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The McElroys are a husband and wife collaborative artist, technology, and business team who bring significant artistic, technology and community development skills to Corporate Performance Artists. Joseph, is a graduate of Computer Science from Duke University and a former team leader at IBM. He has been a CEO of several companies, and has been responsible for raising $2 million to fund a startup company called EveryDayPrint.com, which while part of the dot-com boom and bust, he managed to bring to profitability and which still survives to this day.
Donna was an operations manager and PR specialist in the firms they have started together. She has recently been credited by several business leaders in the Bronx as being "top spokesperson for the Bronx." She is active in many community development projects, such as participating on the Board of the Bruckner Arts and Antique District, and working to promote many Bronx activities through an online newsletter called Cupcake Kaleidoscope.
Joseph was the leader of the Open Source Sig for the New York Software Industry Association. And was track co-chair for Open Source at the 2001 New York Software Industry Summit. He was on the advisory board for PostgreSql, Inc - the leading Open Source Database and has had articles published by Lutris Technologies and Open Magazine on Open Source business models and technology solutions. He is a database expert with extensive Fortune 500 experience. Among other awards, he won an IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
From magazine "Open" issue September 2001 - "The McElroys kick open the doors of old business models and capitalize on what they believe." The McElroys have achieved re-known as Open Source visionaries with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine, and others. Joseph and Donna make no claims of divine insight, but in review by Lewis Lacock, it is said, "that this dynamic duo of art are the closest things we have to true shamans today". They are doing their best to pursue the knowledge to support such claims someday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Achieved reputation as Open Source visionarys with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine among others.
* National Columnist on Money Matters for Gather.com.
* Judge for the Advanced Technical Categories of the Emmys.
* Successfully raised $2 million funding for startup.
* Successfully built and sold two technology businesses.
* First Entry into the Multimedia wing of the Museum of Computer Art.
* Artwork collected by the Library at Cornell University.
* Artwork in the collection of Rhizome.org.
* Developed first ever Exhibition Catalog completely on CD Rom. Done for Alternative Museum. Reviewed by New York Times.
* Selected to attend first ever Summer Institute for Performance Art at The Kitchen in NYC.
* IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
* Various academic, mathematic and scholarship awards. Attended Duke University on a full scholarship in mathematics.
* Poetry published in various journals. Art exhibited in museum shows.
* Certificate of Artistic Excellence from Congressman Jose Serrano.
* Recognized by Bronx Borough President Aldofo Carrion for contributions to the community.
Donna was an operations manager and PR specialist in the firms they have started together. She has recently been credited by several business leaders in the Bronx as being "top spokesperson for the Bronx." She is active in many community development projects, such as participating on the Board of the Bruckner Arts and Antique District, and working to promote many Bronx activities through an online newsletter called Cupcake Kaleidoscope.
Joseph was the leader of the Open Source Sig for the New York Software Industry Association. And was track co-chair for Open Source at the 2001 New York Software Industry Summit. He was on the advisory board for PostgreSql, Inc - the leading Open Source Database and has had articles published by Lutris Technologies and Open Magazine on Open Source business models and technology solutions. He is a database expert with extensive Fortune 500 experience. Among other awards, he won an IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
From magazine "Open" issue September 2001 - "The McElroys kick open the doors of old business models and capitalize on what they believe." The McElroys have achieved re-known as Open Source visionaries with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine, and others. Joseph and Donna make no claims of divine insight, but in review by Lewis Lacock, it is said, "that this dynamic duo of art are the closest things we have to true shamans today". They are doing their best to pursue the knowledge to support such claims someday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Achieved reputation as Open Source visionarys with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine among others.
* National Columnist on Money Matters for Gather.com.
* Judge for the Advanced Technical Categories of the Emmys.
* Successfully raised $2 million funding for startup.
* Successfully built and sold two technology businesses.
* First Entry into the Multimedia wing of the Museum of Computer Art.
* Artwork collected by the Library at Cornell University.
* Artwork in the collection of Rhizome.org.
* Developed first ever Exhibition Catalog completely on CD Rom. Done for Alternative Museum. Reviewed by New York Times.
