A disposable cup of popcorn in a movie theater

Short Family's Ultimate Holiday Movie Marathon: 29 Holiday Films

Note: The Short household is a Plex household. We use Plex to stream our media collection to various devices in our home and when traveling. If you’re interested in connecting on Plex, send a request! The holiday season isn’t complete without a good movie marathon, and we’ve assembled the ultimate collection of 29 Christmas films that span generations, genres, and styles. The Classics That Started It All 1. Home Alone (1990) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 66% ...

December 10, 2025 · Chris Short
via [Spongebob Image Generator](https://spongebob.gavinr.com/)

914 Days Later — My Journey Off Klonopin

This is a significant accomplishment for me. I’m taking a moment to celebrate it while at the same time trying to warn others about the highly addictive drug, Klonopin (clonazepam). Mental healthcare in the United States can be great, once you figure out how to get it. It’s not talked about enough, it’s stigmatized, and it requires incredible courage to take the first step. But, it’s 200% worth it. However, some doctors may not be keeping up with the latest knowledge about which drugs are effective for specific symptoms as new ones emerge and the industry replaces older ones. It happens. I knew this going in. But, I made one critical mistake that I want to highlight: I didn’t ask enough questions before my doctor prescribed it. ...

July 20, 2025 · Chris Short
The Social Media Landscape as of early 2025 (not an exhaustive list)

Social Media Landscape in 2025

There’s some shady stuff happening with centralized social media platforms. The only good places left are decentralized. This a reckoning for traditional social media

January 29, 2025 · Chris Short
I prompted Stable Diffusion (Generative AI model) to draw itself. It drew something that's a cross between a robot and an electronic toy you'd give a five-year-old.

Data Deception: OSI's Open Source AI Fallacy

If the current Open Source Initiative’s (OSI) Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) is implemented as is, it could potentially lead to a catastrophe for the open source software community and the OSI itself. The fact that the data doesn’t necessarily have to be reproducible in the draft OSAID is a major concern, paving the way for increased openwashing. Even the NY Times has a page dedicated to openwashing, a clear indication of the significant harm this could inflict. ...

July 23, 2024 · Chris Short
Happy 10th Birthday, Kubernetes | Photo from Kubernetes Contributor Summit San Diego 2019

Kubernetes Likely Saved My Life

Kubernetes and I share something: We were born on June 6th (I didn’t pick the date; I probably would’ve though to take more attention away from me). I’ve contributed to Kubernetes for 70% of its life. Today, Kubernetes turns 10. There are many things I could write about to commemorate this day. It has improved my life (like every other open source project I have worked on) by giving me desirable skills in an emerging space. It also allowed me to lead again (I’m a co-lead of the Kubernetes Contributor Comms subproject). Today, however, I’m writing about a personal story that would not be befitting of Kubernetes’ websites (K8s.io and K8s.dev). As it’s personal and my life is eventful, there’s been a lot of twists and turns ...

June 6, 2024 · Chris Short