Matthias Shapiro, of the Political Math Blog,
is as smart as he is funny. He posted the following on his Blog on January 6th:
A Free Way to Support Political Math
January 6th, 2010 | Author: politicalmath
Over the last few months, a number of people have asked how they can support me. I know that, for most people, times are tough and money is tight, so here is a fantastic way to support what I do.
This is not my “real” job… it’s just a hobby. And a hobby that is not particularly profitable. In my “real” job, I work as a software designer and my big conference of the year is coming up. The cost of going to the conference is fairly steep (in the $2000 range) but I can get nearly all those costs covered by Microsoft if I speak at the conference.
The conference has an “Open Call” for sessions and the winners will be determined by an online vote that is open from now until January 15th. I’ve submitted a session where I’ll talk about creating information visualizations and if my session is voted in the top 10, I get to go. So, please, go and vote for me.
The process is simple. Click on the link, click “Add to Ballot” and then click “Submit Your Ballot”. It’s like donating directly to my bank account at no cost to yourself. You can also vote multiple times from different computers. And your friends can vote.
I don’t like to bleg… I know that my readers are not here so that I can get cool things. But I would appreciate the token, if you can spare a minute of your time.
Thanks.
If you have time, please click on "Political Math" on the right side of this Blog, under My Blog List, then click on HOME, then scroll down to "A Free Way to Support Political Math," then click on "go and vote for me," then "Add to Ballot," then "Submit Your Ballot." It's not as complicated as it might seem; it's actually quick and easy, and you'll be helping a really bright guy go to a conference at no expense to you. Please also check in occasionally with Political Math (on the right side of this Blog). You'll always enjoy it, and you might learn something.
One more thing: if you have more than one computer, please vote on each computer, and, if you know someone who might be interested in Political Math, please ask them to vote also.
