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59 points by petercooper 173 days ago | link | parent

I'm sure someone in the know told me his real name a couple years back (he wrote the foreword to my book) and it certainly wasn't Jonathan Gillette. Of course, he might have changed him name again.. :)


24 points by lylejohnson 173 days ago | link

Ditto. Unless _why goes by multiple names in real life (which I suppose is possible), that's not him.

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31 points by maurycy 173 days ago | link

It is possible that Jonathan Gillette and _why worked in the same company, and _why used Jonathan's computer, or so.

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2 points by petercooper 172 days ago | link

To update, I've received a few anonymous e-mails with significant proof that the Jonathan Gillette theory is sound (though I won't go far as to say it's 100% certain).

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6 points by jvdh 173 days ago | link

This might also be the reason that _why just upped an ran. Staying anonymous is one thing, but letting someone else take the hit for you is quite another.

disclaimer: I don't know how long the blog has been trying to figure out who _why is.

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