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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Tech

Twitter and papal humor

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 3:00 PM Dec 13, 2012
1

It was pretty clear by yesterday’s video that Pope Benedict XVI doesn’t quite have the technical details of Twitter completely clear yet.

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When the Pope tweets

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 12:06 PM Dec 12, 2012
1

The pontiff has a way to go to catch up to Lady Gaga.

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The bicyclist’s weapon: A camera

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 27, 2012, 12:16 PM Nov 27, 2012
7

Psst, drivers: It might be a good idea to stop being such jerks to people on bikes.

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The hurricane boom

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 23, 2012, 9:15 AM Nov 23, 2012
2

As nature taketh away, it gives, too.

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In defense of mice

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2012, 12:58 PM Nov 12, 2012
1

You know who gets a bad rap? These guys.

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When social media saves your life

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 10:48 AM Nov 8, 2012
2

A funny comic leads to a diagnosis of cancer.

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Neither rain, nor flood, nor fire…

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2012, 10:50 AM Nov 2, 2012
2

… can stop New Yorkers from lining up at the Apple store in Manhattan for whatever electronic trinket the company is rolling out today.

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Old tech makes a comeback

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2012, 11:34 AM Nov 1, 2012
2

Hurricane Sandy proves that in the rush to the wireless world, maybe it’s not such a bad idea to keep a few things wired.

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Our phones, ourselves

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 12, 2012, 10:55 AM Oct 12, 2012
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Remember when people made fun of Japanese tourists who seemed to experience life through the viewfinder of their oversized camcorders?

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1,000 words: the new iPhone

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2012, 11:01 AM Sep 21, 2012

Photos from the Apple lines.

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1,000 words: The line

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2012, 3:10 PM Sep 19, 2012
3

The lines are already beginning. The new iPhone doesn’t go on sale until Friday.

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Hey kid! Tuck in your shirt!

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2012, 2:42 PM Sep 12, 2012
8

Fashion with a mid-life crisis.

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What does your area code say about you? Nothing, anymore

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 18, 2012, 7:15 AM Aug 18, 2012
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There’s another passing of telephone history underway: the telephone number as geographic identifier.

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Sports

Requiem for a person I didn’t know

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 10, 2012, 11:38 AM Aug 10, 2012
7

This afternoon, no doubt, we will listen to stories about Tim Allen’s life and walk away from the memorial service wishing we’d known him better, perhaps feeling a bit ashamed that in our online world, we didn’t know him at all.

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Ann Curry v. health care

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2012, 10:12 AM Jun 28, 2012
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At least on Twitter, Minneapolitans are more interested in Ann Curry than the Supreme Court decision on health care.

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