Ask HN: Online presence: pseudonym or real name?
I'm really interested in building up a decent online presence. Putting my code on github, writing articles on things that interest me (and hopefully others), etc.<p>Problem is, I've mostly used the web as a read-only media, and am a little cautious of putting my name all over it. I kinda like the idea of having a pseudo name to hide behind online, probably due to the fear of doing something really crap and it forever being attributed to me. But I also have a feeling that it's a bit lame, and alot of the people that I respect online are open about who they are (whether that was a conscious decision or not).<p>My name is fairly unique, in that if you type it into your favourite search engine, you would get results relating to only me.<p>I've been trying to decide on this for a few months now, and in the mean time doing neither, so I have given myself one week from today to decide either way, then just stick with it and get some stuff out there.<p>I would be interested to hear if anyone else has thought through this sort of thing for themselves, or has any pointers/thoughts on the pros and cons of either side. Or am I just over-thinking the whole "online privacy" issue?