rejon.org is Jon Phillips.

I gave presentation last connecting up my artistic/creative trajectory, involvements with Open Source, Open Content, Creative Commons, on into new projects, exemplified through Cantocore (at present). Thanks to all who came out, watched some of the pixellated videos I presented, and laughed at a few of my bad jokes

A big super thanks to Pat and Gwen for having me speak at the well-respected Electromediascope program. Also, please check out Mark Daggett’s work. He presented the week prior and his presentation sounded much more high-level and put together than my open diatribes. He held me accountable on a few topics I’ve become lazy about differentiating like the diffs between Free Software and Open Source, and Open Content.

Here is the slide show:

While in SF and BoCoMo (Boone County, Columbia, Missouri), I have been mulling many ideas and plans over deeply. After I get back to Guangzhou in time for the Cantocore Export Opening (and then onto Beijing), I am going to be doing some internal code review, drop some files on the floor, and churn out more writing. I’ve been spending massive time in the applied arts, and not so much in more theoretical and pure research. Don’t worry, I’m not going to spin out in “prep” mode or anything. It is just a good time to clean house

Oh, and I forgot to give a summary of my talk last night: I build remix communities which make systems for producing objects. Currently, I’m making cultural remixes.

I tried to re-design my site as fast as possible in the styles surrounding me here in Guangzhou. (note Wikipedia is back on for English today, still blocked for Chinese).

I also nuked the freelance section of the site and integrated the content into projects. Who am I kidding that advertising for freelance gigs, donations, and other myths actually works in keeping projects flowing and me not dying. I’m appalled at how little I’ve done on my own-driven projects since I started working at CC some 2.5 years ago. What these projects need is good ole fashioned sustain-o-bility (and I’m not talking about that green-style-over-used-sf-bubble sustainability - yes its different!).

Speaking of which, I’m beginning my look for 2 people to help me out on all my non-CC related projects. I need to hire up a sysadmin and some type of general assistant. I can’t take it anymore! The level of development and sustain-o-bility has hit the wall on maintaining some 6+ websites, other open source projects, all while trying to keep pushing on new things. I’m particularly looking for these people in China before Lu and I head back to San Francisco in mid-May to our beta base (beta as in all web projects are beta in sf). Shoot me an email if you are interested in cracking on some big things poppin.

Sorry for the pink and the bright yellow! Its fashion-o-ble.

I got a request for my latest kernel .config and xorg.conf for my Thinkpad X61 laptop. Check below and give feedback:

• linux 2.6.22-suspend2-r2-gentoo kernel .config
• thinkpad x61 latest xorg.conf

- NOTE: I can only get the monitor to mirror upon restarting Xorg. I’d love to get any tips on how to get hotswapping of monitors to work. It blows to have to restart X once plugged into another source.