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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: 0s | 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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teruakohatu ◴[16 Nov 24 20:44 UTC] No.42159152[source]▶
This is truely living the dream, well done mate! It is indeed crazy that cabinetry costs the same as the technology.

How does the cat restroom exhaust work? Always on or does it have a sensor?

Do the cat doors prevent sound getting into the kids' rooms from the living room?

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kentonv ◴[16 Nov 24 20:51 UTC] No.42159208[source]▶
The cat room fans are standard bathroom fans. At present we just leave them on all the time -- you can see the switches taped down in the photos. I suppose it might be a good idea to rig up a sensor...
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devenson ◴[16 Nov 24 22:46 UTC] No.42160097[source]▶
Constant fans are sucking outside air into your house. Could be part of your Heat/AC efficiency problem mentioned in your post. A timer to run every 10th minute would be a simple improvement.
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1. Suppafly ◴[18 Nov 24 21:50 UTC] No.42177484{3}[source]▶
A lot of newer building codes require fans to be constantly running anyway due to the other part of the building codes requiring high r-value insulation.