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The difference is necessity. I don't own a mobile phone for example, or a car or a treadmill for that matter.



(Shrug) What's more "necessary" than being able to build cool stuff?

There's more to life than self-denial.


I can build cool stuff without one =P


To the extent that's true, you're indeed better off avoiding FPGAs. No argument there. People use these things when there's no other way to do the job.

My idea of cool stuff can't be done without them, unfortunately.




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