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"Computers in shoes" has a history. People might be interested in "The Newtonian Casino" / "The Eudaemonic Pie" - the true story of a bunch of hackers built a computer in a shoe to predict where a roulette ball would land. In early 1980s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eudaemonic_Pie

Thanks for that link - very interesting!

I would have seen her in a James Bond movie I would have thought "yeah right, IRL nobody in IT is like that".

I'm in two minds about her approach. One the one hand I feel it cheapens the image of female hackers. But on the other hand I want to congratulate her for exploiting a stereotype to her advantage.

It's just a pity that the tech industry as a bias to begin with. :(

Yes, it is a bit sexist. However, in reality, people are sexist and most IT or security people are male, so she could distract some of them.

Using distraction and misdirection is a useful tool, something male hackers would find harder - all the more reason to add more diversity to your pen testing team.

Ah, this is the same LED skirt techie--I thought there was another on HN. Good on ya!

HN is now officially reddit

Pen testing high heels