This is Hacker News after all. Tinkering with stuff like this has gotten people into soldering, emulation, PCB design, low level coding, etc., which then gets y

This is Hacker News after all. Tinkering with stuff like this has gotten people into soldering, emulation, PCB design, low level coding, etc., which then gets you into software/computer/electrical engineering. It's not just about saving 50 bucks every now and then. At least for some, it's about satisfying intellectual curiosity as well.