I use an alias as a username, but I don't go out of my way to hide my actual identity. The main reason for the alias, is to avoid having HN pop up when someone

I use an alias as a username, but I don't go out of my way to hide my actual identity. The main reason for the alias, is to avoid having HN pop up when someone searches for my name in Google. Tech people may know that Hacker News is for startups, but the rest of the world would think of much more negative things.