Y’know what they say about assumptions…

I’d always assumed you came from a CS background; now I find out you’re a poster child for self-directed learning. As a self-taught designer/developer, I find that very encouraging.

I wouldn’t worry too much about being one of the “same old faces” – I personally will stop listening to the same old faces when they have nothing interesting to say, and I don’t think that’ll be any time soon.