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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good hacker mentors out there? by cugine on Tuesday June 23, 2009 @12:43PM (#670691)
yes, but could you expand on the 'etc' ?
Re:Ask HN: Are there any good hacker mentors out there? by ErrantX on Tuesday June 23, 2009 @06:42PM (#671286)
chatterous, mailing lists

(the last one is a wealth of untapped info even today - depending on the community / subject)

Not IRC but shrugs same basic idea