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Friday, December 31, 2004

Re: Communion Hymns...

Hi Raf -

OK I've picked a couple of Communion 2 hymns for Sat and Sun. Do you
like them, or do you have any other suggestions?

Sat:
320 Angels We Have Heard
Here I Am
Hail Mary, Gentle Woman
329 O Come All Ye Faithful (Communion 2)
328 Joy To The World

Sun:
Hark The Herald
338 What Child Is This
344 The First Nowell
346 In The Darkness Shines (Communion 2)
and Joy to the World


The Aximsite Atomik skin is getting better and better

The Aximsite Atomik skin is getting better and better

The Aximsite Atomik skin is getting better and better.

Here I have added visual cues for punctuation.

Father Tony's Homily

Funeral of George Sheard

Look at the past, but also look to the future

ATOMIK layout for Resco Keyboard

ATOMIK layout for Resco Keyboard

OK Benny, I have created an Atomik layout for Resco Keyboard. If you
want the Custom.map and the skin, let me know and I will send them to
you.

Skin for "FitNaly" layout for Resco Keyboard

Skin for "FitNaly" layout for Resco Keyboard

Hey Wooch - Check out my FitNaly skin for Resco Keyboard. If you like it
(or have any ideas for improvements), email me and I will send it to
you.

The idea is to use colour to provide some meaning to the arrangement of
the keys -- guidelines for the eyes, as it were.

New juice arrived in the mail for the Jonny

New juice arrived in the mail for the Jonny

A cool structure I made out of a bunch of Geomag triangles

A cool structure I made out of a bunch of Geomag triangles

Thursday, December 30, 2004

Song selections for Jan 1, Jan 2

Hi Rafael -- here are my song selections for Jan 1 and Jan 2. Would
you send me your selections if you get a chance? If not, I can just
wing it.

Jan 1
- 320 Angels We Have Heard
- 328 Joy To The World

Jan 2
- 338 What Child Is This
- 344 The First Nowell

A better Fitaly for five bucks!

Here's the basic idea: Download TopKey for $5, then manually change the keyboard layout to the advanced "Fitnaly" layouts shown below.

A better Fitaly for five bucks! Emailing: Screen007.jpg

Besides being cheaper, it has a number of advantages over Fitaly:
  • All the speed of the famous Fitaly layout
  • Modeless access to punctuation (just slide up on a number - no special screens!)
  • Slide left on any key for backspace, right for space, down for enter
  • 4 skins to choose from
  • TopKey's wonderful self-learning predictive input

Fwd: Crosby who??? The D man oh, the D man

My brother's pretty happy with his new composite hockey stick.




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dave Aquino
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:24:15 -0800
Subject: Crosby who??? The D man oh, the D man
To: Jonathan Aquino


Jonny boy,

Easton synergy one piece composite = 3 goals, 2 assists aka 5 point game.

Yes, believe the hype, believe the absolute combination of a
picturesqe star united with synergy, yes the D man has answered his
calling.....

Talk to you soon bro, thankyou to you and mom for igniting the true
experience of ultimateism....

luv,
the D man



--
http://jonaquino.blogspot.com

Awesome Christmas present from Mom

Awesome Christmas present from Mom

Must keep away from PDA and other digital thingamabobs!

Not sure if I will have much fun with these - I'm more of a
tech geek rather than a science geek. Who knows?

Yasuhiro and I exchange gifts

Yasuhiro and I exchange gifts

I got Yasuhiro a Curious Comics gift certificate. He got me a chess
board.

Yasuhiro and I exchange gifts

Yasuhiro and I exchange gifts

I got Yasuhiro a Curious Comics gift certificate. He got me a chess
board.

Yasuhiro and I exchange gifts

Yasuhiro and I exchange gifts

I got Yasuhiro a Curious Comics gift certificate. He got me a chess
board.

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Some pictures from the visit. Funnee!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Some pictures from the visit. Funnee!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Some pictures from the visit. Funnee!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Some pictures from the visit. Funnee!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Some pictures from the visit. Funnee!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Some pictures from the visit. Funnee!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, bro!!!

Some pictures from the visit. Funnee!!

Stopped by work this afternoon

Stopped by work this afternoon

Was hoping to have a day off today; oh well. Did some testing and
overcame testing obstacles. Yay!

Stopped by work this afternoon

Stopped by work this afternoon

Was hoping to have a day off today; oh well. Did some testing and
overcame testing obstacles. Yay!

Delicious soup from mom

Delicious soup from mom

A traditional Filipino dish - thin noodles. Yum!

New additions to my Pocket PC system

New additions to my Pocket PC system

Retractable headphones. Wish the cord were a bit longer.

