I am intensely grateful to you for saying so. Reading comments can be like walking over hot coals. Especially the ones on my TV appearance... :(

It's a pretty flattering way to be slandered, isn't it?

Almost simultaneously with my posting of this latest update, I became aware that McAfee has leapt into bloggerdom with this site: http://www.whoismcafee.com/. His first and so far only post is largely devoted to explaining why I've been so negative in my coverage of my exploits; he says that during my visit with him…

Amazingly, no one seems to have noticed that McAfee revealed the location of his hiding place this afternoon. http://bit.ly/XjgpB6 Is it me, or is that not a big deal?

I wonder if it's going to be harder because Ambergris Caye basically one long line, so essentially one-dimensional instead of two, if that makes any sense.

Here's the latest info coming from Belize about the case:

You first.

I use the word "psychopath" to describe McAfee in this piece, but don't justify the term's use; I've put an explanation here: http://jeffwise.net/2012/11/09/the-invisible-psychopath/

Wow, that's pretty damning stuff. If you want to send me links I could put them up in the comments.

What part don't you believe? That's she's 17? It's not illegal.

Here's something interesting that a reader just turned me onto. On the Russian web site "Bluelight" a user called Stuffonger discusses his experiences with a drug called MDPV, which Wikipedia describes as a psychoactive drug with "sexual stimulation/aphrodisiac effects":

I tried to describe my personal attitudes towards John as accurately as I could. Is he my favorite person? Not really. But I do find his story fascinating. If you disagree, I can't fault you for it.

John?

Now I'm going worry whether I should start taking pregnancy tests.

It's not that McCarthy and her fellow anti-vaxers aren't intelligent, but they all fall into a cognitive trap that's alarmingly common among even the most educated people in this country. Called casuistry, it's essentially the preference for drawing inferences from individual, relatable case histories than from the…

@howdini: It's dead, but still walking. A zombie meme, still looking for brains.

It's worth nothing that some significant scientific research has been done into the psychology of hipster disdain, which, as it turns out, even hipsters share: bit.ly/bKrhpJ