How to make cartoons Using Gimp?

I am starting a new tutorials as i plan to learn gimp myself.. will share with u guys what i learn....

Today, let me talk about how to make cartoons or cartoonize an image using gimp...

Layer->Duplicate LayerSelect the new layer, Filters->Edge-Detect->Edge, select Sobel, Amount should be 2.0, and Black should be checked.Invert the edge-mask layer, it’s in Layers->Colors->InvertBack in the Layers Dialog, change the Layer Mode to DividePlay around with Layer mode settings, desaturate the top layer, blur or otherwise mess up the bottom layer

I did multiply for Overlay and Divide for bottom layer...

Why India Hasn’t Built Its GPT Moment (Yet)

India has the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, a thriving developer base, and a mobile-first population larger than the US and Europe combined. Yet, no GPT-4. No DeepMind. No Amazon-style platform. Why? Innovation Isn’t Accidental—It’s Engineered The Zerodha Daily Brief recently asked why India hasn’t built a global product company like Apple. The key argument: India isn’t building for the world. It’s solving for local constraints, scale, and affordability—but global scale requires deep IP, design, and tech differentiation. It’s not just about software, it’s about systems thinking. More importantly, it answers the question: Why do countries innovate? The answer isn’t just genius or ambition—it’s incentives and ecosystems. The U.S. Defense Department, for example, accounted for nearly 70% of federal R&D funding during the Cold War. China has pumped billions into semiconductors and AI with long-term national alignment. These aren’t short-term bets—they are strategic, delibe...

Problems with mysql.sock

Sometimes while working on Linux, mysql.sock may get deleted by mistake due to some softwares.. in such cases any access to mysql wont be possible as the sock file defines the socket connection for mysql. It will give an error of the following type: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) In such cases follow these steps to reconfigure mysql: Delete the log files with the names: ib_logfile0, ib_logfile1 and ibdata1 in the /var/lib/mysql directory Then type: "mysqld_safe --user=mysql &" This will automatically create mysql.sock file and even the new logs files. This is a very simple solution which I used recently and decided to share with you people.

Universal Xp serial key

The key given below is the universal serial key for Windows Xp.. It can by pass any windows xp cd and make your copy genuine. Do try it!!! V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J

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