Close to 30 years in image processing and related fields, mostly to make vision products used in automation.

Questions posed with enthusiasm are interesting to me, whether the poster follows expected StackOverflow practices or not.

Misunderstandings and confusion are a given. Expressing empathy and (perhaps) answering more than what the user asked is a choice.

There's a difference between wanting to be right and wanting to know what's true.

You can't trade in your StackOverflow points for meals, cash, or a consulting contract. Remaining (semi-)anonymous while helping people out is fun, right?