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“Reverend” Jim “The Bava” Groom, alias “Snake Pliskin” is a charlatan and a fraud, a self-confessed “used car salesman” clawing his way into the glamour of the education technology keynote circuit via the efforts of his oppressed minions at the University of Mary Washington’s DTLT and beyond. The monster behind educational time-sink ds106 and still recovering from his bid for hipster stardom with “Edupunk”, 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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Author Archives: Reverend
Day 21: Jolly Green Giant Factory
Image credit: Wishbook’s “1976.xx.xx JCPenney Christmas Catalog P362” When I was in second grade I got my tonsils taken out, and when I did I got this little gem of a toy which was nothing short of an advertisement for … Continue reading
EDUPUNK: A Roundtable Discussion
A couple of weeks ago I was part of a round table discussion about EDUPUNK along with David Hall, Brian Frank and Matthew Hoy, and adeptly moderated by Steve Howard. The discussion was part of a bigger project by Jim … Continue reading
Day 22: Mouse Trap Board Game
I was never a huge fan of board games, they always seemed so adult to me as a kid. That said, the Mouse Trap board game was the greatest board game no one actually had to play. This game was … Continue reading
Day 23: Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots
Image credit: Rock Em Sock Em wallpaper found here. What can I possibly say about Marx’s Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots? This toy is without question one of the most beloved toys of the 60s and 70s, and it made … Continue reading
Day 24: Raiders of the Lost Ark Action Figures
While talking about the Clash of the Titans action figures, I immediately am reminded of another series of figures based on Raiders of the Lost Ark that were released in 1982 and 1983, but never really took off as the … Continue reading
Day 25: Clash of the Titans Action Figures
Image care of Plaid Stallions. Clash of the Titans was one of the formative films of my childhood, so there can be no question that when the first—and only—line of figures were released by Mattel I was all over them. … Continue reading
The Economcs of Adjuncting
This coming semester I’ll be teaching a class titled “Digital Storytelling” in the Computer Science department here at UMW. I haven’t taught through a classroom since the Summer of 2007, and I’m excited about the opportunity to integrate a lot … Continue reading
Day 26: Mego’s The World’s Greatest Superheroes
If you grew up in the seventies there was really no way to avoid Mego’s “The World’s Greatest Superheroes” collection, which featured both DC and Marvel figure. Here’s a list of them all I snagged from the Mego article on … Continue reading
Day 27: Stretch Monster
Now, I have to admit that Stretch Armstong was very cool, and I had one growing up. But when I saw the commercial for Stretch Armstrong’s arch nemesis Stretch Monster I was sold, I think the music sealed the deal. … Continue reading
High Anxiety
Right now I’m enjoying a cable comma. And one of my favorite parts of cable is looking at how they are programming channels. To me HBO is shot right now, nothing interesting whatsoever, given I hate Curb Your Enthusiasm, and … Continue reading