joseph mcelroy
Since 2002
Works in New York United States of America

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BIO
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.
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DISCUSSION

Re: Copyright: not for you.


What do you want to do to stop the DRM? Create competing companies with open
technologies or create laws to prevent such technologies or educate/convert
existing companies to the dangers of DRM? Once we decide the most likely
option, then we must go about seeing it happen

--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]

DISCUSSION

Re: Nomad Update


Quoting rusin <rusin@pbank.lutsk.ua>:

> stop bugging me!!!!!!!!!!!!
>

Do you think we care? Unsubscribe from the unmoderated list you dimwit. If you
don't like it raw, get out of the butcher shop.

--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]

DISCUSSION

Re: Copyright: not for you.


Quoting Patrick Lichty <voyd@voyd.com>:

> I just keep getting stunned at artists without the kind of capital backing
> like Max, Kinkaide, etc, who actually think they have a chance under
> copyright law, and that it is for THEM. Of course from a legal standpoint
> they do, but the financial component is untenable in most cases.
>

While in general you are correct, most individual cannot compete with the money
needed to fight law suits, there are organization and even individuals who will
fund such fights. I know there is a copyright organization for Artists, just
can't remember the name. I know of individual lawyers who are trying to create
a law firm where anybody can go to to protect intellectual property rights
(whether they have funds or not).

Additionally, lack of funds can sometimes be replaced with charisma,
dedication, effort, etc that attract something more powerful than money, which
is people to a cause.

--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]

DISCUSSION

Re: Nomad Update


Patience wally baby, these things take time. Just a few notes while on the
road. And all nutrition is not conceptual.

Joseph

Quoting Wally Keeler <poetburo@sympatico.ca>:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <joseph@electrichands.com>
>
>
> > NOMAD UPDATE
> >
> > It is a rainy morning near Port Clinton, Ohio. We are just a few
> > blocks from Lake Erie which we were boating on yesterday. The sky is
> > starting to show signs of clearing, and we are waiting to close up
> > shop here and move on to New York City. Home and hearth beckon (for a
> > short time). Our trip has been full of adventures and stories that
> > we will be telling you over the next few months. We will start with
> > a few of the notes we took at Burning Man and show you what has
> > become of the RV. We started with and have been driving through
> > middle America to various stunned responses.
> >
> > The RV and BM ... www.electrichands.com/experiences/bm1/idx3.htm
> >
> > BM 2002- 8-29-02
> > This place is way cool.
>
> Shouldn't it be spelled "kewl"? That is, if you desire to posture as
> post-tweenie hopper-boppers.
>
> > Joseph now sees the beauty of a bare-
> > breasted bicyclists while Donna has been given a fresh perspective
> > of the uncircumsized penis.
>
> What a banality-boner! Perhaps if your bland-gland didn't prevail, you might
> be able to provide some insight in what is fresh about the perspective.
>
> >All of the artists associated-greeters,
> > ticket takers, & masters & maidens-were warm & friendly. Our
> > neighbors were, to our left, Fred-a CA grape farmer, and Press and
> > Jeff. We cycled around & met Tigger & Q-both from NYC. They told us
> > there was an entire NY contingent here & invited us to a party.
> > Tigger also invited us to a "decompression" camping weekend -Columbus
> > Day in DE. When inquiring about setting up the satellite, we met Ron
> > John who was involved with media stuff & he gave the OK to set up.
> > Bob-right neighbor feels our of pain 9/11.
> > Connor offered us a shot of rum & invited us to a party. Mike gave
> > us some jungle juice.
>
> So there is Fred, Press, Jeff, Tigger, Ron John, Bob, Conner, Mike. Dropping
> names like Tom, Dick & Harry. What incredible characterization! How
> multidimensional these people have been presented!
>
> > Catherine-gave us each beads becuz we shared the what, where, when
> > calendar of events. Frank & Donna-good friends of Bob & his wife
> > Linda & all 4 sharing the same campground, our neighbors to the
> > right, allowed our diagonal neighbors, Wade & Kala, access to a
> > generator to charge Wade's video camera. Pres, who is here with our
> > new friend Fred, gave us 2 caps from his crop dusting company in CA
> > in exchange for our duct tape. Pres also invited us to his farm in
> > Fresno, CA anytime. He drew us a map & gave us all of his contact
> > info Fred was very helpful when painting the RV. & Pres liked
> > watching Fred, Joseph, & Donna's creativity come together. Pres
> > offered us to come to Fresno & hook-up our RV. The Critical tit ride
> > was absolutely empowering for everybody! We started @ Center Camp in
> > front of the man. & there was thousands of beautiful, tit decorated
> > women. Some naked, all so beautiful posing for the cameras. We took
> > off on our bicycles for a ride thru the entire camp, we met @ the man
> > & went around like in a spiral. On our journey folks were taking
> > photos, spraying us with water, giving us food & drinks, &
> > worshipping us. At the end of the ride, thousands of men were
> > waiting for us offering gifts of fresh fruit, nuts, chips&salsa,
> > vegetables, ice, water, juices, sodas, blenders full of frozen
> > margaritas, pina coladas, daquiris, vodka, gin, beer...Elizabeth is
> > the burning woman. She is also our neighbor & came here expecting at
> > least 2 other friends to join her, however they backed out @ the last
> > minute. One is now her ex-boyfriend & the other is someone from
> > whom she must also now distance herself. Frank, his wife Donna, Bob,
> > Elizabeth, Fred, Pres & Jeff all joined us for cocktails after the
> > Critical tit ride. Jeff, proud of turning his life around & staying
> > sober several years now, didnot have cocktails but was not afraid to
> > celebrate with us. Both Donnas passed out from too much drinking.
> > Joseph & Elizabeth kept the food & drinks flowing while we Donnas
> > caught up on our beauty rest. On the way back from the tit soiree,
> > we got caught in an awe inspiring dessert sand storm. It was so
> > great. Joseph & Donna were each wearing a sarong & we took our
> > sarongs off to use them as masks to protect against the sand. So we
> > managed to find our way home, without getting lost or losing
> > eachother while bike riding naked thru a dessert sandstorm-following
> > Joseph's lead.
>
> This bit of travelogue has about as much conceptual-nutrition as a slice of
> white-bread left out in the sun.
>
> > + If the reader will keep me company I shall be glad.
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DISCUSSION

Re: collaboration...where, what and who?


Careful, you might turn my head.
Joseph

Quoting Jess Loseby <jess@rssgallery.com>:

> cheers for this joseph, good thoughts....
> jess.
> >
> > Collaboration is tricky, especially for creative people. The project is
> very
> > rare that can be successful with multiple focii...thus one focus is
> required
> > o
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