Danny Choo
dannychoo.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2008
Danny Choo is a Japan-based blogger and entrepreneur covering otaku culture, figures, gadgets, and Japanese oddities.
What HN saysHN links it for Japan stories like underground bicycle parking and Clone Factory figures; one commenter calls him a very nice, down-to-earth guy popular with Japanophiles.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk Slowly2 people · 44 points · first shared 2009 · 50 comments on HN
- 2Clone Factory uses 3D Printers to turn you into an action figure2 people · 3 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 3The curious case of Danny Choo2 people · 3 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 4Japanese Robotic Underground Bicycle Parking System2 people · 1 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 5Homepage2 people · first shared 2013
- 6How I started my company in Japan1 people · 8 points · first shared 2015 · 1 comments on HN
- 7Dealing with Haters1 people · 5 points · first shared 2010 · 1 comments on HN
- 8Most Stylish Otaku Room?1 people · 3 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
- 9Danny Choo: I Don't Need to Rely on VC1 people · 3 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
- 10Hobbyist in Japan releasing Android enabled robotic doll chassis1 people · 3 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 11Mirai Inc: A Startup in Tokyo, Japan1 people · 2 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
- 12Jobs at Culture Japan1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 13Build dolls with 3D printing1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 14Group of Japanese college students builds an exosuit1 people · 2 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 15Jimmy Choo & Danny Choo1 people · 1 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
newman314 · 2013-05-11
There's also http://www.dannychoo.com/ aka that Storm Trooper dude...
obviouslygreen · 2013-04-18
Hm. Are you familiar with Danny Choo[1]? I talked to him briefly about some work a while back; very nice, down to earth guy, and he's absolutely huge with Japanophiles. If you can either trade work or get him interested in your service, a little promotion from him would go a very, very long way.
[1]Could be mildly NSFW for those in an office: http://www.dannychoo.com/
smanek · 2009-05-31
Apparently the president of Canon Electronics (Hisashi Sakamaki) wrote this book: http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4396612486/mitsu-101-22/ref=n… whose title translates to "A company will do well if you get rid of the chairs and computers"
(Caveat: I don't read Japanese - I'd appreciate confirmation of that translation from someone. I read about it at http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/19639/Canon+Electronics.…
It seems weird that anyone would bother with the 5M/3.6sec rule ... that's only 3.1 mph - I doubt many people walk much slower than that. Do they really think the morale hit is really worth the seconds someone would save walking 3.1 mph instead of a ultra-leisurely 2mph?
shawnps · 2015-05-31
Danny Choo did a post on this: http://www.dannychoo.com/en/post/26963/Japan+Underground+Bicycle+Parki…
Looks like you can find one of these in Shinagawa
uniclaude · 2012-11-11
I'm not sure this concept is very new, last year, Danny Choo made a relatively detailed article[1] about Clone Factory, offering a similar service for about three times the price of the large version.
[1]:http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/26119/Human+Cloning+in+Japan.html
lupin_sansei · 2009-10-16
The Japanese have got some interesting prototype exoskeletons
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25131/Japanese+Exoskeletons.html
http://www.c00lstuff.com/798/Japanese_Robotic_Exoskeleton/
pjlegato · 2023-09-14
Not so. Armed security guards are indeed legal and licensed to carry firearms in almost all US states[1], as well as in almost all European Union states[2], Japan[3], Australia[4], and Canada[5].
So, in nearly the entire 'developed world,' security guards can indeed carry guns.
[1] Time magazine even wrote about this a few months ago: https://time.com/6275440/insecure-private-security-replacing-police/ -- it says that "about 30" states even allow guards to be licensed as "private police" with full arrest powers.
For an example, here is California's regulatory site: https://www.bsis.ca.gov/industries/guard.shtml -- California, one of the most notoriously anti-gun states -- allows properly licensed security guards to arrest people, as well as to carry tear gas, batons, and firearms.
[2] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/use-firearms-private-security-personnel…
[3] https://dannychoo.com/archive/en/posts/firearms-in-japan
[4] https://multisectraining.edu.au/do-security-guards-carry-weapons-in-ns…
[5] https://novage.ms/canadian-laws-security-guards-need-to-know-about/