> marketing made you believe if you own the tool you can do ...

Marketing? And I thought 'tools' was a 'male' thing... or am I posting on the wrong forum again?

Seriously though... there's a deep satisfaction from making something work that on the face of it, at first glance, seems impossible with available resources (like floats, or trig or I2Cslave or whatever with PBP). And knowing it's all your own work just makes it so much more satisfying... not exactly orgasmic, but still satisfying...

I've always advocated "Stop moaning and start thinking". On the first day that I joined the Company I work for, my boss said to me "Don't come to me with a problem unless you have a solution". Wise words.