Comments on: John McAfee dumps VICE after photo metadata reveal; "Obviously, legal proceedings are under way." http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 05:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: invictus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1606488 invictus Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1606488 Point. Objection withdrawn. I wonder, will the second-worst supervillain have a large fish tank filled with really, really ill-tempered guppies? Point. Objection withdrawn.

I wonder, will the second-worst supervillain have a large fish tank filled with really, really ill-tempered guppies?

]]> By: Michael Haggerty http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1605565 Michael Haggerty Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1605565 It's all part of his plan to rid the universe of the Doctor once and for all! It’s all part of his plan to rid the universe of the Doctor once and for all!

]]> By: deaduncledave http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1605390 deaduncledave Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1605390  He totally has us right where we want him! :-O  He totally has us right where we want him! :-O

]]> By: Cory Trevor http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1605389 Cory Trevor Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1605389 Yes, underestimate him.  Little do you know, he MEANT to get caught!  Yes, underestimate him.  Little do you know, he MEANT to get caught! 

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1605122 Brainspore Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1605122 The giveaway is what happens if you ask them for a receipt. The giveaway is what happens if you ask them for a receipt.

]]> By: deaduncledave http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1605065 deaduncledave Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1605065  I did say worst, didn't I? Hell, he doesn't even have a shark tank, spent all his cash on drugs. Laaaaame.  I did say worst, didn’t I? Hell, he doesn’t even have a shark tank, spent all his cash on drugs. Laaaaame.

]]> By: peterblue11 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604957 peterblue11 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604957 VICE are fuckin idiots.and nowhere near clever enough to go 'vice' for the FBI.  VICE are fuckin idiots.and nowhere near clever enough to go ‘vice’ for the FBI. 

]]> By: Xof http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604905 Xof Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604905 The great part is that he provides two or three of the sides all by himself. The great part is that he provides two or three of the sides all by himself.

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604876 teapot Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604876 Many models of cameras (not just phones) include GPS geolocation in the metadata. Many models of cameras (not just phones) include GPS geolocation in the metadata.

]]> By: Kris Rogers http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604868 Kris Rogers Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604868 I would recommend reading his blog if you believe that every story has more than one side. I would recommend reading his blog if you believe that every story has more than one side.

]]> By: Marios P. http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604866 Marios P. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604866 lol lol

]]> By: rocketpjs http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604859 rocketpjs Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604859 My money is on a series of micro-strokes and maybe some early onset deterioration.  It doesn't seem like he's been leading an ascetic life, and he seems to be going deeper down the crazy hole each day. Whatever else he was, you don't build a billion dollar company by being that crazy - something gives much earlier, even in dot-com mania.  So the crazy is likely more recent.  I could almost feel for him, almost. My money is on a series of micro-strokes and maybe some early onset deterioration.  It doesn’t seem like he’s been leading an ascetic life, and he seems to be going deeper down the crazy hole each day.

Whatever else he was, you don’t build a billion dollar company by being that crazy – something gives much earlier, even in dot-com mania.  So the crazy is likely more recent.  I could almost feel for him, almost.

]]> By: rocketpjs http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604858 rocketpjs Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604858  I paid the 'fee' without even realizing it was a bribe until days later.  His fee would probably have been a bit more, but not much.  I paid the ‘fee’ without even realizing it was a bribe until days later.  His fee would probably have been a bit more, but not much.

]]> By: invictus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604819 invictus Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604819 If that's your idea of supervillain, your imagination has suffered a catastrophic failure and needs to be rebooted. If that’s your idea of supervillain, your imagination has suffered a catastrophic failure and needs to be rebooted.

