the FAQ says. “It is heavy, so be prepared. I pull it right onto the trailer and strap it down standing up. You can lay them down, but know that most of the discs will be in disarray when you open it. Take everything having to do with Redbox, don’t leave a mess.” The FAQ also contains information about how to disconnect the Redbox from its power supply and how to cut through the bolts that secure the kiosk to concrete with a grinder. It also has information about how to open and disassemble the device at home.

“Unlike most tinkerer's my main goal isn't to reverse engineer the Official Software more than I have to. I am mainly interested in carousel movement, movie retrieving/returning, etc. I am using the machine to make my own version of the App to effectively do the same thing the original software does, but with my own spin on it. I mainly want to use it to create a massive DVD/Blu-Ray storage machine with ease of use for retrieving the movies.”

“I work in IT and have a decent sized Homelab and I've always been interested in making things work again once they break,” they added.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21509416

FlorisBoard is a free and open-source keyboard for Android 7.0+ devices. It aims at being modern, user-friendly and customizable while fully respecting your privacy. Currently in early-beta state.

New update includes:

• Major rework of emoji suggestions
• Major rework of emoji history
• Rework inline autofill suggestions from password managers
• handful of other changes listed in the link above

Languages

• Rust 98.5%
• AutoHotkey 1.3%

Description:

komorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above.

komorebi allows you to control application windows, virtual workspaces and display monitors with a CLI which can be used with third-party software such as whkd and AutoHotKey to set user-defined keyboard shortcuts.

komorebi aims to make as few modifications as possible to the operating system and desktop environment by default. Users are free to make such modifications in their own configuration files for komorebi, but these will remain opt-in and off-by-default for the foreseeable future.

Documentation: https://lgug2z.github.io/komorebi

Full changes in the main link above

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21340843

Came across this article in the latest stuff magazine and in the past, a lot of writers were a little unsure, but seams more positive.

What it is, for those unfamiliar

AppFlowy is an open-source alternative to Notion

If you're unfamiliar with Notion, it is a collaboration/productivity tool. The layout is different, and generally you can make different item types / databases to organize information.

AppFlowy is opensource with options for selfhosting

New Features

• Copy link to share and open it in a browser
• Enable the ability to edit the page title within the body of the document
• Filter by last modified, created at, or a date range
• Allow customization of database property icons
• Support CTRL/CMD+X to delete the current line when the selection is collapsed in the document
• Support window tiling on macOS
• Add filters to grid views on mobile
• Create and manage workspaces on mobile
• Automatically convert property types for imported CSV files

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21166273

I installed the app a while back to try and identify plants/animals, but I didn't know about the wider project around it

iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you while generating data for science and conservation. Get connected with a community of millions scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What’s more, by recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research-quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. So if you like recording your findings from the outdoors, or if you just like learning about life, join us!

iNaturalist is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in the USA (Tax ID 92-1296468).

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/developers

Developer information on the Rails, iOS, & Android apps (MIT licenses); API; and datasets

https://www.inaturalist.org/sites/network

Network of websites & affiliated organizations

Do you have games on your server and need an application to download, install, share, launch and track them?

Then you have come to the right place!

The website also links to their Lemmy community!

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