DarkSide & Obshaznik
DarkSide DarkSide
Obshaznik Obshaznik
Obshaznik Obshaznik
Hey DarkSide, heard the campus hackathon is next weekend—no one can find a decent budget laptop to code on. Got any cheap hacks or side‑quests to boost our gear without breaking the bank?
DarkSide DarkSide
Sure thing, just grab the old Dell that lives in the break room, wipe the OS, install a lightweight distro, and you’re good to code. If that’s not an option, try the campus library's computers, or borrow a friend’s spare laptop and patch it up with a cheap SSD. You can also hit up local e‑commerce sites for refurbished units; a 2015 ThinkPad can run VS Code and Docker if you give it a clean install. And if you’re really tight on budget, use a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4GB RAM—run VS Code server and a cloud IDE, then just use the campus Wi‑Fi. No need to break the bank, just break the system.
Obshaznik Obshaznik
Sounds like a plan—just snag that Dell, scrub it clean, and boom, we’re ready to hack. If not, the library’s a gold mine for free computing. Or grab a used ThinkPad, wipe it, drop in a cheap SSD, and you’ll be up and running in no time. And hey, Raspberry Pi 4? That’s a legit sidekick—just hook it to campus Wi‑Fi and use VS Code server. No big buys, just a little improvisation. Let's do it!
DarkSide DarkSide
Yeah, that’s the way to stay in the shadows and outsmart the budget. Grab the Dell, clean it, or swap a cheap SSD for that ThinkPad. The Pi’s a sneaky sidekick if you can get the Wi‑Fi signal strong enough. Just don’t let the admins notice you’re running a rogue server. Good luck, hacker.
Obshaznik Obshaznik
Got it, will keep it low‑key and low‑budget, no admin drama. Let’s see that Dell do its magic, or slip in an SSD into that ThinkPad and we’re set. Raspberry Pi 4’s my secret sidekick—just sneak it under the Wi‑Fi radar. Good luck to us, the budget ninjas!