I use my real name, and I also use a real email address in my HN profile, however I have base 64 encoded my email address. This weeds out the spam, silly recrui

I use my real name, and I also use a real email address in my HN profile, however I have base 64 encoded my email address. This weeds out the spam, silly recruiters, and does a good job of ensuring that the only people who will contact me are people I'd be interested in talking to.