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Calavera Cabina: a tribute app for Día de Muertos

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

Calavera Cabina: a tribute app for Día de Muertos

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Echoes of the Terminal: a haunted shell that runs on your own machine

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

Echoes of the Terminal: a haunted shell that runs on your own machine

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La Ofrenda Digital — A Private, Local-AI Virtual Memorial for Día de los Muertos

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

La Ofrenda Digital — A Private, Local-AI Virtual Memorial for Día de los Muertos

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DeadCode: The Spirit of Forgotten Languages 👻

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

DeadCode: The Spirit of Forgotten Languages 👻

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4 min read
NecroGit Enterprise: Autonomous Codebase Exorcist & Zombie Branch Necromancer

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

NecroGit Enterprise: Autonomous Codebase Exorcist & Zombie Branch Necromancer

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6 min read
The Apothecary's Ghost: a haunted shop where old remedies get their history back

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

The Apothecary's Ghost: a haunted shop where old remedies get their history back

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6 min read
rest mesh ( Arduinouno q and open weight models)

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

rest mesh ( Arduinouno q and open weight models)

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A small altar, a small model: remembering someone with WebLLM

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

A small altar, a small model: remembering someone with WebLLM

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3 min read
Ghost BASIC: the dead language still runs, and Gemma has to learn its dialect

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

Ghost BASIC: the dead language still runs, and Gemma has to learn its dialect

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I held a seance for ten dead PyPI packages

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

I held a seance for ten dead PyPI packages

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Echoes : Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Week 4

Echoes : Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Week 4

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GhostInTheShell: Building an Offline, Local-First Haunted Terminal with Gemma & FastAPI

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

GhostInTheShell: Building an Offline, Local-First Haunted Terminal with Gemma & FastAPI

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Echoes in the Shell: Bringing a Haunted Retro Terminal Back to Life with Local Open-Source AI

Echoes in the Shell: Bringing a Haunted Retro Terminal Back to Life with Local Open-Source AI

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HauntedTerminal 👻: Give Your CLI a Ghostly Voice with Local Open-Weight AI

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

HauntedTerminal 👻: Give Your CLI a Ghostly Voice with Local Open-Weight AI

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CodeClash: 1v1 Codeforces Duels, Now Haunted by a Local-LLM Ghost Racer for friends

CodeClash: 1v1 Codeforces Duels, Now Haunted by a Local-LLM Ghost Racer for friends

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