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SéanceNet: Offline Digital Séance for Forgotten Architectures & Languages

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

SéanceNet: Offline Digital Séance for Forgotten Architectures & Languages

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3 min read
Dread Engine: A Horror Game Where AI Can Haunt You, But Can't Rewrite Reality

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

Dread Engine: A Horror Game Where AI Can Haunt You, But Can't Rewrite Reality

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8 min read
ChromeVault

ChromeVault

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Phantom.exe

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

Phantom.exe

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8 min read
GhostTrace — A Local AI That Makes Your Terminal Feel Haunted (Java Edition)

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

GhostTrace — A Local AI That Makes Your Terminal Feel Haunted (Java Edition)

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memly — Idea & Memory Sanctuary | Give Your Forgotten Memories a Second Life with Open-Source AI

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

memly — Idea & Memory Sanctuary | Give Your Forgotten Memories a Second Life with Open-Source AI

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Ghostwritten: paste your git log, get a ghost story (or a eulogy) from a local Gemma

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

Ghostwritten: paste your git log, get a ghost story (or a eulogy) from a local Gemma

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4 min read
LazyFile AI – A Smart File Organizer Using Open-Source AI

LazyFile AI – A Smart File Organizer Using Open-Source AI

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Ofrenda: Offline Ancestral Memory Altar & Oral History Vault Powered by Gemma 2

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

Ofrenda: Offline Ancestral Memory Altar & Oral History Vault Powered by Gemma 2

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Séance Terminal

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

Séance Terminal

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3 min read
Ofrenda: keeping a family story in their own voice, offline

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

Ofrenda: keeping a family story in their own voice, offline

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An Ofrenda for Dead WordPress Sites 🕯️

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

An Ofrenda for Dead WordPress Sites 🕯️

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4 min read
My haunted mirror possesses your reflection with open-weight AI. A player’s idea made it hunt you in the dark

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

My haunted mirror possesses your reflection with open-weight AI. A player’s idea made it hunt you in the dark

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Submission week 4

Submission week 4

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Git Graveyard: Visualizing Dead Branches, Deleted Files, and Abandoned TODOs with Ollama

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

Git Graveyard: Visualizing Dead Branches, Deleted Files, and Abandoned TODOs with Ollama

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4 min read
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