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Paul

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About Me

For my real website visit www.technomagick.com .
I am a fourth year doctoral student in Computer Science at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.
As a graduate student I am the current Vice President and past Secretary of the Computer Science Graduate Student Association, a system administrator in the Center for the Study of Digital Libraries, a researcher for the the Walden's Paths Project, and a Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Java. I have also worked on the IERE Study.
I recieved my bachelors in Computer Science from Texas A&M University on 17 December 2004.
As an undergraduate student at A&M I had been the President of our ACM chapter, represented the students' interest on the departmental Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, served on our Student Engineers' Council, worked for both the Civil Engineering Department and the Center for the Study of Digital Libraries, interned with ATD Q&R-IS at Intel in Phoenix, and studied abroad in Poland.
I have been married to Andorrea Liana Bogen since 19 September 2004!
Our first child, Elizabeth Lee was born on April 4, 2008!
I have three dogs: Gizmo Isaac, Wicket Cornelius, and Cranberry Aurora; and a rabbit: Hamilton J.
You Are Japanese Food
Strange yet delicious.
Contrary to popular belief, you're not always eaten raw. What Kind of Food Are You?
Your Political Profile:
Overall: 45% Conservative, 55% Liberal
Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

My Interests

Digital Libraries, Linux, Computer-Human Interaction, Linguisitics, New Media, Information Retrieval, Genre Theory.

Music:

Beluah, Spoon, The Flaming Lips, Belle and Sebastian, The Hives, The Shins, White Stripes, Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, The Books, Les Savy Fav, Pixies, The Killers, LCD Soundsystem, Keane, Louis XIV, Kaiser Chiefs, Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, The Fiery Furnaces, Stars, The Comas, Trail of Dead, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Hot Hot Heat, Gang of Four, The Dresden Dolls, the Go! Team, Against Me!, The Sounds, Lily Allen, Art Brut, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Cursive, The Grates, Islands, The Unicorns, The Wrens

Movies:

Brazil, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove

Television:

Doctor Who, Heroes, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Hellsing, Tenchi Muyo, Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Lost, Jeremiah, Firefly, Black Adder, Monty Python's Flying Circus

Books:

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash, ASoUE, Harry Potter, Dune, Interview with the Vampire, Neuromancer, Man In The High Castle, American Gods, Neverwhere, Perdido Street Station, Hyperspace, The Design of Everyday Things, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Heroes:


You Should Get a PhD in Science (like chemistry, math, or engineering)
What Advanced Degree Should You Get?