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thigbee

27 karma · joined August 11, 2011

I'm a professional internet marketer and blogger. I blog at TheBacklight.com, Amazopia.com, and run InfographicAcademy.com, among other things.
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thigbee··on Show HN: RichestOnTheWeb - my submission to Hacka2thon
I think it's a fun idea. I do think there should be a FAQ or About page or something.
thigbee··on Show HN: My minimum viable side project
Neat. My name (Tristan) went from #451 in 1994 to #121 in 1995. Maybe because Brad Pitt played a character named Tristan in Legends of the Fall in 1994?
thigbee··on Show HN: Top forty hottest songs everyday from Twitter
Yeah, a random feature would be nice to provide some variety. And maybe a "trending" or "movers and shakers" list for songs that aren't necessarily in the top 40 but are still getting buzz on Twitter.
thigbee··on Show HN: Top forty hottest songs everyday from Twitter
Very cool. I'm listening to it right now. But how much variation is there from day to day? Like if I go back tomorrow, will the songs all be the same? In a week?
thigbee··on One of the most beautifully animated web pages
Freaking awesome.
thigbee··on Ask HN: 15' Macbook Pro or 13' Macbook Air for web dev?
I have a maxed out 13", too, and it's become my main computer. I freaking love the thing, and it's blazing fast.

I use an external mouse (though the touchpad is pretty awesome) but the regular keyboard. It's got a great keyboard.

thigbee··on Ask HN: Is Techcrunch better post-Arrington?
Seems the same to me.
thigbee··on Ask HN: What podcasts do you listen to weekly?
Freakonomics, Stuff You Should Know
thigbee··on New Acer Ultrabook Ad - It's A Time-Travelling Spaceship?
Does it come with a flux capacitor?
thigbee··on Do people use Bookmarklets?
I use the Hootsuite and Buffer bookmarklets.
thigbee··on Ask HN: What web hosting service do you use? (2011 edition)
I use HostGator and am happy with it. For a while I used GoDaddy and HATED it. GoDaddy hostin was down relatively often and always slow.
thigbee··on Ask HN: Where Are HackerNews Readers Based?
Salt Lake City
thigbee··on Ask HN: Any good Macbook Air alternatives?
I know you're asking about Air alternatives... But I bought the top-of-the-line MacBook Air (i7 1.8ghz, 4gb ram, 256gb sdd) right after it came out, and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made. It's my first Mac and won't be the last. Definitely the best computer I've ever owned. I run Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign on it, and do minor video editing. The thing's blazing fast.