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Ofrenda Digital - Tak Pernah Padam. A Ghost in the Machine for Nenek Lia

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

Ofrenda Digital - Tak Pernah Padam. A Ghost in the Machine for Nenek Lia

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GHOSTTRACE: Every System Leaves a Ghost (Dia de los Muertos)👻

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

GHOSTTRACE: Every System Leaves a Ghost (Dia de los Muertos)👻

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I Built RepoGeist: An Open-Source AI That Uncovers the Ghosts in Your Git History

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

I Built RepoGeist: An Open-Source AI That Uncovers the Ghosts in Your Git History

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Building a Real-Time Voice AI Interview Coach for Job Seekers: Lessons in Latency, LLMs, and Speech Analytics

Building a Real-Time Voice AI Interview Coach for Job Seekers: Lessons in Latency, LLMs, and Speech Analytics

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Ofrenda Viva: Honoring Ancestors with Gemma 2 and the Sacred Privacy of Grief

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

Ofrenda Viva: Honoring Ancestors with Gemma 2 and the Sacred Privacy of Grief

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Ghost Hunter's Lab 👻

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

Ghost Hunter's Lab 👻

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Code Resurrector: Reviving Abandoned GitHub Repos with Gemma 4

Code Resurrector: Reviving Abandoned GitHub Repos with Gemma 4

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Chesterton’s Ghost: a local-AI bot that tells you why the code you’re deleting exists

Chesterton’s Ghost: a local-AI bot that tells you why the code you’re deleting exists

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Ouija Offline - A Séance Where the Ghost Lives on Your Phone

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

Ouija Offline - A Séance Where the Ghost Lives on Your Phone

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WATCH or SKIP

WATCH or SKIP

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The Dreadframe

The Dreadframe

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After Midnight: Turning Real Events into AI-Narrated Nightmares

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

After Midnight: Turning Real Events into AI-Narrated Nightmares

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DraftLight: A little light for your unfinished drafts

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

DraftLight: A little light for your unfinished drafts

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AfterImage

AfterImage

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PhantomCode 👻 – Building a Haunted AI Coding Assistant | Hacktoberfest 2026

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

PhantomCode 👻 – Building a Haunted AI Coding Assistant | Hacktoberfest 2026

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