thephilter:

“Some people spend their money on cars or vacations or hookers, but Google employee Kenton Varda spent his money on two rooms for his house built specifically for mass LAN parties. 

Getting your crew round for a marathon Counter-Strike session might be a barrel, but tangled cables and weeding out connection problems are not, or at least Kenton clearly doesn’t think so. No more cable spaghetti for him though, thanks to a permanent installation that includes machines, monitors, many feet of HDMI and USB leads, rack mounts and networking equipment for up to 12 gaming chums. Spread over two rooms, with six stations in each — ideal for team games — bespoke cabinets were made to keep it easy on the eye. Anyone wanting to take on a similar project can expect to put a $40,000 dent in their wallet, or a little more, depending on the size of your LAN.

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Google employee Kenton Varda spent $40k on a room specifically for LAN parties.