Thanks for the gift cert, bro!

New additions to my Pocket PC system

New additions to my Pocket PC system

Retractable headphones. Wish the cord were a bit longer.

Thanks for the gift cert, bro!

New additions to my Pocket PC system

New additions to my Pocket PC system

Retractable headphones. Wish the cord were a bit longer.

Thanks for the gift cert, bro!

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Key themes running through Singapore culture:
* Group-centred rather than individual-centred
* equivalence rather than refusal
* avoid discussion of emotions

Technology - Why There's No Escaping the Blog - FORTUNE: "Says Bill Gates, who claims he'd like to start a blog but doesn't have the time: 'As blogging software gets easier to use, the boundaries between, say, writing e-mail and writing a blog will start to blur. This will fundamentally change how we document our lives.'"

The line between e-mail and blogging is blurry indeed. Example: You can post to your blog via e-mail. So by adding your blog to the BCC line of some of your emails, you have instant automatic content generation.

Anyone know if it's possible to create a Flickr Daily Zeitgeist for a given tag? I want to make one for the sidebar of a new blog which I've created: Cool Tools for Catholics.

Comics in the Victoria Public Library, sorted by rating

This is kind of cool - I used my screen-scraping skills (good ol' lynx and XEmacs) to extract the ISBN's for all the graphic novels (comics) in the Greater Victoria Public Library, then scraped their ratings from Amazon. Here are the results, for all Victoria comics lovers!

Title Stars Reviewers
Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History 4.5 117
Inu-Yasha, Volume 1 5 90
Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood (Alex Awards (Awards)) 5 74
Blankets 4.5 56
Death: The High Cost of Living 4.5 54
Guards! Guards! 5 49
Ghost World 4.5 48
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility 4.5 45
Akira, Volume 1 5 44
Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell) 4.5 43
Rurouni Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin (Graphic Novels)) 5 42
Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 5 5 42
Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 4 5 42
Rurouni Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin (Graphic Novels)) 5 42
Rurouni Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin (Graphic Novels)) 5 42
Gravitation, Vol. 1 4.5 37
Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned 4.5 33
Sandman, The: Endless Nights (Sandman) 4 33
The Road to Perdition 4.5 29
Fables and Reflections (Sandman, Book 6) 4.5 29
Bone, Vol. 1: Out from Boneville 5 28
The Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance 4.5 22
Negima: Magister Negi Magi, Vol. 1 4.5 21
Miracle Girls #1 4 17
Inu-Yasha, Volume 2 5 16
Yu-Gi-Oh! : The Cards With Teeth (Yu-Gi-Oh!) 5 15
Mermaid Forest (Mermaid Saga) 4.5 15
One Hundred Demons (Alex Awards (Awards)) 4.5 15
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return 4.5 15
Appleseed: Promethean Unbound ( Volume 2 ) 4 13
Appleseed: The Promethean Challenge ( Volume 1 ) 4 13
Love Hina (Book 14) 5 12
Good-Bye, Chunky Rice (4th Printing) 4.5 12
A New Hope (Star Wars: Infinities) 4 12
Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (Love and Rockets) 5 9
Gravitation, Vol. 2 5 9
Battle Angel Alita : Angel Of Death (Battle Angel Alita) 4.5 9
The Frank Book 5 8
Promethea (Book 2) 4.5 8
Orbiter 4.5 8
American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar 4.5 8
Flood!: A Novel in Pictures 4.5 8
Ruse v. 1: Enter the Detective 4.5 8
The Jew of New York 3.5 8
Billy and the Boingers Bootleg (Bloom County Book) 5 7
Gravitation, Book 5 5 7
One Pound Gospel (One Pound Gospel) 4 7
Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 8 5 6
Quimby the Mouse (ACME Novelty Library Series) 5 6
Kapilavastu (Buddha, Vol. 1) 4.5 6
Oh My Goddess!: Ninja Master 4.5 6
It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken 4 6
Mother Come Home 4 6
The Filth 4 6
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Vol. 1 3.5 6
Planetes, Book 1 5 5
Negima, Vol. 2 : Magister Negi Magi 5 5
Blade of the Immortal: Dark Shadows 5 5
Gravitation, Book 4 5 5
The Maxx - Volume 2 4.5 5
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Volume 1 4 5
Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind (Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind) 4 5
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Vol. 3, Second Edition 4 5
The House at Maakies Corner 4 5
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Volume 2 4 5
The Prisoner : Shattered Visage 2.5 5
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: The Beauty Supply District 5 4
21 Down: The Conduit 5 4
Fallen Angel 4.5 4
Walls of Zhumar (Way of the Rat, Book 1) 4.5 4
Gundam SEED Vol. 1 : Mobile Suit Gundam 4 4
The Four Encounters (Buddha, Vol. 2) 5 3
Inuyasha (Inuyasha) 5 3
Negima Vol. 3 : Magister Negi Magi 4.5 3
Hellboy: Weird Tales, Vol. 1 4.5 3
So Smart in Their Fine Uniforms (Arrowsmith, Book 1) 4.5 3
H-E-R-O: Powers and Abilities 4.5 3
Electric Girl (Volume 2) 3.5 3
Electric Girl 3.5 3
Brooklyn Dreams 5 2
Gravitation, Book 3 5 2
Pete Von Sholly's Morbid 5 2
Stray Bullets Volume 7 (Stray Bullets) 5 2
Dark Angel Volume 1 (Dark Angel Book 1) 5 2
Paul Has A Summer Job 5 2
City of Glass : The Graphic Novel 5 2
I Never Liked You : A Graphic Novel 4.5 2
Epicurus : The Sage 4.5 2
Star Trek the Next Generation: The Gorn Crisis (Star Trek Next Generation (Unnumbered)) 4 2
One Pound Gospel : Knuckle Sandwich (One Pound Gospel) 4 2
Summer of Love 3.5 2
Catwoman : Her Sister's Keeper 3.5 2
Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson 3.5 2
Moby Dick 3 2
Planetary: Leaving the 20th Century - Volume 3 5 1
Agrippina 5 1
The Bradleys 5 1
System 5 1
Planetes, Book 3 5 1
Planetes, Book 2 5 1
Jimbo in Purgatory 5 1
The Fixer 4 1
Gravitation, Vol. 7 4 1
Devadatta (Buddha, Vol. 3) 4 1
Batman in the Forties 4 1
Gravitation, Vol. 6 3 1
The Metamorphosis 1 1
Trick or Treat! (Leave It to Chance)

