io9: vote

Exercise Your Democratic Right To Vote For io9!

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:00:45 PST

We've already told you about io9.com's nomination for Best Culture Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards , but this is our polite way of telling you that if you've not cast your vote (for us) yet, there's still time - Voting remains open until Tuesday. And even if you have already voted (for us), you can always vote (for us) again; voting is allowed once a day on every category. So, please: Vote (for us) early, vote (for us) often. This message has been brought to you by the Subliminal Parentheses Society of America. 2008 Best Culture Blog [Weblog Awards]

Vote For io9 For Best Culture Blog In The Bloggies

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:00:00 PST

Everyone at io9 is absolutely honored to be nominated for a 2008 Weblog Award. Thanks so much, and please check out all the other amazing blogs in the Blog awards stable. And don't forget to cast your vote for io9! Polls close next Tuesday (the 13th) but you can vote once a day! Any support at all for your fellow io9ers would be greatly appreciated, we're coming to this a tad late. Team io9, activate! [Weblog Awards]

A Vote for the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a Vote for Al Franken, Say Minnesota Authorities

Annalee Newitz — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST

In the ongoing drama of the Minnesota recount, a few controversial write-in ballots have surfaced. One, which we reported on a few weeks ago, included a vote for liberal candidate Al Franken along with a write-in for "Lizard People." Another vote for Franken included a write-in for the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Today Minnesota Public Radio reports that the Lizard People ballot was ultimately discounted by the State Canvassing Board as an "over vote." The Flying Spaghetti Monster ballot, however, was allowed as a vote for Franken. What, no love for my Lizard People? [via MPR]

Clinton is the Only Presidential Candidate With a Space Plan

Annalee Newitz — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:30:23 PST

Apparently Hilary Clinton is the only presidential candidate who has taken a public stand on space-related issues. In a terrifically-helpful rundown of candidates' sci/tech policies from Popular Mechanics, Clinton was the only one to comment on the space program. She promised to renew NASA's R&D funding, prep for more human space flights, and maintain NASA's extensive network of Earth Science-related satellites for measuring the progress of climate change. But she also shared one interesting science policy promise with another Democratic front runner.

Like John Edwards, Clinton promised to give the White House Science Adviser direct access to the President once again. This is huge: for eight years, no top science adviser has had the ear of the Commander in Chief. Not surprisingly, the Republican candidates are following in Bush's footsteps and showing little interest in elevating the science adviser again, or in forging close ties with the scientific community.

Also not surprisingly, candidates' science policies were at their most elaborate and promisey when they talked about climate change issues — a popular topic with broad appeal. Every single candidate promised to invest more in "clean energy" or "alternative energy." For Clinton, this meant working hard to get in line with Kyoto and post-Kyoto protocols. For Giuliani, this meant investing in more nuclear power plants. Hey, nukes are clean energy! Just be sure to keep a lot of boron around in case of meltdown.

Geek the Vote with Popular Mechanics' Guide to the Candidates [via Slashdot]