Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:24 PM

MindMover (2,798 posts)

Chris Anderson: Why I left Wired - 3D Printing Will Be Bigger Than The Web

Chris Anderson has exited one of the top jobs in publishing - Editor-in-Chief of Wired magazine - to pursue the life of an entrepreneur, making a big bet that 3D printers represent a massive new phase of the industrial revolution.

He spoke at a Wired "Culturazzi" event, at the Marriott Union Square and to sign copies of his latest book: "Makers: The New Industrial Revolution."

http://www.zdnet.com/chris-anderson-why-i-left-wired-3d-printing-will-be-bigger-than-the-web-7000007535/

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Chris Anderson: Why I left Wired - 3D Printing Will Be Bigger Than The Web (Original post)	MindMover	Nov 2012	OP
I guess the long tail didn't pay as well as he thought it would	salvorhardin	Nov 2012	#1
Constraints on the Long Tail are cultural, not technological	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#37
not much of a tail when median wage is about $15/hr	HiPointDem	Nov 2012	#52
They need to call it something more appropriately descriptive,	kestrel91316	Nov 2012	#2
Can they print the crack?	Scuba	Nov 2012	#3
Oh, that would be just great!	pinboy3niner	Nov 2012	#5
I think it is largely hype.	Bonobo	Nov 2012	#4
Chocolate.	DreWId	Nov 2012	#8
In most cases it would make more sense to NOT print in chocolate	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#18
Have you watched the videos of the printers?	2pooped2pop	Nov 2012	#55
They used one	Aerows	Nov 2012	#11
Yeah, I've had that problem.	GeorgeGist	Nov 2012	#30
In the future everyone gets a pet bald eagle	Son of Gob	Nov 2012	#33
Shit. I got nowhere to keep a bird with a 6 foot wingspan.	Confusious	Nov 2012	#40
You can get a mini.	Son of Gob	Nov 2012	#41
That looks more like the next size below mini...	pinboy3niner	Nov 2012	#44
It's more advanced than you think. They're working on circuit boards now.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#13
Sounds like just what we need ...	GeorgeGist	Nov 2012	#31
Ahh, you've seen the Terminator. Me too.	Son of Gob	Nov 2012	#34
Yes, let's smash all those looms. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#72
Prototypes silly:-)	madokie	Nov 2012	#16
the third world doesn't call bullshit on	theKed	Nov 2012	#23
Think of the lost jobs.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#29
Um.	Occulus	Nov 2012	#42
I think it will go beyond plastics very quickly	Matariki	Nov 2012	#43
They have been trying	Aerows	Nov 2012	#7
Replicators.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#9
Is this the resin spray that solidifies	EC	Nov 2012	#14
We're going to have artifical meat in a few more years.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#17
Why the hell print meat molds?	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#22
Texture. You're laying down the cells individually, really rapidly.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#25
How freakin' small are the orifices on these things?	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#45
Thiel wants to do it basically at a molecular level.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#46
I want my synthetic meat to be free range..	snooper2	Nov 2012	#63
They have to get the DNA from somewhere.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#68
it's already called "additive manufacturing"	uncle ray	Nov 2012	#36
From what i understand ....they could "print" a gun.	LeftofU	Nov 2012	#6
Thingyverse (a site where you post plans for stuff) banned guns for that reason.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#10
It wouldn't likely survive shooting the bullet.	Angleae	Nov 2012	#49
You can print in metal now	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#54
What types of metal?	Angleae	Nov 2012	#57
Barrels aren't controlled items...	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#61
Biggest nonsensical hype since the Segway	high density	Nov 2012	#12
5-10 years.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#19
you could not possibly be more wrong, mr. density.	uncle ray	Nov 2012	#38
You sound like the type that said the same thing about....	Logical	Nov 2012	#65
It's going to be big, but not that big.	reformist2	Nov 2012	#15
The idea is for most things you'll go to a "maker factory."	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#21
But what am I going to make???	reformist2	Nov 2012	#24
What do you want to make?	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#26
That would be cool! I agree it has promise. Designers and hobbyists are going to love it.	reformist2	Nov 2012	#28
So the Chinese labor goes away...	Bonobo	Nov 2012	#32
You're destroying labor economy and it becomes a resource economy.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#39
can i design my own car...?	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#69
My dream is to one day make an open source vehicle. :)	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#71
Have you ever had a key made?	JVS	Nov 2012	#47
That's cool and all for custom-made stuff, but most people are fine with mass-produced.	reformist2	Nov 2012	#56
I disagree, I think its definitely going to be that big.	Egnever	Nov 2012	#59
No, because I don't need new arms.	reformist2	Nov 2012	#60
You can use a 3D printer to print a 3D printer.	reusrename	Nov 2012	#20
Such a poetic thought. Glad I read this thread.	KittyWampus	Nov 2012	#62
I think I heard this before	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#27
Yes, he's probably wrong.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#35
The suffering in the world is NOT due to the lack of readily available shit. I'll pass. n/t	Bonobo	Nov 2012	#48
Yeah, who needs readily available clean water.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#64
Good luck printing up water.	Bonobo	Nov 2012	#66
The problem isn't water, it's getting clean water.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#67
Thank you for the link. I will try to inform myself a little better. nt	Bonobo	Nov 2012	#70
He is right!	Egnever	Nov 2012	#50
I was amazed to read that they can 3D "print" guitars, and many say they sound good.	Dark n Stormy Knight	Nov 2012	#51
Working body parts have been printed	Cicada	Nov 2012	#53
Assuming that 3d printing is the wave of the future,	JDPriestly	Nov 2012	#58
It's a technology, not a company. There's no one group/person in control of it. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#73
Always kinda fascinated by the kneejerk Luddism these threads inspire. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#74

