Quark Expeditions is running a contest to become the official blogger on a an Antarctic voyage. ScienceBlog's GrrlScientist (Devorah Bennu) wants to go. I think her writing is better and more interesting than the other leading contenders, so I'm asking you to vote for her. (Voting requires you to register an email address. I did this a while ago and they did not spam me.)
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"Bringing an asteroid back to Earth? What's that have to do with space exploration? If we were moving outward from there, and an asteroid is a good stopping point, then fine.
The Drake Passage is infamous. Supposedly, it's nearly impossible to make the crossing to without throwing up----a lot. But few "civilians" ever get to experience the passage, and it's ultimate goal----Antarctica.
Devorah Bennu is the pseudonym for the pseudonymous blogger kown as Grrrrrrrl Scientist, of Living the Scientific Life.
I'm going to share a few wonderful links to ease my transition back into the on-line world.
Done.
Nope! I want to go first.
I voted for Grrlscientist, also, but I think the Portuguese guy has a lock. Probably cuz he's not a scientist, and scientists are the ones who get to go to Antarctica, and he's not an American, unlike most of the entrants.
I suspect that there may have been many votes by a limited number of people, noting that the rules allow for such gaming. If it's technically possible to automate the voting process except for the captcha part (Tim?), that guy's votes could even be largely from himself. If it takes 30 seconds per vote (ignoring the programming time), an average of a couple hours per day over the course of a month or so would be more than enough for his vote total.