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I'm sorry but, why should I care about this person? Is it because she reflects a growing trend or acceptance towards body modification and calls herself a trans

by webkike 10y ago

I'm sorry but, why should I care about this person? Is it because she reflects a growing trend or acceptance towards body modification and calls herself a transhumanist? Like, does she do anything interesting? A 3D printed model of her is... incredibly not very unique? Does she represent how diverse tech can be? Perhaps... but what's the point? "Sexy people can code too!" Yeah I realize. I'm sorry, I just don't see the point.

rosalinekarr 10y ago
It's just a profile piece. It's not hard journalism nor is it trying to be. It's just a little picture of the life of a mildly interesting person. If you like, great. If you don't, you don't have to read it.
- webkike 10y ago
  > If you don't, you don't have to read it. That's not great advice considering I have to read it in order to determine if I like it. I'm just not sure this article belongs on hacker "news", because it is not "news"
  - throwanem 10y ago
    At least forty people disagree with you. You seem very sure they're all wrong.
    - webkike 10y ago
      Forty people??? Then it must be me who is wrong as it has been decided by plebiscite
      - throwanem 10y ago
        Not necessarily, but it does make your opinion an unpopular one. I'm curious quite what you feel you're getting in exchange for all the effort you've put into advancing it.
        nitrogen 10y ago
        it does make your opinion an unpopular one. Not necessarily, it could be that only 40 people in a population of hundreds of thousands enjoyed the article, but only one of those others felt the need to point it out (against the HN guidelines).
        throwanem 10y ago
        Granted. The question stands.
        forloop 10y ago
        Let's be real. The article is utter shit, and the only reason it's made it to the front page was because it had a woman in tech featured in it.
  - ksk 10y ago
    Curiously you seem interested in commenting on an article you didn't even like. I hope you realize that you are essentially upset because other people like something you think they shouldn't like.
    - webkike 10y ago
      I'm not upset, I just think the article is of poor quality. It has nothing to do with other people liking it.
      - ksk 10y ago
        Well you seemed to be upset that people (submitters and upvoters) thought it fit to be posted on this site and disagreed with your personal opinion on what, should or should not be posted on a community driven website. But if you're not, then there's nothing to talk about I suppose. So have a nice day.
  - exolymph 10y ago
    > If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Note that the intellectual curiosity doesn't have to be universal. The upvote system is in place to determine what is sufficiently interesting to reach a given place in the rankings.
zaphar 10y ago
She 3-D printed a set of platform heels that concealed a pentesting kit: https://lobste.rs/s/5zflcd/sexycyborg_goes_pentesting https://lobste.rs/s/5zflcd/sexycyborg_goes_pentesting So that is at least somewhat interesting.
- kaitai 10y ago
  That was a fun read :)
kaitai 10y ago
Sounds like you may be distracted by the body mod/sexy part. Other than the crazy ideas about body modification that I commented on elsewhere, I thought it was interesting that in China making original 3D-printed gifts was something she saw as advantageous -- you "get a lot of face." The discussion of maker culture in Shenzhen was also interesting, since it contrasts with the US scene. Cultural differences in how we end up putting technology to use are very relevant to HN.
- webkike 10y ago
  I got "distracted" by it because it's a huge part of the article! I would have been interested in an article purely about the differences in maker culture. But that wasn't the article.
  - throwanem 10y ago
    God forfend she be proud, or even unashamed, of the body she's made for herself at considerable effort and expense.
    - webkike 10y ago
      I'm not suggesting she not be proud or for her to be ashamed about her body. I'm just saying that it's not interesting to learn about. There are literally 3.52 billion women who should be proud of their bodies, but I don't feel obligated to listen to any one of them be proud. also I'm pretty sure you meant to say "unashamed, or even proud".
      - throwanem 10y ago
        Well, then, don't! And kindly oblige the rest of us by declining to do so a little less loudly. also i said exactly what i meant
        webkike 10y ago
        My obnoxious opinion is just as loud as your obnoxious opinion. I'm not shouting at you, it's easy to ignore. I'm not insulting anyone, I'm claiming this isn't interesting "news" and doesn't really belong here.
mountaineer22 10y ago
Things I thought were interesting from the article: * ...all my code is for work and all my hardware stuff is for fun. The code stuff is just basic contract work — code monkey stuff. So I don’t get to be very creative. The hardware is where I get to do what I like. Using OpenSCAD is kind of fun though (in moderation) since it’s pretty much coding a physical object.* * Our firewall issues here in China are making writing decent code pretty tough these days. It’s hard to stay up-to-date and hard to have any sort of a workflow when VPNs are so flaky right now. Even the best coders use Google — a lot. Mostly I prefer to open-source all my designs as a sort of statement to other Chinese about giving back to the online communities that have given us so much. If I could do that and still earn a living it would be great. * * As far as functional, I know someone with an NFC implant. It’s fun, but it seems pretty silly to poke holes in myself for under 1kb when I have 1600cc of empty space just sitting there. Enough for 1000 terabytes or so, assuming 128gb micro SD density. Maybe if they increase the NFC implant memory size a bit, or deal with the battery and charging problems of powered implants. Maybe something for audio in the mastoid bone with an SDR? Seems pretty far off. Good magnetic implants would be awesome for fashion and wearables. Safe coated magnets should be a done deal by now. I have no idea why we have not solved this or what the hold-up is. I could keep thigh-high socks in place without clips or needing to pull them up; pubic and tailbone magnets would mean stringless bikini designs. Maybe something near the collar bone for a top or magnetic pasties. Polymagnets would deal with a lot of the issues around power. Rotate to release or hold at a fixed distance without compressing the skin. But we can’t get any of that without safe, well-tested, and durable coatings for the magnets. * and finally... * Like most Chinese, I led a pretty sheltered life until I was eighteen or so. Fortunately my English is okay and I had access to VPNs, so I was able to learn more about the world than most, although I have never been to the West so I’m certainly not worldly or anything. * As zaphar mentioned, the PenTesting shoes /w lockpick kit: http://imgur.com/a/c4WNF http://imgur.com/a/c4WNF
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SexyCyborg 10y ago
>I'm sorry but, why should I care about this person? I am the only English speaking, local Maker from Shenzhen accessible online. I have more Open Source models posted on Thingiverse than any other mainland Chinese person. I have posted large amounts of spherical 360º video documenting the local hardware scene in far greater detail than anyone else to date. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIwvGxjEKaE&list=PLzGeUG3dR0tKtO0KVkANv4D2VxLVl9RrG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIwvGxjEKaE&list=PLzGeUG3dR0... ) I don't think I am very special. But there is a lot less relevant stuff posted every day that you do not go out of your way to attack and any of these should be of interest to HN whether I was male or female.

