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INTP

I just took a Jung/Myers-Briggs test, and the result was INTP (or more precisely, slightly expressed introvert [11%], very expressed intuitive personality [88%], moderately expressed thinking personality [38%], slightly expressed perceiving personality [22%]). I've taken similar tests several times over the past decade or so, and the result has always been xNTx, but the first and last letter have varied...

Ryder Cup

I’m watching the highlights from today’s Ryder Cup on BBC2 as I write this. Although I know almost nothing about golf, and although I’m not generally much into spectator sports, I must admit I secretly enjoy watching the Ryder Cup (just a shame I don’t have access to a channel showing it live). I think there are two reasons for it. First, it’s really different (but nice) to see the EU flag being used in a positive and non-political way, accompanied by shouts of “Europe! Europe!”. Second, it looks like much more fun than ordinary golf tournaments – the players actually looks like they’re out there having a good time with their friends.

Just a shame Thomas Bjørn wasn’t included in the team.

We could hold the balance

My blog seems to be turning into a redirection site for The Times today – and it's not even among my favourite newspapers in general. :-( This time it's about how the LibDems can sell the idea of a hung parliament to voters. It sounds very convincing to me. :-)

Irish interpreters

There's an article in The Times this morning about the difficulties of finding Irish interpreters for the European Parliament. As it says in the article: Despite the Irish campaign for language recognition, there is not a single specialised conference-level interpreter’s course in the Republic. [...] The problem is that, in most EU countries, most people speak their own language. Irish...

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