Homebrew PCBs

> Look, if you just can't get them to ship them to you, ask if someone
here
> can act as an intermediate. 

Well yeah it depends, for cheap parts maybe it will be better to just
buy them here rather than paying a $50 - $80 fedex shipment, for some
reason regular mail doesn't arrive at my door anymore, now I have to
pick it up at the customs office which is about 30 minutes from here,
and I don't have a car :D (fedex deals with the customs themselves).
my part-time (remote sysamdmin) job only pays $100 a month (i work
like 1 day a month anyway :)... Now I'm saving to buy xilinx's $99
FPGA starter kit $99 plus $50 s&h... :(

> I'd volunteer, but I'm stretching the generosity of the 'samples' system
> already.
I don't think I could ask someone to do that kind of favor :D