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GhostShell: A Seance Terminal for Dead Software

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

GhostShell: A Seance Terminal for Dead Software

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3 min read
Don't Run rm -rf... The Terminal Ghost is Watching You! 💀

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

Don't Run rm -rf... The Terminal Ghost is Watching You! 💀

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2 min read
2 Truths and a Lie? That's living 30% of your life in a false reality

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

2 Truths and a Lie? That's living 30% of your life in a false reality

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4 min read
Haunted Terminal

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

Haunted Terminal

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There’s a Snarky Dead Guy Trapped in My Laptop, and He Has Opinions About My Stack Trace!

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

There’s a Snarky Dead Guy Trapped in My Laptop, and He Has Opinions About My Stack Trace!

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3 min read
Séance: an ofrenda for dead programming languages, judged by a real compiler

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

Séance: an ofrenda for dead programming languages, judged by a real compiler

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5 min read
NudgeBox: The Ghost in Your Inbox That Haunts You Before a Recruiter Can Ghost You

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

NudgeBox: The Ghost in Your Inbox That Haunts You Before a Recruiter Can Ghost You

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Ghost in the Machine: Possessed Terminal & Día de los Muertos Living Ofrenda with Open-Source AI

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

Ghost in the Machine: Possessed Terminal & Día de los Muertos Living Ofrenda with Open-Source AI

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6 min read
Ghost_BBS_Week_4

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

Ghost_BBS_Week_4

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ofrenda — lighting a candle for the files your repository deleted

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

ofrenda — lighting a candle for the files your repository deleted

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5 min read
SpecterLAN: Find the Ghosts on Your Network

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

SpecterLAN: Find the Ghosts on Your Network

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3 min read
EIDOLON-OS: Air-Gapped Ethereal Kernel & Soulbound Memory Sanctuary

EIDOLON-OS: Air-Gapped Ethereal Kernel & Soulbound Memory Sanctuary

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2 min read
I tried to possess SmolLM2 by adding a vector. The prompt was the ghost.

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

I tried to possess SmolLM2 by adding a vector. The prompt was the ghost.

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Midnight growls!!

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

Midnight growls!!

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I can't ask my old team lead why anymore, so I built a séance

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

I can't ask my old team lead why anymore, so I built a séance

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11 min read
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