John McAfee
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John McAfee, founder of the Anti-Virus company that bears his name, has been hiding out in Belize, accused of killing someone. A couple of days ago it was widely reported that he had been captured, however, the police in Belize are now saying that he was not captured.
Oops. Another false positive.
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He killed my work computer.
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I guess the idiots who believe in soft-headed concepts like "computer viruses " will have to find someone else to throw their money at.
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@bridget99 said:
I guess the idiots who believe in soft-headed concepts like "computer viruses " will have to find someone else to throw their money at.
Computer viruses exist just like bridget99 exists.
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@bridget99 said:
I guess the idiots who believe in soft-headed concepts like "computer viruses " will have to find someone else to throw their money at.
Soft-headed? What do you mean?
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@Nagesh said:
@bridget99 said:
I guess the idiots who believe in soft-headed concepts like "computer viruses " will have to find someone else to throw their money at.
Soft-headed? What do you mean?
I meant that computers don't really get diseases in the same way that men do. "Virus" is a poor metaphor, whose use implies an imperfect understanding of computing devices. If you catch the flu (a virus of man) at school, or at a grocery store, you probably didn't have much choice in the matter. Sure, you could be a drop-out, and you'd presumably be less likely to catch the flu. Or, you could eschew all of the life-preserving things that men sell to each other at grocery stores. But computers don't just catch viruses from their sources of life (e.g. AC power). They contract what people call "computer viruses" because their users choose to connect to computer networks, optionally and voluntarily. That's a fact which has broad architectural implications.
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the term virus hints at the reproduction system and means of spreading, not the effects of the infection...
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Computer viruses (isn't it supposed to be virii?) are more like STDs: You catch them by doing things you probably shouldn't with people you shouldn't, they reduce your ability to perform daily functions, and you can spread them to others you associate with.
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@ObiWayneKenobi said:
Computer viruses (isn't it supposed to be virii?) are more like STDs: You catch them by doing things you probably shouldn't with people you shouldn't, they reduce your ability to perform daily functions, and you can spread them to others you associate with.
The major difference is that computer viruses ask you for money whereas HIV kills you.
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@bridget99 said:
@Nagesh said:
@bridget99 said:
I guess the idiots who believe in soft-headed concepts like "computer viruses " will have to find someone else to throw their money at.
Soft-headed? What do you mean?
I meant that computers don't really get diseases in the same way that men do. "Virus" is a poor metaphor, whose use implies an imperfect understanding of computing devices. If you catch the flu (a virus of man) at school, or at a grocery store, you probably didn't have much choice in the matter. Sure, you could be a drop-out, and you'd presumably be less likely to catch the flu. Or, you could eschew all of the life-preserving things that men sell to each other at grocery stores. But computers don't just catch viruses from their sources of life (e.g. AC power). They contract what people call "computer viruses" because their users choose to connect to computer networks, optionally and voluntarily. That's a fact which has broad architectural implications.
It is not optional and voluntary. We are all paid to use the computer in one form or other. If you think from end-user prospective, you'll get a virus too.
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Tech millionaire John McAfee admits Norway 'thong mask arrest' claims were a hoax
TECH millionaire John McAfee has admitted claims he was arrested in Norway for wearing a thong instead of a coronavirus mask were a hoax. Tweeting on Monday, McAfee, known for developing the first …
This man really deserves his own thread.
*edit
https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1292578038635528194
Okay I'm hitting my quota for the day.
https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1290687619605704715
This may be a bit serious.
https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1286319889704259589
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@DogsB said in In other news today: The Garage edition:
This man really deserves his own thread.
They're free. No-one's stopping you.
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GODDAMMIT
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@DogsB said in John McAfee:
Tech millionaire John McAfee admits Norway 'thong mask arrest' claims were a hoax
TECH millionaire John McAfee has admitted claims he was arrested in Norway for wearing a thong instead of a coronavirus mask were a hoax. Tweeting on Monday, McAfee, known for developing the first …
Some funny background:
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@topspin Or maybe posted a "Re: John McAfee".
:Smokey this is not Nam:
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He does know himself:
https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1291023685072097282
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Oooooooooooooooh shit is going to kickoff now. Hope he doesn't have anything on Clinton.
McAfee claims he has ‘dirt on those in power' to expose if he dies
JOHN McAfee has claimed he has dirt on “those in power” and threatened to finally expose “the truth” if he’s jailed or dies. The eccentric tech millionaire, who says he is “on the run”,…
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@DogsB said in John McAfee:
Oooooooooooooooh shit is going to kickoff now. Hope he doesn't have anything on Clinton.
McAfee claims he has ‘dirt on those in power' to expose if he dies
JOHN McAfee has claimed he has dirt on “those in power” and threatened to finally expose “the truth” if he’s jailed or dies. The eccentric tech millionaire, who says he is “on the run”,…
Considering who's posting it, I figure "those in power" would be more afraid if he said he doesn't have anything on them.
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@topspin said in John McAfee:
Considering who's posting it, I figure "those in power" would be more afraid if he said he doesn't have anything on them.
If he reveals that those in power sometimes smoked pot, it's going to be a real nothingburger.
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@dkf But did they inhale???
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What a hero!
John McAfee challenges the coronavirus by licking the soles of his sneakers
John McAfee, yes they guy behind the anti-virus suite apparently things he is immune to biological viruses. he has managed to avoid Covid-19, despite licking handles of shopping carts and the soles o...
