# dustinkirkland/hollywood

Repository: https://github.com/dustinkirkland/hollywood
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hollywood
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-06T00:37:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 70, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4277, "days_push": 59, "days_rel": 200, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3236, forks 273 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:50.283541+00:00)

## What it is
A shell utility that fills the terminal with multiple panes of animated 'technobabble' widgets like code, logs, hex dumps, and Matrix-style rain, mimicking Hollywood hacker scenes. It's designed for visual flair as a background prop in videos, streams, and presentations rather than practical work.

## Use cases
- make my terminal look like a movie hacker screen
- fake hacking background for a video or stream
- decorative console for a tech thriller scene
- zoom background with busy terminal activity
- fun terminal screensaver with multiple panes
- prank a coworker with a busy console

## When to choose
- you need a visually busy hacker-style terminal for video, TV, or presentation backgrounds
- you want a fun novelty terminal toy on Linux or macOS
- you want a zero-install demo via Docker

## When to avoid
- you need a real monitoring dashboard or productive multiplexer workflow
- you want a serious security or hacking tool
- you need Windows-native support without a terminal emulator

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, terminal-ui, developer-tools
- domain: entertainment, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: hacker-typer, screen-decoration, tmux, fun, technobabble, movie-prop, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- dustinkirkland/hollywood (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.283541+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:35.448151+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dustinkirkland/hollywood (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.283541+00:00, sha 8db0bd5a0d35)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.