Boo for Paypal, why not use an alternative, perhaps WePay or similar?
I tried (in a couple browsers) to make a donation via the link in the TechCrunch article, but got "Sorry — your last action could not be completed".
This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica
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Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica
#22Boo for Paypal, why not use an alternative, perhaps WePay or similar? I tried (in a couple browsers) to make a donation via the link in the TechCrunch article, but got "Sorry — your last action could not be completed".
Yeah, I know. I'd love to set up something like WePay but simply didn't have the time and we're already verified on Paypal. But I would like to talk to the WePay guys... :)
Also, the link doesn't work in TC but it does work when you visit our page - http://gumballcapital.org/7-Marathons-7-Continents/ - and click "Make a Donation"
Sorry for the difficulties!
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#23Why would one really does this? This does not seem reasonable what so ever. I do like the kid's idea, but its counter intuitive. The cost to get to Antarctica ranges from 5-14k. I dunno if that came out of his own pocket or what, but from what the article infers, it didn't. Also running 7 marathons in 7 continents, seems pretty expensive again. All that money wasted on travel could of gone to running the same program you already have locally. I have more questions but I'll direct those via email.
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#24Interesting details missing: how does one run a marathon in Antarctica anyway? Firstly, how do you get down there? And secondly, where do you find a good place to run (ie somewhere where you won't slip on ice or fall into a crevasse?)
One way to do it: http://www.marathontours.com/index.cfm/page/Event-Informatio... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Marathon Though that's not on the continent itself. There was previously the South Pole marathon: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/siadventure/14/sou... http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon/SouthPoleMarathon.html http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/tocvol6.htm (scroll down to South Pole Mar…
That's great. Running a marathon (I've already done a half) and visiting Antarctica (I've already done all but one of the other continents) are both on my to do list. I probably shouldn't tick them both off in one go, though.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
One way to do it: http://www.marathontours.com/index.cfm/page/Event-Informatio... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Marathon Though that's not on the continent itself. There was previously the South Pole marathon: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/siadventure/14/sou... http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon/SouthPoleMarathon.html http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/tocvol6.htm (scroll down to South Pole Mar…
That's great. Running a marathon (I've already done a half) and visiting Antarctica (I've already done all but one of the other continents) are both on my to do list. I probably shouldn't tick them both off in one go, though.
Awesome! If you wanted to tick them both off in one go, I totally think you could do it... ;)
Here's the company organizing my marathon: http://www.icemarathon.com/
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#26I'm usually not a stickler for details, but Stanford is not an Ivy League school.
Upvoted in agreement, although as an "Ivy Plus" Stanford is the next closest thing to an Ivy League school.
> the next closest thing to an Ivy League school.
Most people would agree that Stanford is better than many of the Ivy schools.
[No, I did not go to Stanford]
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Upvoted in agreement, although as an "Ivy Plus" Stanford is the next closest thing to an Ivy League school.
> the next closest thing to an Ivy League school. Most people would agree that Stanford is better than many of the Ivy schools. [No, I did not go to Stanford]
I highly doubt that, outside of people living in the Valley.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the next closest thing to an Ivy League school. Most people would agree that Stanford is better than many of the Ivy schools. [No, I did not go to Stanford]
I highly doubt that, outside of people living in the Valley.
For all that the US News rankings methodology is basically crap, they often do reflect something close to conventional wisdom. Stanford is 5th, with four Ivy above and four below.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/...
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#29Did someone tell TechCrunch that Stanford isn't Ivy League?