Let's not hijack this thread with philosophical or emotional BS and keep it topical, shall we?

Count me in for hardware/software design, testing, and general input on scalability.  My background is IT/datacenter management; have already implemented designs with Microchop and Digi microcontrollers.  As an aside, you think crypto chips will yield superior results to the $16 Spartan 6's with 45k LEs?