Kamal

CS undergrad tinkering with Linux, open source, and whatever looks interesting. Currently exploring security, DevOps, and systems programming.

Joined on Aug 2, 2026

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Kamal

Aug 15

Software Updates Are a Security Trap — Here's the Framework Designed to Fix That

#security #opensource #beginners #devops

14 min read

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

Kamal

Oct 28

Revenant: I held a séance for a dead Python library, and it came back passing its tests

#devchallenge #hf26challenge #gemma #ai

12 min read

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

Kamal

Oct 25

sloth-tidy: I let a local Gemma clean my Downloads folder so I never have to

#devchallenge #hf26challenge #ai #gemmachallenge

9 min read

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

Kamal

Oct 19

LeaseCheck: a lease reader that runs on your laptop, with rule updates you can verify

#devchallenge #hf26challenge #gemmachallenge #ai

11 min read

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

Kamal

Oct 12

LevelOutside: turn your kid's game into an outdoor mission

#devchallenge #hf26challenge #gemma #githubcopilot

10 min read

Kamal

Oct 5

Exam Buddy: A Local Gemma 3 Quiz Tool I Built for a Friend's OS Exam

#devchallenge #weekendchallenge #hf26challenge

6 min read

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Hacktoberfest 2026 Challenge Completion

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Software Updates Are a Security Trap — Here's the Framework Designed to Fix That

Revenant: I held a séance for a dead Python library, and it came back passing its tests

sloth-tidy: I let a local Gemma clean my Downloads folder so I never have to

LeaseCheck: a lease reader that runs on your laptop, with rule updates you can verify

LevelOutside: turn your kid's game into an outdoor mission

Exam Buddy: A Local Gemma 3 Quiz Tool I Built for a Friend's OS Exam