I am actually not especially interested in software. I would rather apply my technical mind to innovate on non-software problems...

I've struggled with this as well. There are endless resources for advice, yet no real community. Please share any you find!

I suspect there's a market for it. Pay $50/month to simply listen to the big boys talk, pay $100/month to have posting privileges.

I'll talk to some ballers, see what I can do about this.