Fischler.org » -Not Sorted- http://fischler.org A life less private Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:32:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 In Common http://fischler.org/2007/10/16/in-common/ http://fischler.org/2007/10/16/in-common/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:37:43 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/2007/10/16/in-common/ So, what exactly does the US have in common with Liberia and Myanmar? Well, for one thing, we’re the only three countries that don’t use the metric system.

FYI, I love the info-graphics here. It’s the main reason I’m posting this (aside from the interesting factoid).

]]> http://fischler.org/2007/10/16/in-common/feed/ 0 Let’s give them something to ignore http://fischler.org/2007/04/27/lets-give-them-something-to-ignore/ http://fischler.org/2007/04/27/lets-give-them-something-to-ignore/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:58:29 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/2007/04/27/lets-give-them-some-to-ignore/ Okay, I’ve got six minutes to write up a post here if I want to keep this new streak going, but I’ll be damned if I know what to write here. It could be about the beer-garden-esque bar I was just at, where liter mugs of beer flowed freely. Maybe the cool new Wii game someone gave me in honor of my recently passed birthday? The weekend of tech support, birthday dinners and concerts (in honor of my sister — not me) ahead of me? What about the hellish schedule I’ll have to keep to deliver this web-site update to my friend for May 1st?

Really, i think I had something more poignant to talk about. Tis a shame I forgot it between Union Square and my front door.

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This morning’s feature:   Return of the winter coat.   Hopefully it’s just a limited engagement.

]]> http://fischler.org/2006/03/15/the-wild-wind/feed/ 2 All the wisdom in the world comes from “Sports” http://fischler.org/2005/09/12/all-the-wisdom-in-the-world-comes-from-sports/ http://fischler.org/2005/09/12/all-the-wisdom-in-the-world-comes-from-sports/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:50:35 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=2002 Funny the things that can spring forth from people in an IM conversation. Take for instance the words of good friend Nick (Keep Huey Lewis and the News’ “I Want a New Drug” in your head as you read):

i need a new job,
one that does what it should
one that won’t keep me up all night
or make me sleep all day
I need a new job
one that will pay me
better than the one I have
with less of the stupidiy
I need a new job
one that won’t make me restless
wondering what to do
wondering like I feel when I at work IMing you
i have a postcard to do now

He’s a good guy at a job that’s sucking his soul away. If you have a better place for him to work, I’m sure he’d love to talk with you. I can kind of relate to the pain.

]]> http://fischler.org/2005/09/12/all-the-wisdom-in-the-world-comes-from-sports/feed/ 0 Of feet, eyes, sounds and campfires http://fischler.org/2005/07/01/of-feet-eyes-sounds-and-campfires/ http://fischler.org/2005/07/01/of-feet-eyes-sounds-and-campfires/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:17:21 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1982 Bless blogs for making it easier to keep track of the going ons of friends. Case in point, Nick and Vivian. Viv’s massage business is getting good press in the local paper, while Nick’s peepers have been lazered in an attempt to improve his vision.

As for me? Well, just the regular bitching, moaning, and hi-quality show pics, all of which I’m about to leave behind for the weekend as I head to Blue Rocks for some camping and hiking with the Jersey Shore gang. Guess I better go get my provisions taken care of and get on the road, huh?

]]> http://fischler.org/2005/07/01/of-feet-eyes-sounds-and-campfires/feed/ 0 My old science teacher would love this site http://fischler.org/2002/06/07/my-old-science-teacher-would-love-this-site/ http://fischler.org/2002/06/07/my-old-science-teacher-would-love-this-site/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2002 00:06:22 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1285 Thinking is good. Everyone should have at least one idea a day. Why not go see what others have though up for the day, or add your own bright idea.

]]> http://fischler.org/2002/06/07/my-old-science-teacher-would-love-this-site/feed/ 0 America, one picture at a time http://fischler.org/2002/06/05/america-one-picture-at-a-time/ http://fischler.org/2002/06/05/america-one-picture-at-a-time/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2002 06:00:42 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1277 Take one digital camera and tie it into a car’s odometer so it takes a picture every mile. Then drive said car across the country. What do you get? Taken On The Road – American Mile Markers.

