Sunday, August 10, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
I am Apollo
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Andis Kaulins "Personal DNA" - Not Genetic, but Personality
"Personal DNA" from www.personaldna.com has an excellent personality test, which we took, coming out in the results as a "freewheeling director". The results are quite accurate and it is a good bit of fun, especially since one can print a customizable T-Shirt afterwards with the resulting color grid and text.
"You are a Director
As a DIRECTOR, you combine an unusual openness and passion for beauty and style with confidence and a down-to-earth sensibility that allow you to realize your vision.
You are practical and pay attention to the details that others tend to miss.
By focusing on what is real and concrete, you achieve more than those who always have their heads in the clouds.
When it comes to what really matters in your life, you are confident in your ability to succeed.
Having beautiful things in your life gives you pleasure and satisfaction - you have a keen eye for style.
Even when problems present themselves, deep down you know you will overcome these challenges.
When routines get too familiar, you become bored and start looking for ways to spice things up.
You are open to new types of experiences – you are not afraid to take a risk on something new.
You have a highly developed sense of taste – you know what looks good on you, in your home, and in the world at large.
Your independent streak allows you to make decisions efficiently and to trust your instincts
You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.
The control you feel over your life is empowering to you-- you believe in your abilities and acknowledge your shortcomings. Explanations of the world that focus on destiny or fate don't really interest you. You take responsibility for what goes wrong in your life, and also for what goes well.
If you want to be different:
Occasionally let yourself dream a little more, even if it doesn't seem practical or efficient.
how you relate to others
You are Free-Wheeling
Your charismatic nature, liveliness, and independence make you FREE-WHEELING.
You don't mind being in the spotlight, preferring social gatherings to quiet nights at home.
You take a practical approach to people, not getting too involved in their feelings—or their business.
At the same time, your acceptance of others leads you to be understanding of their life circumstances, even if you don't quite understand their emotional reactions to some things.
Although you have a wide circle of friends, you're very discerning as to whom you can trust.
You're not rigid in your beliefs about the world, and you don't want to impose your perspective on others, but at the same time, you know that plenty of people don't always act responsibly.
Engaging with others is a large part of how you live in the world, and most importantly, it plays a role in how you see yourself—you tend to learn a lot about yourself in situations where you are with other people.
You have an understanding of the complexities of situations, and you don't judge others too hastily.
If you want to be different:
Your open-mindedness about the world gives you a great perspective on things, but your lack of trust in others limits how close you can get with them. Try opening up to people a bit more without losing your healthy skepticism.
While being the life of the party will occasionally come naturally to you, be sure to reserve time for yourself—see what you can learn by spending some time observing the world rather than just by diving in."
. . .
"You are a Director
As a DIRECTOR, you combine an unusual openness and passion for beauty and style with confidence and a down-to-earth sensibility that allow you to realize your vision.
You are practical and pay attention to the details that others tend to miss.
By focusing on what is real and concrete, you achieve more than those who always have their heads in the clouds.
When it comes to what really matters in your life, you are confident in your ability to succeed.
Having beautiful things in your life gives you pleasure and satisfaction - you have a keen eye for style.
Even when problems present themselves, deep down you know you will overcome these challenges.
When routines get too familiar, you become bored and start looking for ways to spice things up.
You are open to new types of experiences – you are not afraid to take a risk on something new.
You have a highly developed sense of taste – you know what looks good on you, in your home, and in the world at large.
Your independent streak allows you to make decisions efficiently and to trust your instincts
You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.
The control you feel over your life is empowering to you-- you believe in your abilities and acknowledge your shortcomings. Explanations of the world that focus on destiny or fate don't really interest you. You take responsibility for what goes wrong in your life, and also for what goes well.
If you want to be different:
Occasionally let yourself dream a little more, even if it doesn't seem practical or efficient.
how you relate to others
You are Free-Wheeling
Your charismatic nature, liveliness, and independence make you FREE-WHEELING.
You don't mind being in the spotlight, preferring social gatherings to quiet nights at home.
You take a practical approach to people, not getting too involved in their feelings—or their business.
At the same time, your acceptance of others leads you to be understanding of their life circumstances, even if you don't quite understand their emotional reactions to some things.
Although you have a wide circle of friends, you're very discerning as to whom you can trust.
You're not rigid in your beliefs about the world, and you don't want to impose your perspective on others, but at the same time, you know that plenty of people don't always act responsibly.
Engaging with others is a large part of how you live in the world, and most importantly, it plays a role in how you see yourself—you tend to learn a lot about yourself in situations where you are with other people.
You have an understanding of the complexities of situations, and you don't judge others too hastily.
