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

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1071 points kentonv | 8 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source | bottom

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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teruakohatu ◴[16 Nov 24 20:44 UTC] No.42159152[source]▶
This is truely living the dream, well done mate! It is indeed crazy that cabinetry costs the same as the technology.

How does the cat restroom exhaust work? Always on or does it have a sensor?

Do the cat doors prevent sound getting into the kids' rooms from the living room?

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kentonv ◴[16 Nov 24 20:51 UTC] No.42159208[source]▶
The cat room fans are standard bathroom fans. At present we just leave them on all the time -- you can see the switches taped down in the photos. I suppose it might be a good idea to rig up a sensor...
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1. hunter2_ ◴[16 Nov 24 20:56 UTC] No.42159252[source]▶
Might be able to use a flipper zero as the sensor, if the cats are chipped. Then you'll have data to catch any unusual usage, like a urinary blockage, before it becomes a serious problem! At that point you're a smart switch and Home Assistant script away from fan control.
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2. kentonv ◴[16 Nov 24 21:17 UTC] No.42159428[source]▶
Garply had a blockage once and he did a remarkably good job of communicating the problem to us directly!
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3. ahaucnx ◴[16 Nov 24 22:08 UTC] No.42159792[source]▶
I would recommend to use an TVOC sensor that detects smell very easily and then automatically switch on a fan. Could be a fun project.

Just need: - TVOC sensor like the SGP41

- ESP32 microcontroller

- Electric Relay

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4. teruakohatu ◴[17 Nov 24 02:00 UTC] No.42161352[source]▶
Interesting idea. Do TVOC respond with enough signal to low level aromatics verses all the particles from cooking or pollution?
5. allenrb ◴[17 Nov 24 03:46 UTC] No.42161836[source]▶
As a fellow cat person, I feel pretty confident interpreting what’s being implied here. :-)

Beautiful home and contents, btw! It seems expensive but more than a few folks would have spent the same money on “nicer marble” or something.

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6. kentonv ◴[17 Nov 24 03:58 UTC] No.42161868{3}[source]▶
Heh, I actively dislike "nice marble" or anything that just looks expensive without providing any functional benefit.
7. amluto ◴[17 Nov 24 11:08 UTC] No.42163447[source]▶
I’m highly unimpressed by my couple of SGP41 sensors, but they would probably work for this application.
8. trebligdivad ◴[17 Nov 24 16:19 UTC] No.42164977[source]▶
I did wonder where the network connections were going into the cat areas!