gnarlier waves??
what about jaws, teahupoo, cloud break, mavericks...just to name a few
the only thing spongers hit that surfers don't would be shore break, and those are just fucking stupid. but I still kind of like body boarding
technology is advancing, but as far as computer speeds go and power, not so much
a few years ago there were huge changes, but now it is slight minor changes to a desktop or laptop. not big enough to buy brand new
but not as much as it was 5 to 10 years ago, the advancements are not exceptionally huge and don't make that big of a difference
and with the advanced you can upgrade as well