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

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1071 points kentonv | 6 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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laidoffamazon ◴[16 Nov 24 21:22 UTC] No.42159467[source]▶
This is neat, but as a $NET shareholder and someone with another ~$1m in net worth that can't afford to buy a house for at least another 6 years this makes me think we should significantly increase taxation.
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compiler-devel ◴[16 Nov 24 22:27 UTC] No.42159944[source]▶
When have increased taxes directly contributed to your take home pay?
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IAmGraydon ◴[16 Nov 24 22:36 UTC] No.42160011[source]▶
It doesn’t. They’re just expressing their jealousy in a thinly veiled and highly embarrassing way.
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compiler-devel ◴[16 Nov 24 22:50 UTC] No.42160140[source]▶
It truly is embarrassing. Imagine seeing something and thinking, "how can I get the government to forcefully take some of that for my benefit?"
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alchemist1e9 ◴[17 Nov 24 03:12 UTC] No.42161708[source]▶
Absolutely embarrassing and a real life demonstration of a famous quote:

“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.”

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stemlord ◴[17 Nov 24 03:39 UTC] No.42161806[source]▶
To be fair OP's website explains that most of the money isn't earned income. I'm happy for them though
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compiler-devel ◴[17 Nov 24 14:04 UTC] No.42164227[source]▶
What do you mean by “isn’t earned income” ?
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alchemist1e9 ◴[17 Nov 24 19:10 UTC] No.42166222[source]▶
The anti-capitalists have this crazy idea that investment income isn’t “earned” in the same way that labor income is. Of course that’s absurdly anti-capitalist and completely ignores the point of capitalism and the function of risk taking incentivized by potential rewards. Failing to make a coherent argument against active investment income, for instance entrepreneurs, they will then revert to criticism of passive investors and their eventual complaint will come to arguing S&P index investors should be taxed on “unrealized” gains.

Remember it’s all illogical nonsense motivated by Envy which they masquerade as Empathy.

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1. simonhorlick ◴[18 Nov 24 04:13 UTC] No.42169659[source]▶
It's motivated by the ideology of wanting a meritocracy - the idea that if you work hard you can reap rewards. Having some people in society that can sit at home and watch the S&P increase while some have to work 50-hour weeks to make ends meet is seen as problematic.
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2. alchemist1e9 ◴[18 Nov 24 07:12 UTC] No.42170432[source]▶
> the ideology of wanting a meritocracy - the idea that if you work hard you can reap rewards.

and of those hard earned rewards investing them and then sitting at home and watching the S&P increase you mean?

oh wait that’s problematic … let’s take those rewards away for “fairness” .. opps no incentives no meritocracy no prosperity

3. stemlord ◴[18 Nov 24 19:21 UTC] No.42175901[source]▶
It wasn't a judgement remark, "earned income" is what you call that which is not passive income
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4. alchemist1e9 ◴[19 Nov 24 00:05 UTC] No.42178692[source]▶
What does the “to be fair” part of your sentence mean then?
5. a96 ◴[20 Nov 24 07:15 UTC] No.42191470[source]▶
And your influence, merit and worth are what you're paid in salary. That sounds sane.
6. Izikiel43 ◴[21 Nov 24 05:13 UTC] No.42201344[source]▶
I see this as a goal in life, not a problem