tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post1575714458618600240..comments2023-12-01T11:40:00.045+11:00Comments on Dikkii's Diatribe: Grab the nearest bookDikkiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-89565142425940024192008-02-28T07:18:00.000+11:002008-02-28T07:18:00.000+11:00Maybe I will, Tom. Maybe I will.Maybe I will, Tom. Maybe I will.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-26094681700819195732008-02-28T06:33:00.000+11:002008-02-28T06:33:00.000+11:00Ah...a new feature. Comment moderation. You may wa...Ah...a new feature. Comment moderation. <BR/><BR/>You may want to consider what one commenter told me: If you employ comment moderation, then you don't really need the word verification. (unless you really get a ton of spam.)tom sheepandgoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519896568648043000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-74149520223556211262008-02-28T06:31:00.000+11:002008-02-28T06:31:00.000+11:00Um....I'm not really sure what tagging is. Is it a...Um....I'm not really sure what tagging is. Is it a little like a chain letter?<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, my wife (Mrs Sheepandgoats) already gives me plenty of grief for the time (which does add up, I admit) I spend blogging. If I add to my basic drivel with stuff even more unnecessary, I will really be in hot water.<BR/><BR/>BTW, if time permits (and it may not; you seem like a really prolific guy) check out my latest post re Plato and the Governing Body. It represents a new line of attack in the neverending "believer vs atheist" battles. An effective assault? You can be the judge, but I guarantee it is something you've never seen before.tom sheepandgoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519896568648043000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-41526377628265881602008-02-26T00:50:00.000+11:002008-02-26T00:50:00.000+11:00Actually, it's Tuesday now as I write this and I h...Actually, it's Tuesday now as I write this and I haven't even started...<BR/><BR/>Hey, wait a minute - I tagged you didn't I? Where's your page 123?Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-30243700542368329212008-02-25T22:53:00.000+11:002008-02-25T22:53:00.000+11:00Dikki:It's Monday AM where I live and there's no r...Dikki:<BR/><BR/>It's Monday AM where I live and there's no report on my desk!<BR/><BR/>This is only an admonition. You're not officially in hot water, yet. I realize you live on some tiny island on the far side of the earth, and so perhaps it may still be Sunday there. I don't have my globe in front of me and am not smart enough to figure it out on my own.tom sheepandgoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519896568648043000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-71025072681702093382008-02-24T02:13:00.000+11:002008-02-24T02:13:00.000+11:00Dunc and Tom - these references to Tarot and astro...Dunc and Tom - these references to Tarot and astrology are so hilarious I'm going to have to take them into work with me.<BR/><BR/>I hope that you don't mind.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-30618294417759241102008-02-23T22:26:00.000+11:002008-02-23T22:26:00.000+11:00Indeed I am Dikkii. I wanted to learn more about i...Indeed I am Dikkii. I wanted to learn more about it all and it turned out the woo shop my wife works in had a collection...:)Plonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552546816593027504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-37579798767617640232008-02-23T08:48:00.000+11:002008-02-23T08:48:00.000+11:00Thank you Dunc. I didn't know that about Tarot car...Thank you Dunc. I didn't know that about Tarot cards.<BR/><BR/>The subject intrigues me the more I think of it.<BR/><BR/><I>I</I> may have a report on my own desk by Monday.tom sheepandgoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519896568648043000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-18801501878654314432008-02-22T23:07:00.000+11:002008-02-22T23:07:00.000+11:00Here is a report linking the Briggs Myer testing t...<I>Here is a report linking the Briggs Myer testing to Empedocles</I><BR/><BR/>Well, that's why I mentioned the Tarot... The 16 court cards in the Tarot deck represent personality types, using the 16 possible combinations of 2 elements (Fire-in-Earth, Air-in-Water, etc) and bear a striking similarity to the 16 MBTI personality types.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-15798214461946536612008-02-22T08:11:00.000+11:002008-02-22T08:11:00.000+11:00Ha! Here is a report linking the Briggs Myer testi...Ha! Here is a report linking the Briggs Myer testing to Empedocles, a Greek philosopher, who maintained that all matter is comprised of four "roots" or elements of earth, air, fire and water.<BR/><BR/>http://www.webwinds.com/myth/elemental.htm<BR/><BR/>dunc said: "I recall questions like 'How is this any different to astrology?'"<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it's not.