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Bedtime Sloth: a story for tonight, written by Gemma on your own computer

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

Bedtime Sloth: a story for tonight, written by Gemma on your own computer

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5 min read
I Built IssueWise: Let AI Do the GitHub Issue Detective Work So You Can Focus on Contributing

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

I Built IssueWise: Let AI Do the GitHub Issue Detective Work So You Can Focus on Contributing

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10 min read
A "monthly" app plan cost me $300 to leave. Now a local Gemma reads the terms before I click "Start free trial"

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

A "monthly" app plan cost me $300 to leave. Now a local Gemma reads the terms before I click "Start free trial"

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8 min read
Bookmark Buddy: Gemma Tidies Your Messy Bookmarks While You Put Your Feet Up

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

Bookmark Buddy: Gemma Tidies Your Messy Bookmarks While You Put Your Feet Up

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6 min read
QuietBatch: let your to-do list move at a slower pace

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

QuietBatch: let your to-do list move at a slower pace

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3 min read
Who's booking the hotel? What small local LLMs get wrong in meetings, and the code that catches it

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

Who's booking the hotel? What small local LLMs get wrong in meetings, and the code that catches it

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7 min read
ProofPack: Automating the Click-Through After the Feature Is Built

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady 🦥

ProofPack: Automating the Click-Through After the Feature Is Built

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5 min read
LazyDesk AI: The Sloth-Approved, 100% Local Desktop Organizer & PDF Synthesizer Powered by Gemma 3

LazyDesk AI: The Sloth-Approved, 100% Local Desktop Organizer & PDF Synthesizer Powered by Gemma 3

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9 min read
LazyMorning — Your Overnight Life Assistant

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

LazyMorning — Your Overnight Life Assistant

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4 min read
RoomieBites 2.0

RoomieBites 2.0

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4 min read
RoomieBites 3.0

RoomieBites 3.0

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4 min read
Slothie: an on-device Gemma 4 sloth that learns your risky phone hours

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

Slothie: an on-device Gemma 4 sloth that learns your risky phone hours

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5 min read
SlothStandup 🦥: The TabPFN-Powered Developer Pacing Agent & Standup Ghostwriter

SlothStandup 🦥: The TabPFN-Powered Developer Pacing Agent & Standup Ghostwriter

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4 min read
PatchGarden 🌱: I Built an AI Maintenance Engineer That Doesn't Trust Its Own Patches

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

PatchGarden 🌱: I Built an AI Maintenance Engineer That Doesn't Trust Its Own Patches

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6 min read
I Built a Local AI Agent That Reads My WhatsApp Groups Overnight So I Don’t Have To

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

I Built a Local AI Agent That Reads My WhatsApp Groups Overnight So I Don’t Have To

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4 min read
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