Rob Myers
Since 2003
Works in United States of America

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BIO
Rob Myers is an artist and hacker based in the UK.

I have been creating images of the contemporary social and cultural environment through programming, design software and visual remixing since the early 1990s. My work is influenced by popular culture and high art in equal measures. My interest in remixing and sampling has led to my involvement in the Free Culture movement. I have been involved in the public consultation regarding the Creative Commons 2.0 and CC-UK licenses. All my visual art is available under a Creative Commons license.

My interest in programming has led to my involvement with the Free Software movement. I developed the Macintosh version of the Gwydion Dylan programming language compiler. All my software is available under the GNU GPL.
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DISCUSSION

Re: Re:randomness


On 12 Jul 2004, at 20:23, Color's Torrid Function! wrote:

> well, for example--beethoven's tomb...which is a
> different object than beethoven was himself---/
>
> in OOP terms, would beethoven's tomb INHERIT from
> beethoven?

Beethoven's kids would inherit from Beethoven and various mix-ins.

Beethoven's tomb to Beethoven is a HAS-A relationship. Beethoven's tomb
is a container for a singleton (Beethoven), although the object is no
longer live.

- Rob.

DISCUSSION

Re: Re:randomness


On Monday, July 12, 2004, at 10:55AM, Color's Torrid Function! <llacook@yahoo.com> wrote:

>-honestly, i see no difference between a
>rock outcropping and beethoven: both are as dear to
>me...

Lighthouses don't tend to be put on betthoven.

- Rob.

DISCUSSION

Re: randomness


On 11 Jul 2004, at 22:17, Color's Torrid Function! wrote:

> --does the inclusion of random elements in an artwork
> indicate a certain ontology of the art experience?

Yes. Moreover it indicates a certain ontology full stop, with
randomness given a peculiar position within it

> --why introduce random elements into art?

For non-random reasons. When it isn't a bogus substitute for creativity
randmoness is a minor fetish of the uncontrollable or unknowable. Which
is made controllable and knowable by inclusion in an artwork. Picasso's
bullfighting fixation springs to mind.

> --are we, when creating art, STILL simply mimicing
> non-man-made pneomena?

No. Painting does not exist in nature.

> --are these even the right questions?

What for?

- Rob.

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DISCUSSION

Re: Fw: How Bush got his "marching orders"


On 11 Jul 2004, at 17:29, Andrej Tisma wrote:

> TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE PRESIDENT LEADING US TO WAR.

Wow, Moore must've really ruffled some feathers for the astroturf to
get this thick. I wonder which "independent" group of "concerned
citizens" collated this?

The CIA have just taken the fall for providing the bad intelligence
that led to the war. If Republicans accept this to exonerate Bush they
cannot damn the Democrats for being fooled by the same bad
intelligence.

They can't have it both ways.

> Send this to everybody you know. The networks won't do it. It's up to
> us
> to get the word out.

The Liberal Media in the US is a myth. See "Lies and the lying liars
who tell them".

- Rob.

DISCUSSION

Re: Blog vs Board (re: Blogging Survey)


On 10 Jul 2004, at 15:41, Lee Wells wrote:

> Art is not about blogging.
> Blogging is about art.

There's always "Whistler's Blogger"...

More seriously there's Belle du Jour (etc.), blogs as literature
(allegedly).

I *don't* think Rhizome Raw would be better as a blog. I like the
peculiar mix of press releases, ASCII art and chit-chat that is this
list. I like the volume of traffic. And I like the semi-private nature
of the list. Rhizome Raw would be a late and redundant entry to the
blogging arena. As a mailing list it's something very special.

- Rob.