PSA for Readers of PhilosFX re: Changes to Google+ and Blogger Coming in March 2019

An update on Google+ and Blogger

January 30, 2019

Following the announcement of Google+ API deprecation scheduled for March 2019, a number of changes will be made to Blogger’s Google+ integration on 4 February 2019.

Google+ widgets: Support for the “+1 Button”, “Google+ Followers” and “Google+ Badge” widgets in Layout will no longer be available. All instances of these widgets will be removed from all blogs. 

+1 buttons: The +1/G+ buttons and Google+ share links below blog posts and in the navigation bar will be removed.

Please note that if you have a custom template that includes Google+ features, you may need to update your template. Please contact your template supplier for advice.

Google+ Comments: Support for Google+ Comments will be turned down, and all blogs using Google+ Comments will be reverted back to using Blogger comments on 4 February 2019. Unfortunately, comments posted as Google+ comments cannot be migrated to Blogger and will no longer appear on your blog.

Google+ Profile: In March 2019, Blogger will revert to only having Blogger profiles. Users that have selected a G+ profile in the past will appear as unknown authors until they next login to Blogger and supply a new display name and avatar.

We are sorry for the inconvenience these changes may cause, but we look forward to delivering fresh functionality to Blogger in the coming year. Thanks for your continued loyalty.

If you have questions about any of these changes or need help navigating them, please visit our Blogger Help Forum.

The ENTP – Tony Stark / Iron Man

Have you ever wondered which Superhero has your Myers-Briggs® Personality Type? I have!

My favorite Superhero is Bruce Wayne / Batman. According to Personality Growth's post on the subject,  

"Bruce Wayne is introverted and extremely intellectual. He is a billionaire, playboy and philanthropist. He has a strong goal to seek vengeance for his parents death, and bring justice to criminals of Gotham. He trains himself physically, and crafts his own persona solely on his intelligence. Batman is capable of becoming a superhero without any superpowers, because of his powerful intellect."

Personality Growth assesses Batman aka Bruce Wayne as an INTJ. Even though I feel an affinity to the Batman, I do not share the Introversion or Judging aspects of his personality type. I suppose the appeal comes in through the shared NT or "Promethean" aspect. 

Prometheus was a Greek Titan who stole fire from the Gods and gave it to mortals. According to Typology Central, NTs have a "Promethean" temperament because NTs want to make people more like Gods through their inventions. 

I can relate! 

But not everyone agrees that Batman is INTJ. To me more specific, there are those who would distinguish the Batman of comics from the Dark Knight of the Nolan film trilogy. According to this source, the Dark Knight is more of an ISTJ.  

If Batman and I do not share the same MBTI profile, then with which Superhero am I most aligned? An answer--one that I can really get behind--comes from our friend and fellow Nebraskan, Susan Storm at Psychology Junkie.

Check this out!  

ENTP – Tony Stark / Iron Man

The ENTP – An ingenious troubleshooter who is skilled at connecting-the-dots and finding creative solutions to problems. The ENTP is guided by a hunger for logic and a thirst for stretching the boundaries of what’s possible.

So far, so good...

Tony Stark’s mind is always buzzing with possibilities and ideas that can improve the future. Like all ENTPs, his rapid-fire verbal sparring can get him in trouble, but it’s his ingenious inventions that set him apart. Even in the bleakest scenarios, Tony Stark is able to envision a way out – in fact, sometimes the feeling of being trapped enables him to think more creatively than he would otherwise. This is typical for ENTPs who often find that they get their best ideas under pressure!

I can dig it! 

I grew up with Batman, and my affinity goes way back to childhood action figures and role-playing with my younger brother, Robin--er, Todd. I really only know Tony Stark and Iron Man from parts of a couple of movies I watched on TCM late at night. But now, thanks to Susan, I have a new-found interest in learning more about what makes Tony Stark tick. What motivates him? How does he deal with challenges and setbacks? How might I consider changing my life in order to be more like a character that seems to have a similar profile  

Are you interested in learning which superhero matches your Myers-Briggs® personality type? Read more at these sites:

Myers Briggs (MBTI) Marvel Superhero Characters by Personality Growth | Sep 16, 2015
Myers Briggs DC Superhero Character Types by Personality Growth | Sep 17, 2015
Find Out Which Superhero Has Your Myers-Briggs® Personality Type by Psychology Junkie | Feb 15, 2019

H/T: SS@PJ

Feynman Explains Fire

Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988)

What is fire? 

Fire is the heat and light

of oxygen reuniting with carbon.

Fire is the jiggling energy of a miniature Sun.

Fire is stored sunshine, 

released from the log. 

Read more and watch a video of Feynman explaining fire. Hat tip: Dew at 0 degrees Celsius