firsthand

I've been around long enough that if that were still a problem, I would expect to have witnessed it firsthand.

I am an Indian and I know firsthand how controlling Asian parents can be.

My ex was a documentary filmmaker interested in social causes and whatnot and I've seen how the sausage is made firsthand and know how data and statistics are twisted to support an agenda.

Hell I stayed there just for a few months and I saw firsthand a cop restraining a person with a boot up their face.

I know it's overwhelming and can be especially so when there aren't many women in tech who can also help address these questions leaving you as one of the few voices that can offer firsthand perspective.

I would invite hardy and curious souls to plumb both more militant feminist and more militant Men's Rights groups online, and witness firsthand the degree to which both sides can be eerily reminiscent of each other in tone and self-righteous attitude.

Again, not saying you should ditch the functional shots, just trying to convey how it feels as a 'visitor', which (as I know from firsthand experience) is impossible for you to do when you've poured 10's or 100's of hours into putting all of this together...

IBM hardware simply never dies, and I've witnesses firsthand the "nobody was ever fired for buying IBM" phenomenon.

I don't know this firsthand, but I've heard from many people that had delved into OpenSSL code that it is an example of code where "many things could be made better", to put it lightly.

These were known as “study corpses,” “free-of-charge corpses,” and “failed corpses.” Medical students flocked from all over Europe and the United States to see and participate in dissections firsthand.