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1 user to suggest running the bulb in the cloud and call it "lightning" 1 user to swear by bulb-as-a-service or BaaS
by noisy_boy 6y ago
1 user to suggest running the bulb in the cloud and call it "lightning"
1 user to swear by bulb-as-a-service or BaaS
- Jaruzel 6y agoLight-as-a-service could work... where you outsource all your light switches to an AWS lambda function, and turn them on/off via a subscription based "AI Powered Easy To Use App!" AI powered of course in that it knows when you've entered and exited a room, unlike dumb humans who have problems with this... or something.
- saalweachter 6y agoThis is actually sounding like a perfect startup proposal. The startup puts a full suite of smart bulbs/switches in your house for free, and then charges you a monthly subscription fee (flat fee + a per-candela-second rate). Sure, there's a large up-front cost for the startup followed by a long amortization period before you start actually making money, but that's what VC is for.
- Jaruzel 6y agoWhat's the URL for YC funding again ? XD
- whatshisface 6y agoThe cloud-based light-as-a-service product is called "The Sun." It is prone to frequent outages but they are almost always resolved within 24 hours.
- the_af 6y agoI don't trust the Sun or light-as-a-service, I want to live completely self-sustained without relying on external light sources whose terms of use may or may not change next year. Sure, the Sun is free now, but that will change once they figure out how to monetize it.
- whatshisface 6y agoOriginally, Sol offered open core with a premium "cult" option, but the support was nonexistent and eventually most of the customers cancelled.
- the_af 6y agoYeah, some users weren't ok with human sacrifice... bunch of freeloaders!