No more hiding behind aliases

I’ve decided to ditch the alias I’ve been using on Kinja pages (like IO9) and Tor.com and start using my real name.

Fake names and aliases tend to inspire people to do and say things they wouldn’t do or say when people know who they are. People also don’t take you seriously when you hide behind an alias. This simple fact is the cause of most of the angst, trolling and attacks that take place on the web; and although I always tried to hold myself to a higher standard, I don’t want to function as a part of the coward’s internet.  If I’m going to speak, people are going know who’s speaking. Even on Kinja.