wow! for a newbie like me, this is a great thread...to read how things were back in the days.
You guys had to scan magazines back then...and now everything's free (almost).
I got help from lots of places, but the most incredible and valuable piece of advice I ever got so far was a reply to a question about a free site. The writer of that reply? the GREAT security_man. You're THE man bro
And, of course, the amount of information shared on this board is nothing short of amazing