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by nhstanley 3951 days ago
Perhaps making the student share a portion of the cost would be smarter. Maybe make the student pay 5 or 10k or the 30.

Alternatively, everyone could be adults and settle for a smaller, much more reasonable amount proportional to harm. Especially considering the company wasn't really harmed substantially by this since he did have access, just not on that machine.