smart bed
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That's not a smart bed, that's an internet-connected revenue-extractor.
It gets better, there's a monthly fee
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Even if you use plain construction pine with a simple design, it'll probably last longer than you do. That's what we did.
We had a bed frame from a "nice" furniture store, and when I saw it going in, I knew immediately it wasn't going to last. Lots of parts with screws that were really shallow and would back out easily. They had to be shallow because the wood was so thin. Hard to tell when it's at the store, but watching the delivery people put it together, it was obvious.
Did a few things to keep it together, but once it broke beyond reasonable repair, I made a simple platform bed frame and called it good. Has lots more underbed storage space and you could probably build a tank on top of it.
Yup. The bed was my first big woodworking project, and I just made it out of some construction lumber as well, though with a lot of working. I built it off one of the Ana White designs.
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I sleep in a racecar bed because I'm a big boy.
Yeah, but it's a sweet car bed. Did you get the CB radio installed yet so you can talk to other car beds?
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I've never even heard of a heated bed. Bitch, it's called a blanket. You get under it and your body heat will keep you warm.
I believe the problem is that it's actively cooled, so it won't get hotter under a blanket.
He could always unplug it though...
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I thought this was a writing prompt for some future dystopian hell but, no, turns out it's our current dystopian hell.
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I want a bed that can cool itself. That sounds awesome. But make it work "stupidly" instead of being "smart."
Watercooling seems like a smart idea, but yeah, as dumb as possible. It's fine to add smarts to it later, but the basic functionality should be 100% "dumb".
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For a minute, I thought this was satire.
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"AI controlled" 🤪
When did having basic microprocessors become AI controlled?
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I believe the problem is that it's actively cooled, so it won't get hotter under a blanket.
He could always unplug it though...
"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience." - Mitch Hedberg
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For a minute, I thought this was satire.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It isn't?
EDIT: After some searching, turns out it is not.
https://www.eightsleep.com/uk/
What kind of a moron would spend £3000 on something that then needs a subscription to work?
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It isn't?
EDIT: After some searching, turns out it is not.
https://www.eightsleep.com/uk/
What kind of a moron would spend £3000 on something that then needs a subscription to work?
I know, right? Thermostats have worked since (and were invented some time in) the 1600's, but now... no, no no... we've got to loop in "the whole internet" as a dependency (not to mention one's smartphone, and probably a payment system for an ongoing monthly subscription). Even with the incentive of being continuously paid, they can't keep it working, because it has gotten too complex and greed has gummed up the gears.
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"AI controlled" 🤪
When did having basic microprocessors become AI controlled?
The new term for algorithm these days is AI.
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Why the fuck would anyone buy this?
I hate that there is (apparently) an actual market for this product. We live in a society of idiots.
Uhh no offense to you since I kind of included you in the idiots category there.
Frankly, I was super reluctant even back then, but I'm not the only one in the household so my vote is not the only one that counts.
In terms of water based temperature controlled bed, there were two options at the time I could see, Chilipad and Eight Sleep. I favored the local controls of Chilipad, but reviewers really seemed to prefer the Eight Sleep for noise and comfort of the pad, and at the time they were fairly competitive price wise with the cloud based control at the time being a nuisance, but not enough to overcome the review advantage Eight Sleep had. Also Eight Sleep had mattress included back then and that was a plus for them, since we needed a new mattress anyway.
I will say the comfort of the temperature control is fantastic, after trying a lot of solutions to try to get it done, water actually got it there. I am a big fan of the general product category. If one is into sleep tracking, I suppose this is the most comfortable way to do it, though I don't understand the general value of that use case personally.
Now, I'm still not happy about the cloud control facet, but I'm tolerating it so long as it is free. If they shut down my grandfathered status, then I'm going to FreeSleep up my device. If it should stop working, then I'll probably go ChiliPad if they haven't gone as badly. I can't imagine selecting Eight Sleep at it's price point and subscription model at this point in time, but back then it seemed a competitive choice.
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Shoots self in foot
Bleeds out and dies
Fuckin AI
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... Maybe unplug it?
Makes me recall something from years ago. My future ex-wife at the time was telling me about the drama when someone she knew's car key's battery had gone flat and they couldn't get into their car, and had to call RACQ etc.
I said 'you can still just put the key in the lock and turn it, you know?'. That apparently hadn't occurred to them.
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This is beyond "white people's problems". This is rich idiot's problems.
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For a minute, I thought this was satire.
I was certain it was until I read the reply below
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Correct, this could be used in the dystopian scifi genre.
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The new term for algorithm these days is AI.
AlgorIthm
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For a minute, I thought this was satire.
Right? We all know there's no such thing as a too-cold bed.