Giant Robot Warriors

Louis : Dreams Never Die

Johnny Jihad

Fort : Prophet of the Unexplained!

The Mark of Mandragora (A Doctor Who Graphic Novel)

The Forest of Uruvela (Buddha, Vol. 4)

Townscapes

Gundam SEED Vol. 2 : Mobile Suit Gundam (Gundam Seed Astray)

The Son Of Mad

Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson

Sleepwalk: And Other Stories

Gundam SEED Vol. 3 : Mobile Suit Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam)

Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind (Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind)


Another possibility: "Logitech Internet Chat Headset
Comfortable, behind-the-head design
Computing > Speakers & Headsets
$19.99" http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder20/

Maybe I'll spend my futureshop $50 gift cert on this: "The PCTEL WiFi Seeker tells you whether you're within range of a wireless hot spot and shows the strength of the signal ($29.95, pctel.com/seeker.php)." http://www.usaweekend.com/04_issues/041205/041205holiday_cheap_tech.html

I am a technophile. I have technophilic tendencies. http://www.extremetech.com/category2/0,1556,1728850,00.asp

Hi Chang-Rok

Hi Chang-Rok,

Just wanted to thank you for the sweater. I was surprised and delighted to receive a gift from you.

Currently I am at home enjoying a 1-week vacation. I am sooo relaxed right now. It's great to be with mom and my brother. I wish this could last forever.

What is your current feeling?

Jon

Monday, December 27, 2004

Another possibility: "Sennheiser MX-500 earbuds
Price: $14-20 (shop for this item)
Manufacturer: Sennheiser (product page)
Don't like the earbuds your mp3 player came with? These earbuds from Sennheiser have a fantastic frequency response, so you hear more music and less distortion. Tired of untangling cords? It comes with a handy cord-windup carrying case for when you need to put down the mp3 player for awhile."

Good graphic novels and their authors, referred to in other graphic novels.

Flood: Lynd Ward, Frans Masereel

The System: Robert and Aline Kominsky Crumb, Justin Green, Diane Noomin, Art Spiegelman

Father tony's homily - holy family

Ideal family

Sunday, December 26, 2004

three people whose ideas have greatly influenced my life:

- stephen covey
- david allen
- marshall rosenberg

Saturday, December 25, 2004

Hi Vic - Merry Christmas!

Hi Vic - Just wanted to wish you a Merry Hong Kong Christmas.

Currently I am stress-relaxed, if that makes sense. I am relaxed to be
at home with my brother and mother. But I am a bit stressed because
there are a number of things I promised myself I would do today, and I
am not quite finished. Remaining on today's todo list:

* contact Vic (doing that right now)
* weekly review of my "action system" (calendar, to-do lists)
* put water bottle in guitar case (easy one - I'll do this next)
* call Ji-Hwan (past homestay student, now living in Vancouver)

How are you doing at this very moment?

