Paul Rj Muller |:| Simulacra » digital is my analogue http://www.paulrjmuller.com Digital is my Analogue Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:16:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Digital Anthropology http://www.paulrjmuller.com/blog/digital-anthropology-11/ http://www.paulrjmuller.com/blog/digital-anthropology-11/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:01:27 +0000 Paul http://www.paulrjmuller.com/?p=11 Anthropology is the study of humanity, and it has historically been broken down into 4 different branches of study. Cultural, Linguistic, Physical, Biological. Pretty basic when it comes right down to it. I’ve spent time in all four disciplines in the classroom, all have fascinating lessons to impart to the very same humanity they seek to study. However two have always called to me stronger than the others, Cultural and Physical. I have had the wonderful opportunity to work on an archaeological dig and work in a archeology lab as well. Without that experience I don’t think I could have made the career decisions I had to.

Cultural Anthropology on the other hand, gave me a unique set of skills which I use every day of my life. Pattern recognition, data categorization, set management and my new found organizational skills. Research is a part of any job, but anthropology gave me a set of tools to bring to the table that my colleges with CS degrees can’t match. I taught myself everything I know about fixing and managing computers and servers. With this blog I hope to tap into that tool-set to bring a different viewpoint to the Internet. There are plenty of anthropologists online, some are even adapt enough to walk in both worlds as I do. Its refreshing to see so many new perspectives online popping up.

Stop back periodically… I hope to make it worth your time

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