Musings on Backups, IPIP-NEO Personality Test

I've been musing on a lot of things lately -- well, I always have, but I have lately found a lot of interesting reading material and links. I've also been experiencing some hard drive crashes and file dis-organization, making finding even what I have backed up lately difficult.

Regarding backups, and the difficulty with which I've been getting cross-OS file transfer working between Linux and Windows, I've been thinking of backing up some of my more critical files to my Pair Networks webhosting, since their storage is significantly more reliable than anything I could do. Things such as my latest bookmarks, my most interesting e-mails received and my more useful responses (maybe saved as Unicode), small hard to find programs and utilities, and original artwork - things like that. Compressed and encrypted, of course, with passwords that are little more than random line noise. Then I'd be able to access it from any online computer, and all my most important data would be backed up in one place, offsite.

I recently ran across the IPIP-NEO Personality Test. It's apparently intended to assess one's standing within five broad personality domains, and the consequences of such standing. It's interesting. Certainly isn't pleasing or flattering, at least not in all respects.

Taking it while depressed will skew the results - I did that Monday, and got 1 out of 100's for five out of seven aspects of extraversion - in other words, very withdrawn. On the plus side, strangely enough, I did cheer up after taking the test - I guess mental stimulation will do that to me.

I took it again this Saturday and got somewhat more average results on some of the aspects, though I still certainly deviate from the general public a great deal (which isn't necessarily a bad thing in my mind). Two things that I feel willing to relate in a public (potentially; is anyone reading this?) venue, and might help people to get to know me better:

"Your score on Extraversion is low, indicating you are introverted, reserved, and quiet. You enjoy solitude and solitary activities. Your socializing tends to be restricted to a few close friends."

Comments: This is largely true; I tend to wait for invitations and hope for people to initiate contact because I can never tell how they'll react otherwise. I think there must be something about Humans, or the particular culture I'm living among, that I am not getting. I also find large crowds excessively tiring if they come within my personal space. However, I do enjoy events with up to about twenty people ;)

"Your high level of Agreeableness indicates a strong interest in others' needs and well-being. You are pleasant, sympathetic, and cooperative."

Comments: Also largely true. Ask me a tech support question and you'll get a long response, after I have time to think about it*. Bear in mind, though, I only scored high, not maximum - I rather prefer polite interactions :)

* -I also rated high on caution. I can override it if I need to, but I won't often do so.