But if you're trying to stash a few hundred bucks for a rainy day, trusting some stranger on the internet isn't that far fetched. Heck, unless you read and understood every line of code in Bitcoin client AND Linux AND your PC's firmware AND the C++ compiler AND the libraries, you are trusting someone!
Yes..I tried to correct myself before a comment like this...agreed.
(is that better?)
Yes, better. Again, nothing personal. I don't know you...in fact, that's kinda the point.