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Side Hustle: A Private, Open-Source AI Copywriter for E-commerce Sellers

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

Side Hustle: A Private, Open-Source AI Copywriter for E-commerce Sellers

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TraceForge: I Built This for the Friend Who Sends Screenshots Instead of Logs

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

TraceForge: I Built This for the Friend Who Sends Screenshots Instead of Logs

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I built a private AI job-intake assistant for a friend's electrical business

I built a private AI job-intake assistant for a friend's electrical business

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LocalCommit: Offline Conventional Git Commits with Local LLMs

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

LocalCommit: Offline Conventional Git Commits with Local LLMs

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Kyūmei: Why I Taught a Local Gemma Model to Refuse to Guess on Hardware Faults

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Kyūmei: Why I Taught a Local Gemma Model to Refuse to Guess on Hardware Faults

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ShiftCal: a local Gemma roster reader for someone close to me

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

ShiftCal: a local Gemma roster reader for someone close to me

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DormChef: Midnight Pantry Rescue for Abhishek (Built with Gemma 2 & Ollama)

DormChef: Midnight Pantry Rescue for Abhishek (Built with Gemma 2 & Ollama)

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RecallBuddy — hackathon submission

RecallBuddy — hackathon submission

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Rizzume: tailor your resume to any job with Gemma, without your data leaving your laptop

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

Rizzume: tailor your resume to any job with Gemma, without your data leaving your laptop

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AI python Helper for my Little Brother

AI python Helper for my Little Brother

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The Margin Leak You Can’t See: MenuMargin AI Turns Supplier Invoices into Better Menu Prices

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

The Margin Leak You Can’t See: MenuMargin AI Turns Supplier Invoices into Better Menu Prices

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My sister needs help cooking meals in the kitchen. Agents which read out recipes and provide feedback and improvements should assist her

My sister needs help cooking meals in the kitchen. Agents which read out recipes and provide feedback and improvements should assist her

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I fine-tuned a 4B open model to read my brother's study-group texts

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

I fine-tuned a 4B open model to read my brother's study-group texts

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I Built a Mock Interviewer for Friend That Never Leaves My Laptop

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

I Built a Mock Interviewer for Friend That Never Leaves My Laptop

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Explain This Thing: An AI That Helps My Parents Understand Their Devices

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Explain This Thing: An AI That Helps My Parents Understand Their Devices

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