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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: All you need is luv.
Quoting Eryk Salvaggio <eryk@maine.rr.com>:
>
>
> Since when does "influenced by" mean "follows to the exact letter?"
>
> -e.
Since the day K first was enlightened, his fear replaced with knowledge, and
his mind filled with rules to follow. He once said to the effect that I would
quake if suddenly faced with rigid rules (since I follow flexible ones). But
from architecture I know that rigid buildings are the most likely to fail in an
earthquake. And brittle old trees snap in the wind.
joseph
>
>
> Since when does "influenced by" mean "follows to the exact letter?"
>
> -e.
Since the day K first was enlightened, his fear replaced with knowledge, and
his mind filled with rules to follow. He once said to the effect that I would
quake if suddenly faced with rigid rules (since I follow flexible ones). But
from architecture I know that rigid buildings are the most likely to fail in an
earthquake. And brittle old trees snap in the wind.
joseph
Re: All you need is luv.
Now that really pissed you off didn't it? Sorry, don't want to hurt your old
heart there.
Joseph
Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
> The correct statement made with regards to what Joseph wrote
> was, that what you DISLIKE is the idea of an actual authority--
> which is precisely evident in your idiotic attempts to deny it,
> even though it is not sibject to your opinions, no matter how many
> emails you write and how much you stomp your feet--because in the
> PRESENCE of such you COULDN'T attempt to pass yourselves as what
> you are NOT: appropriating the work of exceptional men, while
> even lacking BASIC 'understanding' of what is involved, in order
> to stage your careers. That you associate authority with rigidity is a
> personal problem that I have nothing to do with--similarly with your
> idiotic psychopathic spineless slug behavior being passed on as
> 'flexible'. Slime is flexible. Consciousness is not being slimy.
>
> What is most sickening, is that you beat yourselves in the chests about
> your 'humanity' and with the same face rip, destroy and damage what is
> created by various beings as pathways for conscious development for
> humanity--and that it is PRECISELY THIS destruction and not some 'evil
> rulerz' that contributes to the most ENROMOUS degree to the continuous
> petrifaction, destruction, and grinding down of humanity (no, I am not
> saying this because 'I care'--because I don't, and to give you a slight
> clue--nobody really does). Your assumption that somebody out there 'cares'
> is based on your facile drivel about 'luv' which hasn't got anything to do
> with LOVe at all, but is based alternately on immature pathos (paternal
> energy exchange and mirror-type identification via reproductive systems)
> or psychotic and monstrous brain obsessions.
>
> So, observe yourselves as you really are--not as you'd LIKE to FANTASIZE
> that you are.
>
> I'm not holding my breath about your taking responsibility for your
> idiocy, however.
heart there.
Joseph
Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
> The correct statement made with regards to what Joseph wrote
> was, that what you DISLIKE is the idea of an actual authority--
> which is precisely evident in your idiotic attempts to deny it,
> even though it is not sibject to your opinions, no matter how many
> emails you write and how much you stomp your feet--because in the
> PRESENCE of such you COULDN'T attempt to pass yourselves as what
> you are NOT: appropriating the work of exceptional men, while
> even lacking BASIC 'understanding' of what is involved, in order
> to stage your careers. That you associate authority with rigidity is a
> personal problem that I have nothing to do with--similarly with your
> idiotic psychopathic spineless slug behavior being passed on as
> 'flexible'. Slime is flexible. Consciousness is not being slimy.
>
> What is most sickening, is that you beat yourselves in the chests about
> your 'humanity' and with the same face rip, destroy and damage what is
> created by various beings as pathways for conscious development for
> humanity--and that it is PRECISELY THIS destruction and not some 'evil
> rulerz' that contributes to the most ENROMOUS degree to the continuous
> petrifaction, destruction, and grinding down of humanity (no, I am not
> saying this because 'I care'--because I don't, and to give you a slight
> clue--nobody really does). Your assumption that somebody out there 'cares'
> is based on your facile drivel about 'luv' which hasn't got anything to do
> with LOVe at all, but is based alternately on immature pathos (paternal
> energy exchange and mirror-type identification via reproductive systems)
> or psychotic and monstrous brain obsessions.
