[declandewet]

They're there, you're just not looking hard enough. I commented on the author's post - what I spoke about might be of use to you too. Also, remember that as a person with internet access, you're not limited to simply sitting at home, reading and practicing. Developers of these tools you use make use of Twitter and IRC and Github specifically so that people who are learning the ropes can contact them and ask (see: pester) them for help. They don't at all do it for experience or recognition in the industry ;) Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to have a simple conversation with someone a little more experienced in the field. In fact the author's post is a great example of this working. He asked for help, posted it to hacker news, I saw it, I helped. :)