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McAfee Was Not Captured
netbuzz writes "As rumors and news reports of John McAfee's alleged capture circulated widely yesterday – fueled by McAfee's own blog and blogging cohorts – police and other authorities in Belize denied that they had the man in custody and, well, they should have been believed. McAfee surfaced earlier this morning and had this to say in a blog post: 'We are not in Belize, but not quite out of the woods yet.' He also painted a picture of his 'escape' that could have been taken from a bad spy novel."
Another false positive.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Why is Slashdot attempting to live blog the pursuit of a suspected murderer who appears to be mentally ill? We get that he once owned a software company, but that was a long time ago.
They sure are pursuing him hard for a simple questioning, made ever so hilarious by him posting updates on his blog. I can't wait to hear what "really" happened.
Then again chances are he really did shoot him over the dogs business, people have killed people for a lot less, and with Mcafee's rich white man ego in a country not known for it's 1st worldness... I can see him doing it.
What a great article. No indication of what the actual blog address is except in an image.
The fella's website is http://www.whoismcafee.com/
Here we can find http://www.whoismcafee.com/i-am-safe/
Frankly, I don't know why anyone would link to Network World when they don't link to their sources.
Anyway I just wanted to say that. I don't actually care about the story.
HELP MY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN HACKED BY AN ILLIBERAL ART STUDENT SET TO DESTROY THE INTERWEBZ!
...what a drama queen...
This sounds like a job for Eugene "bring 'em back alive (or otherwise)" Kaspersky.
I suspect he has the Bond theme in his head while we all have March of the Clowns in ours.
they found him and dumped him very fast as he slowed then down so much it was better to get rid of him then gum up the works dealing with him.
He better hope the border guards don't update their anti-virus CEO catching software.
http://www.accountkiller.com/removal-requested
He moved to a corrupt 3rd world banana republic with no rule of law, and failed to pay a bribe a couple months ago so they roughed him up, shot his dog for fun, trashed his place, what did he expect if he didn't pay his bribe in a country that's corrupt? So that's the background.
So he still doesn't pay up, and next petty theft gone bad where there's a body, of course he's gonna be suspect numero uno as punishment for not paying up. His only hope of avoiding that was someone else getting higher on the list. Duh! I'm sure as soon as he pays up, they'll be a sudden confession from whoever actually did it, or it'll turn out they don't need him for questioning after all, etc etc, and he'll be all good until the next guy wants a bribe that he wont pay.
Its kind of like moving to Canada even though you don't like shoveling snow and then not shoveling snow just for the principle of it as if that will make the problem go away... dude just leave or pay up, the people in charge aren't going to give any other options.
You know the deal where the Mexican policeman pulls you over for made up BS until you slip him some cash? Same deal just a little bigger scale. The solution is not to drive in Mexico. Worked pretty well for me when I visited (great scuba diving BTW and liked the food too)
I don't understand why rich tech guy doesn't:
1) already know these rules of the road
2) just buy a boat like all other rich tech guys to sail away from the corruption
"Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
Imagine "The Punisher" if all he did all day was talk to imaginary people, smoke meth, and collect jars of his own urine.
On the upside, maybe this sad state of affairs will finally get companies to stop treating McAfee's crapware as the be-all-end-all of computer security in the workplace (at the last place I worked, it was their ENTIRE security plan--just put McAfee on all the computers and that will handle all security issues).
n.t.
"Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"
I made this handy timeline so you can follow events: http://wecheck.org/wiki/John_McAfee
And here it is folks, the real reason you should avoid 'bath salts'.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
McAfee, is that you? They're looking for you dude, you should probably get out of here.
Support the EFF and Creative Commons. The war is coming, and they're supporting you...
All that's missing from this post is a couple of =>'s, P.S.'s, and APK signatures throughout.
Imagine "The Punisher" if all he did all day was talk to imaginary people, smoke meth, and collect jars of his own urine.
If you're growing weed outside, saving your pee, letting it "age" a bit and then spreading it around keeps the deer and other weed-eating critters away from the plants.
On the upside, maybe this sad state of affairs will finally get companies to stop treating McAfee's crapware as the be-all-end-all of computer security in the workplace (at the last place I worked, it was their ENTIRE security plan--just put McAfee on all the computers and that will handle all security issues).
It's been quite a few years since McAfee sold his company, it's a good possibility that what we know now as McAfee Crapwear is not the same as the Original McAfee Crapwear...