If you want to be different:
Your open-mindedness about the world gives you a great perspective on things, but your lack of trust in others limits how close you can get with them. Try opening up to people a bit more without losing your healthy skepticism.
While being the life of the party will occasionally come naturally to you, be sure to reserve time for yourself—see what you can learn by spending some time observing the world rather than just by diving in."
. . .
This chart shows thirteen personality traits. Each bar indicates the percentage of test takers who entered a lower value for that trait than you did. For example, if Confidence is at 80, that means that 80% of people entered lower values for confidence questions than you did. Based on a sample of 30,000 users. Click here to learn more about the traits....
[reduced chart]:
Masculinity - 100
Agency - 100
Extroversion 96
Earthy/Imaginative - 96
Confidence 94
Openness 80
Aesthetic/Functional - 71
Authoritarianism - 60
Trust in Others - 50
Spontaneity - 40
Attention to Style - 28
Femininity - 14
Empathy - 4
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Myers-Briggs Personality Test
Here are my Test Resultsfor the Myers-Briggs Personality Test in 2004:
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Take Free Myers-Briggs Personality Test"
UPDATE November 23, 2006
At similar minds I took the Myers-Briggs-Jung test nearly 3 years after the foregoing test, with the following result:
Free Jung Personality Test (similar to Myers-Briggs/MBTI)
The tests are different, though not that far apart. One could be mellowing with age.
UPDATE: December 9, 2007
After another year, we see that the basic ENTJ personality has remained, here as "Chief":
at
http://andiskaulins.mypersonality.info
"
| ENTJ - 'Field Marshall'. The basic driving force and need is to lead. Tend to seek a position of responsibility and enjoys being an executive. 1.8% of total population. |
UPDATE November 23, 2006
At similar minds I took the Myers-Briggs-Jung test nearly 3 years after the foregoing test, with the following result:
| ESTJ - "Administrator". Much in touch with the external environment. Very responsible. Pillar of strength. 8.7% of total population. |
The tests are different, though not that far apart. One could be mellowing with age.
UPDATE: December 9, 2007
After another year, we see that the basic ENTJ personality has remained, here as "Chief":
at
http://andiskaulins.mypersonality.info
Sunday, March 12, 2006
More Photos Andis Kaulins 1
Various tests with uploading and direct linking of photos are being conducted here.
Large vs. Small still does not give the original size of the picture and the clicked link to the blogger storage for a pic gives a .jpg reather than the original uploaded .png file, i.e. Google does an automatic conversion to .jpg which reduces the resolution value of uploaded files:
Blogger resizes large photos automatically to smaller jpgs and even if you try to make them the right size by entering height and width parameters, the photos are ruined. People do not want their graphics resized. Whoever thought that they did?????
Large vs. Small still does not give the original size of the picture and the clicked link to the blogger storage for a pic gives a .jpg reather than the original uploaded .png file, i.e. Google does an automatic conversion to .jpg which reduces the resolution value of uploaded files:
Blogger resizes large photos automatically to smaller jpgs and even if you try to make them the right size by entering height and width parameters, the photos are ruined. People do not want their graphics resized. Whoever thought that they did?????
Blogger, BloggerBot, Hello, Picasa, Direct Linking, Picture Uploads for Blogs
This is a test of whether photos embedded into another blog using Picasa can be accessed directly by another blog. If so, a selected photo of Andis Kaulins from AK Photo Blog should be found below:
So, this works but is limited to .jpg images only, which is not very useful.
The rich-text menu of the Blooger editing page allows the posting of up to 300 megabytes of pictures in JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF or BMP format. These pictures can also be directly linked (i.e. posted), but only in other Blogger BlogPost.com pages. Here we upload a GIF format file of our book Stars Stones and Scholars:
with a border
without a border
So, this works but is limited to .jpg images only, which is not very useful.
The rich-text menu of the Blooger editing page allows the posting of up to 300 megabytes of pictures in JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF or BMP format. These pictures can also be directly linked (i.e. posted), but only in other Blogger BlogPost.com pages. Here we upload a GIF format file of our book Stars Stones and Scholars:
with a border
without a border
Sunday, January 01, 2006
The Advertising Archetype Test
Here's another of those great, fun tests:
Spirituality & Health: What Archetypes Are Calling You?
provides us with an analysis of the types of advertising we are attracted to and what it says about us.
Our results showed these three strongpoints:
C. 9 Sage. You have a curious, critical mind that wants to be stretched and disciplined. Devote time to study, discussion, debate; test out the limits of your thinking.
