Re: assembly language and reverse engineering


"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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MBTI test... and it seemed to place to much emphasis on "social
awkwardness." Anyway, my MBTI is INTJ. Although I knew my type from
informal tests years before, I took the actual MBTI a few years ago.
Near
perfect answers for I,T,J. Slightly off on N.


me, similar, I and T were stong. S/N is weak (more biased towards N
though),
P/J is weak as well (I think more biased towards P).

so, INTP and INTJ come out as my main personality types, but I have come
out
as ISTP and ISTJ before as well...


My brother seems to be split between two types. Or, so he claims... It
may
just be to prevent me from quantifying his personality. ;-) He wants his
personality to be unique, not some well defined classification that fits
numerous people. Anyway, my understanding is that this is very rare.
Most
of the former coworkers (formal testing) and former college buddies
(informal testing) who were tested had a single type.


I don't know.

actually, I think it is possible that running oneself mentally harder, and
being faced with a wider variety of information and experiences, may weaken
the bias between the types (one may tend to be an N type, but having to
consider a large variety of historical information and common practices as
well, may cause one to lean slightly in the S direction, or one can be a P,
but projects and various practical considerations may cause one to lean some
in the J direction).

the tests that showed biases, show strong I and T bias, but a weaker N and P
bias.

now, when I was younger I think I came out as mostly just INTP.

but, I don't really know, that is just how things come out I guess.
as such, there is still a lot of overlap between the types.


That's interesting... Maybe if you learn how to apply MBTI to others,
it'll
help clarify your own perspective. Most people's personality has a
primary
focus or what they call "temperament". Things like: knowledge,
leadership,
harmony, identity, order, tradition, excitement, independence. These are
two letter combinations: NT, NF, SP, and SJ in the MBTI, but can also help
determine introversion(I) vs. extroversion(E). NT's seek knowledge(I) or
leaderhip(E). NF's seek their own identity(I) or harmony(E) of others.
SJ's seek to preserve traditions(I) or maintain order(E). SP's seek to be
a
free spirit(I) or excitement(E). Determine which of these four basic
types
fit your personality and corresponding I or E. That gives 3 letters of
the
type. Then you determine the missing characteristic (J/P
ordered/spontaneous for NT,NF) or (F/T feeling/thinking for SP,SJ). From
your programming posts (biased sample?), I see you as preferring ideas or
things to people, I, as a knowledge seeker, INT, and somewhat more
flexible,
adaptable than ordered, P. From certain posts, I don't see you as an NF
or
SJ. Certain other non-programming statements indicate SP. So, I mostly
agree with the variation in your results, except ISTJ, with INTP as most
dominant.


yes, this seems about right.

S and J are on the weaker sides of the bias, so of the 4, I am least like
SJ...

sadly, IRL I seem to be surrounded by NF and SF types...


for whatever reason, I suspect most of the females I have had interest in
have been either ENF or ENT types (though there are a few exceptions).



in the latter form, if I write stuff people often think I am depressed,
even
though at the time, my mood is not much like being depressed (every thing
is
great, just I am unable to focus thoughts enough to get anything done,
and
time is so incredibly slow, and those are my primary complaints at that
time, and one can try drinking to pass the time, but one finds for all
ways
it matters that they are immune to alcohol...).


I'm very stoic (essentially internally happy or content almost all the
time). Looking back, I've noticed that many of the people in my past who
seemed to prefer my company were (unfortunately) depressed. People you'd
say were happy or elated seemed to avoid me. So, I'm probably not giving
off the correct impression that I'm happy or okay... I guess I'll have to
look into that. Sigh, probably requires new wrinkles... :)


I am not sure...
I think I am often depressed.
when I am not depressed, I think I am still pessimistic (from a
philosophical perspective).


(for me, it
is very bad to take some medications, especially
ephedrine/psuedoephedrine,
if I am depressed at the time, as it can end up leading to an almost
unbearable form of obsession combined with fear and paranoia, and usually
if
I say things, they are very morbid...).

...
effect seems mostly unique to psuedoephedrine though (I think).


