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Debunking the Facebook-syphilis connection

Bob Collins March 25, 2010, 1:57 PM Mar 25, 2010

And poor reporting causes Internet sensations.

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The devil’s in the data

Bob Collins March 8, 2010, 2:40 PM Mar 8, 2010

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A new Google visualization project reveals surprising results.

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About those drones

Bob Collins December 17, 2009, 9:30 AM Dec 17, 2009

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Insurgents hack into U.S. drones’ data.

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Minnesota’s fail-unsafe data

Bob Collins December 11, 2009, 6:02 PM Dec 11, 2009

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Data privacy breaches are become fairly frequent in Minnesota government.

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After the fact policing

Bob Collins November 20, 2009, 12:15 PM Nov 20, 2009

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A college student gets a ticket for underage drinking because of a picture on Facebook.

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Monticello’s revenge

Bob Collins October 28, 2009, 1:52 PM Oct 28, 2009

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Sometimes, government competing with private business can bring better prices and services.

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Motorizing your living room furniture

Bob Collins October 22, 2009, 9:07 AM Oct 22, 2009

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Barnstorming on your couch.

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Denying service

Bob Collins August 6, 2009, 1:31 PM Aug 6, 2009

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MPR’s Jon Gordon explains denial-of-service attacks.

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We’re at Defcon 1

Bob Collins August 6, 2009, 11:12 AM Aug 6, 2009

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Twitter and Facebook are under attack. A nation weeps and wonders what you’re having for lunch.

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Is it possible to disconnect?

Bob Collins July 6, 2009, 11:57 AM Jul 6, 2009

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Do you feel you can leave work behind?

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Minnesota broadband

Bob Collins June 8, 2009, 1:16 PM Jun 8, 2009

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Broadband is available in much of Minnesota, but maps show Internet speed is fairly slow statewide.

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Fade to black

Bob Collins June 7, 2009, 7:46 PM Jun 7, 2009

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Up to 10 percent of homes who rely on over-the-air TV signals will stare at black screens on Friday.

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The power of Google

Bob Collins May 14, 2009, 11:40 AM May 14, 2009

An outage at Google shows once again that the Internet and Google are now pretty much the same thing.

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A forced relationship with Apple?

Bob Collins May 13, 2009, 2:53 PM May 13, 2009

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Should college kids be required to buy an iPhone?

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Fakes on Facebook

Bob Collins April 10, 2009, 3:50 PM Apr 10, 2009

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NFL teams are creating fake Facebook accounts to check up on potential draft picks.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Tech

Debunking the Facebook-syphilis connection

The devil’s in the data

About those drones

Minnesota’s fail-unsafe data

After the fact policing

Monticello’s revenge

Motorizing your living room furniture

Denying service

We’re at Defcon 1

Is it possible to disconnect?

Minnesota broadband

Fade to black

The power of Google

A forced relationship with Apple?

Fakes on Facebook