My employer wouldn't be impressed, from the number of times I've said I'm surfing from work or told people how to bypass filters such as websense etc

I'm still not sure whether to phase out Cloudane for anonymity. On the one hand, I really like being identifiable from anywhere (nobody else seems to use this name). I've had people some boards say "hey, I recognise you from that other board!" and that's really really cool. I'm a noisy person on the internet and it's nice to feel one of the 'big' people in the crowd even if that's not necessarily the case.

On the other hand, it means being extremely careful of what I say and where. While I may be happy to let one small community messageboard see me naked, it doesn't mean I want the rest of the world to! Of course that's an extreme example but you know... the more people can piece you together from your various posts around the internet under the same name, the more scared you'll be when they recite just how much they know about you.

Whatever happens I'll still use the name here, as this is where it was invented, some... ooh, many many moons ago. Wow, February 2001 according to my profile, and I think it only says that because of a board wipe back then? I'm thinking I joined in about 1999/2000, I know it was a clever name for the site back then because FF8 had only just been released. Getting on for 6 years (or more) worth of my history on the internet, started HERE - wow. So even though I've been away for a while, this place is very special to me