Jon

Father Tony's homily

Christmas day

John 1: In the beginning was the Word.

For the answers to the questions - where is God, what is God's will, what is God's mercy like - look at Jesus and his life.

Thursday, December 23, 2004

Three Filipino things:
- utang na loob
- amor proprio
- hiya

I am also pioneering the 1-pass toothbrushing technique. (Note: only works if you have an electric toothbrush). The idea is to do 1 pass through all your teeth, while cleaning your teeth thoroughly: by moving the toothbrush veeeery sloooowly.

Efficiency, effectiveness - the 1-pass toothbrushing technique has it all. Great for people who hate redundancy of any sort, doing the same thing twice.

Christian Prayer for Dummies by Richard J. Wagner

Funny -- A. told me that, after reading some of my blog posts, he was impressed by my faith and spirituality. To tell you the truth, it ain't that great right now. In fact, this is the book I am currently reading to get back on track.

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Here's some music I made with a couple of people whom I've never met, thanks to the power of the internet:

http://www.files.myvirtualband.com/ditty/fiddleditty.mp3

Conversation about how this came about:

http://www.forums.myvirtualband.com/read.php?1,33

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Freeware*Palm* Ratings Extracted and Sorted

Following on the heels of similar work for the Pocket PC, here is an extraction of all the ratings from freewarepalm.com, sorted by popularity. Programs with the most ratings are at the top; programs with the least ratings, at the bottom. This gives an excellent view of which freeware programs are highly regarded in the Palm community.

Without screenshots
With screenshots (1991 of them!)

Why this work was necessary: FreewarePalm contains a goldmine of ratings of Palm freeware. But it does not provide a way to sort the programs by rating. That is why I extracted the ratings and sorted them.

Quick Facts:
  • FreewarePalm lists 6277 freeware programs
  • 1991 of those programs have at least one rating
  • There are a total of 7529 ratings entered
  • I extracted the information using Cygwin lynx, XEmacs, and a 60-line Ruby script

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

I'm frustrated with a lot of the headlines by the excellent news source CNet News. Many of them are cryptic, I guess in order to "draw the reader in". Consider:

* Schwarzenegger moves to break up food fight
* Apple sues over loose Tiger
* Worst spyware queues up

CNet News authors, please please please read Jakob Nielsen's Microcontent: How to Write Headlines, Page Titles, and Subject Lines

You would make the world a more wonderful place.

Soft Assertions

I would like to introduce a programming concept which I shall call soft assertions. A soft assertion is an an assertion error that allows the user to try to proceed with the current operation, rather than simply unravelling the stack and exiting the thread.

For example, let's say you SoftAssertion.assert(gummibears.length < 2). Instead of throwing an AssertionException, this method would prompt the user if they want to risk continuing with the current operation. If yes, #assert does nothing. If no (the safer choice), then and only then is the AssertionException thrown.

The SoftAssertion lets power users at least continue on in the face of programming errors. Imagine if you had an assertion exception preventing you from using the Save feature? Frustration!

this is an audio post - click to play

The GMail people have done something to make life wonderful: Undo Discard.

What I expect from Christianity: meaning

Monday, December 20, 2004

Another Firefox hack: make your own sidebar

I love how Firefox lets you use any web page for your sidebar. Here
I've assembled a bunch of my favourite bookmarklets. Works great as a
Firefox sidebar.

http://members.shaw.ca/Jon_Aquino/Bookmarks.html

Perhaps the coolest one is the text-to-speech bookmarklet (TTS) --
select some text, then click TTS.

Other interesting ones:
- Amazon - search Amazon for the selected text
- GoToSelectedURL - open the url given by the selected text
- HighlightRegexp - enter a regular expression to highlight
- Up - go to the parent folder of the current URL
- Top - go to the top-level domain of the current URL
- Wikipedia - search Wikipedia for the selected text

Sunday, December 19, 2004

Father Tony's homily

Names

Immanuel => immediate
"God is with us" - worth meditating on. Litmus test: am I doing God's will?

