On: Ask gwern: Who are you?

[kilowatt]

+1. Why does it matter? It's totally his right to remain (pseudo-)anonymous. Plus, it might be part of the fun.

I wrote about _why for this reason, too: http://kevinw.github.io/2013/04/30/why-did-why-the-lucky-sti...

[gwern → kilowatt]

That's a nice essay. I was especially moved by the parts about the ephemerality of programs as compared to ordinary writing - indeed, what program will still be read a century from now?