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

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1071 points kentonv | 5 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.911s | 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

1. renewiltord ◴[16 Nov 24 20:04 UTC] No.42158836[source]▶
Extraordinary home! Great design. Especially love the cat stuff. I have to say, it’s wild that something “moderate” like an i5 / 4070 build is so powerful these days. It’s middle of the line in this era but it’s enough to play practically anything.

Also, this is a classic example of the power of leverage. $200k down on a $1m home, home goes to $2m gives you a $1m profit on ~$240k. Accidental, in this case, but nice.

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2. somishere ◴[16 Nov 24 21:07 UTC] No.42159336[source]▶
to see that upside on a home requires you 1. sell and 2. buy somewhere cheaper (or not buy at all) ... Otherwise it's a zero sum game. Home for a home.
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3. renewiltord ◴[16 Nov 24 21:09 UTC] No.42159355[source]▶
Indeed that’s what OP did. Bought in the Bay low, then sold high and moved to Austin, where presumably the increase in value is again sufficiently high because Austin prices skyrocketed in the last 5 years.
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4. somishere ◴[17 Nov 24 06:31 UTC] No.42162382{3}[source]▶
Yes! My point is simply that, unlike an investment property, it's often hard to "see" the upside on a home sale. OP appears to have reinvested significantly in the epic new land + gaff, and also makes the point that prices have since been declining in Austin. The fact it's a home means that all this is a bit of an aside to the real transaction.
5. Suppafly ◴[18 Nov 24 21:57 UTC] No.42177557{3}[source]▶
Yeah OP is winning at life about 10 times over.