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Re: by ZeroCooly on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:44PM (#27611501)
While I'm gonna miss the times my friends and I have spent laughing at what a chaotic and ridiculous life that man lived, through all of his antics, he really didn't contribute anything except tax fraud to the world. McAfee antivirus is a plague, and according to the man himself not really his legacy. His death is still awful.

But I agree, he shouldn't receive a black bar or anything.

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Re: by colesantiago on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:56PM (#27611602)
> he really didn't contribute anything except tax fraud to the world.

So why is HN (a technology forum) discussing him then? So he didn't contribute anything to technology?

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Re: by GavinMcG on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:55PM (#27612139)
HN isn't limited to tech. Plenty of people, tech-oriented or otherwise, find high-profile criminals fascinating.
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Re: by anigbrowl on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:04PM (#27612212)
Well, he came from the computer industry, and like him or not he was a colorful character. I thought he was pretty amusing until he (apparently) decided to deal with a problem neighbor by having him killed. He does exemplify some of the old 'wild west' internet spirit, in ways.
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Re: by cyanydeez on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:47PM (#27612074)
because this place is quite libertarian and no doubt loves the conspirwcy theories
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Re: by pinewurst on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:33PM (#27611943)
How about being a murderer?
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