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  Make Ghibli Style Photos without ChatGPT or Internet Make Ghibli Style Photos without ChatGPT or Internet Recently, the internet exploded with excitement about using OpenAI’s ChatGPT for generating Ghibli style images, transforming real-life photos into animations. And yes, it delivers impressive results. This comes as no shock to stable diffusion and flux users— we’ve had this capability for ages. What’s truly remarkable is how we’ve moved from juggling specific checkpoints, controlnet models, and loras to achieving the same with just a few words. Not long ago, creating such transformations meant diving into technical things like lora, controlnet, and instantID. Now, OpenAI has wrapped it all into a seamless chat interface. You simply tell the chatbot what you want, and voilà — it’s done. This extends beyond Ghibli style to virtually any image aesthetic. I must admit, it’s a brilliant end-user product. Yet some of us crave more control and privacy. Thanks to years of open-s...

  Product photo from  BOOX What you need for BOOX ebook Debloating — Simple Steps & Better Alternatives Recently I bought the BOOX color-ink T10C, which has proven exceptional for daily reading and note-taking. The nice screen saved my vision while delivering a textbook-like experience. Being Android-based, it comes with a lot of Chinese vendor applications — many thoughtfully designed with excellent UX — but several remain superfluous to my needs, particularly those requiring internet connectivity. I’ve had to do something to prevent potential data leakage and unnecessary battery consumption. Ready to transform your BOOX into a faster e-reader? Let’s strip away the unnecessary bloatware while keeping all the functionality you love. Here’s how to do it: 1. Enable USB Debugging Getting started is simple! Head to the BOOX settings menu where you’ll find USB debugging enabled by default (thanks, developers!). Already removed the BOOX launcher or using a different model? No pr...