If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
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Only if your a carnivore. Herbivore pee doesn't scare anything.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
It's been quite a few years since McAfee sold his company, it's a good possibility that what we know now as McAfee Crapwear is not the same as the Original McAfee Crapwear...
The same could be said about one Mr. Peter Norton and his contributions to computing (seriously, back in the DOS days, no self-respecting user would be caught dead without the Norton Utilities), except I don't recall him moving to a third-world nation, getting involved in a murder scandal, and hiring a body double to elude police.
I mean, besides the assumption that people would also probably spell "crapware" right.
I honestly don't know if McAfee is guilty or being framed, but I'm sure many of the 1%ers in the US, England, and France are rethinking their plans to escape proposed increased tax rates (oh, the horror!) for tropical climes where they can live like the kings they think themselves to be. Until the local authorities show up, steenking badges or no.
So swallow your pride and greed and pay your fair share so civilized society AND THE RULE OF LAW shall not perish from the earth.
Send lawyers guns and money
and get me outta this
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Those drugs might make him feel good but they aren't making his life better!
What is this? I don't even...
Is this where the four dimensional time-cube is explained?
The US is just as corrupt as those so-called third-world countries. I've had some rather unpleasant experiences with a couple of blatantly corrupt court commissioners at the Los Angeles Superior Court, a cesspool of corruption and malpractice. The shit that goes on at the LASC would make Saddam Hussein blush. I swear.
Only if your a carnivore. Herbivore pee doesn't scare anything.
And since humans aren't herbivores, your point is?
I mean, besides the assumption that people would also probably spell "crapware" right.
Yes, well, I can spell "Anonymous Coward" ...
If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
Some humans choose to be herbivores. Their pee is useless for deer scaring.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
He moved to a corrupt 3rd world banana republic with no rule of law, and failed to pay a bribe a couple months ago so they roughed him up, shot his dog for fun, trashed his place, what did he expect if he didn't pay his bribe in a country that's corrupt? So that's the background.
--- or are you just taking McAfee's self-serving blogs as gospel truth?
A bizarre visit to John McAfee's pleasure palace in Belize
Because those are the only ones where he'll be marginally safe.
I wish they'd catch this guy so he'd shut the hell up. He's not Jason Bourne or James Bond, he's just another rich eccentric, and an attention whore.The world doesn't need more of either of those.
To think some people on /. think Assange is an attention whore. This guy is the attention whore's whore's whore.
This guy is completely delusional. OK, suppose he's actually out of Belize. Now what? At some point, he'll surface, and Belize will issue an international arrest warrant via INTERPOL, and whatever country he's in will likely pick him up and begin the extradition process. What's he going to argue in response? That the police there are out to get him? Based on what? And it certainly won't help his case that, instead of hiring a lawyer, he chose to run, and, not only that, he started a blog chronicling his little adventure. And, despite his claims, Belize isn't some corrupt hell-hole where people are made to disappear. Yes, it has its problems, but, if I were going to be arrested in any country in that region, Belize would be my choice.
In short, he's going to be caught, he'll almost certainly be extradited, and this whole thrill ride won't look good if he ends up going to trial.
next up, the lead part in a murder trial
Only if your a carnivore. Herbivore pee doesn't scare anything.
I eat a lot of meat and the deer eat the grass right where I pee. Deer aren't that smart. Might work on elk though.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
No one will ever read this comment, but this picture tells you exactly where he is :
http://regex.info/exif.cgi?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fassets.vice.com%2Fcontent-images%2Fcontentimage%2Fno-slug%2F8b4cd78e0012f775d7dc621f5498b675.jpg
The key is *suspected*, as at least here in the US we still believe in innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. So, until he goes to court and has his day, he's still presumed innocent.
Now, the mentally ill part, well, that will be up to the doctors to evaluate after hes captured.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
Fearless suburban deer?
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
Fearless suburban deer?
No, I live in Lake County, CA... smack in the middle of what is either Zone A or Zone B depending on the year.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Clear lake? Sympathies.
Still enough people and plantings to teach the deer to ignore human scent (except during hunting season). Rural deer won't let you get close enough to see what they were eating.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
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The blog in question is titled: "Who is McAfee?" Wouldn't "Where in the World Is John McAfee?" be a more appropriate title? *rimshot*
after all.