_why went at great lengths to hide his identity. at ruby conferences he attended, folks would offer him a ride back home, so he'd have them like, drop him off

_why went at great lengths to hide his identity. at ruby conferences he attended, folks would offer him a ride back home, so he'd have them like, drop him off at a park near his house or at a street corner. all of his talks and writing was written as "_why," and his event namebadges carried his screen name as well. i remember thinking that one of the reasons why he "disappeared" in 2010 was because some folks were trying very hard to uncover his real-world identity