>
> So, observe yourselves as you really are--not as you'd LIKE to FANTASIZE
> that you are.
>
> I'm not holding my breath about your taking responsibility for your
> idiocy, however.
Re: RE: Manufacturing Dissent
Ok class. All those in favor of a better world raise your hands. Now all those
who didn't raise your hands, please go home. The rest of you, lets start
talking and stop fighting amongst yourselves.
Joseph
Quoting Wally Keeler <poetburo@sympatico.ca>:
> From: "furtherfield" <info@furtherfield.org>
> > It's like another McCarthy stint..
>
> Impoetent jingoism! Newspeak is Nospeak. You have it in spuds.
>
>
> + new media rugby
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who didn't raise your hands, please go home. The rest of you, lets start
talking and stop fighting amongst yourselves.
Joseph
Quoting Wally Keeler <poetburo@sympatico.ca>:
> From: "furtherfield" <info@furtherfield.org>
> > It's like another McCarthy stint..
>
> Impoetent jingoism! Newspeak is Nospeak. You have it in spuds.
>
>
> + new media rugby
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
Re: All you need is luv.
I'm supposed to be on your filter remove list.
Joseph
Quoting Eryk Salvaggio <eryk@maine.rr.com>:
> I am subscribed to Rhizome, (for some reason), so there is no need to
> cross post these dialogues to my own inbox.
>
> -e.
>
>
>
>
> joseph@electrichands.com wrote:
>
> >Now that really pissed you off didn't it? Sorry, don't want to hurt your old
> >heart there.
> >
> >Joseph
> >
> >Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
> >
> >>The correct statement made with regards to what Joseph wrote
> >>was, that what you DISLIKE is the idea of an actual authority--
> >>which is precisely evident in your idiotic attempts to deny it,
> >>even though it is not sibject to your opinions, no matter how many
> >>emails you write and how much you stomp your feet--because in the
> >>PRESENCE of such you COULDN'T attempt to pass yourselves as what
> >>you are NOT: appropriating the work of exceptional men, while
> >>even lacking BASIC 'understanding' of what is involved, in order
> >>to stage your careers. That you associate authority with rigidity is a
> >>personal problem that I have nothing to do with--similarly with your
> >>idiotic psychopathic spineless slug behavior being passed on as
> >>'flexible'. Slime is flexible. Consciousness is not being slimy.
> >>
> >>What is most sickening, is that you beat yourselves in the chests about
> >>your 'humanity' and with the same face rip, destroy and damage what is
> >>created by various beings as pathways for conscious development for
> >>humanity--and that it is PRECISELY THIS destruction and not some 'evil
> >>rulerz' that contributes to the most ENROMOUS degree to the continuous
> >>petrifaction, destruction, and grinding down of humanity (no, I am not
> >>saying this because 'I care'--because I don't, and to give you a slight
> >>clue--nobody really does). Your assumption that somebody out there 'cares'
> >>is based on your facile drivel about 'luv' which hasn't got anything to do
> >>with LOVe at all, but is based alternately on immature pathos (paternal
> >>energy exchange and mirror-type identification via reproductive systems)
> >>or psychotic and monstrous brain obsessions.
> >>
> >>So, observe yourselves as you really are--not as you'd LIKE to FANTASIZE
> >>that you are.
> >>
> >>I'm not holding my breath about your taking responsibility for your
> >>idiocy, however.
> >>
> >
Joseph
Quoting Eryk Salvaggio <eryk@maine.rr.com>:
> I am subscribed to Rhizome, (for some reason), so there is no need to
> cross post these dialogues to my own inbox.
>
> -e.
>
>
>
>
> joseph@electrichands.com wrote:
>
> >Now that really pissed you off didn't it? Sorry, don't want to hurt your old
> >heart there.
