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Generations from now, they won't call it the Internet anymore. They'll just say, "I logged on to the Jim Groom this morning.
-Joe McMahon
Everything Jim Groom touches is gold. He's like King Midas, but with the Internet.
-Serena Epstein
My understanding is that an essential requirement of the internet is to do whatever Jim Groom asks of you while you're online.
-James D. Calder
@jimgroom is the Billy Martin of edtech.
-Luke Waltzer
My 3yr old son is VERY intrigued by @jimgroom's avatar. "Is he a superhero?" "Well, yes, son, to many he is."
-Clint Lalonde
Jim Groom is a fiery man.
-Antonella Dalla Torre
āReverendā Jim āThe Bavaā Groom, alias āSnake Pliskinā is a charlatan and a fraud, a self-confessed āused car salesmanā clawing his way into the glamour of the education technology keynote circuit via the efforts of his oppressed minions at the University of Mary Washingtonās DTLT and beyond. The monster behind educational time-sink ds106 and still recovering from his bid for hipster stardom with āEdupunkā, Jim spends his days using his dwindling credibility to sell cheap webhosting to gullible undergraduates and getting banned from YouTube for gross piracy.
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
bavalentine
This weekend I broke away from the blogging obsession as much as is humanly possible—at least for me—and spent some time with the bava family. We spent the day in DC yesterday at the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History (my … Continue reading
NY, NY: A Day in NY (1957)
From the UBUWEB feed of plenty I just happened upon this short film by Francis Thompson, which might be what The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) would have looked like if it was filmed in Manhattan in 1957. Or, as … Continue reading
It is with great sadness that I announce…
…I will not be at Northern Voice this year š It has been the single most important event in my thinking about educational technology over the past two years, as well as a social blast with the cats I love … Continue reading
Capitalism, the Stimulus Package, and the Intellectual Blogosphere
It was with some excitement that I noticed David Harvey decided to post his class lectures openly on his own website a few months back. I was such a fanboy I even created an aggregated Reading capital site (which has … Continue reading
Where are the white women at?
And just in case the reference in the title escapes you—which would make you a film philistine—here it is….wait for it…. While recently celebrating the commenters on my blog, Laura Blankenship made a very simple observation, from which a fascinating … Continue reading
I wanna be Andre Malan. There, I said it!
I mean come one, the guy is young, funny, and intelligent. He’s got dashing good looks, a cool South African accent, and he is one heck of a presenter, all of which is evidenced in the video below. But more … Continue reading
The bava ten, I salute you!
In the spirit of Cogdog’s comment blogging carnivale—a tradition that encouraged D’Arcy to follow suit—I offer up the Elite Bava Ten commenters. Ladies and gentleman, these are the people the make this blog run, these are the soldiers in the … Continue reading
The bavamobile
I finally found the perfect vehicle, and since I have been raking in the cash ever since my BlackBoard ads went up, I guess it is high time to live a little. So I’m planning on finding and getting me … Continue reading
Andy Warhol Paints Debbie Harry on an Amiga
I just love the way Debbie Harry says, “Are you ready to paint me?”