I'm an absolute beginner to programming...

I read every week, I took a 5-day course.

I enjoy perl, but I currently lack the strength to solve logical problems efficiently. That is why I post here with more questions than answers. I really appreciate monks who show me a better way; and I try to include as much information and relevant code as possible. Most have helped tremendously.

However, some remain critical not to what the question is, but to why it is asked. And that's OK. But this criticism is usually accompanied by a sense of exclusion. This makes me think that I should really think about my posts beforehand so I don't sound like a total goon. Maybe this will make me a monk someday...

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.

A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times

Ohhhhhhmmmmmmmmm......

In reply to Re: On answering stupid questions by AF_One
in thread On answering stupid questions by throop

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