Hazem Abbas is a physician, AI developer, author here where he writes about open-source healthcare technology, privacy-first AI, and the intersection of medicine and machine learning. Linux-first user
healthcare AI
The Dual Perspective: From the Stethoscope to the Terminal As someone who spends half their time in clinical practice evaluating complex patient pathologies and the other half writing code to automate data pipelines, I find myself at a unique, albeit uncomfortable, crossroads. I remember a specific night on call when
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, the ability to generate stunning visuals from mere text prompts has captivated creators across industries. However, as powerful as text-to-image models are, they often present a unique challenge: maintaining precise control over the output. Artists, designers, and developers frequently find themselves wrestling
VPN
The battle for the sanctity of a private thought has become the defining ethical struggle of 2026. As our physical and digital lives merge, our "inner selves" are no longer just in our heads—they are archived on remote servers. This shift has made privacy more fragile than
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
What is CORAL! CORAL (Collaborative Organized Research & Learning) is a framework for building organizations of AI agents that don't just work in parallel, they collaborate, share knowledge, critique each other's work, and iteratively evolve better solutions. Think of it as a research lab where Claude
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Choosing a terminal used to be a simple matter of aesthetic preference, do you like your cursor green or white? But as we move deeper into the age of agentic engineering, the "dumb" terminal is becoming a bottleneck. An AI-Friendly Terminal isn't just a window into
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If you’ve spent any time in the Turkish digital landscape lately, you’ve likely heard the whispers (or the shouts) from parents and gamers alike. One morning, the vibrant, blocky worlds of Roblox were there; the next, they were gone, caught behind a national firewall. Seeing my friend'
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Transitioning from "AI-assisted" to "AI-driven" development? Senior Dev Lead breaks down why Claude Code remains the gold standard over OpenCode for production-grade engineering.
Cybersecurity
MEDUSA is a zero-setup AI security scanner with 9,600+ detection patterns. Scan code, repos, and AI pipelines for CVEs, prompt injection, and supply chain attacks. Works offline. Exports to SARIF, JSON, HTML.
Cybersecurity
What is METATRON? METATRON is a local-first, CLI-based penetration testing assistant for Parrot OS. Runs nmap, nikto, whois + local LLM analysis—no API keys, no cloud, no subscriptions. You point METATRON at a target. It runs real recon tools. Feeds results to a local AI model. Gets back vulnerability analysis,
web development
Floci is a free, MIT-licensed local AWS emulator. Run AWS services offline with Docker—no account, no auth tokens, no feature gates. A practical LocalStack alternative for testing and development.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
I wear a few different hats in my daily life. In one room, I am a medical doctor—a healer trained to look at symptoms, understand the underlying pathology, and make life-altering decisions based on evidence. In another, I am a software developer and an open-source advocate who has lived
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
I’ve spent the last few weeks on the road, visiting tech hubs and local dev shops, fueled by caffeine and a genuine curiosity about how our community is adapting to the AI revolution. I expected to see agentic workflows, custom protocols, and sleek, automated pipelines. Instead, I found something