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My DIY Underlit LED (Hikaru) Skirt

168 points by grej 11y ago

eidyia 11y ago
wait what how is this here cool project though :D
buraksarica 11y ago
Very enlightening.
exarch 11y ago
"Bend over, I can't read this map."
kalleboo 11y ago
If you can look past the skimpy pictures there is an interesting message in there: > Some of the Western women were nice. Some not. Compared to China the female Maker scene in the West seems incredibly conservative and hostile to women who don't conform to the blue hair and tattoos, zero-risk-non-conformist look:-) Eccentric clothing and body-modification is ok- but only if it's the same kind they have. Because if we look sexy the evil men will never take us seriously
- PedroBatista 11y ago
  Ouch.. This dynamic exists in pretty much every group, but some are better than others to acknowledge it, the militant "[Insert your group here] Issues" and PC crowd not so much.
- benihana 11y ago
  It was so refreshing to see this. Even though I feel like the attitude she describes is crazy (and very prevalent), sometimes the fact that it's so prevalent and never really discussed makes me feel like I'm crazy; like the world has decided this is the way it is and anyone who doesn't disagree is sexist. But in reality, it's just a loud minority that appears to be bullying people who don't buy into their ideals.
  - angersock 11y ago
    Yeah, there's an entire cottage industry devoted to demonizing majority sexuality--supported least of all by folks in that same majority. Buncha prudes. It's kind of like how interesting projects like programmable vibrators and Three.js dildo design tools are quietly shuffled off the front page, but unhealthy uninclusive topics like who got harassed out of a conference are given top billing.
- anc84 11y ago
  If you are unhampered by purism, this is a totally awesome and expressive cloth modification.
- carlob 11y ago
  Your comment made me go into a meta loop. Is it ok for you to say that we should look past the skimpy photos, or is it exactly what OP is fighting against?
- prettyinpinks 11y ago
  That's not the only interesting message in there with the pictures: > This shot was needed after my last project which no one believed I made. Because when they put your boobs in they suck out your brains. Everyones knows that's how it works:-) If it's still a problem I'll just have to wear a GoPro for the whole process LOL Seems like the 'evil men' indeed did not initially take her seriously. Non conformist look is not zero risk unfortunately
- hackuser 11y ago
  She can dress however she wants, of course. But consider a couple of things not about her, but about us: 1) What if she was not a 'hot', young woman and did the same thing? Overweight? Middle-aged? A guy? Would this project be on the front page of HN and otherwise getting so much attention? 2) Imagine your 14-year-old daughter or little sister, who is interested in tech, sees this. What will she think her success depends on? What will she think society (and her future peers at HN) values in her, her legs or her mind? What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men? 3) What's the top-rated comment on this HN thread discussing, her project or her appearance? (As of this moment, the latter.)
  - pmelendez 11y ago
    > who is interested in tech, sees this. What will she think her success depends on? Is this success though? I think this is being overanalyzed. Here an attractive woman who also like DIY stuff is showing up how she made her skirt, but I think that is far from "success" (also which definition of success?). Some people would look at her body and others would look at what she did. If my hypothetical daughter would have those doubts I would tell her to focus on what this woman did instead on how she look. >What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men? Well that's this young woman problem (although I suspect she likes the attention). For other women in tech, I think they can follow other path and still get recognition (Who doesn't love Lady Ada creations?)
