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

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1071 points kentonv | 1 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 1.264s | 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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MetaMalone ◴[17 Nov 24 01:35 UTC] No.42161241[source]▶
So real. Most valuable component of this setup
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wyclif ◴[17 Nov 24 01:49 UTC] No.42161307[source]▶
Yeah, it's impressive that someone built this. But the most impressive thing to me is that he has a group of friends who have been doing LAN parties together for 30 years. I can't think of anyone that I know that still does that.
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1. Aeolun ◴[17 Nov 24 05:07 UTC] No.42162118[source]▶
I do, but the group is nowhere near large enough (3-4 people) that we need a house dedicated to it…