* Selected to attend first ever Summer Institute for Performance Art at The Kitchen in NYC.
* IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
* Various academic, mathematic and scholarship awards. Attended Duke University on a full scholarship in mathematics.
* Poetry published in various journals. Art exhibited in museum shows.
* Certificate of Artistic Excellence from Congressman Jose Serrano.
* Recognized by Bronx Borough President Aldofo Carrion for contributions to the community.
Re: Rhizome's Book Club
How about www.schoolsR.us ... it never got off the ground and is dead now.
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Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
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Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Re: Crooked rain crooked rain
Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
> > Only poor lost innocents like you
>
> Sorry dear. Your internal projectorial derogatory
> 'pitiful' knee-jerks are only a matter of your ego.
No, that is a private joke - I use purple chinese houses as an expression in
place of innocence because "purple chinese houses" are also known as
innocense. Nobody ever gets it, nor the Hex poetry at
www.electrichands.com/sketches/hex
>
> I am neither 'poor' nor 'lost' --and hardly 'innocent'.
>
> > think that you "know" I tell the truth.
>
> You have no idea what I am talking about, Joseph-twit.
Is that better than Joseph-san?
> You simply project your knee-jerk idiocy on my words,
> and proceed to criticize it. Well, that's one way to get
> you to look at yourself.
A ha - a motive. Have you concluded that there is only one way to look at
yourself? You seperate self and ego, with ego being the person who will
purposefully walk in front of cars on a busy city street, daring them to not
stop (someday they will not), where as the self is the person who knows whether
the cars will hit them or not and will walk as appropriate.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
> > Only poor lost innocents like you
>
> Sorry dear. Your internal projectorial derogatory
> 'pitiful' knee-jerks are only a matter of your ego.
No, that is a private joke - I use purple chinese houses as an expression in
place of innocence because "purple chinese houses" are also known as
innocense. Nobody ever gets it, nor the Hex poetry at
www.electrichands.com/sketches/hex
>
> I am neither 'poor' nor 'lost' --and hardly 'innocent'.
>
> > think that you "know" I tell the truth.
>
> You have no idea what I am talking about, Joseph-twit.
Is that better than Joseph-san?
> You simply project your knee-jerk idiocy on my words,
> and proceed to criticize it. Well, that's one way to get
> you to look at yourself.
A ha - a motive. Have you concluded that there is only one way to look at
yourself? You seperate self and ego, with ego being the person who will
purposefully walk in front of cars on a busy city street, daring them to not
stop (someday they will not), where as the self is the person who knows whether
the cars will hit them or not and will walk as appropriate.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Re: sorry
Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
>
> I am not annoyed my dearest--and quoting 'a dictionary'
> isn't goingto TELL you what my words mean.
> Avoid ab-using such devices in order to misrepresent
> what I wrote.
You said I was an imbecilic twit. I looked it up. There are more authoritative
sources than your precise mind for the definition of words. I am not
misrepresenting or misquoting or taking out of context. You specifically said
I am imbecilic twit. Thus a foolishing annoying person with below par mental
acumen. By your own words, I am annoying you. Or you are not precise in your
use of language.
>
> People talk? Last I saw they make noises.
>
What are you? A car horn?
> > our specifically human core that differentiates us from the Naked Ape,
>
> Ha ha ha. Nonsense.
I was quoting from a speech by Frederick Franck, author of "The Zen of Seeing"
upon receipt of his World Citizenship Award. Quite a successful and
accomplished man.
http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/wca/2001franck.htm
>
> > the anthropoid. And should not each of us
> > be invited to listen in a way such that we keep asking the questions "Who
> am
> > I?" "What is reality?"
>
> That is provided you can listen. And listening is not something which
> you're born with, nor something you acquire automatically.
Unless you are born deaf, you can listen - which is to "hear" or "pay
attention" - You mean that not every one can automatically comprehend what
they have heard. Again, please be more precise in your use of language.
>
> > In the martial arts we are taught respect.
>
> PROPER respect. Servility and empty mannerisms are not respect.
