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I Built an AI Gardening App That Tells Me to Put the Laptop Down

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

I Built an AI Gardening App That Tells Me to Put the Laptop Down

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Solodesk-Ai

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Solodesk-Ai

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4 min read
Join the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Side Hustle! $2,550 in Prizes Across 18 Winners.

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Join the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Side Hustle! $2,550 in Prizes Across 18 Winners.

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8 min read
StudyInk - my lecture slides, rewritten as a study book by Gemma on my laptop

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

StudyInk - my lecture slides, rewritten as a study book by Gemma on my laptop

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7 min read
Step Away From the Terminal: I Built BreakPoint with Entire to Disconnect Burned-Out Developers in 15 Seconds

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

Step Away From the Terminal: I Built BreakPoint with Entire to Disconnect Burned-Out Developers in 15 Seconds

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10 min read
Unscatter AI: The Open-Source ADHD & Executive Dysfunction Copilot Built

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Unscatter AI: The Open-Source ADHD & Executive Dysfunction Copilot Built

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4 min read
I review NDAs for classmates, so I built a contract-risk scanner that never lets the contract leave your laptop

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

I review NDAs for classmates, so I built a contract-risk scanner that never lets the contract leave your laptop

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6 min read
VoxCommerce: Multi-Modal AI for Resellers

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

VoxCommerce: Multi-Modal AI for Resellers

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4 min read
LocalLens: private document Q&A that runs 100% on your machine

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

LocalLens: private document Q&A that runs 100% on your machine

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4 min read
Menu Translator: A Private, Offline Menu Translation Tool Powered by Llama 3.2

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Menu Translator: A Private, Offline Menu Translation Tool Powered by Llama 3.2

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2 min read
The $500 side hustle that turned into credits: why I built RuleDelta

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

The $500 side hustle that turned into credits: why I built RuleDelta

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5 min read
Invoice AI

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Invoice AI

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4 min read
BriefBill: Turning Vague Client Briefs into Clear Freelance Quotes with Local Gemma 3

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

BriefBill: Turning Vague Client Briefs into Clear Freelance Quotes with Local Gemma 3

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2 min read
KadaCard: WhatsApp listings from a product photo, scored offline with open-weight CLIP

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

KadaCard: WhatsApp listings from a product photo, scored offline with open-weight CLIP

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4 min read
CSEHub: Turning Computer Science Articles into an AI-Powered Learning Experience

CSEHub: Turning Computer Science Articles into an AI-Powered Learning Experience

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