Hey, all! I've been lurking for a few days. Finally went to post, and spent the better part of 5 minutes trying to find the reply button! Finally got myself all sorted out, and I figured I better start posting in the 'noob' section and get it out of the way.

Sounds like a very interesting community, so far. I originally heard about Bitcoin a few years ago, was intrigued by it from a technical perspective, but I figured it would never fly. Recently I've been following the whole MtGox debacle, and I finding that the Bitcoin market is quite fascinating and already surprisingly well established.

It seems a lot of people feel that the recent events have tarnished the reputation of Bitcoins in general. On the contrary, it has definitely led me to research the currency more than I think I would have. I won't be opening an MtGox account anytime soon, but I am definitely going to get more involved in the Bitcoin market.

I'm also a software developer, so it's exciting to see all the 3rd-party code that has sprung up, and I'm excited to learn more about the ecosystem of websites and tools out there.

Anyways, that's my 0.02 BTC.