Entrepreneur and master pitchman Billy Mays dead at 50(en.wikipedia.org)
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Entrepreneur and master pitchman Billy Mays dead at 50
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please stop submitting or voting up stories like this. HN is not a place to read obituaries and it never leads to any kind of interesting discussion.
A month ago I would have agreed with this statement, but after watching a couple episodes of the "Pitchmen" on the Discovery channel, I found Billy Mays and the whole process of promoting products very relevant to me as a startup founder.
the process of him decomposing under the earth is not relevant to you as a startup founder though.
It depends on the person. If a prominent figure in the tech community dies, people might discuss interesting anecdotes and maybe first-hand accounts here. You can't have a hard-and-fast rule like that.
Also, it seems that people in general are a bit oversensitized right now regarding celebrity deaths. On Twitter at least Billy Mays is getting more mentions than Farrah Fawcett did.
http://twist.flaptor.com/?span=168&gram=billy+mays%2C+fa...
Also, it seems that people in general are a bit oversensitized right now regarding celebrity deaths. On Twitter at least Billy Mays is getting more mentions than Farrah Fawcett did.
http://twist.flaptor.com/?span=168&gram=billy+mays%2C+fa...
Or Michael Jackson, clearly.
A bit more reputable source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays
I submitted the Wikipedia link so we could take a moment to learn a little from his life's work. After all, this may be the last time most of us hear about Billy Mays.
That's an excellent idea! However, I posted the AP source to official confirm this tragic news.
"It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."
Makes you wonder if the plane accident and the mysterious death hours later are related.
As a hacker, I'd like to believe in cause and effect. Finding out what caused these recent high profile deaths won't make them any less tragic, but may make the world a little less scary.
Makes you wonder if the plane accident and the mysterious death hours later are related.
As a hacker, I'd like to believe in cause and effect. Finding out what caused these recent high profile deaths won't make them any less tragic, but may make the world a little less scary.
Ok, I can understand submitting Michael Jackson's death to HN, but Billy Mays? Come on.
marketing is related, and you gotta admit the dude could sell anything
I just saw him on Conan last week!
yeah, you can see him talking about being on the show http://twitter.com/realbillymays