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There never was a Year of Linux on the Desktop, but there's been a year of linux on the phone, linux on the car, linux on the submarine, linux on the fridge, an
by dekhn 2y ago
There never was a Year of Linux on the Desktop, but there's been a year of linux on the phone, linux on the car, linux on the submarine, linux on the fridge, and so it's no surprise there's a year of linux in the bed.
Anything sufficiently complex (this bed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_Number#Sleep_Number_Bed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_Number#Sleep_Number_Bed) is going to have a microprocessor, and it makes sense to have an OS that lets you interact with it via a serial console, with Linux being the cheapest and most commonly supported OS in that context.
- userbinator 2y agoIt's an inflatable mattress with an adjustable pressure regulator. That's pre-computer-age technology. The only thing that requires a computer is to make the adjustment remote. Why would you want to adjust your bed remotely?
- defrost 2y agoThe only 'why' that springs to mind is messing with friends, relatives, AirBnB guests remotely while filming it on the webcam .. all very problematic. Still, imagine an uninflated mattress half under the actual mattress, inflated at midnight to tip someone out of bed. Juvenile college humour, yes. Market size low but likely non zero.
- metadat 2y agoThat is one crazy stock graph (zoom out to max): https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/snbr https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/snbr Bedco went up 10x during the pando.