Naomi Wu

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Vorlage:Use mdy dates Vorlage:Short description Naomi Wu, also known as Sexy Cyborg and as 机械妖姬 (Chinese for "Machinery Enchantress"),[1] is a Chinese DIY maker and internet personality. As an advocate of women in STEM, transhumanism, open source hardware, and body modifications,[2][3] she attempts to challenge gender and tech stereotypes with a flamboyant public persona,[4][3][5] using objectification of her appearance to inspire women.[6] She has one of the largest, if not the largest, English language presences of any southern PRC citizen (she lives and works in Shenzhen) on YouTube and Twitter.Vorlage:Citation needed

Work

Wu at the 2017 Bangkok Mini Maker Faire

Wu's maker projects often center on wearable technology, including cyberpunk clothes and accessories, along with other projects.[7] One of her early designs (2015) was 3D-printed "Wu Ying" (Chinese for "shadowless") platform heels, with a compartment that hides hacker tools including a keystroke recorder, a wireless router, and lock-picking tools. She explained to an interviewer that women's clothing often lacks pockets, but "chunky platform style shoes that many women in China wear to appear taller—have a lot of unused space."[8]

In addition to her public work as a maker, Wu says she also works as a professional coder in Ruby on Rails, using a masculine pseudonym to protect her identity and preclude gender discrimination;[9] she also reviews electronics.[10][11] Wu maintains active Reddit and Twitter accounts under the noms de plume of SexyCyborg and RealSexyCyborg, respectively.

On International Women's Day 2017 she was listed as one of the 43 most influential women in 3D printing, a male-dominated field, by 3D Printer & 3D Printing News.[12] She regards the usage of 3D printing in the Chinese classroom (where rote memorization is standard) to teach design principles and creativity as the most exciting development of the technology, and more generally regards 3D printing as being the next desktop publishing revolution.[13] She regards "Chinese gadgets" as good as or better than foreign.[14]

In 2013 the Post-Polio Health International (PHI) organizations estimated that there were only six to eight iron lung users in the United States; as of 2017 its executive director knew of none. Press reports then emerged, however, of at least three (perhaps the last three) users of such devices,[15] sparking interest among those in the makerspace community such as Wu[16] (who had never heard of iron lungs before)[17] in the remanufacture of the obsolete components, particularly the gaskets,[18] and prompting discussion of the regulatory and legal issues involved.[19]

On November 5, 2017 Dale Dougherty, the CEO of Maker Media, publisher of Make: magazine, doubted Wu's authenticity in a since deleted tweet —"I am questioning who she really is. Naomi is a persona, not a real person. She is several or many people."[3] On November 6, 2017, Dougherty publicly apologized to Wu for "my recent tweets questioning your identity," saying they represented a failure to live up to the inclusivity Make magazine should value.[20] Wu herself considers the matter settled.[21][22]

Wu appeared on the February/March 2018 cover of Make, which also included an article about her experiences with open source hardware in China.[23][24] Wu was the first Chinese person ever to appear on the cover of Make.[25]

Vice article

In 2018, a reporter from Vice spent three days with Wu in Shenzhen, exploring the city, meeting Wu's friends, photographing Wu's home, and describing in depth the local creative history and Wu's recent creation, the Sino:Bit,[26] a single-board microcontroller for computer education in China, and the first Chinese open-source hardware product to be certified by the Open Source Hardware Association.[25]

The article drew criticism from Wu[1] and from others when it was revealed that according to her agreement with Vice, details of her personal life should have been left out of the article, out of fear of retaliation by the Chinese government; Vice refused to comply and published the details regardless.[27]