Outline for teaching the rules for Princes of Florence

Based on Lanza's "The Finer Points of Teaching Rules" - http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/TeachingRules.shtml

set up

tagline
- what you do on your turn
- buying items required to create great artistic and scientific works
- the scoring
- the more required items you buy, the better the artistic/scientific work, and the more points you get

overview
- core rules, mechanics, chronology. Show connection between actions and scoring. How game ends. (No details yet)
- auctioning items on left, buying items on right
- 7 rounds, then game ends
- skim through profession card

details
- show, don't just tell! walk through turn order. flesh out the rules, demonstrate the use of the components, illustrate how points are scored, and cover the specifics that cause the game to end.
- action phase. (easier to explain this first)
- complete work: if work value 7 or more, convert to points or money.
- buy building + 3 points for $700. Not adjacent.
- buy profession card for $300
- buy freedom for $300
- buy bonus card for $300.
- auction phase. min bid: 200. max bid increment: 100. ends when everyone passes. note: last player buys item for 200.
- forest, lake, park. Extra forest/lake/park: 3 points.
- jester: increase work value by 2. Unlike forest/lake/park, useful for all works.
- builder: 50% discount, adjacency + 3 points, 100% discount + 3 points
- prestige card: 0-8 points. different from bonus card! Parentheses for ties.
- recruiting card
- game ends after 7 rounds
- review scoring summary on board

exceptions
- details about converting work value into points or money. 1 WV => $100. 2 WV => 1 point.
- max times each action can be done per turn
- freedoms are limited
- minimum work value increases with each turn
- can't put building adjacent to Palazzo
- can't buy same building more than once. Can't buy freedom more than once. Can buy forest/lake/twice more than once (3 points)
- move back 1 point for $100
- recruiting cards count when computing WV
- best work: 3 points

strategies, pitfalls

- "When in doubt, push off producing the work." (Propo Pod)

- "There are many viable strategies but you almost certainly will not win without producing a competitive number of works. And for that you need profession cards and/or recruiting cards--the earlier the better so you can plan around them." (Propo Pod)

- "Another key element is having complementary Personalities." See requirement summary on left (Pevans)

- "A Bonus card or two is useful towards the end of the game...The nature of the Bonus cards ...means that it makes sense to buy them earlier on so that you can work towards maximising their value. The same is true of Prestige cards. Again, I think it's worth having at least one of these at the end of the game." (Pevans)

- "Another way of taking your opponents by surprise is putting on two Works in a turn. Especially in the last turn." (Pevans)





Outline for teaching rules - structure

Based on Lanza's "The Finer Points of Teaching Rules" - http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/TeachingRules.shtml

set up

tagline
- what you do on your turn
- the scoring

overview
- core rules, mechanics, chronology. Show connection between actions and scoring. How game ends. (No details yet)

details
- walk through turn order. flesh out the rules, demonstrate the use of the components, illustrate how points are scored, and cover the specifics that cause the game to end.

exceptions

strategies, pitfalls

Alternatives to "Would you be willing to ..."

- Will you...
- Could you...
- I would like you to...
- Would you...
- How can I...

"We need to remain constantly open to the action of the Holy Spirit so that we may become, more fully, 'temples of the Holy Spirit'". -- Michelle Moran

"They must be helped to grow in understanding that what they believe about God must be manifest in all they do. This is the true heart of spirituality or spirtual living." -- Father Erik Riechers

Saturday, December 18, 2004

Not sure if anyone vacuums this way, but in the interests of efficiency, I am vacuuming 1-pass. The trick is, I am moving the vacuum head very slowly (half foot per second). Thus I do not have to touch the same area twice.

I'm currently trying MessagEase with a tolerance of 15 pixels.

My RIASEC distribution

My RIASEC distribution

The Self-Directed Search® Interpretive Report
by
Robert C. Reardon, PhD,
and PAR Staff

General Information

Name:
Jonathan Aquino
Client ID:
jonathan.aquino@gmail.com
Reference Group:
Adult
Test Date:
12/18/2004
Age:
27
Gender:
Male
Education:
17





Realistic:
23
Social:
13

Investigative:
36
Enterprising:
13

Artistic:
29
Conventional:
22


Summary Code: IAR


Introduction

To get the most from your Self-Directed Search (SDS) results, read this report carefully. The report answers some of the questions most frequently asked about the SDS; it also provides lists of possible career options for you to consider as you think about your future. The report concludes with suggestions and resources to assist you with your educational and career planning.

What is the Self-Directed Search (SDS)?

The SDS is a guide to educational and career planning. It was first developed by Dr. John Holland in 1971 and subsequently has been revised three times. The SDS and this Interpretive Report are based on extensive research about how people choose careers. The SDS is the most widely used interest inventory in the world.

What is the SDS Interpretive Report based upon?

The SDS Interpretive Report helps you learn about yourself and your educational and life/career choices. It is based upon the theory that people can be loosely classified into six different groups: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional (RIASEC). Important information about these six types is presented below. Think about yourself as you read about the RIASEC types.

Which types are most like you?

