Comments on: Check out the McAfee Mind Map http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: imaguid http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1600148 imaguid Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1600148  as has been pointed out in other venues, it has nothing to do with anti-virus folks. there are a few 'unusual' people in any group. they stand out while the normal ones fade into the woodwork. most people are only aware of the highest profile AV folks - they don't all get to be high profile just by doing a really good job.  as has been pointed out in other venues, it has nothing to do with anti-virus folks. there are a few ‘unusual’ people in any group. they stand out while the normal ones fade into the woodwork.

most people are only aware of the highest profile AV folks – they don’t all get to be high profile just by doing a really good job.

]]> By: Nancy Hyde http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599867 Nancy Hyde Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599867 Your blog link isn't enough. How do I find more of this sort of BS? I need to laugh more. Your blog link isn’t enough. How do I find more of this sort of BS? I need to laugh more.

]]> By: goretsky http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599760 goretsky Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599760 Hello, Thank you for sharing that with me, Halloween_Jack.  I was unaware of the difference. After reading both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree and looking at the materials on Roanoke College's web site http://roanoke.edu/News_and_Events/Campus_News/McAfee_to_return_as_graduation_speaker.htm and http://roanoke.edu/documents/commencement/Comm2008.pdf it is not clear if this is a "honoris causa" or a "jure dignitatis" degree.  Would you know which one this it might be?  I am more surprised that a four year college could bestow a doctorate, even an honorary one, so I'm guessing it is the hon. version, but do not want to jump to any conclusions, especially given my gaffe around improper titular addressing so far. I will try contacting Mr./Dr. McAfee about this to see if I can find out what he uses, but do not expect a prompt reply (I suspect he is receiving quite a bit of email these days, and messages from old employees are further down the food chain than those from, say, his lawyers). Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Hello,

Thank you for sharing that with me, Halloween_Jack.  I was unaware of the difference.

After reading both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree and looking at the materials on Roanoke College’s web site http://roanoke.edu/News_and_Events/Campus_News/McAfee_to_return_as_graduation_speaker.htm and http://roanoke.edu/documents/commencement/Comm2008.pdf it is not clear if this is a “honoris causa” or a “jure dignitatis” degree.  Would you know which one this it might be? 

I am more surprised that a four year college could bestow a doctorate, even an honorary one, so I’m guessing it is the hon. version, but do not want to jump to any conclusions, especially given my gaffe around improper titular addressing so far.

I will try contacting Mr./Dr. McAfee about this to see if I can find out what he uses, but do not expect a prompt reply (I suspect he is receiving quite a bit of email these days, and messages from old employees are further down the food chain than those from, say, his lawyers).

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

]]> By: Halloween_Jack http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599611 Halloween_Jack Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599611 Protip: you're not making a very good case when you refer to someone as "Doctor" when they have only an honorary PhD from a college that doesn't even have actual graduate programs. Protip: you’re not making a very good case when you refer to someone as “Doctor” when they have only an honorary PhD from a college that doesn’t even have actual graduate programs.

]]> By: Mattie Kenny http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599541 Mattie Kenny Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599541 Further: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/bath-salts-marijuana-face-eating-killer-miami-cannibal-143149305.html Further: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/bath-salts-marijuana-face-eating-killer-miami-cannibal-143149305.html

]]> By: Mattie Kenny http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599540 Mattie Kenny Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599540 The man who ate the homeless guy's face in Florida was not on bath salts and there was no reason to think he was on bath salts. It was a trumped up "fact" added to an already sensational incident to cause even more drug hysteria.  I may not agree with the use of bath salts but I stopped reading the infographic after I saw that because it bugged me enough. (cue being told I'm overly sensitive) Anywho, the couple things I read before I got to that sentence made the infographic seem fairly clever! The man who ate the homeless guy’s face in Florida was not on bath salts and there was no reason to think he was on bath salts. It was a trumped up “fact” added to an already sensational incident to cause even more drug hysteria. 

I may not agree with the use of bath salts but I stopped reading the infographic after I saw that because it bugged me enough. (cue being told I’m overly sensitive)

Anywho, the couple things I read before I got to that sentence made the infographic seem fairly clever!

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599487 Michael Smith Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599487 Well yeah because he wants the government to pay him to do the job. Well yeah because he wants the government to pay him to do the job.

]]> By: Lithi http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599458 Lithi Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599458 What is it with anti-virus folks and batshit nuttery? This guy, Kaspersky saying gubmint should control the web, seriously?  What is it with anti-virus folks and batshit nuttery? This guy, Kaspersky saying gubmint should control the web, seriously? 

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599425 Cowicide Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599425 Whorehouses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /s Whorehouses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /s

]]> By: jeffwise http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599307 jeffwise Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599307 One of the things that perhaps could be updated is the fact that McAfee retracted his allegation that I cheated on my wife. Thanks, Jeff Wise One of the things that perhaps could be updated is the fact that McAfee retracted his allegation that I cheated on my wife. Thanks,
Jeff Wise

]]> By: goretsky http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599242 goretsky Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599242 Hello, This is not a bad attempt, but it suffers from much outdated and inaccurate information about Dr. McAfee. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Hello,

This is not a bad attempt, but it suffers from much outdated and inaccurate information about Dr. McAfee.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599163 SedanChair Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599163 Wouldn't it be funny if you were reading this map when all of a sudden nuclear Armageddon broke out and the Earth was covered in atomic fire? And you were  spirited up to the Pearly Gates and St. Peter would be like "sup" and you'd be like "what's going on" and then he'd be like "so, what were you doing in the last moments of your life?" and you'd be all "well there's this crazy old dude named John McAfee and he went to Belize and the cops are after him for fucking teenagers or something" and St. Peter would be like "dude, language" and you'd say "sorry" and he'd be like "go on, though, that shit is crazy" Wouldn’t it be funny if you were reading this map when all of a sudden nuclear Armageddon broke out and the Earth was covered in atomic fire? And you were  spirited up to the Pearly Gates and St. Peter would be like “sup” and you’d be like “what’s going on” and then he’d be like “so, what were you doing in the last moments of your life?” and you’d be all “well there’s this crazy old dude named John McAfee and he went to Belize and the cops are after him for fucking teenagers or something” and St. Peter would be like “dude, language” and you’d say “sorry” and he’d be like “go on, though, that shit is crazy”

]]> By: RedShirt77 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599141 RedShirt77 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599141 amazing... amazing…

]]> By: Gavin berry http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599140 Gavin berry Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599140 Neither and both? just trying to be silly. I did come across as a bit harsh! Just a small point, but the zombie face eater guy was not on bath salts at all, it was total bullshit from the media as usual, and BB did do an article on it being false. But this chart still says it was bath salts. Neither and both? just trying to be silly. I did come across as a bit harsh!

Just a small point, but the zombie face eater guy was not on bath salts at all, it was total bullshit from the media as usual, and BB did do an article on it being false. But this chart still says it was bath salts.

]]> By: TooGoodToCheck http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599137 TooGoodToCheck Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599137  clarify please - serious or sarcastic?  clarify please – serious or sarcastic?

]]> By: Gavin berry http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/check-out-the-mcafee-mind-map.html#comment-1599133 Gavin berry Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=198452#comment-1599133 You need to tell them to stop with the bullshit about bath salts and the zombie face eating thing, BB showed it as bull not long ago, but this chart has it as the cause. You need to tell them to stop with the bullshit about bath salts and the zombie face eating thing, BB showed it as bull not long ago, but this chart has it as the cause.

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