After Vice failed to retract the story, Wu created a video in which she made boots with tiny video screens, which briefly displayed Vice's editor-in-chief's home address. Vice responded by having Wu's Patreon account withdrawn for "doxxing". This temporarily stalled Wu's independent maker career, and she returned to freelance coding for a brief period of time.[1]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ a b c Shenzhen Tech Girl Naomi Wu: My experience with Sarah Jeong, Jason Koebler, and Vice Magazine. In: medium.com.
  2. ↑ Alexis Ong: Sexy Cyborg is Dismantling Cliches About Women in Tech, One Boob Shot at a Time. In: Vice. 14. September 2015;.
  3. ↑ a b c Emily Gaudette: How a gorgeous Chinese engineer pissed off Silicon Valley In: Newsweek, November 7, 2017. Abgerufen im November 8, 2017 (englisch). „What Dougherty and the other sexist Americans writing about Wu don't understand is that Wu's home of Shenzhen, China, has allowed femininity to exist at the intersection of technology and art.“ 
  4. ↑ Fernando Alfonso III: For This Chinese Reddit Bombshell, Tech Is Sexy. In: Forbes. 30. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 25. Juni 2017.
  5. ↑ Julia Hollingsworth: How Naomi Wu Wants to Change the Tech Scene’s Sexist Wiring: Online firestorm against prominent maker highlights wider gender issues in male-dominated tech world. In: The Sixth Tone. 15. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 24. Dezember 2017.
  6. ↑ Danielle Suleik: 'Sexy Cyborg' Naomi Wu Turns Objectification Into Technological Inspiration. In: April Magazine. 27. Februar 2018, abgerufen am 1. März 2018.
  7. ↑ Radii China: Photo of the Day: Cyberpunk LED Skirt by Naomi Wu. In: Radii. 25. November 2017, abgerufen am 26. November 2017.
  8. ↑ Rachel Pick: A Q&A with the Woman Who Designed Her Own 'Hacker Heels': SexyCyborg’s Wu Ying shoes combine femme fashion with some clever tech. In: Vice. 9. September 2015, abgerufen am 18. April 2018: „Built by Reddit user SexyCyborg, the Wu Ying shoes ("shadowless" in Chinese) contain a USB keystroke recorder, a wireless router, a retractable Ethernet cable, a shim for opening padlocks, and a set of lockpicks.“
  9. ↑ CHEN QUYMBEE: #CodingIcon Naomi Wu - Dismantling Stereotypes! In: JewelBots. 7. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 9. Dezember 2017.
  10. ↑ The Girl With the Augmented Body and a DIY Manufacturing Habit. In: Exlolymph. 15. Juni 2016;.
  11. ↑ Johan Nylander: Meet China's SexyCyborg, the goddess of geeks Naomi Wu is a self-taught and self-motivated maker who wants more women in tech. In: Asia Times. 24. Juni 2017;.
  12. ↑ Tess (Author last name not given): International Women's Day 2017: 43 Most influential women in 3D printing. In: 3D Printer & 3D Printing News. 8. März 2017;: „We at 3Ders want to highlight and celebrate some of the women who have made an impact within the 3D printing industry (a still male-dominated field), and who have not only contributed to the advancement of the technology, but who have helped to challenge gender barriers in the tech field.“
  13. ↑ Helene Andre: Naomi Wu – "My visibility allows me to direct more attention to important issues and other deserving women". In: Women in 3D Printing. 29. November 2017, abgerufen am 3. Dezember 2017.
  14. ↑ Hong Kong's allure fading in mainland China. In: Daily Mail. 28. Juni 2017, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2017.
  15. ↑ Jennings Brown: The Last of the Iron Lungs. In: Gizmodo. 20. November 2017, abgerufen am 25. November 2017.
  16. ↑ Day Lewin: A Callout: Parts for an Iron Lung. In: Hackaday. 25. November 2017, abgerufen am 25. November 2017.
  17. ↑ Boer Deng: Woman in failing iron lung turns to internet for help. In: The Sunday Times. 2. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 3. Dezember 2017.
  18. ↑ Vorlage:Cite tweet
  19. ↑ A Callout: Parts for an Iron Lung. In: Hacker News. 25. November 2017, abgerufen am 25. November 2017.
  20. ↑ Dale Dougherty: An Open Note to Naomi Wu (and Makers Everywhere) In: Make, November 6, 2017. Abgerufen im November 10, 2017 „Naomi, I apologize for my recent tweets questioning your identity. I was wrong, and I’m sorry.“ 
  21. ↑ Jessica Meyers: China's 'sexy cyborg' took on Silicon Valley bro culture — and won. In: Los Angeles Times. 9. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 9. Dezember 2017.
  22. ↑ Tess n/a: Maker Profile: Naomi 'SexyCyborg' Wu on being a woman in tech, 3D printed wearables, more. In: 3Ders.org. 28. Februar 2019, abgerufen am 1. März 2018.
  23. ↑ n/a n/a: Make magazine, vol. 61. In: Adafruit. 9. Januar 2018, abgerufen am 9. Januar 2018.
  24. ↑ Naomi Wu: Cyborg and the Sino-bit:Shenzhen’s prolific maker details her journey, her inspirations, and putting together China’s first certified Open Source Hardware project. In: Makezine. 9. Januar 2018, abgerufen am 3. April 2018: „" I created 3D printed heels with pentesting (hacking) tools built in, arm-mounted micro drones, a skirt made of infinity mirrors, a burlesque-inspired top made of LCD shutters (I had something underneath for modesty, of course), a makeup palette with a Raspberry Pi built in for more network pentesting, a device for a small drone to deposit a Wi-Fi-hacking payload and fly away, and more."“
  25. ↑ a b Sarah Emerson: Shenzhen's Homegrown Cyborg: Three days with Naomi Wu, the face of China's cyberpunk city. In: Vice. 25. März 2018;: „"In the past few years, she’s been forced to fend off vile and unfounded conspiracy theories on Reddit and 4chan that suggest a white man has masterminded her career. I’ve seen Wu’s speech and technical skills dissected at length in online electronics forums. Some have accused Wu of faking English proficiency, despite her being open about the fact that she receives help and proofreading with her written communication."“
  26. ↑ Sino:Bit Hardware on Github
  27. ↑ Why Vice's Reporting on Naomi Wu Could Get Her Arrested in China. In: nextshark.com.
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