{"id":3011,"date":"2010-06-18T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibiblio.org\/pjones\/blog\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2010-06-18T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-18T20:21:00","slug":"fred-mania-slate-vid-economist-nypost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/pjones\/blog\/fred-mania-slate-vid-economist-nypost\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred-mania: Slate vid, Economist, NYPost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fstutzman.com\">Fred Stutzman<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/macfreedom.com\">Freedom<\/a> has gotten great and well-deserved press as folks realize that even Windows users can now exercise Freedom. Add to that Fred&#8217;s new release, <a href=\"http:\/\/anti-social.cc\/\">Anti-social<\/a>, which lets you work but not socialize and you have some very nice offerings for controlling your internet tendencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/16295664\">In the Economist<\/a>, NPR&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petersagal.com\/\">Peter Sagal<\/a> sings the Freedom song while the article&#8217;s author astutely observes: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But in its severity and simplicity, Freedom (for Macintosh and Windows) may be the ultimate tool to ward off distractions: the virtual equivalent of retiring to a remote getaway, or going on a writers\u2019 retreat, to get things done.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/\">The New York Post<\/a>, famous for their understated headlines, screams <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/f\/print\/news\/business\/jobs\/fatal_distraction_qy2NEC6LloYK9aQiDOodmL\">&#8220;Fatal Distraction&#8221;<\/a> as they warn us of the &#8220;attention-sucking vortex&#8221; that is the internet, that diabolic system of tubes and cite Fred&#8217;s insights that lead to both <a href=\"http:\/\/anti-social.cc\/\">Anti-social<\/a> and Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slatev.com\/\">Slate Video<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fmanjoo\">Farhad Manjoo<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/True-Enough-Learning-Post-Fact-Society\/dp\/0470050101\">True Enough<\/a>) shows his love for Freedom:<br \/>\n<object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9\/84359725001?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"@videoPlayer=96685858001&#038;playerID=84359725001&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9\/84359725001?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashVars=\"@videoPlayer=96685858001&#038;playerID=84359725001&#038;&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fred Stutzman&#8216;s Freedom has gotten great and well-deserved press as folks realize that even Windows users can now exercise Freedom. 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