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It was in the Facebook notifications, so I'm 100% positive it came from Facebook. Here is the link to the CPP site that they provided: http://response.cpp.com/content/mbticompletefb Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

So I'm using Facebook, and I don't do the games and quizzes much, but someone posted "What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?". Those of you that know this exam probably know what I'm talking about. I took it in college, and they said I was an INTJ. Then I took the Facebook quiz, knowing full-well that it wasn't an official test or anything like that, and it said I was an ISTJ - about the same, but I didn't put much stock in a Facebook quiz. It got attached as a "tab" to my profile. Then after a few weeks, the tab stopped working. So I deleted it. No big deal. Today I got a "message" from Facebook saying that it wasn't an official test, and redirecting me to a site that sells the exam to people (for the discounted rate of only $20, since they wanted to "apologize" for the fact that Facebook had an imposter post this quiz). The site owners also own the trademark rights to the term "Myers-Briggs Type Indicator" and "MBTI", neither of which was on the Facebook quiz. Leading me to conclude that the people that own those trademarks had their teams of lawyers threaten to sue Facebook over a disputable claim involving the rights to anything named Myers or Briggs. And of course, Facebook capitulated like the French army. Or maybe I'm just annoyed that they deleted my video over the alleged musical copyright infringement. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I just gave this sign several times yesterday. I was explaining to my scuba student that it means "out of air". Since she was not a white male, I'm pretty confident that she didn't confuse the two, but I'll have to be more careful with that one in the future. And, hey, since I live in the ghetto, it looks like I finally found a white-man's gang I can join. My only other option was the skinheads, and I can't go for all their supremacy nonsense. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

He's a little ahead of the political agenda. Right now, we're supposed to be promoting Afghanistan as the aggressor in the middle-east, harboring and cultivating terrorists. Of course, 10 years ago, it was Iraq, 'building weapons of mass-destruction'. Things there are looking very Western, right now, but there's still work to do. But before we go into Iran, we have to finish our nation-building in Afghanistan. Eventually, Israel will get what they want: complete take-over of the middle-east. But, they need to vilify one heathen country at a time. And yes, all the above is said in complete mockery and utter disdain. Now, ya'll please excuse me while I go and review my life-insurance policy. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I like the Rearden Steel one. Most people wouldn't look twice. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I like this one better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1IPnnttL9k&feature=fvw I think the boat captains need a bit more coaching about deceleration. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

And now the Sheriff's report says that the mom had already admitted to the police that it was a hoax: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/23/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html According to the report, she admitted it two days after the incident, which explains why the Sheriff felt that charges were in order. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You're going to stick needles in the cat. It's only fair that he can stick his claws in you. Don't underestimate the power of kitteh! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

The politicians made sure that the wealthy fat-cats could fleece the people, drive the economy into the ground, and force more than 10% of the workers into unemployment. Then they forced the taxpayers to bail out the bankrupt companies so that all the foreign investors could get their money back. The politicians were hoping that the taxpayers would fund all this. But if the taxpayers aren't working, how can they pay taxes? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I apologize - I did not understand whether or not you support an insurance companies right to drop insurance for a rape victim based on the supposition that she might have HIV after being raped. I think I didn't understand, because I did not read an actual answer from you, and so far you haven't really said yes or no. So I noticed you were kinda leaning that way, with "understanding" their position. I was wondering if you support their decision? And as far as "beating my wife", I don't really understand (or condone) spousal abuse from anyone else, and I don't believe I ever said so. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

So, just to be clear, if a woman is raped, and the insurance company suspects she might have HIV after being raped, then you think it's perfectly fine for them to deny her health coverage. I only wanted to clarify, because I would find such a conclusion from anybody - shocking. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You've seen TIs run down the length of a plane with a 150-pound student hanging on the front of them, and a 50-pound rig on their back?? Man, the TIs at my DZ must just be lazy-fuckers Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Funny, I was thinking "don't swoop with 36 jumps" But that ain't none of my business, I suppose. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

And it turns out, that's all that matters. As long as smart people live long enough to breed, the human race will continue to be the dominant life form on this planet (excluding exo-planetary intelligence ). All the pondering about sabre-tooth tigers, who's strongest, fastest, et al, are irrelevant as long as we have nuclear weapons. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

So, just for argument's sake - do you think the insurance company was justified in denying her insurance? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Bingo! I was wondering how many right-wingers wouldn't even bother to read the information, and assume that the pay caps applied to all institutions, rather than just the ones bailed-out. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

It sounded like she has two skydives, and I was guessing they were both tandems. Which makes the story about running down the length of the plane much more entertaining

I'm guessing anything as old as the moon, with that much of a gravitational well, would attract at least a few bits of passing comets. I'm sure they will find some evidence of water there, but I doubt it will be significant enough quantity to harvest - we'll have to take water with us. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

In the following video, Heene is hoping to dig up information that Hillary Clinton is a shape-shifting reptilian extra-terrestrial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu7Wwz5B9CE&feature=player_embedded# I think he may be onto something here Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Well, I won't go so far as to say that the parents are innocent, but kids do fabricate a lot. My daughters do this - make up information that reminds them of previous experiences. I think it's likely that since the boys were all on the previous show, that sitting in front of cameras again, he just remembered what he was told from past experiences. I understand that testimony from children is considered weak evidence in court, and I can see why that's the case. OTOH, I don't see hard evidence that the parents set it all up. Don't get me wrong, I think they probably DID set it up, but I don't understand why the sheriff thinks he has a solid case. Based on what, exactly? I haven't yet seen any real proof to show they did. All I've seen is they had a "body language expert" (if there is such a thing), review the tape, and the kid said something that an adult would consider incriminating (but probably isn't enough to prosecute on). Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Waiting for the Sprint version with WiFi - coming early next year. Verizon loves to disable WiFi - they have a 5 gig limit for EVDO - the idea is when you are surfing all those movies at home, you'll go over 5 gig, then it's like $1 per *meg*. They did that on my BB Curve. Screw Verizon - I'll go with a carrier that doesn't play games like that. At least in the Verizon Tour, they allowed GPS. They disabled it on my curve to sell their crappy cell triangulation service. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I hear this one's pretty fast. Although it takes longer to get the formation together after exit. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

And it's just plain unfair to compare with a phone that's not even out yet Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I'll bet you're one of those people that tells others that are struggling with their weight to just stop shoveling food in their mouths For the rest of us addicts, I refer you to Facebook purity I could be one of those guys that lies and says 'this is really easy!' Bullshit - it's not easy. You have to be pretty pissed off at all those quizzes and games to even want to attempt this, 'cause it ain't that easy. Easy means you click a button - this thing needs a second install (GreaseMonkey), followed by individual setup of the application, blah, blah - and that's only if you're lucky enough to use Firefox. I use Chrome, so it worked for me, but I had to follow an entirely different set of instructions. But it seems to work OK - that's the good news. It doesn't block everything, but it does reduce considerably. Of course, my Facebook "friends" now suspect that I'm gay, because I haven't taken the "how gay are you?" poll, and their conclusion is that I was offended about the poll, meaning that I really am a closet homosexual. But really, it was Facebook Purity that kept me from seeing the whole "how gay are you?" poll in the first place. I'm very comfortable with my not-homosexual digital ignorance. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Disagree - had both at the same time. BB was superior in many ways. iPhone had better GPS/mapping capability and a nice big touch screen. Apps were more prolific, but most of them sucked. BB had better key input, stability, security, quality, battery life, pictures, email, wireless speed (Verizon vs. AT&T), modem tether (I hear that AT&T *just* started offering this), more compact. I did not play games on both phones, so I can't comment on that. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD