The thoughts of a thoughtful thinker.Tumblr (3.0; @chrisshort)http://chrisshort.net/<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5598488/see-the-actual-signal-strength-on-your-blackberry">See the Actual Signal Strength on Your Blackberry [BlackBerry]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/07/340x_2010-07-28_090932.jpg" width="340" alt="See the Actual Signal Strength on Your Blackberry"/>Blackberry: If all the talk about the iPhone’s reception issues—and how the problem isn’t strictly an iPhone problem—has you curious about signal strength, this simple hack will switch your…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/871391148http://chrisshort.net/post/871391148Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:14:23 -0400<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5597968/repurpose-an-old-washing-machine-as-a-backyard-fire-pit">Repurpose an Old Washing Machine as a Backyard Fire Pit [DIY]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/07/340x_washmach-pit.jpg" width="340" alt="washmach-pit.jpg" title="Repurpose an Old Washing Machine as a Backyard Fire Pit"/>Want a backyard fire pit but would like something more unique than your <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5537311/build-a-diy-backyard-fire-pit">basic fire pit DIY</a>? Check out how a clever user at DIY site Instructables made an attractive fire pit from a stainless…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/871391174http://chrisshort.net/post/871391174Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:14:23 -0400<a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/WiredDangerRoom/~3/cv8TM_x1rNE/">My War, WikiLeaked: Why the Public (and the Military) Can’t Count on Those Battle Logs</a>: <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2010/07/P1000681_cropped.jpg"><img title="P1000681_cropped" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2010/07/P1000681_cropped-660x365.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="365"/></a></p> <p>Echo company got into a gunfight last August 25^th in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. You’ll learn that by reading <a href="http://wardiary.wikileaks.org/afg/event/2009/08/AFG20090825n1952.html">the report found in WikiLeaks’ database</a>. You’ll learn that, after a…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/871391163http://chrisshort.net/post/871391163Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:14:23 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yE-V61CKYns&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yE-V61CKYns&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE-V61CKYns&feature=youtube_gdata">What’s Wrong with the US Army</a></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/870707520http://chrisshort.net/post/870707520Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:22:45 -0400<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5597604/gadget-and-gear-deals-of-the-day">Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day [Dealhacker]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/07/500x_500x160-dealhacker-template_07.jpg" width="500" alt="Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day"/>Discounted laptops, HDTVs with inches to spare, and portable gear with bargain basement prices all await you in today’s Dealhacker roundup. Don’t worry, if you’re short on cash the only thing…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/868027924http://chrisshort.net/post/868027924Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:25:07 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67aexmO2c1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7308</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864622596http://chrisshort.net/post/864622596Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67adz2kXL1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7344</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864620390http://chrisshort.net/post/864620390Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67ae8IhlC1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7327</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864620937http://chrisshort.net/post/864620937Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67adx0oqz1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7354</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864620301http://chrisshort.net/post/864620301Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67ae1rf601qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7341</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864620517http://chrisshort.net/post/864620517Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67adsutpl1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7304</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864619992http://chrisshort.net/post/864619992Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67aekZG7I1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7313</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864622474http://chrisshort.net/post/864622474Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67aeahcW91qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7323</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864621032http://chrisshort.net/post/864621032Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67aegOTTl1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7315</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864621305http://chrisshort.net/post/864621305Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l67ae33Z8Z1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>_MG_7335</b></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/864620840http://chrisshort.net/post/864620840Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 -0400<a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/WiredDangerRoom/~3/aX-2HAfqZnM/">WikiLeaks Drops 90,000 War Docs; Fingers Pakistan as Insurgent Ally</a>: <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2010/07/P1000712.jpg"><img title="P1000712" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2010/07/P1000712-660x495.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="495"/></a></p> <p>Turns out “<a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/04/whistleblower-report-leaked-video-shows-us-coverup/">Collateral Murder</a>” was just a warmup. WikiLeaks just published a trove of over 90,000 mostly-classified U.S. military documents that details a strengthening Afghan insurgency…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/861999858http://chrisshort.net/post/861999858Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:12:30 -0400<a href="http://www.wral.com/news/education/video/8032985/">Triangle teens 'find their voices' at girls' rock camp</a>: <p><img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/education/2010/07/26/8032985/130530-renee-160x120.jpg" alt="Triangle teens 'find their voices' at girls' rock camp"/>Girls Rock NC, a Triangle-based non-profit, is helping teenage girls become more confident and creative.</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/861999843http://chrisshort.net/post/861999843Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:12:30 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l64yfrfgKh1qztfj3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Pope AAF… The sooner the better!:</b> <p>Posted by Ping.fm</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/858583512http://chrisshort.net/post/858583512Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:57:16 -0400<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5593080/why-photography-bullying-is-illegal-and-you-dont-have-to-put-up-with-it">Why Photography Bullying is Illegal, and You Don't Have to Take It [Police]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/07/500x_2344714710_4d3678b3a3_b.jpg" width="500" alt="Why Photography Bullying is Illegal, and You Don't Have to Take It"/>We’ve <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns">previously</a> <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5571246/man-arrested-for-photographing-cop-who-followed-him-into-his-home">covered</a> how, despite camera ubiquity, amateur and journalistic reports of police, security guards, and other authority figures of varying legitimacy intimidating harmless…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/846717974http://chrisshort.net/post/846717974Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:49:16 -0400<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/S56vmfgXSJY/how-to-find-the-north-star-and-why-youd-want-to">How To Find The North Star And Why You’d Want To</a>: <p><a href="http://peterwestcarey.com/"><img src="http://digital-photography-school.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/WindowsLiveWriterHowToFindTheNorthStarAndWhyYoudWantTo_E333070317-194557-6308_070317-203720-6344_3.jpg" alt="Pole-Star-Light-Trails" width="400" height="600" align="right"/></a>And before those of you in the Southern Hemisphere jump all over the title, with its clear Northern Hemisphere slant, don’t worry, I’ll be talking about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux">Southern Cross (Crux)</a> as well….</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/846717816http://chrisshort.net/post/846717816Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:49:16 -0400