K. 9 Creator. You have a strong need now to express your creativity and imaginative potential. Find an art form and practice getting good at it. You may not be Picasso, but you do have a vision. Now is the time to encapsulate it in tangible form.
L. 9 Ruler. You are drawn to power and responsibility and want to be respected and admired. Now is the time to claim your authority and be willing to take on, and fulfill, important responsibilities.
Spirituality & Health: What Archetypes Are Calling You?
provides us with an analysis of the types of advertising we are attracted to and what it says about us.
Our results showed these three strongpoints:
C. 9 Sage. You have a curious, critical mind that wants to be stretched and disciplined. Devote time to study, discussion, debate; test out the limits of your thinking.
K. 9 Creator. You have a strong need now to express your creativity and imaginative potential. Find an art form and practice getting good at it. You may not be Picasso, but you do have a vision. Now is the time to encapsulate it in tangible form.
L. 9 Ruler. You are drawn to power and responsibility and want to be respected and admired. Now is the time to claim your authority and be willing to take on, and fulfill, important responsibilities.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
The OK Cupid Politics Test
| You are a Social Conservative (30% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (38% permissive) You are best described as a:
Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test |
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
1946 Birth Year
Blogthings - What Happened in 1946: "
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In 1946 (the year you were born) |
Harry Truman is president of the US The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly opens During a speech in Missouri, Churchill declares an 'iron curtain' has descended across Europe The bikini two-piece bathing suit is introduced, named after the 'ultimate impact' of the atomic testing in Bikini Atoll A strike by 400,000 mine workers and other industries begins Congress passes the Atomic Energy Act Cher, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Sylvester Stallone, Steven Spielberg, and Bill Clinton are born St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series Chicago Bears win the NFL championship Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup B.B. King's musical career begins |
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Strong Bad at HomestarRunner
via Clive Davis (and he via Captain's Quarters) I was led to this mad site
which drew rave reviews at Wired some time ago
it may be that everyone knows this site already and that i have just run across it a bit late
at first, it looks like a child's site,
but look at the sb mails and you will see differently (see also some clues at the comments to Captain's Quarters)
Or just take the Quizilla test before and after....
You are StrongBad. You hate everyone, especially
HomeStar. Your e-mails and prank calls are
hilarious. You're my favorite character. You
try to be evil, but sorry, being shirtless with
boxing gloves just isn't scary. Don't worry
what everone else thinks because hey, they are
all "crap for brains".
What HomeStarRunner Character are you? (pictures)
brought to you by Quizilla
which drew rave reviews at Wired some time ago
it may be that everyone knows this site already and that i have just run across it a bit late
at first, it looks like a child's site,
but look at the sb mails and you will see differently (see also some clues at the comments to Captain's Quarters)
Or just take the Quizilla test before and after....
You are StrongBad. You hate everyone, especially
HomeStar. Your e-mails and prank calls are
hilarious. You're my favorite character. You
try to be evil, but sorry, being shirtless with
boxing gloves just isn't scary. Don't worry
what everone else thinks because hey, they are
all "crap for brains".
What HomeStarRunner Character are you? (pictures)
brought to you by Quizilla
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Slate Quiz Red or Blue
Slate Quiz Red or Blue
Red or Blue--Which Are You? : Take the Slate quiz. - By Anne E. ornblut
I am purple, i.e. right in the middle,
with 105 points exactly on each side,
so this confirms again that I am a centrist,
as all similar political tests also show.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Which Homeric hero are you?
Which Homeric Hero Are You? - Quiz
Absolute mindless fun.
Here are my results in the Guardian Unlimited Film Quiz
- Which Homeric hero are you? -
Which Homeric hero are you?
Odysseus.
Mercurial in the extreme,
it's evident to all concerned that you're not really committed to the cause.
Nobody can deny your ingenuity in a crisis, however, and you never lose your head.
Don't expect anyone to turn their back on you, though.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Test Results
Smaller Big Five Test
Test Results
gives the same Results as the Bigger Big Five Test
| The Big Five Personality Test |
| Extroverted | |||||||||||||||||| | 74% |
| Introverted | |||||| | 26% |
| Friendly | |||||||||| | 38% |
| Aggressive | |||||||||||||||| | 62% |
| Orderly | |||||||||||||||||| | 78% |
| Disorderly | |||||| | 22% |
| Relaxed | |||||||||||||||||| | 78% |
| Emotional | |||||| | 22% |
| Openminded | |||||||||||||||| | 70% |
| Closeminded | |||||| | 30% |
SimilarMinds.com Ask the Oracle
At SimilarMinds.com
I "Asked the Oracle" and obtained the following reply:
| The Oracle Advises... |
achieving all goals |
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