  - Sven7 11y ago
    That's a very nice PC comment :) But after considering everything you have asked us to consider, what would you like us to do? Down vote?
  - pravda 11y ago
    > What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men? Well, if she doesn't get freakishly large breast implants, I think she'll be OK. http://imgur.com/a/ky02J http://imgur.com/a/ky02J
- mcguire 11y ago
  Then, of course, there's: "This shot was needed after my last project which no one believed I made. Because when they put your boobs in they suck out your brains. Everyones knows that's how it works:-) If it's still a problem I'll just have to wear a GoPro for the whole process LOL"
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rawnlq 11y ago
She has an interesting FAQ/bio: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3c7gg1/thats_why_i_support_open_source/csta675 https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3c7gg1/thats_... Direct link: http://pastebin.com/V3474kYs http://pastebin.com/V3474kYs
- harryf 11y ago
  This is cool - "3D Printed Cable Guide" http://imgur.com/a/kidl0 http://imgur.com/a/kidl0 ... ( via her galleries at http://sexycyborg.imgur.com/ http://sexycyborg.imgur.com/ )
- bnolsen 11y ago
  real girls actually wear clothes in public. especially chinese. she's being over the top blatant.
  - benedikt 11y ago
    So what?
a2tech 11y ago
This was originally posted on reddit.com/r/DIY this morning with the mod and creator working together to limit the number of shitty comments. If you want to talk about the skirt/electronics with the actual maker the post is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/3c9l2m/my_diy_underlit_led_hikaru_skirt_updated/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/3c9l2m/my_diy_underlit...
asanagi 11y ago
You're an awesome lady!!! Don't let the haters get you down!
SlyShy 11y ago
Awesome that SexyCyborg manages to promote hardware hacking, sex positivity, and Shenzhen all at once.
nothrabannosir 11y ago
I would never have guessed this needed so much tinkering and electronics. It's not immediately clear because all the pics show the same light, but the color is controlled using an app and it has (apparently) 3-5h battery life. > Not only can our skirts match colors, they can chance in sync or strobe in complex patters across a group. That's awesome! Neat trick.
chinathrow 11y ago
And v2: http://imgur.com/a/EonaF http://imgur.com/a/EonaF
rhizome31 11y ago
I love how she breaks the bimbo and geek stereotypes by following her own combination of personal interests. Very inspiring character.
- mbrutsch 11y ago
  She is my hero.
- chronic32 11y ago
  Most women do follow the stereotypes, however. That is why they are stereotypes.
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sebastianavina 11y ago
I'm sorry, but I have to say it.... NIce boobs
- pavel_lishin 11y ago
  > I have to say it.... No, you really don't.
KaiserPro 11y ago
Is there anyway to split up the one HUUGe battery into a number of smaller ones? so that the battery box isn't so large?
- KaiserPro 11y ago
  Turns out there is; http://imgur.com/a/EonaF http://imgur.com/a/EonaF
phkahler 11y ago
Are you sure it's a skirt and not a really wide belt? yeah yeah this isn't /. so there's no "funny".
XorNot 11y ago
The lighting is a bit off putting standalone. It feels like it really needs to be paired with some type of upper body/necklace/arms effect to balance it out.

