James Powderly of Graffiti Research Labs Detained In China 337
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.)
Whoops (Score:5, Funny)
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Was? (Score:5, Funny)
Powderly was the inventor of throwies."
Was? You're writing him off already? Geez! And people say *I'm* a pessimist.
Re:idiot (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah, they'll really stick it to him.
He might end up a floaty.
Re:So many ways to make a point (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.
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Re:Whoops Combine Reagan and China: (Score:2, Funny)
and the political cartoonist: "It's not an execution chamber. It's a "Reincarnation ACCELERATION Chamber!"
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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! ;-)