> I doubt you'd find a real sen-sei putting up with an idiot in his dojo
> out of 'manners'.
Perhaps, but did I mention manners? What has manners to do with our
conversation?
>
> lastly, avoid attempting to use 'martial arts' quotations which you do
> not understand in order to attempt to dictate my behavior.
Did I ask you to behave in any fashion other than you are so doing? I
specifically state that if you talked, I would listen. You have said that you
could not speak of the core, I demonstrated other people who have done so. I am
not dictating anything, I am asking that you provide enough explanatory
material so that I can have a partial understanding of your view of reality,
death, and life.
>
> I am perfectly respectful, and I do not 'report' to you on such matters.
> You are neither qualified, nor authorized to be a judge of my behavior.
Have I questioned or judged your behavior? I am trying to get knowledge, from
you, the sun, the moon, and the girl next door. Not book knowledge - words,
history, and such - but "core" knowledge.
>
> Monkey.
I take that to mean the iron block of a pile driver. An image of strength.
Thanks.
You are a lost purple chinese house. Do you get it?
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
>
> I am not annoyed my dearest--and quoting 'a dictionary'
> isn't goingto TELL you what my words mean.
> Avoid ab-using such devices in order to misrepresent
> what I wrote.
You said I was an imbecilic twit. I looked it up. There are more authoritative
sources than your precise mind for the definition of words. I am not
misrepresenting or misquoting or taking out of context. You specifically said
I am imbecilic twit. Thus a foolishing annoying person with below par mental
acumen. By your own words, I am annoying you. Or you are not precise in your
use of language.
>
> People talk? Last I saw they make noises.
>
What are you? A car horn?
> > our specifically human core that differentiates us from the Naked Ape,
>
> Ha ha ha. Nonsense.
I was quoting from a speech by Frederick Franck, author of "The Zen of Seeing"
upon receipt of his World Citizenship Award. Quite a successful and
accomplished man.
http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/wca/2001franck.htm
>
> > the anthropoid. And should not each of us
> > be invited to listen in a way such that we keep asking the questions "Who
> am
> > I?" "What is reality?"
>
> That is provided you can listen. And listening is not something which
> you're born with, nor something you acquire automatically.
Unless you are born deaf, you can listen - which is to "hear" or "pay
attention" - You mean that not every one can automatically comprehend what
they have heard. Again, please be more precise in your use of language.
>
> > In the martial arts we are taught respect.
>
> PROPER respect. Servility and empty mannerisms are not respect.
> I doubt you'd find a real sen-sei putting up with an idiot in his dojo
> out of 'manners'.
Perhaps, but did I mention manners? What has manners to do with our
conversation?
>
> lastly, avoid attempting to use 'martial arts' quotations which you do
> not understand in order to attempt to dictate my behavior.
Did I ask you to behave in any fashion other than you are so doing? I
specifically state that if you talked, I would listen. You have said that you
could not speak of the core, I demonstrated other people who have done so. I am
not dictating anything, I am asking that you provide enough explanatory
material so that I can have a partial understanding of your view of reality,
death, and life.
>
> I am perfectly respectful, and I do not 'report' to you on such matters.
> You are neither qualified, nor authorized to be a judge of my behavior.
Have I questioned or judged your behavior? I am trying to get knowledge, from
you, the sun, the moon, and the girl next door. Not book knowledge - words,
history, and such - but "core" knowledge.
>
> Monkey.
I take that to mean the iron block of a pile driver. An image of strength.
Thanks.
You are a lost purple chinese house. Do you get it?
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Re: sorry
> > You're an imbecilic twit.
A twit is a "foolishly annoying person." A imbecilic person is "well below par
in mental acumen"
How is it possible that you can let yourself be annoyed by someone with below
par mental acumen?
> > The 'core' is nothing that can or should be talked about.
But don't people talk about the Original Face, our specifically human core that
differentiates us from the Naked Ape, the anthropoid. And should not each of us
be invited to listen in a way such that we keep asking the questions "Who am
I?" "What is reality?"