by webkike 10y ago

rosalinekarr 10y ago

It's just a profile piece. It's not hard journalism nor is it trying to be. It's just a little picture of the life of a mildly interesting person. If you like, great. If you don't, you don't have to read it.

webkike 10y ago
> If you don't, you don't have to read it. That's not great advice considering I have to read it in order to determine if I like it. I'm just not sure this article belongs on hacker "news", because it is not "news"
- throwanem 10y ago
  At least forty people disagree with you. You seem very sure they're all wrong.
  - webkike 10y ago
    Forty people??? Then it must be me who is wrong as it has been decided by plebiscite
    - throwanem 10y ago
      Not necessarily, but it does make your opinion an unpopular one. I'm curious quite what you feel you're getting in exchange for all the effort you've put into advancing it.
      - nitrogen 10y ago
        it does make your opinion an unpopular one. Not necessarily, it could be that only 40 people in a population of hundreds of thousands enjoyed the article, but only one of those others felt the need to point it out (against the HN guidelines).
        throwanem 10y ago
        Granted. The question stands.
      - forloop 10y ago
        Let's be real. The article is utter shit, and the only reason it's made it to the front page was because it had a woman in tech featured in it.
- ksk 10y ago
  Curiously you seem interested in commenting on an article you didn't even like. I hope you realize that you are essentially upset because other people like something you think they shouldn't like.
  - webkike 10y ago
    I'm not upset, I just think the article is of poor quality. It has nothing to do with other people liking it.
    - ksk 10y ago
      Well you seemed to be upset that people (submitters and upvoters) thought it fit to be posted on this site and disagreed with your personal opinion on what, should or should not be posted on a community driven website. But if you're not, then there's nothing to talk about I suppose. So have a nice day.
- exolymph 10y ago
  > If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Note that the intellectual curiosity doesn't have to be universal. The upvote system is in place to determine what is sufficiently interesting to reach a given place in the rankings.