> >
> >Joseph
> >
> >Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
> >
> >>The correct statement made with regards to what Joseph wrote
> >>was, that what you DISLIKE is the idea of an actual authority--
> >>which is precisely evident in your idiotic attempts to deny it,
> >>even though it is not sibject to your opinions, no matter how many
> >>emails you write and how much you stomp your feet--because in the
> >>PRESENCE of such you COULDN'T attempt to pass yourselves as what
> >>you are NOT: appropriating the work of exceptional men, while
> >>even lacking BASIC 'understanding' of what is involved, in order
> >>to stage your careers. That you associate authority with rigidity is a
> >>personal problem that I have nothing to do with--similarly with your
> >>idiotic psychopathic spineless slug behavior being passed on as
> >>'flexible'. Slime is flexible. Consciousness is not being slimy.
> >>
> >>What is most sickening, is that you beat yourselves in the chests about
> >>your 'humanity' and with the same face rip, destroy and damage what is
> >>created by various beings as pathways for conscious development for
> >>humanity--and that it is PRECISELY THIS destruction and not some 'evil
> >>rulerz' that contributes to the most ENROMOUS degree to the continuous
> >>petrifaction, destruction, and grinding down of humanity (no, I am not
> >>saying this because 'I care'--because I don't, and to give you a slight
> >>clue--nobody really does). Your assumption that somebody out there 'cares'
> >>is based on your facile drivel about 'luv' which hasn't got anything to do
> >>with LOVe at all, but is based alternately on immature pathos (paternal
> >>energy exchange and mirror-type identification via reproductive systems)
> >>or psychotic and monstrous brain obsessions.
> >>
> >>So, observe yourselves as you really are--not as you'd LIKE to FANTASIZE
> >>that you are.
> >>
> >>I'm not holding my breath about your taking responsibility for your
> >>idiocy, however.
> >>
> >
Re: All you need is luv.
Its probably a delusion or a myopic knee-jerk reaction ;)
BTW - question about humanistic aetheism...when you are about to die, and you
have a moment of hope that something comes after, will this be considered
hypocritical?
Cheers
Joseph
Quoting Eryk Salvaggio <eryk@maine.rr.com>:
> I've answered emails from you since then. So I don't know why that idea
> is still in your head.
>
> -e.
>
>
>
>
>
> joseph@electrichands.com wrote:
>
> >I'm supposed to be on your filter remove list.
> >
> >Joseph
> >
> >Quoting Eryk Salvaggio <eryk@maine.rr.com>:
> >
> >>I am subscribed to Rhizome, (for some reason), so there is no need to
> >>cross post these dialogues to my own inbox.
> >>
> >>-e.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>joseph@electrichands.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>Now that really pissed you off didn't it? Sorry, don't want to hurt your
> old
> >>>heart there.
> >>>
> >>>Joseph
> >>>
> >>>Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
> >>>
> >>>>The correct statement made with regards to what Joseph wrote
> >>>>was, that what you DISLIKE is the idea of an actual authority--
> >>>>which is precisely evident in your idiotic attempts to deny it,
> >>>>even though it is not sibject to your opinions, no matter how many
> >>>>emails you write and how much you stomp your feet--because in the
> >>>>PRESENCE of such you COULDN'T attempt to pass yourselves as what
> >>>>you are NOT: appropriating the work of exceptional men, while
> >>>>even lacking BASIC 'understanding' of what is involved, in order
> >>>>to stage your careers. That you associate authority with rigidity is a
> >>>>personal problem that I have nothing to do with--similarly with your
> >>>>idiotic psychopathic spineless slug behavior being passed on as
> >>>>'flexible'. Slime is flexible. Consciousness is not being slimy.
