--- title: Best Fireship posts — August 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Fireship posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/fireship/best-of/2024/08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/fireship/best-of/2024/08 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Fireship posts — August 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Fireship posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Fireship — August 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/paying-for-software-is-stupid-10-free-and-open-source-saas-replacements-htsthjb6w "Paying for software is stupid… 10 free and open-source SaaS replacements") Video Fireship · 2y Paying for software is stupid… 10 free and open-source SaaS replacements Software subscription models are often costly and come with privacy concerns. To avoid these issues, many free and open-source SaaS alternatives exist. LibreOffice can replace Microsoft Office, while ERPNext serves as a CRM and enterprise resource planning tool. For note-taking, AppFlowy presents a viable option and tools like Mattermost and Jitsi can substitute Slack and Zoom, respectively. Self-hosting solutions using tools such as Kifi or Daku can also help in reducing software costs. 9.3K 251 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/wake-up-babe-a-dangerous-new-open-source-ai-model-is-here-7dysofqi2 "Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here") Video Fireship · 2y Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here Two new AI image generators were released—Imagin 3 from Google and Grock 2 from Elon—but neither is open source. The standout is Flux from Black Forest Labs, which is gaining attention for its hyperrealistic images and customization capabilities. The post explains how to run Flux locally, fine-tune it with custom data, and the different versions available for various uses. Additionally, it highlights the abilities and features of Google's Image Gen 3 model and differentiates it from Flux. 2.3K 56 [See all Fireship archives](/sources/fireship/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/fireship/best-of/2024/08#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/fireship/best-of/2024/08","name":"Best Fireship Posts — August 2024","description":"The most upvoted Fireship posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/fireship/best-of/2024/08#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/paying-for-software-is-stupid-10-free-and-open-source-saas-replacements-htsthjb6w","name":"Paying for software is stupid… 10 free and open-source SaaS replacements"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/wake-up-babe-a-dangerous-new-open-source-ai-model-is-here-7dysofqi2","name":"Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Fireship","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/fireship"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/fireship/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"August 2024"}]}]} ```