The thoughts of a thoughtful thinker.Tumblr (3.0; @chrisshort)http://chrisshort.net/<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/hg1SK_Ebdyk/fcc-considers-dedicating-portion-of-us-wireless-spectrum-to-free-wi+fi">FCC Considers Dedicating Portion of U.S. Wireless Spectrum to Free Wi-Fi [Wi-Fi]</a>: <p>The FCC is considering dedicating a portion of the wireless spectrum to “free or a very low cost wireless broadband service,” according <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6282UZ20100309">to Reuters</a>. They didn’t offer much in terms of details, and…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/437971569http://chrisshort.net/post/437971569Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:52:00 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/OaTAPdRISu4/">Cisco CRS-3: Download Library of Congress in Just Over One Second</a>: <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/09/cisco-crs-3/&service=bit.ly"><img width="51" height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/09/cisco-crs-3/" align="right"/></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/link?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/09/cisco-crs-3/&title=Cisco%20CRS-3:%20Download%20Library%20of%20Congress%20in%20Just%20Over%20One%20Second&srcTitle=Mashable&srcUrl=http://mashable.com"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-digg-this/i/gbuzz-feed.png" align="right"/></a><p><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/JohnChambers-cisco1.jpg" align="right" style="margin:10px"/>Cisco has announced a new routing system that it says is going to speed up the Internet in a big way. According to the company, Cisco CRS-3 — currently being tested by AT&T — is…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/437971561http://chrisshort.net/post/437971561Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:52:00 -0500<p>Free Honey Walnut Shrimp at Panda Express tomorrow: <a href="http://ping.fm/5W6xj">http://ping.fm/5W6xj</a> I doubt that flavor profile tastes good though.</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/437519326http://chrisshort.net/post/437519326Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:58:28 -0500<p>Does anyone else giggle when they read a confidentiality statement on a chain e-mail saying to forward it but the statement says not to?</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/437498935http://chrisshort.net/post/437498935Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:47:03 -0500<a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/WiredDangerRoom/~3/624oV6rbwt8/">Tanker Manufacturers to Air Force: Later, Haters</a>: <p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2010/03/tanker-refuel.jpg"><img title="100217-F-4684K-110" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2010/03/tanker-refuel-660x434.jpg" alt="100217-F-4684K-110" width="660" height="434"/></a></p> <p>European defense and aerospace consortium EADS and its U.S. partner, Northrop Grumman, have handed an apparent $35 billion dollar gift to rival Boeing — by packing up and going home.</p> <p>In…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/437473809http://chrisshort.net/post/437473809Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:32:12 -0500<p>Tuesday is the new Monday.</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/436871027http://chrisshort.net/post/436871027Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:12:30 -0500<p>At Aubree’s school waiting patiently to sit with her during lunch.</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/434863243http://chrisshort.net/post/434863243Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:46 -0500<p>Consensus Thought of the Day: Wal-Mart does not employ nice people. Just witnessed a “greeter” harrassing an elderly man. Awful! walmart</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/434763951http://chrisshort.net/post/434763951Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:11:50 -0500walmart<a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/03/well-this-employment-graph-is-just-terrifying.html">Well, This Employment Graph Is Just Terrifying</a>: <img src="http://consumerist.com/assets_c/2010/03/losseshistorical-thumb-487x391-37847.jpg"/><p>This graph shows employment declines at the same chronological point during America’s last six recessions. Guess which one represents the current recession. Go ahead, guess. <a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/comparing-this-recession-to-previous-ones-job-losses-8/">[New York Times</a>] <em>…</em></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/434763352http://chrisshort.net/post/434763352Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:10:26 -0500<a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/03/salmonella-in-common-food-additive-leads-to-recall-of-pretty-much-every-food-ever.html">Salmonella In Common Food Additive Leads To Recall Of Pretty Much Every Food Ever</a>: <img src="http://consumerist.com/assets_c/2010/03/6a00d83451e0d569e20120a9036b87970b-thumb-240x200-37849.jpg"/><p>Hydrolyzed vegetable protein is a flavor enhancer, similar in composition and tastiness to the much-maligned monosodium glutamate, that is seemingly unavoidable. Thanks to salmonella contamination…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/434763347http://chrisshort.net/post/434763347Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:10:26 -0500<a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/03/indiana-county-wont-prosecute-stores-with-redboxes.html">Indiana County Won't Prosecute Stores With Redboxes</a>: <img src="http://consumerist.com/assets_c/2010/03/313252221_cf49d277a3_m-thumb-150x134-37842.jpg"/><img src="http://consumerist.com/assets_c/2010/03/Picture-13-thumb-534x266-37841.gif"/><p>The Indiana prosecutor who sent <a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/03/indiana-prosecutor-wants-r-rated-movies-out-of-redbox-kiosks.html">letters threatening criminal prosecution</a> to grocery and big-box stores containing video rental kiosks has decided not to prosecute because the general public…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/434763345http://chrisshort.net/post/434763345Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:10:26 -0500<p>Don’t you love how dogs do the “Hey… You gonna finish that?” head fake thing while you’re eating?</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/434618584http://chrisshort.net/post/434618584Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:12:16 -0500<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/U9lN50SIlr4/get-gigabytes-of-free-legitimate-music-from-sxsw-2010">Get Gigabytes of Free, Legitimate Music from SXSW 2010 [Dealhacker]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/03/340x_sxsw.com.jpg" width="340" title="Get Gigabytes of Free, Legitimate Music from SXSW 2010"/>Every year music lovers from across the country head to Austin, Texas for SXSW, and for the past six of those years, SXSW has offered hundreds of DRM-free tracks from artists playing at SXSW—and…</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/434145312http://chrisshort.net/post/434145312Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:18:46 -0500<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/o1kEOY4UasA/top-10-tips-and-tools-for-commuters">Top 10 Tips and Tools for Commuters [Lifehacker Top 10]</a>: <p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/03/500x_commuting.jpg" width="500" title="Top 10 Tips and Tools for Commuters"/>U.S. commuters spend an average of <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/01/11/suicide_sex_and_suvs_99842.html">50 minutes in their car each day</a>, and that leaves a lot of room for improvement. Make the most of your commute with these 10 tips.</p> <p><em>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mplemmon/2744596887/">mattlemmon</a>.</em></p> <h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px">10. Adjust Your Mirrors for Better Vision</h3>http://chrisshort.net/post/434145310http://chrisshort.net/post/434145310Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:18:46 -0500<p>I am still standing by my previous statements re: The Hurt Locker. It sucks, despite, what the academy says.</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/433895028http://chrisshort.net/post/433895028Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:08:36 -0500<p>Sonar Power Manager Controls Your Computer with Actual Sonar - Energy Savers - Lifehacker <a href="http://ping.fm/mL4FS">http://ping.fm/mL4FS</a></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/433715497http://chrisshort.net/post/433715497Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:44:04 -0500<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLG3S5WzHig&feature=autoshare">I'm Fucking Matt Damon by Sarah Silverman</a>: <p><div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WLG3S5WzHig&fs=1" width="384" height="313" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <div style="padding-top:3px">I rated a YouTube video (5 out of 5 stars): SwagDog.com has I’m Fucking Matt Damon shirts! <a href="http://www.swagdog.com/youtube">http://www.swagdog.com/youtube</a> Sarah Silverman’s hilarious “present” to boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel….</div></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/433658143http://chrisshort.net/post/433658143Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:16:35 -0500<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8odmaMxa_U&feature=autoshare">I'm Fucking Ben Affleck by Jimmy Kimmel</a>: <p><div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N8odmaMxa_U&fs=1" width="384" height="313" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <div style="padding-top:3px">I rated a YouTube video (5 out of 5 stars): SwagDog.com has I’m Fucking Ben Affleck shirts! <a href="http://www.swagdog.com/youtube">http://www.swagdog.com/youtube</a> Jimmy Kimmel’s “We Are The World” reply to girlfriend Sarah…</div></p>http://chrisshort.net/post/433658134http://chrisshort.net/post/433658134Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:16:35 -0500<p>Ti When in the valley with the fog of doubt one should force the winds of certainty through it</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/431714640http://chrisshort.net/post/431714640Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:17:58 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyw5m1pezf1qztfj3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>This is Art?:</b> <p>Posted by Ping.fm</p>http://chrisshort.net/post/431446194http://chrisshort.net/post/431446194Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:58:26 -0500