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

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1071 points kentonv | 4 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 1.198s | 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. appel ◴[17 Nov 24 12:42 UTC] No.42163902[source]▶
All this is truly, truly outstanding, except for one bit:

> Cat doors allow cats access to bedrooms when human doors are closed.

Kenton, you have made a grave mistake.

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2. fastball ◴[18 Nov 24 03:45 UTC] No.42169554[source]▶
Hopefully the cat doors can be locked too!
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3. kentonv ◴[18 Nov 24 13:56 UTC] No.42172304[source]▶
The kids' cat doors have latches so they can lock them.

The primary bedroom's cat door technically is lockable but I don't know why I'd ever lock it!

The lower-level bedroom's cat door doesn't have a lock, but you could easily put something heavy in front of the door to block it.

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4. fastball ◴[18 Nov 24 14:11 UTC] No.42172404{3}[source]▶
Fair, definitely depends on the cat(s). Our cats will frequently decide to start rough-housing on the bed at 3am, so unfortunately we have to keep them out of the bedroom at night lest our sleep quality suffers drastically. They also need to be kept out for "adult playtime", because otherwise they like to get involved and that isn't the vibe we're going for.