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: "Tokion Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves"


A follow-up:

http://www.woostercollective.com/2006/10/our_dialogue_with_ken_miller_of_tokion.html

"So our hope is that this email exchange clarifies a couple of things
for people. We're hoping to meet up with Ken for a beer later tonight to
see if there are things that we can do to help. The bottom line is that
we want to support the Conference - we want it to be successful. But we
can't support it until Tokion takes the issue more seriously and works
around the clock to diversify the panelists. There is still time.

DISCUSSION

"Tokion Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves"


http://www.woostercollective.com/2006/10/tokion_should_be_ashamed.html

"We don't give a shit what their excuse will be (no woman were
available?) - How the fuck can you put together a group of speakers that
are (according to Tokion) "shaping today's popular culture" and not one
of of them be a woman?"

Also see:

http://www.woostercollective.com/2006/10/an_open_letter_to_tokion_and_the_creativ.html

and:

http://www.woostercollective.com/2006/10/jen_starts_a_list_of_amazing_creative_wo.html

- Rob.

DISCUSSION

Re: Community


Lauren Cornell wrote:

> What do others think?

As a suggestion, create two lists:

rhizome-discuss

rhizome-announce

Combine them read-only as rhizome-raw. Or queue submissions to raw for
moderation and distribution to the correct list. Which will then be
combined back into raw. :-)

- Rob.

DISCUSSION

Re: Re: Community


Steve OR Steven Read wrote:

> On the art base...
> I'm sorry your system to accept art into the art base has been broken for a year. I'm sorry it has not been a rhizome priority to remedy it.

Can anyone from the community help fixing the art base?

Don't ask what Rhizome can do for you, ask what you can do for Rhizome.

We make the community. If the community isn't what it could be then we
know who to blame.

- Rob.

DISCUSSION

Re: Re: Four Freedoms After All


Eric Dymond wrote:
> I think Stallman's error is in identifying power structures.
> It's all well and good to set out parameters but without the correct, established support we're just spitting into the wind.
> As I see it, and I am smiling while writing this,
> shouldn't we really be trying to entice, ensnare and otherwise con the Alpha Males that control the known universe to become artists.
> "WHat is is he talking about ", you immediately query.
> Well, here's the deal.
> Alpha males continue to control the economies of the free and not-so-free world.
> How do we get them onside?

Certainly we cannot just wish away the problems that Stallman
identifies. But Copyleft uses one of the structures created by power (or
"the alpha males" as you describe it/them) against itself. It ironises
copyright law to reverse its intention. It's a judo-throw (Naomi Klein),
using the weight of the law against itself.

> It seems the general mediated populace is drawn to their exploits.
> I myself am a hybrid male, part alpha / part beta.
> But never the less.
> Let's get the Alpha males interested in the Arts, in a productive way.
> Hunter S. Thompson, Francis Bacon and many others were hybrid males, but they missed the mark.
> What is the Alpha Male looking for?
> How about this, we offer an online art course and use the following catch phrases for marketing.
> " Blood, Hate, Madness and Death, see it all in the paintings of Edvard Munch".
> I am hoping for input here, any catch phrases you can think of will be considered. Respond to this thread only and we will put up a Freedom for the Arts website with diploma granting status for qualified Alpha Males.
> Now thats a plan,
> Eric
> (stil smiling, still dreaming)

Throughout history, art has attached itself to the rich and powerful.
Royalty and nobility would produce art as well as commissioning it
("Greensleeves" is by Henry VIII). We seem to have lost this link, and
it could be that you are right that we need to restore it.

- Rob.