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@DogsB Yeah, licking random shit outdoors is rather low risk for the coronavirus considering it can't survive for long. If he really is immune he should be french kissing people in intensive care to prove that.
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@Atazhaia said in John McAfee:
he should be french kissing people in intensive care
Nope! thread is
. Well, this is the McAfee thread, which is a subset of Nope, so I guess it counts. But if I should ever be in intensive care, I do not want to see John McAfee headed my way.
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@HardwareGeek So the hospitals are now facing what we computer users have been going through for years: how to get rid of McAfee?
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@JBert said in John McAfee:
@HardwareGeek So the hospitals are now facing what we computer users have been going through for years: how to remove McAfee?
There's official documentation for that:
How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus – 04:25
— John Mcafee
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I actually have no words. If this article was a work of fiction it would still be a
*edit also this thread is 3rd on google for "john mcafee wtf"
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Former antivirus baron John McAfee collared, faces extradition to America on tax evasion, securities allegations
He paid more or less than $750, though?
This should be fun.
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Tech Millionaire John McAfee Is Having a Great Time in Prison - Decrypt
John McAfee is awaiting extradition to the US from his cell in Spain. But there's no need to rush; he's loving it so far.
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Last January, he tweeted that he hasn’t filed a tax return for eight years (double the time for which the DoJ alleges he has not filed tax returns) because “taxation is illegal.” (The DoJ alleges, er, the opposite).
Yeah, I'm sure the court is going to be very sympathetic to that argument.
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@HardwareGeek said in John McAfee:
Last January, he tweeted that he hasn’t filed a tax return for eight years (double the time for which the DoJ alleges he has not filed tax returns) because “taxation is illegal.” (The DoJ alleges, er, the opposite).
Yeah, I'm sure the court is going to be very sympathetic to that argument.
He’s probably planning to throw all the crypto tea into some virtual harbor.
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I've had a couple of interviews over the years where the interviewer asked about somebody in tech that I think of as a hero. Usually I say Steve Jobs or Shigeru Miyamoto but I think I'll start saying John McAfee. This guy has brass balls and makes sure everybody knows it.
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@Zenith I don’t know, he comes across more as living in his own world to me.
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@Zenith said in John McAfee:
I've had a couple of interviews over the years where the interviewer asked about somebody in tech that I think of as a hero.
What kind of question is that?!
You do get the most idiotic interviewers.
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@Zenith said in John McAfee:
somebody in tech that I think of as a hero.
My old man. He doesn't care much for any of these computers rotting people's brain, uses a flip-phone, reads actual papers and has no e-mail address. Stopped wondering where things went wrong with me years ago
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@topspin said in John McAfee:
@Zenith said in John McAfee:
I've had a couple of interviews over the years where the interviewer asked about somebody in tech that I think of as a hero.
What kind of question is that?!
You do get the most idiotic interviewers.The obvious answer is Dennis Ritchie. He created so many jobs for security experts and a huge market for static code analysis tools…
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At least there's humor in his feed:
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I wonder though if his defense will be accepted, though one should admire his fighting spirit:
I am charged with tax fraud but my only crime is refusing to file returns - a misdemeanor.
Fraud is lying on your tax returns.
How could I have lied if I have said nothing?
I speak out against corruption in the FBI, the CIA and most other government agencies.
That is my only real crime.
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@JBert he should consider a career in comedy. He could make it big without being a fraud.
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McAfee Sets Terms of IPO, Hoping to Raise Up to $682 Million - TheStreet
McAfee, the storied cybersecurity company founded by tech eccentric John McAfee, may garner a valuation of as much as $10 billion.
isn't he in prison at the moment?
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@DogsB McAfee the shitty company, not McAfee the lunatic.
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@DogsB I thought part of the deal with Intel was that the company would stop using his name and transition to Intel Security, even if Intel spun them out again.
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@DogsB said in John McAfee:
McAfee Sets Terms of IPO, Hoping to Raise Up to $682 Million - TheStreet
McAfee, the storied cybersecurity company founded by tech eccentric John McAfee, may garner a valuation of as much as $10 billion.
isn't he in prison at the moment?I think this is just foreshadowing for the Big Orange.
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@dangeRuss said in John McAfee:
@DogsB said in John McAfee:
McAfee Sets Terms of IPO, Hoping to Raise Up to $682 Million - TheStreet
McAfee, the storied cybersecurity company founded by tech eccentric John McAfee, may garner a valuation of as much as $10 billion.
isn't he in prison at the moment?I think this is just foreshadowing for the Big Orange.
https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/846640/big-orangeTo be fair a lot of horse trading is cash based so its all probably a tax fiddle.
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Tangentially related
Google says Chinese hackers who targeted Biden campaign are faking McAfee software
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Google didn’t say who the hackers were targeting this time
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@topspin said in John McAfee:
@JBert he should consider a career in comedy.
His comedy is about as good as his software.
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@DogsB said in John McAfee:
McAfee Sets Terms of IPO, Hoping to Raise Up to $682 Million - TheStreet
McAfee, the storied cybersecurity company founded by tech eccentric John McAfee, may garner a valuation of as much as $10 billion.
isn't he in prison at the moment?John McAfee left the company 26 years ago.
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McAfee is still making observations:
John McAfee Has Left His Own Privacy Asset Project
