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All posts tagged "John McAfee"

Posts tagged "John McAfee"

  • John McAfee doccie shows why boredom’s bad for innovators [Video]

    By on 21 November, 2013

    Wondering why John McAfee, the anti-virus software pioneer turned murder suspect, has such a crazy air about him? Well, if a short documentary on the man is anything to go by, the answer is boredom. Filmed by Journeyman pictures, the documentary tries to unravel some of McAfee's activities in the South American country of Belize. What it suggests is that the 67-year-old McAfee, fuelled by a potent combination of ego and paranoia, allowed the innovative part of his mind turn to less noble pursuits than anti-virus software. var vglnk={key:"cc324b6567a9637aa0ff15bc9564b2a5"};!function(e,a){var t=e.createElement(a);t.type="text/javascript",t.async=!0,t.src="//cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js";var n=e.getElementsByTagName(a);n.parentNode.insertBefore(t,n)}(document,"script");

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  • John McAfee captured…or not?

    By on 3 December, 2012

    Anti-virus pioneer and murder suspect John McAfee has been captured...or he's still on the run. It depends which news source you believe really. McAfee is the lead suspect in the murder of his neighbour Gregory Faull. The American retiree was found floating in his pool with a gun shot wound to the back of his head. The software billionaire has since been on the run, claiming to have hidden in sand with a box over his head while police searched his property on the island of Ambergris Caye off the coast of Belize. At the time he said there was...

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  • Blogging on the run: John McAfee swears to keep site alive if captured

    By on 19 November, 2012

    Anti-virus pioneer and now murder suspect John McAfee has vowed to keep his blog alive if he's captured by Belizian authorities. McAfee is the lead suspect in the murder of his neighbour Gregory Faull. The American retiree was found floating in his pool with a gun shot wound to the back of his head. The software billionaire has since been on the run, claiming to have hidden in sand with a box over his head while police searched his property on the island of Ambergris Caye off the coast of Belize. At the time he said there was absolutely...

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