Realistic (R) people like realistic careers such as auto mechanic, aircraft controller, surveyor, electrician, and farmer. The R type usually has mechanical and athletic abilities, and likes to work outdoors and with tools and machines.
The R type generally likes to work with things more than with people. The R type is described as conforming, frank, genuine, hardheaded, honest, humble, materialistic, modest, natural, normal, persistent, practical, shy, and thrifty.
Investigative (I) people like investigative careers such as biologist, chemist, physicist, geologist, anthropologist, laboratory assistant, and medical technician. The I type usually has math and science abilities, and likes to work alone and to solve problems.
The I type generally likes to explore and understand things or events, rather than persuade others or sell them things. The I type is described as analytical, cautious, complex, critical, curious, independent, intellectual, introverted, methodical, modest, pessimistic, precise, rational, and reserved.
Artistic (A) people like artistic careers such as composer, musician, stage director, dancer, interior decorator, actor, and writer. The A type usually has artistic skills, enjoys creating original work, and has a good imagination.
The A type generally likes to work with creative ideas and self-expression more than routines and rules. The A type is described as complicated, disorderly, emotional, expressive, idealistic, imaginative, impractical, impulsive, independent, introspective, intuitive, nonconforming, open, and original.
Social (S) people like social careers such as teacher, speech therapist, religious worker, counselor, clinical psychologist, and nurse. The S type usually likes to be around other people, is interested in how people get along, and likes to help other people with their problems.
The S type generally likes to help, teach, and counsel people more than engage in mechanical or technical activity. The S type is described as convincing, cooperative, friendly, generous, helpful, idealistic, kind, patient, responsible, social, sympathetic, tactful, understanding, and warm.
Enterprising (E) people like enterprising careers such as buyer, sports promoter, television producer, business executive, salesperson, travel agent, supervisor, and manager. The E type usually has leadership and public speaking abilities, is interested in money and politics, and likes to influence people.
The E type generally likes to persuade or direct others more than work on scientific or complicated topics. The E type is described as acquisitive, adventurous, agreeable, ambitious, attention-getting, domineering, energetic, extroverted, impulsive, optimistic, pleasure-seeking, popular, self-confident, and sociable.
Conventional (C) people like conventional careers such as bookkeeper, financial analyst, banker, tax expert, secretary, and radio dispatcher. The C type has clerical and math abilities, likes to work indoors and to organize things.
The C type generally likes to follow orderly routines and meet clear standards, avoiding work that does not have clear directions. The C type is described as conforming, conscientious, careful, efficient, inhibited, obedient, orderly, persistent, practical, thrifty, and unimaginative.
Sometimes the RIASEC letters are used to describe the areas that a person's interests most resemble. For example, we could say that one person is most like a Realistic, or R, type. Another person might be more like a Social, or S, type. Furthermore, a person often resembles several types, not just one.

How are the six types similar or different?

A six-sided figure--called a hexagon--is used to show the similarities and differences among the six types. Types that are next to one another on the hexagon are most similar. The following hexagon shows the relationships among the six types. For example, Realistic and Investigative types tend to have similar interests, but Realistic and Social types tend to be most different. Conventional types are most closely related to Enterprising and Realistic types, somewhat less similar to Social and Investigative types, but tend to be most different from Artistic types, and so on.

What does my three-letter summary code mean?

Completing the SDS helped you describe what you like--your favorite activities and interests. The three RIASEC types with the highest SDS Summary Scores are your three-letter Holland summary code. Your summary code is a brief way of saying what you like--your combination of interests.
Your interests are mostly a combination of I, A, and R. The first letter of your code shows the type you most closely resemble; the second letter shows the type you next most closely resemble, and so on. The types not in your three-letter code are the types you least closely resemble.
Your summary scores on the SDS were R = 23, I = 36, A = 29, S = 13, E = 13, C = 22. You might think of your interests as a RIASEC pie, with the size of the six slices being equal to the size of your scores on the SDS. The larger the slice, the greater your interest in that area. Score differences of less than 8 points can be considered as similar. Sometimes summary codes have tied scores, which means they are about equally interesting to you.

Can RIASEC letters be used to classify jobs and other things?

Yes. Jobs, occupations, fields of study, and leisure activities can be grouped into RIASEC areas. It is helpful to think of these as environments that are more comfortable, friendly, and beneficial for some Holland types than for others. For example, if you are a Social type, you will probably like a social environment most because social jobs require activities, values, abilities, and self-views that you have or prefer. In general, people who find environments that match their type are likely to be the most satisfied and successful.

What is included in this report?

