Free as a Word
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A kid at the end of a pier, a fishing line in the water, and a sky that spells out the week the software world got cloned. In October 2026 a developer, fed up with a cancellation fee, used AI coding agents to rebuild Photoshop and the rest of Adobe's suite as free open-source apps, then did Word, Ex
Slop-o-meter 58.3 CERTIFIED SLOP
An estimate, logged after the fact from the project files. The Cap'm hasn't signed this one yet.
| Generated music & vocals | Song and vocals made in Suno | +15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyrics & script | Claude drafted the parody from my title | +11.3 | |
| Generated images | Cloud pictures by Gemini | +10 | |
| Animation & render code | Sky, lake and fishing rod coded by Claude | +8 | |
| Direction & edit | Claude built the shots; I gave the notes | +7.5 | |
| Motion graphics & lyrics | Cloud lyrics timed by whisper | +5 | |
| Research & critique | Claude researched the clones | +1.5 |
No AI: Generated video
By hand: the title · the idea · every note · picking the take
Inspirations
Music
- The Beatles, "Free as a Bird" (parody, original lyrics)
Video
- Cloud-watching from the end of a pier
- Lyrics that condense out of the sky
