It does if the person making the statement has a track record, proven expertise on the topic - and in this case… it actually may mean something to other people

Nobody is right about everything, but tptacek's takes on software security are a good place to start.

> that means nothing to anybody else

Someone else here! Ptacek saying anything about security means a lot to this nobody.

To the point that I'm now going to take this seriously where before I couldn't see through the fluff.

Not sure why they flagged you. Your comment is as equally meaningless as the one you replied to.

How have you been here 12 years and not noticed where and how often the username tptacek comes up?

It might mean nothing to you, but tptacek's words means at least something to many of us here.

Also, he's a friend of someone I know & trust irl. But then again, who am I to you, but yet another anon on a web forum.

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