In the martial arts we are taught respect. This is from the martial arts -
Seido Karate
Respect
"If we truly have respect for others, it is inevitable that we treat them with
courtesy and equanimity. It is when we do not have respect for others that we
become angry with them, that we disparage them, that we find no value in what
they say, and that we engage in destructive action. This lack of respect for
others, oddly enough, is related to a lack of respect for ourselves. Karate,
through the practice of zazen, makes us look at ourselves. If we do this
sincerely, we inevitably find our beautiful, truly human core. To find this,
however, we will have to wipe away many layers of dust and dirt, which cloud
the bright surface of what the Zen masters call our "mirror mind" or "Buddha
nature." When we see ourselves clearly, not with a vain love or callous self-
indulgence, but with a healthy respect,we shall inevitably see others the same
way. The Zen master says we shall see no separation, there is no self, and no
other."
> > Ttzt, you have a whole set of laws making it invisible
> > from those for whom it is meant to remain a mystery, and only an
> > imbecilic peasant would dare to demand talk of another's core.
I haven't demanded anything, I said if you would talk I would listen.
> >
> > You are not even remotely qualified to KNOW anything about
> > human cores, nor will you ever be.
Regardless of whether I am qualified to KNOW, I am qualified to listen since I
have eyes and ears.
> >
> > As for those qualified, they can 'see' yours--without words,
> > whether you like it or not. And they know you better than you
> > know yourself--or will ever.
This may be so, however I am sure that at some point in your learning you were
spoken to (I assume that you are born of natural birth and went through an
education process to learn language and then had teachers that pointed you to
an enlightened path)
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
A twit is a "foolishly annoying person." A imbecilic person is "well below par
in mental acumen"
How is it possible that you can let yourself be annoyed by someone with below
par mental acumen?
> > The 'core' is nothing that can or should be talked about.
But don't people talk about the Original Face, our specifically human core that
differentiates us from the Naked Ape, the anthropoid. And should not each of us
be invited to listen in a way such that we keep asking the questions "Who am
I?" "What is reality?"
In the martial arts we are taught respect. This is from the martial arts -
Seido Karate
Respect
"If we truly have respect for others, it is inevitable that we treat them with
courtesy and equanimity. It is when we do not have respect for others that we
become angry with them, that we disparage them, that we find no value in what
they say, and that we engage in destructive action. This lack of respect for
others, oddly enough, is related to a lack of respect for ourselves. Karate,
through the practice of zazen, makes us look at ourselves. If we do this
sincerely, we inevitably find our beautiful, truly human core. To find this,
however, we will have to wipe away many layers of dust and dirt, which cloud
the bright surface of what the Zen masters call our "mirror mind" or "Buddha
nature." When we see ourselves clearly, not with a vain love or callous self-
indulgence, but with a healthy respect,we shall inevitably see others the same
way. The Zen master says we shall see no separation, there is no self, and no
other."
> > Ttzt, you have a whole set of laws making it invisible
> > from those for whom it is meant to remain a mystery, and only an
> > imbecilic peasant would dare to demand talk of another's core.
I haven't demanded anything, I said if you would talk I would listen.
> >
> > You are not even remotely qualified to KNOW anything about
> > human cores, nor will you ever be.
Regardless of whether I am qualified to KNOW, I am qualified to listen since I
have eyes and ears.
> >
> > As for those qualified, they can 'see' yours--without words,
> > whether you like it or not. And they know you better than you
> > know yourself--or will ever.
This may be so, however I am sure that at some point in your learning you were
spoken to (I assume that you are born of natural birth and went through an
education process to learn language and then had teachers that pointed you to
an enlightened path)
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Re: sorry
Quoting "Christopher Fahey [askrom]" <askROM@graphpaper.com>:
> No, it's really just one person and his enormous agrro-gravitational
> pull, a force which some of us (Max, McElroy, etc) can't seem to resist.
>
Y'all take your inbox way too seriously, and figure what you read is what you
get.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
> No, it's really just one person and his enormous agrro-gravitational
> pull, a force which some of us (Max, McElroy, etc) can't seem to resist.
>
Y'all take your inbox way too seriously, and figure what you read is what you
get.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]