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Bikes Against Bush Creator Busted

Posted by timothy on from the non-partisan dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Joshua Kinberg, creator of Bikes Against Bush, was arrested in NYC for vandalism while being interviewed by MSNBC. Kinberg's website describes his project as 'using a Wireless Internet-enabled bicycle outfitted with a custom-designed printing device, the Bikes Against Bush bicycle can print text messages sent from web users directly onto the streets of Manhattan in water-soluble chalk". Both Wired and Popular Science have done stories on Kinberg's work." Update: 08/30 01:30 GMT by J : Mr. Kinberg has been released; he describes his arrest and brief stay behind bars on this MSNBC blog.

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  1. They will rule us all.... by Bryan+Gividen · · Score: 5, Funny

    First Swift Boats are against Kerry.
    Now bikes are against Bush.

    This is only the beginning. The machines will soon rule us all...

    1. Re:They will rule us all.... by Scrameustache · · Score: 5, Funny

      First Swift Boats are against Kerry.
      Now bikes are against Bush.
      This is only the beginning. The machines will soon rule us all...

      I want to see "vibrators against bush"...no seriously, where are those pics? ;-)

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  2. Re: The question is: by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    > what he did was vandalism, whether or not it was about pink elephants, faeries, or a dumbass president.

    Actually he was going around printing "first post!" on all the sidewalks in the neighborhood, and the authorities thought it was some kind of coded terrorist message.

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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  3. Hey, cool by dirtsurfer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's all send him messages like, "ONE WAY" and "RIGHT TURN ONLY"

    That should make NYC streets even more interesting than usual for a while. :)

  4. Slashdot lawyers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, here come the Slashdot lawyers out of the woodwork. We're sure to be blessed with some rock-solid legal advice now.

    I don't recall such activism around the Democratic national convention - leave the freaking Republicans to have their week too.

  5. Re:Should have known by asscroft · · Score: 5, Funny

    ironically, you're anti-anti-bush people. Why can't you simply be pro-bush. Why do you have to rain down upon the anti-bush crowd with your anti-anti-bush agenda. :-)

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