]]> http://fischler.org/2002/06/05/america-one-picture-at-a-time/feed/ 0 On the brink http://fischler.org/2002/06/03/on-the-brink/ http://fischler.org/2002/06/03/on-the-brink/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2002 19:10:45 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1272 India and Pakistan are about a hair’s breadth away from going to war over militants making cross-border attacks in the Kashmir region, which has been in dispute long before I ever graced this planet with my presence. What makes this situation all the more frightening is the fact that both of these countries hold nuclear strike capabilities and very itchy trigger fingers.

I’m going to take a wild guess and say this is getting close to kind of feeling that was in the air back in the days of the Cuban missle crisis. The fact that this is happening half a world away provides me with very little comfort. I may be naive for saying this, but why can’t we all just get along? Why must there be such hatred in the world? Why? Just why?

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]]> http://fischler.org/2002/05/30/turn-a-phrase/feed/ 0 Blogging in the big city http://fischler.org/2002/05/30/blogging-in-the-big-city/ http://fischler.org/2002/05/30/blogging-in-the-big-city/#comments Thu, 30 May 2002 21:48:16 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1268 NYC bloggers is a directory of weblogs run in New York, listed by subway stops. Tres cool in my book. Soon I shall join this list. Yes, soon….

]]> http://fischler.org/2002/05/30/blogging-in-the-big-city/feed/ 0 We should have been able to see it coming http://fischler.org/2002/05/30/we-should-have-been-able-to-see-it-coming/ http://fischler.org/2002/05/30/we-should-have-been-able-to-see-it-coming/#comments Thu, 30 May 2002 18:31:22 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1266 The front page of the New York Times showcased an article in which the F.B.I. Chief admits 9/11 may have been detectable after all, going back on the mantra they had been repeating since the tragedy; that there was no way to prevent what happened:

"’I cannot say for sure that there wasn’t a possibility we could have come across some lead that would have led us to the hijackers,’ Mr. Mueller told reporters after listing several missed opportunities by officials to discern a pattern of terrorist planning before Sept. 11".

The F.B.I. will now be recentering their efforts to make their fundamental mission the prevention of new terrorist operations, and a new Office of Intelligence is being created to give the agency the capacity to piece together leads from diffrent cases more effectively.

Still, the fact that this might have been prevented? I’m stunned and sickened at the same time.

]]> http://fischler.org/2002/05/30/we-should-have-been-able-to-see-it-coming/feed/ 0 Rabies available for an added fee http://fischler.org/2002/05/24/rabies-available-for-an-added-fee/ http://fischler.org/2002/05/24/rabies-available-for-an-added-fee/#comments Fri, 24 May 2002 22:18:19 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1247 Why not send the gift that keeps on giving to someone you care about? Give them a dog bite. Now tell me that gift doesn’t just reak of class? ^_^

]]> http://fischler.org/2002/05/24/rabies-available-for-an-added-fee/feed/ 0 How to fight the beast http://fischler.org/2002/05/24/how-to-fight-the-beast/ http://fischler.org/2002/05/24/how-to-fight-the-beast/#comments Fri, 24 May 2002 21:54:20 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1246 Interesting (and long) article on how to beat Microsoft with examples of companies whose leads you should and should not follow if you want to stave off the Redmond beast.

]]> http://fischler.org/2002/05/24/how-to-fight-the-beast/feed/ 0 My twitch radar must be offline http://fischler.org/2002/05/21/my-twitch-radar-must-be-offline/ http://fischler.org/2002/05/21/my-twitch-radar-must-be-offline/#comments Wed, 22 May 2002 00:47:58 +0000 AJ Fischler http://www.fischler.org/?p=1244 I’m left scratching my head here. How did I let Rez slip by my video game radar? A music-based shooter with tricked out visuals? Considering I love shooters to begin with (Gradius and Life Force are friggin’ classics!) I’m a little embarrased to have missed it. Guess I’ll have to make a trip out to the used rack at FuncoLand or stop by my local Blockbuster and get my shoot on.

And for the record the shooter genre was much larger that Gradius and R-Type. Just take a trip out to The Shooter Database to see what I mean.

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