Celebrating 1 Year of InstantMartians

Well folks, its almost here. Nearly a full year ago, instantmartians had its first post. Since those humble beginnings, it grew to include another author, gained half a dozen followers and many more anonymous fans. Thanks guys.

In honor of this monumental event, I hereby launch Cryptology Month. Over the next 4 weeks, my colleague and I will be going into detail about everything cryptology.

For those who don't know, cryptology is the study of codes. We will delve into the history, politics, and teChnology behind codes. From the most cutting-edge quantum encoding to the simpLest substitution cypher, we will go thEre.

To really drAw your inteRest, I have also sTarted a "little" contest. To win, you will nEed to decode a 50 character codeteXt encoded by yours truly. Details about the code (as well as the code iTselF), rules, and details about upcoming hints will be posTed soon (tomorroW).

Oh, and did I mention that the first successful decoder will receive $30 (canadian)? Its not much, but should provide some incentive.

As I said before, more details will be posted soon (tomorrow).