The SDS Interpretive Report has taken your code and searched lists of 1,309 occupations, over 750 fields of study, and over 700 leisure activities in order to print examples of each for your report.
All combinations of the letters of your Holland summary code were used to build this Interpretive Report. This was done to increase your awareness of potentially satisfying occupations, and to provide you with a better understanding of your future possibilities. Remember, every code is different, and Interpretive Reports vary in the numbers of possibilities printed.

What occupations might interest me?

The SDS Interpretive Report has created a list of occupations based on the letters in your summary code. In the first column, the DOT number printed by each occupation is taken from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, a book with brief descriptions of more than 12,000 occupations.
In the second column, the numbers under ED have the following meaning:
2 means that elementary school training or no special training is required;
3 means that high school is usually needed;
4 means possibly community college or technical education is usually needed;
5 means that college is usually necessary; and
6 means that a college degree is required, with possible additional graduate education.
Occupations also differ in the amount of training needed after a person is hired. In the third column, the + marks are used to show estimates of how much specialized training is needed by a person to excel in the occupation. For example:
+ means 1-6 months;
++ means 6-12 months;
+++ means 1-2 years;
++++ means 2-4 years; and
+++++ means 4-10 years of training are sometimes needed.

Code: IAR

Occupation
DOT Number
ED
Training

Biologist
041.061-030
6
+++++

Code: IRA

Occupation
DOT Number
ED
Training

Surgeon
070.101-094
6
+++++

Veterinarian, Poultry
073.101-014
5
+++++

Code: AIR

Occupation
DOT Number
ED
Training

Architect
001.061-010
6
+++++

Landscape Architect
001.061-018
5
+++++

Code: ARI

Occupation
DOT Number
ED
Training

Model Maker
777.261-010
5
++++

Costumer
346.261-010
4
++++

Modeler (Brick and Tile)
777.081-010
4
++

Code: RIA

Occupation
DOT Number
ED
Training

Television Technician
194.062-010
5
++++

Lighting-Equipment Operator
962.381-014
4
+++

Code: RAI

Occupation
DOT Number
ED
Training

Concrete Sculptor
777.281-010
4
++++

What fields of study might interest me?

The SDS Interpretive Report has created a list of fields of study based on the letters in your summary code.
For each field of study listed, the ED letter shows the amount of education typically required to complete the program:
A indicates a program typically offered in a junior or community college, business or technical school resulting in an Associate degree;
B indicates a program that is typically offered in a 4-year college or university resulting in a Bachelor's degree; and
P indicates a program that is typically offered at the postbachelor's level resulting in master's degree, doctorate, or similar Professional degree.
Many fields of study are offered at more than one level. Courses and training activities may help you learn more about your interests.

Code: IAR

Fields of Study
ED

Biology, General
B, P

General Studies
B

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
B, P

Code: IRA

Fields of Study
ED

Biopsychology
B, P

Cell Biology
B, P

Medical Microbiology
P

Virology
P

Code: AIR

Fields of Study
ED

Architectural Environmental Design
B, P

Landscape Architecture
B, P

Code: RIA

Fields of Study
ED

Commercial Photography
A, B

What leisure areas might interest me?

The SDS Interpretive Report has created a list of leisure activities based on the first 2 letters of your summary code. Getting involved in these areas may help you learn more about your interests and open up new areas of interest for you as well.

Code: IA / AI

Acrostics
Folk art

Art
Free-lance (magazine) writing

Art pottery
Gunsmith

Audiophile
Letter writing

Classical studies
Maritime art

Crossword puzzles
Photography

Cryptography (coding/decoding)
Science fiction reading

Fiction writing
Star photography

What does my code mean?

Some people find it easy to see which types they are like and to find useful possibilities to explore. For example, the three letters of their code may all be next to one another on the hexagon (e.g., SEA); the first letter of their code may have a summary score much higher than the second letter; or the first two code letters are adjacent on the hexagon.
Other people find it difficult to match themselves to any of the RIASEC types, and they feel that their interests are less clear or stable. For example, the letters of their code are separated by less than 8 points, and can be viewed as about the same. They are about equally interested in several areas.
Your interests are a result of what you have learned and experienced up to this point in your life. You may develop new interests related to the RIASEC types by trying out new things. Also, a person's type may become clearer as he or she grows older or has more life experiences.

What is a good fit between a person and an environment?

The hexagon can be used to estimate the degree of fit between a person and an occupation or field of study. For example, a Social person in a Social occupation fits the job well; a Social person in an Enterprising or Artistic occupation is not as close a fit but is not far off; a Social person in an Investigative or Conventional occupation is in a less compatible situation; and a Social person in a Realistic occupation is in the most incompatible situation possible on the hexagon. More precise estimates of fit involve using the second and third letters of the person and environment codes.

