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Show HN: I built a(nother) house optimized for LAN parties

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1071 points kentonv | 4 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.953s | source

I wasn't quite sure if this qualified as "Show HN" given you can't really download it and try it out. However, dang said[0]:

> If it's hardware or something that's not so easy to try out over the internet, find a different way to show how it actually works—a video, for example, or a detailed post with photos.

Hopefully I did that?

Additionally, I've put code and a detailed guide for the netboot computer management setup on GitHub:

https://github.com/kentonv/lanparty

Anyway, if this shouldn't have been Show HN, I apologize!

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638

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f1shy ◴[16 Nov 24 19:40 UTC] No.42158659[source]▶
How much does it cost? Probably can only be pay be Musk, Wall and Gates
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1. 082349872349872 ◴[16 Nov 24 19:42 UTC] No.42158670[source]▶
Nope, USD 150k (for stations & cabinetry): https://lanparty.house/#cost
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2. levzettelin ◴[16 Nov 24 19:55 UTC] No.42158771[source]▶
Fake news.

> The house overall was a 7-digit number. Sorry, I'm not comfortable being any more specific than that.

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3. renewiltord ◴[16 Nov 24 20:02 UTC] No.42158821[source]▶
You can get that size of home for 2 million in Austin. The work to make it a LAN party home is not that expensive in comparison. The magic for him is that his dad is an architect. The home is very well designed and if you want that kind of design you’ll be paying more. Especially if you want the whole thing ready built.
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4. kentonv ◴[16 Nov 24 20:17 UTC] No.42158950{3}[source]▶
> The magic for him is that his dad is an architect.

Yes. I could never have done any of this without that fact. When you hire an architect, especially for a high-end house, they are incentivized to make expensive design decisions in order to make the house more impressive for their portfolio, and of course the contractor is not going to stop them because they want the money. And if you're just a normal person not experienced in homebuilding, you will not be able to spot what they're doing. I'm sure I would have been taken advantage of if the architect wasn't a family member.