]]> By: morcheeba http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604798 morcheeba Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604798 animated .gif would have been just as secure but more l33t :-) animated .gif would have been just as secure but more l33t :-)

]]> By: daev http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604794 daev Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604794 Lessee here... ✔ surround yourself with drug cartel bodyguards ✔ try to bribe local officials with said bodyguards ✔ have a rotating cast of young hoes on hand ✔ operate a designer stimulant lab for yourself and said hoes ✔ make invited media nervous with arms and borderline paranoia ✔ have a dead neighbor and poisoned dogs after having issues with said neighbor over said dogs ✔ running from the cops when they want to know WTF is up with that shit ✔ being too fucking stupid to understand EXIF data after founding an AV company PROFIT! Man, this guy's got it all figgered out. Lessee here…

✔ surround yourself with drug cartel bodyguards
✔ try to bribe local officials with said bodyguards
✔ have a rotating cast of young hoes on hand
✔ operate a designer stimulant lab for yourself and said hoes
✔ make invited media nervous with arms and borderline paranoia
✔ have a dead neighbor and poisoned dogs after having issues with said neighbor over said dogs
✔ running from the cops when they want to know WTF is up with that shit
✔ being too fucking stupid to understand EXIF data after founding an AV company

PROFIT!

Man, this guy’s got it all figgered out.

]]> By: lishevita http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604790 lishevita Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604790 or best. He's just like in the comic books!! or best. He’s just like in the comic books!!

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604765 franko Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604765 oh, what a tangled web we weave.... oh, what a tangled web we weave….

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604741 Preston Sturges Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604741 I would have said Danny Bonaduce. I would have said Danny Bonaduce.

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604742 Ipo Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604742  Yes, the military loves it, soldiers often don't.   Yes, the military loves it, soldiers often don’t. 

]]> By: deaduncledave http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604730 deaduncledave Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604730  Worst. Super villain. EVAR.  Worst. Super villain. EVAR.

]]> By: sxip shirey http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604716 sxip shirey Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604716  a great idea to give an interview with VICE no less..  a great idea to give an interview with VICE no less..

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604696 Brainspore Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604696 Fun fact: to enter Guatemala "legally" in that region you actually have to pay a bribe to the border agents, but the bribery is so longstanding and entrenched in local culture that it's pretty much like paying any other fee. Travel guides even tell you exactly how much you should expect to pay (not an especially large sum, something like $15 if memory serves). Fun fact: to enter Guatemala “legally” in that region you actually have to pay a bribe to the border agents, but the bribery is so longstanding and entrenched in local culture that it’s pretty much like paying any other fee. Travel guides even tell you exactly how much you should expect to pay (not an especially large sum, something like $15 if memory serves).

]]> By: Sean Hyde-Moyer http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604691 Sean Hyde-Moyer Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604691 General Zod has really let himself go... General Zod has really let himself go…

]]> By: Xof http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604690 Xof Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604690 Excuse me, I have to go sue all of the cops who pulled me over for upsetting me and making me late for work. Excuse me, I have to go sue all of the cops who pulled me over for upsetting me and making me late for work.

]]> By: angusm http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604684 angusm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604684 <i>"And further, I will show that my client was injured by the actions of VICE Magazine, whose negligence led directly to him being arrested, charged and convicted for criminal acts(*) that he had committed. Furthermore, I will ask the court to take into account the mental suffering experienced by my client: having previously believed himself to be above the law, you may imagine, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the mental distress that he felt when he discovered that he was not, distress that was directly attributable to the inexcusable conduct of the defendants."</i> (*) Entering Guatemala illegally, at least; murder, possibly. Yeah, that'll work. “And further, I will show that my client was injured by the actions of VICE Magazine, whose negligence led directly to him being arrested, charged and convicted for criminal acts(*) that he had committed. Furthermore, I will ask the court to take into account the mental suffering experienced by my client: having previously believed himself to be above the law, you may imagine, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the mental distress that he felt when he discovered that he was not, distress that was directly attributable to the inexcusable conduct of the defendants.”

(*) Entering Guatemala illegally, at least; murder, possibly.

Yeah, that’ll work.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604678 Michael Smith Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604678 You beat me to it. He should have provided journalists with a BMP file. You beat me to it. He should have provided journalists with a BMP file.

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604669 awjt Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604669 Must a been mcafee software Must a been mcafee software

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604642 Cowicide Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604642 Gee, I wonder why I never really trusted crap apps like Mcafee VirusScan, etc... Gee, I wonder why I never really trusted crap apps like Mcafee VirusScan, etc…

]]> By: brandonmwest http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/john-mcafee-dumps-vice-after-p.html#comment-1604644 brandonmwest Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199824#comment-1604644 Totes obvi Totes obvi

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