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Curt Hopkins


Curt Hopkins has over two decades of experience as a journalist, editorial strategist, and social media manager. His work has been published by Ars Technica, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. He is the also founding director of the Committee to Protect Bloggers, the first organization devoted to global free speech rights for bloggers

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EDM DJs take Rickrolling to a new level

Never going to give you up, apparently.

On Jul 13, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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French artist creates a Batman suit made out of bark

It's the Bark Knight.

On Jul 13, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Venezuela may run out of beer next month

No free speech and no beer makes Venezuela something something.

On Jul 11, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Popular podcast accused of rampant plagiarism

Damn Interesting. Dollop.

On Jul 11, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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U.S. Muslim groups crowdfund thousands for burned black churches

Responding with love, no matter the religion.

On Jul 8, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Former attorney general says the government might offer Edward Snowden a deal

Snowden's exile could end in a plea bargain.

On Jul 7, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Dubai will craft the world’s first 3D-printed office building

Why not extrude a building in the desert?

On Jul 4, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Turkey just banned unauthorized social media use in schools

Stop tweeting yourself.

On Jul 2, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Hot and bothered on the hunt for Oregon’s newly legalized weed

Reefer mildness.

On Jul 2, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Jindal’s #AskBobby Q&A could not have gone worse

That was never going to work.

On Jun 30, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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OPM hit by $1 billion class-action suit following personnel hack

The nation’s largest federal employee union is striking back.

On Jun 30, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Magento, an eBay-owed e-commerce system, suffers from zero-day exploit

That collectible coin purse could be full of monsters

On Jun 30, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Congress urged to investigate domestic terrorism

Domestic extremists are the no. 1 threat, but you wouldn't know it from Congress.

On Jun 30, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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GOP donor gave more in 5 months than all of previous election cycle

It’s a gas.

On Jun 29, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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This algorithm tells you if a photo contains nudity

That's not a banana in your pocket.

On Jun 29, 2015 by Curt Hopkins