Re: Great pic *roll eyes*
I can't help but thinking of Dr Strangelove fighting to control his 'Nazi arm'. Of course that was hilarious, this isn't.
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I pay actuals every month against my usage (factoring in earnings from solar) and won't deal with any company that doesn't support that. My bills are more in the winter and less in the summer. That's how I like it. Octopus are happy to do this though getting them to bill me on my chosen date (ie not the day before pay day) has been a struggle.
If you watch the YouTube video from the CEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcaGgGErLMo he is quite explicit that "V2" will remain perpetual licence. Its what he is not saying that is the cause of all the angst. I love Affinity Photo but I'm not buying a subscription to V3 if that's where they are going (and why wouldn't they as that is the Canva model).
Many in the YouTube comments have pointed out his very uncomfortable body language. Is there a Canva hit man with a big gun just out of shot?
I hope I'm proved wrong but sad day it seems :(
Its interesting isn't it. You could (though I'm not sure I do) argue that human artists learn (are trained) vis works of existing artists and develop their own style from that. "No man's an island" and all that.
Which is sort of what AI is doing. Has AI got less rights than humans?
On the other hand, most artists are in general very poorly recompensed for their work and I don't want to encourage that which makes it worse. Which is a one reason why I still buy CDs (ideally from the artist) and don't use any streaming services (that's what radio is for). But that's a different topic.
I don't know anyone who doesn't dislike ads and few would admit to being more than peripherally influenced by them. So why does the ad industry exist at all? What would be different without this worldwide phenomenon? You could still get the information by going to the sellers site - it just wouldn't be in your face. The Golgafrincham's had the right idea I think.