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I helped many people with just that.
It was my first contact with shareware too.
Thanks, John.
Good or bad, what a sad ending to a colorful life. The guy was troubled and had many shortcomings, but he was colorful and also achieved success and arguably was one of the seminal figures in the nascent AV industry. Sad to see his fall from grace and into a world of extravagance, deceit and cheating (taxes) and, if allegations true, even worse; then to end it on the floor of a jail -all by his own hands.
I mean, he very likely killed his neighbor in 2012... so I feel like "colorful" undermines how much of a monster he's been for over a decade.
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Here in America we have something called innocent until proven guilty.
"Innocent until proven guilty" does not mean "Abandon critical thought until a judge tells you otherwise" — this guy caught himself up in crimes literally everywhere he went... and this was after fleeing from a $25m judgement against him. It seems a bit daft to think "gee, he probably did nothing wrong" simply because of how the American legal system is designed.
It's worse than that. People are saying "gee, he probably did nothing wrong" simply because he avoided seeing any trial by fleeing the countries he is wanted in.
From McAffee in 2019, "Getting subtle messages from U.S. officials saying, in effect: "We're coming for you McAfee! We're going to kill yourself". I got a tattoo today just in case. If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd. Check my right arm. " https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/120086428376625152...
And in late 2020: "I am content in here. I have friends. The food is good. All is well. Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine." https://archive.ph/peexn
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I mean, he very likely killed his neighbor in 2012... so I feel like "colorful" undermines how much of a monster he's been for over a decade.
There were some very disturbing allegations against him --which is why I included his fall from grace and the good or bad. I would just add some skepticism to the charges only because the police down there can be corrupt and or inept and subject to bribery and so on. I don't know if there has been an independent international inquiry into the matter. Anyway, I think it's sad to see people when they throw away all the…
The bad: murder and rape.
I don't think those things even remotely cancel each other out.
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Was he convincted of murder, or are you acting as the judge and jury based on third hand media reports?
It is a very small community where this happened (San Pedro, BZ). I'm all for due process, but it was basically an open secret. source: my parents live in the town where it happened.
Then you’re not for due process
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Because whatever he says in a trial becomes public record and widely reported on.
Did you ever get the impression from him that he was "holding back"?
It seems like HN is becoming more like Reddit and downvotes now indicate disagreement instead of being used to hide things that don't add to the discussion.
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That seems to imply that he lived a deviant life because he took drugs, rather than the other way around. This is precisely the type of judgement that the parent wanted to avoid. :)
Drugs destroyed his life, and it wasn't glorious. I'm not sure what else there is to say
I didn't know him at all, but felt there was something I recognized and understood about what he was saying. If you must burn, burn bright. It looked like a great ride. This video of him playing piano is what I think he wanted people to know: https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/136205988701080781...