<BR/><BR/>A fine topic for a diatribe, do you not agree?<BR/><BR/>Have a report on my desk by Monday.tom sheepandgoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519896568648043000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-91016197185469697802008-02-22T02:26:00.000+11:002008-02-22T02:26:00.000+11:00That's interesting, Akusai. The Myers Briggs boys...That's interesting, Akusai. The Myers Briggs boys and girls make "practitioners" sign some code of ethics to the extent of not using it to discriminate.<BR/><BR/>But we all know that this doesn't stop anyone.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-67995200250499896122008-02-22T01:47:00.000+11:002008-02-22T01:47:00.000+11:00We were having some staffing issues at work a whil...We were having some staffing issues at work a while ago and the boss seriously suggested bringing in the MBTI to screen new hires.<BR/><BR/>I about snorted in the middle of the meeting.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661441668625677468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-54301768158762653412008-02-22T00:30:00.000+11:002008-02-22T00:30:00.000+11:00Good work, Plonka, and I see that you're working y...Good work, Plonka, and I see that you're working your way through the Richard Dawkins back catalogue.<BR/><BR/>I'm doing the same with Sleater-Kinney's at the moment and it's giving me hours of joy together with an idea for a future Rock Epic of the Month.<BR/><BR/>I personally prefer Ws and Xs over Js and Ss but I've never been one to mind my Ps and Qs.<BR/><BR/>Brendan, enneagrams??? Now that is mad. I've read some crap in my time, but <A HREF="http://skepdic.com/enneagr.html" REL="nofollow">enneagrams</A> would take the cake if iridology hadn't beaten them to it.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-85140155295454481002008-02-22T00:09:00.000+11:002008-02-22T00:09:00.000+11:00We had to do enneagram tests in my last job. We di...We had to do enneagram tests in my last job. We didn't hold back on the comparisons to astrology either. It didn't go down too well when I called upper management gullible though :-).BJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788006722741924793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-80237010468973327442008-02-21T21:02:00.000+11:002008-02-21T21:02:00.000+11:00So why would I choose an N over a J or a P for tha...So why would I choose an N over a J or a P for that matter? I like J's and P's better than N's, but X is my fav.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Dikkii, it's up...:)Plonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552546816593027504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-25463637786357769402008-02-21T09:44:00.000+11:002008-02-21T09:44:00.000+11:00Thanks morisetn. I should have tagged you - as I ...Thanks morisetn. I should have tagged you - as I recall you always are reading something interesting. Feel free to respond to the tag, if you like.<BR/><BR/>Bob: I'm allegedly either an ENTP or an ENTJ, depending on the test being done. Which I guess makes me as speshul as you.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-71689856242182422192008-02-21T02:36:00.000+11:002008-02-21T02:36:00.000+11:00I'm an INTJ. That means I'm speshul.I'm an INTJ. That means I'm speshul.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802726808119471002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-73853654321311153522008-02-21T02:00:00.000+11:002008-02-21T02:00:00.000+11:00laugh - you found a pigeon house! Thanks for the l...laugh - you found a pigeon house! <BR/>Thanks for the laughNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440082856461259679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-54062243584423361372008-02-21T01:24:00.000+11:002008-02-21T01:24:00.000+11:00Unfortunately, I can't try this. Every old canard...Unfortunately, I can't try this. Every old canard in the book comes out about how it's not meant to be used to predict behaviour or in employment, but you just know that someone's going to do that.<BR/><BR/>Marcus Buckingham, you say? Holy shit. Why son't they just go for the ridiculous and get Anthony Robbins in?Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-25900474463047560532008-02-20T23:46:00.000+11:002008-02-20T23:46:00.000+11:00Arrggh! Not the MBTI! Can't we just cut cards from...Arrggh! Not the MBTI! Can't we just cut cards from a tarot deck instead?<BR/><BR/>I had exactly the same feeling when I arrived at work one morning to find a copy of Marcus Buckingham's <I>Discover Your Strengths</I> on every desk. Mind you, it was worth it for the experience of sitting in a roomful of software engineers (some with an active interest in scepticism) tearing the thing apart in front of both management and the consultant they'd hired. I recall questions like "How is this any different to astrology?" and "What is the r-squared value for the repeatability of this test?" coming up a lot... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com