I had the lovely opportunity to talk about my generative art projects at #emfcamp ! Embracing the variety in each and every project is very important to me. That's why producing a new series (for example for my Patreons) can become quite the challenge really quick! So, how do create 50 unique t-shirts when screen printing is not an option? Check out my talk!
@PogoWasRight From the description it's pretty obvious that it wasn't a virus; it was non-replicating ransomware.
Also I bet the charges are a bit more reasonable than "created malware on his own machine that he didn't spread anywhere". It was probably his stated intent to make money with it, that lead him to be charged with a crime.