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

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1092 points kentonv | 2 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.922s | 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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syntaxing ◴[16 Nov 24 20:55 UTC] No.42159242[source]▶
> Jade and I needed a bigger house, but we really could not afford to buy (much less build) anything bigger in Palo Alto.

I’m really surprised about this, really shows how ludicrous the housing market is in the Bay Area. How high does your income need to be to afford a bigger house?!

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1. toast0 ◴[17 Nov 24 00:41 UTC] No.42160933[source]▶
One issue with wanting a big house in Palo Alto is that most of the lots there are fairly small. There's not that many lots that can accomodate a larger home, so at best there's not many options, and sometimes there are none.
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2. fragmede ◴[18 Nov 24 02:48 UTC] No.42169303[source]▶
Not for a reasonable price, anyway. There are some homes that have added basements to get the space, but now we're talking something like $6 million, if not more.