> >>>>
> >>>>What is most sickening, is that you beat yourselves in the chests about
> >>>>your 'humanity' and with the same face rip, destroy and damage what is
> >>>>created by various beings as pathways for conscious development for
> >>>>humanity--and that it is PRECISELY THIS destruction and not some 'evil
> >>>>rulerz' that contributes to the most ENROMOUS degree to the continuous
> >>>>petrifaction, destruction, and grinding down of humanity (no, I am not
> >>>>saying this because 'I care'--because I don't, and to give you a slight
> >>>>clue--nobody really does). Your assumption that somebody out there
> 'cares'
> >>>>is based on your facile drivel about 'luv' which hasn't got anything to
> do
> >>>>with LOVe at all, but is based alternately on immature pathos (paternal
> >>>>energy exchange and mirror-type identification via reproductive systems)
> >>>>or psychotic and monstrous brain obsessions.
> >>>>
> >>>>So, observe yourselves as you really are--not as you'd LIKE to FANTASIZE
> >>>>that you are.
> >>>>
> >>>>I'm not holding my breath about your taking responsibility for your
> >>>>idiocy, however.
> >>>>
> >
BTW - question about humanistic aetheism...when you are about to die, and you
have a moment of hope that something comes after, will this be considered
hypocritical?
Cheers
Joseph
Quoting Eryk Salvaggio <eryk@maine.rr.com>:
> I've answered emails from you since then. So I don't know why that idea
> is still in your head.
>
> -e.
>
>
>
>
>
> joseph@electrichands.com wrote:
>
> >I'm supposed to be on your filter remove list.
> >
> >Joseph
> >
> >Quoting Eryk Salvaggio <eryk@maine.rr.com>:
> >
> >>I am subscribed to Rhizome, (for some reason), so there is no need to
> >>cross post these dialogues to my own inbox.
> >>
> >>-e.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>joseph@electrichands.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>Now that really pissed you off didn't it? Sorry, don't want to hurt your
> old
> >>>heart there.
> >>>
> >>>Joseph
> >>>
> >>>Quoting "-IID42 Kandinskij @27+" <death@zaphod.terminal.org>:
> >>>
> >>>>The correct statement made with regards to what Joseph wrote
> >>>>was, that what you DISLIKE is the idea of an actual authority--
> >>>>which is precisely evident in your idiotic attempts to deny it,
> >>>>even though it is not sibject to your opinions, no matter how many
> >>>>emails you write and how much you stomp your feet--because in the
> >>>>PRESENCE of such you COULDN'T attempt to pass yourselves as what
> >>>>you are NOT: appropriating the work of exceptional men, while
> >>>>even lacking BASIC 'understanding' of what is involved, in order
> >>>>to stage your careers. That you associate authority with rigidity is a
> >>>>personal problem that I have nothing to do with--similarly with your
> >>>>idiotic psychopathic spineless slug behavior being passed on as
> >>>>'flexible'. Slime is flexible. Consciousness is not being slimy.
> >>>>
> >>>>What is most sickening, is that you beat yourselves in the chests about
> >>>>your 'humanity' and with the same face rip, destroy and damage what is
> >>>>created by various beings as pathways for conscious development for
> >>>>humanity--and that it is PRECISELY THIS destruction and not some 'evil
> >>>>rulerz' that contributes to the most ENROMOUS degree to the continuous
> >>>>petrifaction, destruction, and grinding down of humanity (no, I am not
> >>>>saying this because 'I care'--because I don't, and to give you a slight
> >>>>clue--nobody really does). Your assumption that somebody out there
> 'cares'
> >>>>is based on your facile drivel about 'luv' which hasn't got anything to
> do
> >>>>with LOVe at all, but is based alternately on immature pathos (paternal
> >>>>energy exchange and mirror-type identification via reproductive systems)
> >>>>or psychotic and monstrous brain obsessions.
> >>>>
> >>>>So, observe yourselves as you really are--not as you'd LIKE to FANTASIZE
> >>>>that you are.
> >>>>
> >>>>I'm not holding my breath about your taking responsibility for your
> >>>>idiocy, however.
> >>>>
> >