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The state of the product's security wasn't unexpected. I was, however, shocked by this part: > I was willing to overlook: > The bed costs $2,000 > It won’t function if the internet goes down > Basic features are behind an additional $19/mo subscription > The bed’s only controls are via mobile app Nothing about this bed should depend on off-site servers. Nothing about the product should necessitate a subscription fee.…
My wife uses a Bedjet which has both a remote and app. Thankfully it works without an active Internet connection. It uses a bag-like sheet that it blows air into, to adjust temperature. For women suffering* through menopause, being able to adjust around hot/cold flushes is sanity-preserving! * Some women don't suffer much during perimenopause or menopause, but it's a process that seriously fucks with one's hormones.…
Love the part about the CEO being a Musk sycophant. Right down to the similar language in tweets: "Some of SF got poor sleep. We must fix this."
I remember when mimicking Steve Jobs dress and etc was a thing and how it was kinda cringey. Man I could go for some of that these days.
Love the part about the CEO being a Musk sycophant. Right down to the similar language in tweets: "Some of SF got poor sleep. We must fix this."
I remember when mimicking Steve Jobs dress and etc was a thing and how it was kinda cringey. Man I could go for some of that these days.
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I rolled my own solution to this using a Boston Dynamics Spot (2nd gen). With the structured light scanner, YOLO v5 for classification, and a custom IK solver (BD's is too hard for me), I can just lay back like a baby once I'm finished and Spot takes care of everything.
This is a super funny idea if it works (in theory; I get it's a joke) and a SUPER funny idea if it malfunctions in particular ways.
My e-ass wiper mistook one of my testicles for poo and ripped it off. Please fix
A $20/month bed subscription is objectively hilarious. I cant imagine how this company attracts a non-zero number of clients.
*subjectively. Once you realize just how important quality sleep is, and how much this can help, $20/month bed subscription becomes a laughably small price to pay.
- What's required to justify this cost?
- How many features and updates does the app require?
- What could the ongoing server costs be?
- How many people maintain the software?
Plus, these things are only piping out data when they're in use, right? So... Only 1/3 of the day, if that.
Then the feature set, who knows. Is it just a readout with some fixed controls for the firmware in the eight sleep?
How is that justifying $20? Every single month?
I know software (especially when hardware is involved) can be more complicated and demanding than it appears on the surface, so these are genuine questions. I'm very open to having bad assumptions here. It just doesn't map to my experiences properly. Especially since the customers pay a premium for the hardware upfront.
I guess if customers are willing to pay, it's fair game.
> For someone who suffers from insomnia this seemed worth a shot. I can relate, having suffered the same for most of my life. One thing that really helped me was a simple white noise machine, typically used to help babies sleep. Good: I sleep great with it. Also, it's not connected to the internet and doesn't require an app. Bad: I basically can't sleep without it. I have to travel with it (camping!). I even purchase…
If you’d rather not buy another gizmo for a function your phone has likely gobbled up already… iOS, iPadOS, and macOS have a pretty great built-in background-noise generator these days. While lots of actual beaches can go dead silent and then have a loud wave crash in, the waves that It’s available in Settings -> Accessibility -> Audio & Visual -> Background Sounds. You’ll have to download the sounds each once, but a…
My wife uses a Bedjet which has both a remote and app. Thankfully it works without an active Internet connection. It uses a bag-like sheet that it blows air into, to adjust temperature. For women suffering* through menopause, being able to adjust around hot/cold flushes is sanity-preserving! * Some women don't suffer much during perimenopause or menopause, but it's a process that seriously fucks with one's hormones.…
If you're running HomeAssistant and you want better controls, grab a spare ESP32 and run the ESPHome BedJet integration. https://esphome.io/components/climate/bedjet.html
(A little ironic you need an external ESP32 to talk to the internal ESP32 that is the BedJet's guts...)
> For someone who suffers from insomnia this seemed worth a shot. I can relate, having suffered the same for most of my life. One thing that really helped me was a simple white noise machine, typically used to help babies sleep. Good: I sleep great with it. Also, it's not connected to the internet and doesn't require an app. Bad: I basically can't sleep without it. I have to travel with it (camping!). I even purchase…
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I'm thinking a Thomas Midgley, Jr.[0] mode. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.#Death
Thomas has three different inventions with a massive body count. The last one had a fatality rate of 100%.
A rational society would have shut those companies down and thrown the executives into prison.