cross-posted from: https://feddit.it/post/3381833

Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

“Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I’m so excited! Let’s celebrate with them!” - nobody

  • @[email protected]
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    421 year ago

    How the fuck are they “open”?

    These guys and ClosedAI should be sued for misleading advertising.

    • @NOT_RICK
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      81 year ago

      Open… for business!

    • Hildegarde
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      01 year ago

      Open is not a regulated term. Any company can call themselves open regardless of anything.

    • voxel
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      07 months ago

      well the old api is deprecated.
      what you’re paying here for is continued support of otherwise redundant part of the website, if you’re not willing to upgrade to the new one. The new API is free just like the old one

  • LinkOpensChest.wav
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    351 year ago

    Any service that is subscription based is dead to me. I’ve reached my breaking point.

    • El Barto
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      211 year ago

      Subscription based services are okay. You pay for water, electricity, maybe a gym membership…

      What’s not okay is that they paint it as “exciting news!”

      Assholes.

      • teft
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        161 year ago

        Water should not be profit driven.

        • El Barto
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          1 year ago

          You’re right. I guess I meant to say water distribution services. Utilities.

        • El Barto
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          -21 year ago

          Do you not make a monthly payment for water and power? If not, then where do you live so that I move there?

          • @JamesFire
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            71 year ago

            There’s a difference between paying for usage and paying for access.

            Although with all the fees added, most of what you pay isn’t even usage anymore…

          • @AngryCommieKender
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            California, I have rainwater collection that amounts to 3200 gallons, and solar panels. Power company pays my water bill.

            I have a filter to use the water for drinking or cooking but currently just use it to water plants

            • El Barto
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              11 year ago

              Cool. But you’re not OP, though. I bet California has utility companies that charge monthly.

              • @AngryCommieKender
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                11 year ago

                They do, but as you’ve agreed elsewhere it’s long since past time to nationalize utilities, telecommunications, education, madecine, and basic housing.

                • El Barto
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                  21 year ago

                  We need a revolution for the people!

      • LinkOpensChest.wav
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        41 year ago

        You pay for water, electricity, maybe a gym membership…

        I don’t think you should have to pay for any of this

        • El Barto
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          21 year ago

          Not in 2023, no. True.

  • southsamurai
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    161 year ago

    You know, it wouldn’t be as bad if they weren’t trying to make it look like a good thing that takes it from just bad to insulting

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      No it is, it’s very exciting, for their investors/owners i.e. the only people who matter obv

    • voxel
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      07 months ago

      well the old api is deprecated.
      what you’re paying here for is continued support of otherwise redundant part of the website, if you’re not willing to upgrade to the new one. The new API is free just like the old one

  • @hesusingthespiritbomb
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    61 year ago

    So I’m not super familiar with OpenSubtitles as an org.

    Is the REST API a mostly viable alternative to the legacy API, or is it really shitty by comparison?