That's interesting. I may have mentioned some of this before, but I used
to
catch a severe cold each winter. I'm not sure why they have stopped. I
believe it is due to washing my hands far more frequently than when I was
younger and not touching my face with my hands in any manner (hard to
learn..., by using something else: kleenex, shirt, arm,...). Hopefully,
it's not the byproduct of some disease as some current research indicates
it
can be... Anyway, a 30mg of psuedoephedrine HCL was the _only_ way to
stop
the "runny" nose. I didn't notice any psychological affects from it.
Since
I strongly avoid all medications except when necessary and other
substances
like alcohol, novacaine, and until a few years ago, caffeine (I love Mt.
Dew
now.), I believe I would've noticed any effect on me. However, usually
about a week prior to the noticeable onset of the cold symptoms, I'd
notice
an increase in problem solving ability ("IQ boost") and ability to focus
("singlemindedness"). So for twenty plus years, that's how I knew I was
getting a cold.


yes.

where I am living right now, there is no winter...

but, yeah, for physical effects (dealing with having a cold),
psuedoephedrine works, but in my case, it seems to give psychological
effects.

I suspect it might be due to a certain issue:
I tend to have bipolar symptoms.

actually, emotionally, I think the BP effects largely dominate over any
"natural" emotions, to such an extent that anymore, I have to try to live a
life driven primarily by reason and be cautious of any real emotional
responses (emotions, positive or negative, have to be watched with
caution...).


Nothing wrong with extra fear and paranoia, as long as it's mild enough
that
you don't attack people or yourself. It has helped me to avoid many
dangerous and suspect situations. It took me a long time to learn that my
N
(intuitiveness) was highly correct. If I suspected something, I'd ask,
but
the answer I received would always say I was wrong. I wasn't. But, it
was
only through experience of life that I learned just how accurate my
intuition usually is. If there is a conflict between my intuition and
what
appears to be reality or what people say, I now accept my intuition as
truth
and mentally tag the situation as deceptive, fraudulent, dangerous,
"something is wrong here", etc. Sometimes it can take many years to
determine the truth, but, invariably, my intuition turns out to be the
correct perception.


ok.

well, in my case, mostly it can just be rather unpleasant.


I regularly drink coffee and alcohol with little ill effect (ok, too much
coffee, and I get shaky and have a headache, and too much alcohol leads
to
drunkeness, but besides this...).


I don't and never have used either - unless they are part of a food
product:
ice cream, toffee, sauce. I also avoided caffeine from pop for many
years.
Unfortunately, I started drinking Mt. Dew some years ago... Not sure of
their effects other than some of the negatives I've seen in others.
"shaky
and have a headache" describes the effects of caffeine addiction. I have
a
relative who was addicted to Pepsi who experienced those affects severely.
I also worked for a manager who experienced similar effects when he
attempted to reduce the large quantities of chocolate, coffee, and pop he
consumed per day at work. I'm not sure he realized just how much caffeine
he was consuming in a day. He seriously thought I was joking when I
mentioned it. You just can't help some people.


yeah, I limit my caffine consumption (well, compared to my dad at least).
if I am around the house, I will usually drink at most about 24 oz/day or
so, usually over most of the day, wheras my dad will often drink large 1/2
liter cups (and will start having problems if he doesn't drink any that
morning).

my case, I can drink coffee, or not, and there is no problem either way.
I am limited as to how much I can drink (and can't drink a whole cup at once
without ill effect).


it seems the coffee is also made about 2x+ stronger than is "normal" (as per
instuctions on the can, vs when other people make coffee, ...). top-holder
for coffee grounds in coffee pot is usually mostly-full.


I have noticed that before:
most coffee, if put in a white cup, is partly translucent (much like tea,
similar strength as well).
around here, it is usually opaque/solid black, and has a flavor comprable to
a mixture of ash and baking soda.

when most other people make coffee, it is usually an experience more like
drinking tea or coffee-hinted-flavored water (like, the inter-service coffee
machine, can drink several cups full with no real issues, apart from
bathroom runs). most commercial coffee is similarly weak (errm, but usually
excessively hot...).


for coffee crystals, for a 12 oz cup, this strength is usually achieved
between about 2 and 2.5 spoons (like, the spoons used for eating, maybe
about 1 or 1.5 oz of crystals).

if it becomes slimy/sticky, it is too strong though (this happened a few
times when I first encountered these crystals, in an 8oz cup, thought the
stuff was sort of like cocoa mix and filled the cup up about 25% or 30% with
crystals, which was too strong...).


or such...



Rod Pemberton



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