How can I use this report?

The SDS Interpretive Report helps you identify occupations, fields of study, and leisure areas in terms of your code and the RIASEC types. This report can help you be more certain that your occupational choice or present occupation is right for you, and that you have not overlooked another desirable occupation or field of study. However, no test or person can provide perfect assurance. Therefore, it is important to explore and learn as much as you can about yourself and the occupational and educational world.
It is suggested that you mark each possibility listed by the SDS Interpretive Report as either No Interest (NI), Unsure (U), or Good Possibility (GP). Caution--be sure possibilities you mark "NI" are not discarded because of inaccurate stereotypes or lack of information and that possibilities marked "U" are those about which you are uncertain or unfamiliar.

How can I get more information?

There are six basic ways to get information for educational and career planning. Try to use several of these activities to explore information related to your Holland codes.
1. Observe. You can learn about occupations by observing people at work and study, such as members of your family, neighbors, associates, and friends. You also can observe workers by looking at career films and videos.
2. Visit. You can make field trips, intern, or "shadow" workers on the job. Your school or organization may have a program to help you do this.
3. Listen. Talk with persons in fields of study and occupations related to your code. Make up interview questions and ask them the why, what, when, where, and how questions about their fields. Most people are pleased to talk about what they do.
4. Write. You can write to professional associations, schools, unions, and other places to get information about occupations, fields of study, and financial aid. Many of these places already have things printed to send you.
5. Read. You can learn much about occupations and fields of study by reading about them. The list of materials at the end of this report will give you a place to start.
6. Try Out. You can learn a lot about yourself by doing various activities and then thinking about your reactions. Remember, you learn from both positive and negative experiences. Fields of study and leisure activities can be useful for trying out your interests.

Career Information Resources List

A counselor at a career resource center or a librarian at a public or school library can help you locate and use the resources listed below, as well as many other career materials.
Chronicle Occupational Briefs. Four-page briefs that tell about the type of job activities, working conditions, and earnings of different occupations. [Available from Chronicle Guidance Publications, 1-800-899-0454 or www.chronicleguidance.com]
Computer-Based Career Guidance Systems. Career information systems provide information about schools, occupations, financial aid, and more, and can be found at many career resource centers, libraries, and vocational offices.
Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes (DHOC). A book that lists over 12,000 occupational titles and their Holland codes. [Available from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1-800-331-TEST or www.parinc.com]
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). A book that provides brief descriptions of the work done in over 12,000 occupations. [Available from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1-800-331-TEST or www.parinc.com]
Educational Opportunities Finder (EOF). A booklet listing over 750 fields of study in universities, colleges, vocational schools, and community colleges that match Holland codes. [Available from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1-800-331-TEST or www.parinc.com]
Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE). A book describing hundreds of occupations, training programs, and leisure activities. [Available from JIST Works, Inc., www.jist.com]
Leisure Activities Finder (LAF). A booklet listing over 700 leisure activities that match Holland codes. [Available from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1-800-331-TEST or www.parinc.com]
Occupations Finder (OF; SDS Form R). A booklet with 1,309 occupations listed by three-letter Holland codes. It includes DOT numbers for each occupation listed, which helps in locating information in the DOT. It also has estimated level of education required for the occupation. [Available from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1-800-331-TEST or www.parinc.com]
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). The best single source of occupational information, published every 2 years by the U.S. Department of Labor. It has detailed, current information about hundreds of occupations. [Available from JIST Works, Inc., www.jist.com or http://stats.bls.gov/emppub01.htm]

Resources Used to Generate This Report

The SDS Interpretive Report includes information from the following sources: SDS Form R Assessment Booklet by John L. Holland (Copyright © 1994 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.), the My Vocational Situation by John L. Holland, Denise C. Daiger, and Paul G. Power (Copyright © 1980 by Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc.), The Occupations Finder by John L. Holland (Copyright © 2000 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.), the You and Your Career booklet by John L. Holland (Copyright © 1994 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.), The Educational Opportunities Finder by Donald Rosen, Kay Holmberg, and John L. Holland (Copyright © 1997 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.), The Leisure Activities Finder by Kay Holmberg, Donald Rosen, and John L. Holland (Copyright © 1997 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.), Making Vocational Choices by John L. Holland (Copyright © 1997 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.), the Self-Directed Search (SDS) Professional User’s Guide by John L. Holland, Amy B. Powell, & Barbara A. Fritzsche (Copyright © 1997 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.), and the Self-Directed Search (SDS) Technical Manual by John L. Holland, Barbara A. Fritzsche, and Amy B. Powell (Copyright © 1997 by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.).
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