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		ant6n on Sept 4, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CS Unplugged: Computer Science Without a Computer From today's perspective, it feels odd that those things existed in many people's life times; to be only allowed 'five minutes' access to a computer. Nowadays if you want to program, you could find a used machine to write code on for five hours of minimum wage, or a new one for twenty.

undergrowth54 on Sept 4, 2015 [–]

Or rent a VPS for 45 minutes at minimum wage.

ianlevesque on Sept 5, 2015 | [–]

But what about the computer and internet connection to access the VPS?

undergrowth54 on Sept 6, 2015 | | [–]

Yes, my point is that getting access to a Linux server on the Internet which you aren't afraid to accidentally break is easy.

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