168 points by grej 11y ago

eidyia 11y ago

wait what how is this here cool project though :D

buraksarica 11y ago

Very enlightening.

exarch 11y ago

"Bend over, I can't read this map."

kalleboo 11y ago

If you can look past the skimpy pictures there is an interesting message in there: > Some of the Western women were nice. Some not. Compared to China the female Maker scene in the West seems incredibly conservative and hostile to women who don't conform to the blue hair and tattoos, zero-risk-non-conformist look:-) Eccentric clothing and body-modification is ok- but only if it's the same kind they have. Because if we look sexy the evil men will never take us seriously

PedroBatista 11y ago
Ouch.. This dynamic exists in pretty much every group, but some are better than others to acknowledge it, the militant "[Insert your group here] Issues" and PC crowd not so much.
benihana 11y ago
It was so refreshing to see this. Even though I feel like the attitude she describes is crazy (and very prevalent), sometimes the fact that it's so prevalent and never really discussed makes me feel like I'm crazy; like the world has decided this is the way it is and anyone who doesn't disagree is sexist. But in reality, it's just a loud minority that appears to be bullying people who don't buy into their ideals.
- angersock 11y ago
  Yeah, there's an entire cottage industry devoted to demonizing majority sexuality--supported least of all by folks in that same majority. Buncha prudes. It's kind of like how interesting projects like programmable vibrators and Three.js dildo design tools are quietly shuffled off the front page, but unhealthy uninclusive topics like who got harassed out of a conference are given top billing.
anc84 11y ago
If you are unhampered by purism, this is a totally awesome and expressive cloth modification.
carlob 11y ago
Your comment made me go into a meta loop. Is it ok for you to say that we should look past the skimpy photos, or is it exactly what OP is fighting against?
prettyinpinks 11y ago
That's not the only interesting message in there with the pictures: > This shot was needed after my last project which no one believed I made. Because when they put your boobs in they suck out your brains. Everyones knows that's how it works:-) If it's still a problem I'll just have to wear a GoPro for the whole process LOL Seems like the 'evil men' indeed did not initially take her seriously. Non conformist look is not zero risk unfortunately
hackuser 11y ago
She can dress however she wants, of course. But consider a couple of things not about her, but about us: 1) What if she was not a 'hot', young woman and did the same thing? Overweight? Middle-aged? A guy? Would this project be on the front page of HN and otherwise getting so much attention? 2) Imagine your 14-year-old daughter or little sister, who is interested in tech, sees this. What will she think her success depends on? What will she think society (and her future peers at HN) values in her, her legs or her mind? What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men? 3) What's the top-rated comment on this HN thread discussing, her project or her appearance? (As of this moment, the latter.)
- pmelendez 11y ago
  > who is interested in tech, sees this. What will she think her success depends on? Is this success though? I think this is being overanalyzed. Here an attractive woman who also like DIY stuff is showing up how she made her skirt, but I think that is far from "success" (also which definition of success?). Some people would look at her body and others would look at what she did. If my hypothetical daughter would have those doubts I would tell her to focus on what this woman did instead on how she look. >What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men? Well that's this young woman problem (although I suspect she likes the attention). For other women in tech, I think they can follow other path and still get recognition (Who doesn't love Lady Ada creations?)
- Sven7 11y ago
  That's a very nice PC comment :) But after considering everything you have asked us to consider, what would you like us to do? Down vote?
- pravda 11y ago
  > What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men? Well, if she doesn't get freakishly large breast implants, I think she'll be OK. http://imgur.com/a/ky02J http://imgur.com/a/ky02J
mcguire 11y ago
Then, of course, there's: "This shot was needed after my last project which no one believed I made. Because when they put your boobs in they suck out your brains. Everyones knows that's how it works:-) If it's still a problem I'll just have to wear a GoPro for the whole process LOL"

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rawnlq 11y ago

She has an interesting FAQ/bio: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3c7gg1/thats_why_i_support_open_source/csta675 https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3c7gg1/thats_... Direct link: http://pastebin.com/V3474kYs http://pastebin.com/V3474kYs

harryf 11y ago
This is cool - "3D Printed Cable Guide" http://imgur.com/a/kidl0 http://imgur.com/a/kidl0 ... ( via her galleries at http://sexycyborg.imgur.com/ http://sexycyborg.imgur.com/ )
bnolsen 11y ago
real girls actually wear clothes in public. especially chinese. she's being over the top blatant.
- benedikt 11y ago
  So what?

a2tech 11y ago

This was originally posted on reddit.com/r/DIY this morning with the mod and creator working together to limit the number of shitty comments. If you want to talk about the skirt/electronics with the actual maker the post is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/3c9l2m/my_diy_underlit_led_hikaru_skirt_updated/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/3c9l2m/my_diy_underlit...

asanagi 11y ago

You're an awesome lady!!! Don't let the haters get you down!

SlyShy 11y ago

Awesome that SexyCyborg manages to promote hardware hacking, sex positivity, and Shenzhen all at once.

nothrabannosir 11y ago

I would never have guessed this needed so much tinkering and electronics. It's not immediately clear because all the pics show the same light, but the color is controlled using an app and it has (apparently) 3-5h battery life. > Not only can our skirts match colors, they can chance in sync or strobe in complex patters across a group. That's awesome! Neat trick.

chinathrow 11y ago

And v2: http://imgur.com/a/EonaF http://imgur.com/a/EonaF

rhizome31 11y ago

I love how she breaks the bimbo and geek stereotypes by following her own combination of personal interests. Very inspiring character.

mbrutsch 11y ago
She is my hero.
chronic32 11y ago
Most women do follow the stereotypes, however. That is why they are stereotypes.

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sebastianavina 11y ago

I'm sorry, but I have to say it.... NIce boobs

pavel_lishin 11y ago
> I have to say it.... No, you really don't.

KaiserPro 11y ago

Is there anyway to split up the one HUUGe battery into a number of smaller ones? so that the battery box isn't so large?

KaiserPro 11y ago
Turns out there is; http://imgur.com/a/EonaF http://imgur.com/a/EonaF

phkahler 11y ago

Are you sure it's a skirt and not a really wide belt? yeah yeah this isn't /. so there's no "funny".

XorNot 11y ago

The lighting is a bit off putting standalone. It feels like it really needs to be paired with some type of upper body/necklace/arms effect to balance it out.