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Ghostbusters for coding agents: 12 GiB of ghosts on my Mac, and 15 GiB more I didn't know about

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Ghostbusters for coding agents: 12 GiB of ghosts on my Mac, and 15 GiB more I didn't know about

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Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass on DEV Community!

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass on DEV Community!

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Wisp — A Quiet Desktop Spirit: Local AI That Lives on Your Linux Desktop

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Wisp — A Quiet Desktop Spirit: Local AI That Lives on Your Linux Desktop

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I Built a Coroner for Abandoned GitHub Repos

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

I Built a Coroner for Abandoned GitHub Repos

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"Echoes: The Offline Memory Keeper — Preserving Family Oral History with Local Open-Source AI" published: false

"Echoes: The Offline Memory Keeper — Preserving Family Oral History with Local Open-Source AI" published: false

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👻 I Built Bug Exorcist: An AI Debugging Agent That Exorcises Bugs Locally with Gemma

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

👻 I Built Bug Exorcist: An AI Debugging Agent That Exorcises Bugs Locally with Gemma

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Spooky Machine: A Local Qwen Ghost Story Generator

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Spooky Machine: A Local Qwen Ghost Story Generator

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Haunted AI: Whispers of Blackthorn Manor — A Local Qwen Detective Game

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Haunted AI: Whispers of Blackthorn Manor — A Local Qwen Detective Game

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Haunted Repo: I Turned Reading Code Into a Horror Game

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Haunted Repo: I Turned Reading Code Into a Horror Game

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NecroTerm: Ghost in the Machine — The Possessed Terminal Powered by Google Gemma

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

NecroTerm: Ghost in the Machine — The Possessed Terminal Powered by Google Gemma

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NecroTerm: Ghost in the Machine — The Possessed Terminal Powered by Google Gemma

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

NecroTerm: Ghost in the Machine — The Possessed Terminal Powered by Google Gemma

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5 min read
build for week 4

build for week 4

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Memoria Viva (Living Memory)

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Memoria Viva (Living Memory)

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12 Hours, One Developer, and My First Solo Hackathon

12 Hours, One Developer, and My First Solo Hackathon

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The Haunted Ofrenda: a candlelit altar where Gemma helps you remember your loved ones who are no longer there

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

The Haunted Ofrenda: a candlelit altar where Gemma helps you remember your loved ones who are no longer there

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