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: [thingist] portraet of 'performance doll' mcElroy


Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> The impotent idiot regards others as 'objects'.
>
> Precis. Glad you wrote that.
>
> Because this is exactly the 'service' you provide with your
> 'performances'.

There are no objects.

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Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, joseph (yes) wrote:
>
> > The 'force' you feel
>
> No dear. We feel no 'force'. You have attempted to force_
> your friendship. That doesn't imply the presence of
> force on your part. Attempted_.
>
> > comes from your (various individuals) own insecurity.
>
> We have no insecurities love. You're simply
> wishfully projecting again.
>
>
> > You do not understand why I would choose to be a friend,
>
> You are_ not_ a friend. Friendship is a mutual consent kind of thing.
> You're not capable_ of friendship. You're simply a leech.
>
> > though you refuse friendship,
>
> Because you're an idiot who cannot take no for an answer, baby.
>
> > and assume I have motives not particulaly friendly and thus
> > "perceive" what I do as a forcefulness.
>
> We don't perceive any forcefulness. We perceive an impotent
> attempts_ at force. We assume_ nothing. We observe you as you are.
> Maybe one of these days you'll 'get' that frienndship is something
> that requires mutual recognition an consent.
>
> > I am playing for no other reason than you are there to play with.
>
> No, dear. Nobody is 'there to be played with'.
> Humans are not objects, and they possess sentience and consent.
> Even small children know to ask for consent before playing.
>
> > Perhaps you are a rag doll
>
> The rag doll here is you baby.
> A rag doll to your ego.
>
>
> > and I am the cat that will tear you to shreds?
>
> Justified destruction of others, yes?
>
> Tak.
>
> Do you actually have an ounce of intelligence left?
>
> > If so, the child that owns you should not have left you alone.
>
> The impotent idiot regards others as 'objects'.
>
> Precis. Glad you wrote that.
>
> Because this is exactly the 'service' you provide with your
> 'performances'.

DISCUSSION

Re: [thingist] announcement : New School for Idiots


Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> It's a bit sad that humans choose to do this to themselves,
> but ultimately, it's an individual choice.

Pity? Ha Ha Ha. You reveal yourself. May I request the honor of your friendship
dear sir?

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Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, joseph (yes) wrote:
>
> > Being creative is a practice.
>
> Attempts at violence and stupidity are not 'creativity'.
> The atter is nothing you're capable of.
>
> > Does this hurt you, to say you are an exercise?
>
> I am not an exercise, Joseph. Nobody is.
> The 'exercise' is you here abusing yourself in public.
>
> Does it hurt me? No.
>
> It's a bit sad that humans choose to do this to themselves,
> but ultimately, it's an individual choice.
>
>
> > You are my pushups and situps. Thanks for being the dumbbell.
>
> I am neither 'pushups' nor 'situps' nor 'dumbbells'.
> You're simply hallucinating in stupor and abusing yourself.
>
> Tak.
>
> And you reveal yourself to be furthermore a masochistic idiot.

DISCUSSION

Re: [thingist] additional


Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> And it's too bad you fail to understand that you're simply
> becoming more egotistical, impotent, and constricted
> in terms of life-force.

Exactly the opposite, you describe the farmer that I was. Now I am a cabinet
maker. I don't use my brain to make cabinets (though perhaps after the fact I
do analyze with the brain).

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Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, joseph (yes) wrote:
>
> > I have my tasks to accomplish, here I practice and play, downtime you see.
>
> No dear. Here you 'lash out' at others and take out your personal
> problems on the list + attempt to peddle it as art.
>
> > Mailing lists were an education/promotion task a year ago, now they serve
> for
> > announcements and play.
>
> You're not 'playing'. You're abusing yourself, and those who are
> unconscious.
>
>
> > Sometimes I play more than I have time for, I grow more disciplined.
>
> You're not disciplined at all.
> Discipline implies awareness.
>
> You're simply a slave to your brain
> and becoming increasingly so.
>
> > Today, it snows.
>
> Wouldn't account for your rigidity.
> And it's too bad you fail to understand that you're simply
> becoming more egotistical, impotent, and constricted
> in terms of life-force.

DISCUSSION

Re: [thingist] announcement : New School for Idiots


Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> > May I request the honor of your friendship dear sir?
>
> Dear, you've never had a chance of being our friend.

You are such a tease. Shame on you for leading me on like that.

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frank + lyn - mc + El + roy

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DISCUSSION

Re: [thingist] announcement : New School for Idiots


Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:

> The conversation is over.

bye bye, say hi

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