I'm actually kind of intimidated by the folks around here
Don't be! Another way of looking at it...
Everybody is really good at some stuff and not so good at others. Use this community and its experts as your sand box for the stuff you need to work on. Better to practice here than out there.
and afraid I'll get torn up for saying something dumb.
So what? The real experts here would never "tear you up". They'd just teach. Anyone who'd tear you up probably has issues of their own. You mustn't let that bother you. And even if it did, just log off and come back fresh later. We start over every day.
The real experts here would never "tear you up". They'd just teach.
That's a good heuristic for what a lot of us are looking for here: not necessarily agreement, but a chance to learn. Some comments promote learning more than others.
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I'm actually kind of intimidated by the folks around here
Don't be! Another way of looking at it...
Everybody is really good at some stuff and not so good at others. Use this community and its experts as your sand box for the stuff you need to work on. Better to practice here than out there.
and afraid I'll get torn up for saying something dumb.
So what? The real experts here would never "tear you up". They'd just teach. Anyone who'd tear you up probably has issues of their own. You mustn't let that bother you. And even if it did, just log off and come back fresh later. We start over every day.
Glad you stopped lurking, heed. Welcome.
The real experts here would never "tear you up". They'd just teach.
That's a good heuristic for what a lot of us are looking for here: not necessarily agreement, but a chance to learn. Some comments promote learning more than others.
"So what? The real experts here would never "tear you up". They'd just teach."
I'm not so sure, if you say something uninformed about computer security I completely expect tptacek to tear you up, for instance.
On the other hand you'll learn some real stuff in the process.
Why thank you edw519, glad to visible.