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James Powderly of Graffiti Research Labs Detained In China

Posted by timothy on from the many-eyes-might-help dept.

An anonymous reader writes "News from Free Tibet 2008 that internationally known artist, technologist and co-founder of the Graffiti Research Lab, James Powderly, was detained in Beijing early on August 19th while preparing to debut a new work and technology of protest, the L.A.S.E.R. Stencil. According to a Twitter message received yesterday by Students for a Free Tibet at approximately 5 pm Beijing Standard Time, Powderly had been detained by Chinese authorities at 3 am. His current whereabouts remain unknown. Powderly was the inventor of throwies." (Powderly's detention was also mentioned at Make Magazine's blog.)

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  1. Whoops by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Funny

    He made the mistake of catching the wrong bus to the olympics.

    1. Re:Whoops by NoMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

      I believe the story of Dr. Guillotine being serviced by his own device was a myth ...

      If it wasn't for the tragic story of Sir Henry Blunt-Instrument, myths like that would never have arisen...

      (OK, so it's a Pratchett line. If you're gonna steal, steal from the masters! ;-)

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  2. Wow by elrous0 · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Chinese must be really serious about fighting graffiti in their country.

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  3. Was? by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 4, Funny

    Powderly was the inventor of throwies."

    Was? You're writing him off already? Geez! And people say *I'm* a pessimist.

  4. Re:idiot by MRe_nl · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, they'll really stick it to him.
    He might end up a floaty.

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  5. Re:So many ways to make a point by Steauengeglase · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disrespecting the athletes by marring the games with these protests is no better than what happened in Munich in 1972.

    His laser wasn't that powerful.

  6. Re:You know... by db32 · · Score: 2, Funny

    American Indians?! Fuck them, what about the turkeys! Turkey Genocide Day and you are worried about American Indians (They are Native Americans by the way, they never were and never will be Indians. Indians are from India).

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  7. Re:Whoops Combine Reagan and China: by davidsyes · · Score: 2, Funny

    and the political cartoonist: "It's not an execution chamber. It's a "Reincarnation ACCELERATION Chamber!"

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