John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US • Hacker News Board

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by babypuncher » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:12 PM UTC

jmkni wrote: post #290

babypuncher wrote: post #244

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People aren't automatically innocent in the eyes of the public just because they successfully avoid seeing a trial for nearly a decade by fleeing the country they are wanted in. McAfee's behavior surrounding the charges does absolutely nothing to help his perception. "Innocent until proven guilty" is really only applicable in the context of formal judicial punishment. Absent formal judicial proceedings, it is complet…

> People aren't automatically innocent in the eyes of the public just because they successfully avoid seeing a trial for nearly a decade by fleeing the country they are wanted in It's weird how many on HN have this attitude to McAfee, but not to Assange.

That is strange, I always saw both figures as being popular among the *ahem* politicized conspiracy theorist crowd that has become so prevalent online in the last 5-6 years.

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by gbear605 » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:12 PM UTC

boba7 wrote: post #336

Americans murdered him because he refused to help them spy on everyone with his software like other western companies do?

He hasn’t run any software since 1994 - if he had any power, it was only secrets held in his mind.

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by celticninja » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:13 PM UTC

syncsynchalt wrote: post #283

prvc wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The existence itself of that movie demonstrates that many parties had it in for him.

Much as the existence of The History Channel demonstrates a smear campaign against the third reich, I suppose.

Well we should probably take into account that the programme was made for entertainment purposes and not as evidence as part of a trial. Much in the same way that reality TV is edited to make it more entertaining, this was probably produced in such a way to emphasize outrageous behaviour and the truth would have been less important.

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by beebeepka » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:13 PM UTC

Krasnol wrote: post #322

beebeepka wrote: post #106

Just like that Epstein guy killed himself

I doubt anybody in Spain or the US was afraid of what he could say. So no...not just like it at all.

Surely you are not implying countries don't ever orchestrate such things.

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by JohnMcafee » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:13 PM UTC

I remember taking that pic.

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by JohnMcafee » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

Hello.

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by JohnMcafee » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

xadhominemx wrote: post #275

sva_ wrote: post #23

What a strange life he lived. I'm not going to make a value judgement about whether or not he was a 'good' person, but I do applaud the fact that he dared to deviate from the norm. "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." -- Hunter S Thompson RIP

He’s a murderer and fraudster. You do not in fact have to applaud him for anything.

Rude

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by boomboomsubban » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

bena wrote: post #321

boomboomsubban wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If people had reason to kill him, it would likely be that he knew scandalous information. The public wouldn't really know that people cared about him or what that information was. I have no idea if McAfee had such knowledge, but "I don't know any reason why someone would kill him" doesn't mean much.

What he knows is immaterial though. Whatever McAfee would "reveal" would just be his word. Which isn't great. Unless he knows how to obtain evidence of things, what he "knows" is just rambling. Movies have instilled in us this notion that simply knowing something is good enough. It's not. Let's pretend for a second that McAfee knew that certain public figures were, without a doubt, 100%, Satanic pedophile lizard peop…

It's not impossible that his word could provide evidence, he may know where (possibly metaphorical) bodies are buried.

Re: John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US

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Post by maverwa » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

boba7 wrote: post #336

Americans murdered him because he refused to help them spy on everyone with his software like other western companies do?

It has not been "his software" for more than a decade now. He sold to Intel in 2010/2011.

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Post by afterburner » Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

Buttons840 wrote: post #297

neom wrote: post #66

I met John in an Atlanta airport lounge years ago[1]. I recognized him immediately as I've always admired him, and I decided to go up to him and tell him as much. He invited me to sit down, and told him about when I was a teenager in the 90s learning about tech entrepreneurs at the time, I always thought he was pretty cool and had good ideas. I told him I respected him, and that I was sure he'd lived an incredible li…

When you say he was "sloshed" do you mean he was drunk? Or do you mean he was very pleased with your praise?

Sloshed means drunk.