November 2011
6 posts
“Those who are going to be over 21 on November 12th, I ask for your support.”
– GOP presidential contender Rick Perry, misstating the U.S. voting age, which is 18. Also, the 2012 election is on November 6. (via officialssay)
Good ol’ Rick Fuckyeah Perry. The guy needs to do another line with G.W.
“…the censors were crawling out of the woodwork and challenging, like it’s...”
– - Judy Blume on the rise of censorship in school libraries over the last several decades. (via npr)
I see this now more clearly than I’ve ever seen it before. Now that my oldest is in public school, I am interacting with more parents and what I see is a group of people determined to believe...
A Big Change
I let my hosting plan run out today. This is the first time in 12 years that I am not paying to have my domain hosted and it’s all due to the fantastic tools that people have developed over the last few years. I believe that custom domain names still look professional and I’m using custom DNS with my domains to point to online tools.
chrisfreitag.com
Tumblr hosts my personal blog....
From the Grave →
I started disliking Flash around 2004 when I realized how much of a usability problem it presented. My disdain really grew strong in 2005 and by 2006, I was dead set against the use of it for any reason. I know many people disagree with my stance but I feel there are far better options for almost every reason people give for using Flash. The only one worth noting is games. But I’m sure...
Donate to Movember
It’s Movember, the month formerly known as November, dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness and funds for men’s health issues, specifically cancers affecting men. Please support my efforts by making a donation at http://mobro.co/freitag/d.
I encourage you to visit my MoBro site and look at my ridiculous moustache as I try to use my face as a billboard for men’s health.
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