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

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1071 points kentonv | 2 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.428s | 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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LakesAndTrees ◴[17 Nov 24 00:12 UTC] No.42160767[source]▶
I think the thing that I’m most amazed by - and this setup is truly amazing - is the fact that you’ve got a group of friends to enjoy this with. Good for you; this looks like a blast, and I can only imagine how fun that’d be, compared to years of purely solo gaming.
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ckmiller ◴[17 Nov 24 02:44 UTC] No.42161575[source]▶
Especially amazing considering that he moved from Palo Alto to Austin. Did all his friends move too?
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1. kentonv ◴[17 Nov 24 02:54 UTC] No.42161622[source]▶
My junior high friends that I've been having parties with for 30 years live in Minneapolis (where I grew up). They fly out for New Year's Eve each year.

But, in fact, some friends who regularly attended LAN parties in the Bay Area moved to Austin around the same time we did. And some others are also willing to travel for New Year's.

(Most parties are just local people, of course.)

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2. andiareso ◴[19 Nov 24 16:24 UTC] No.42185201[source]▶
Hey Minneapolis for the win! Blaine area here :D