zaphar 10y ago

She 3-D printed a set of platform heels that concealed a pentesting kit: https://lobste.rs/s/5zflcd/sexycyborg_goes_pentesting https://lobste.rs/s/5zflcd/sexycyborg_goes_pentesting So that is at least somewhat interesting.

kaitai 10y ago
That was a fun read :)

kaitai 10y ago

Sounds like you may be distracted by the body mod/sexy part. Other than the crazy ideas about body modification that I commented on elsewhere, I thought it was interesting that in China making original 3D-printed gifts was something she saw as advantageous -- you "get a lot of face." The discussion of maker culture in Shenzhen was also interesting, since it contrasts with the US scene. Cultural differences in how we end up putting technology to use are very relevant to HN.

webkike 10y ago
I got "distracted" by it because it's a huge part of the article! I would have been interested in an article purely about the differences in maker culture. But that wasn't the article.
- throwanem 10y ago
  God forfend she be proud, or even unashamed, of the body she's made for herself at considerable effort and expense.
  - webkike 10y ago
    I'm not suggesting she not be proud or for her to be ashamed about her body. I'm just saying that it's not interesting to learn about. There are literally 3.52 billion women who should be proud of their bodies, but I don't feel obligated to listen to any one of them be proud. also I'm pretty sure you meant to say "unashamed, or even proud".
    - throwanem 10y ago
      Well, then, don't! And kindly oblige the rest of us by declining to do so a little less loudly. also i said exactly what i meant
      - webkike 10y ago
        My obnoxious opinion is just as loud as your obnoxious opinion. I'm not shouting at you, it's easy to ignore. I'm not insulting anyone, I'm claiming this isn't interesting "news" and doesn't really belong here.

mountaineer22 10y ago

Things I thought were interesting from the article: * ...all my code is for work and all my hardware stuff is for fun. The code stuff is just basic contract work — code monkey stuff. So I don’t get to be very creative. The hardware is where I get to do what I like. Using OpenSCAD is kind of fun though (in moderation) since it’s pretty much coding a physical object.* * Our firewall issues here in China are making writing decent code pretty tough these days. It’s hard to stay up-to-date and hard to have any sort of a workflow when VPNs are so flaky right now. Even the best coders use Google — a lot. Mostly I prefer to open-source all my designs as a sort of statement to other Chinese about giving back to the online communities that have given us so much. If I could do that and still earn a living it would be great. * * As far as functional, I know someone with an NFC implant. It’s fun, but it seems pretty silly to poke holes in myself for under 1kb when I have 1600cc of empty space just sitting there. Enough for 1000 terabytes or so, assuming 128gb micro SD density. Maybe if they increase the NFC implant memory size a bit, or deal with the battery and charging problems of powered implants. Maybe something for audio in the mastoid bone with an SDR? Seems pretty far off. Good magnetic implants would be awesome for fashion and wearables. Safe coated magnets should be a done deal by now. I have no idea why we have not solved this or what the hold-up is. I could keep thigh-high socks in place without clips or needing to pull them up; pubic and tailbone magnets would mean stringless bikini designs. Maybe something near the collar bone for a top or magnetic pasties. Polymagnets would deal with a lot of the issues around power. Rotate to release or hold at a fixed distance without compressing the skin. But we can’t get any of that without safe, well-tested, and durable coatings for the magnets. * and finally... * Like most Chinese, I led a pretty sheltered life until I was eighteen or so. Fortunately my English is okay and I had access to VPNs, so I was able to learn more about the world than most, although I have never been to the West so I’m certainly not worldly or anything. * As zaphar mentioned, the PenTesting shoes /w lockpick kit: http://imgur.com/a/c4WNF http://imgur.com/a/c4WNF

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SexyCyborg 10y ago

>I'm sorry but, why should I care about this person? I am the only English speaking, local Maker from Shenzhen accessible online. I have more Open Source models posted on Thingiverse than any other mainland Chinese person. I have posted large amounts of spherical 360º video documenting the local hardware scene in far greater detail than anyone else to date. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIwvGxjEKaE&list=PLzGeUG3dR0tKtO0KVkANv4D2VxLVl9RrG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIwvGxjEKaE&list=PLzGeUG3dR0... ) I don't think I am very special. But there is a lot less relevant stuff posted every day that you do not go out of your way to attack and any of these should be of interest to HN whether I was male or female.