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We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by kentonv »

sorenjan wrote: post #64
kenty wrote: post #60

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He spent more on gaming computers than my yearly salary, and then follows it up with > I actually find it funny how cheap computers are.

If you read it in context, I am making a comparison between computers and cabinetry, and noting how absurd it is that the technological marvel that is a computer costs a similar amount of money to the cabinet holding it, which is just some wood and hinges. One would almost expect the computer to cost millions of dollars, but instead it costs thousands.

Maybe "cheap" was a poor choice of word for this. Sorry.

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by jebarker »

kubb wrote: post #179
kenty wrote: post #60

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This is an underrated property of wealth accumulation: beyond a certain point money doesn’t cover useful things, but vanity projects, and is being wasted. The typical cliches in this subject are that nobody can decide what’s worthwhile or not so we have to let the people with accumulation decide and that it stimulates the economy, no matter what kind of spending it is. Claude can point out the flaws in those argument…

> and is being wasted

Why is this use of their money a waste?

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by sulam »

kentonv wrote: post #183

Oh hello! This is my house! Thanks for posting! Previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42156977 Unfortunately this new thread was posted while I was asleep, and so I haven't been online to answer questions as the thread developed. Whereas in the previous thread I participated from the start. Pro tip to anyone whose stuff gets posted on HN: It is a completely different place when the author is…

I’m interested in the long DisplayPort and USB cables. I’d love to get my very loud gaming PC away from my quiet office and these would be just the trick. Thanks for making me aware that this is an option! Now I have to decide where I would want the holes in my walls. Any gotchas or are these really able to be treated as super long cables that still work?

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by peddling-brink »

kubb wrote: post #197
glitchc wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's good for the economy. Vanity projects help the wealth spread around. Think of all the people who received income by working on this house. It's a much bigger problem when wealth is hoarded.

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Yeah well my llm said the opposite, so this is obviously untrue.

Also, my llm can beat up your llm.

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by fc417fc802 »

kubb wrote: post #179
kenty wrote: post #60

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This is an underrated property of wealth accumulation: beyond a certain point money doesn’t cover useful things, but vanity projects, and is being wasted. The typical cliches in this subject are that nobody can decide what’s worthwhile or not so we have to let the people with accumulation decide and that it stimulates the economy, no matter what kind of spending it is. Claude can point out the flaws in those argument…

This has to be some sort of record. Not only did you set up a strawman to facilitate a shallow dismissal, rather than tilting at it yourself you simply assured us that AI is capable of shredding it. Somehow you've managed an even more offensive variant of the "condescendingly hand out a reading assignment to strangers" trope.

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by sorenjan »

kentonv wrote: post #201
sorenjan wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He spent more on gaming computers than my yearly salary, and then follows it up with > I actually find it funny how cheap computers are.

If you read it in context, I am making a comparison between computers and cabinetry, and noting how absurd it is that the technological marvel that is a computer costs a similar amount of money to the cabinet holding it, which is just some wood and hinges. One would almost expect the computer to cost millions of dollars, but instead it costs thousands. Maybe "cheap" was a poor choice of word for this. Sorry.

I get what you mean, the marvels of modern mass production and logistics impress me too, but those cabinets costs as much as a small house in some places so it still comes across as rich people musings. And for the record I'm not poor, I'm just a European engineer.

Congrats on all your success though, good to see you're enjoying it with friends.

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by onionisafruit »

jmuguy wrote: post #196
kentonv wrote: post #183

Oh hello! This is my house! Thanks for posting! Previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42156977 Unfortunately this new thread was posted while I was asleep, and so I haven't been online to answer questions as the thread developed. Whereas in the previous thread I participated from the start. Pro tip to anyone whose stuff gets posted on HN: It is a completely different place when the author is…

I'm sorry so many people are hating on your house. I guess I could understand it if someone was showing off their yacht, because this isn't a boat owners forum, but a lan party house ought to be right up HN's alley. I think its awesome, and impressive yall have maintained friendships like that for so long. Some of my best memories are from the LAN parties of decades ago. Although some of the fun was in the amount of…

If someone wants to post a lan party yacht, I’m here for that too

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by cowthulhu »

kentonv wrote: post #183

Oh hello! This is my house! Thanks for posting! Previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42156977 Unfortunately this new thread was posted while I was asleep, and so I haven't been online to answer questions as the thread developed. Whereas in the previous thread I participated from the start. Pro tip to anyone whose stuff gets posted on HN: It is a completely different place when the author is…

I’m sorry your getting so much hate, this is a really cool and unique project.

Re: We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

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Post by jebarker »

tikimcfee wrote: post #83
m4tthumphrey wrote: post #78

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I really didn't expect this to be the take on HN... - He's been in big (huge) tech since 2005 - She is an angel investor - Moved to Austin ... Does privileged just mean wealthy/successful now?

That's... that's all it's ever meant? Since when had wealthy/successful not afforded privilege? I think the point is that posts like this are becoming a sour taste for a greater ratio of humans because of the increase ratio of disparity in global wealth/success. I don't begrudge someone their enjoyment and livelihoods and I'm a fan of DDR and lan parties like every good nerd. But please don't pretend or be ignorant o…

> That's... that's all it's ever meant?

Per the dictionary, perhaps. But when people use it online they rarely mean it as a neutral statement about someone’s level of wealth. It’s typically meant to imply unfairness or that the wealth was obtained through unearned advantage.

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