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:34 PM

salvorhardin (9,995 posts)

Chris Anderson: Why I left Wired - 3D Printing Will Be Bigger Than The Web

1. I guess the long tail didn't pay as well as he thought it would

37. Constraints on the Long Tail are cultural, not technological

52. not much of a tail when median wage is about $15/hr

2. They need to call it something more appropriately descriptive,

3. Can they print the crack?

5. Oh, that would be just great!

4. I think it is largely hype.

8. Chocolate.

18. In most cases it would make more sense to NOT print in chocolate

55. Have you watched the videos of the printers?

11. They used one

30. Yeah, I've had that problem.

33. In the future everyone gets a pet bald eagle

40. Shit. I got nowhere to keep a bird with a 6 foot wingspan.

41. You can get a mini.

44. That looks more like the next size below mini...

13. It's more advanced than you think. They're working on circuit boards now.

31. Sounds like just what we need ...

34. Ahh, you've seen the Terminator. Me too.

72. Yes, let's smash all those looms. (nt)

16. Prototypes silly:-)

23. the third world doesn't call bullshit on

29. Think of the lost jobs.

42. Um.

43. I think it will go beyond plastics very quickly

7. They have been trying

9. Replicators.

14. Is this the resin spray that solidifies

17. We're going to have artifical meat in a few more years.

22. Why the hell print meat molds?

25. Texture. You're laying down the cells individually, really rapidly.

45. How freakin' small are the orifices on these things?

46. Thiel wants to do it basically at a molecular level.

63. I want my synthetic meat to be free range..

68. They have to get the DNA from somewhere.

36. it's already called "additive manufacturing"

6. From what i understand ....they could "print" a gun.

10. Thingyverse (a site where you post plans for stuff) banned guns for that reason.

49. It wouldn't likely survive shooting the bullet.

54. You can print in metal now

57. What types of metal?

61. Barrels aren't controlled items...

12. Biggest nonsensical hype since the Segway

19. 5-10 years.

38. you could not possibly be more wrong, mr. density.

65. You sound like the type that said the same thing about....

15. It's going to be big, but not that big.

21. The idea is for most things you'll go to a "maker factory."

24. But what am I going to make???

26. What do you want to make?

28. That would be cool! I agree it has promise. Designers and hobbyists are going to love it.

32. So the Chinese labor goes away...

39. You're destroying labor economy and it becomes a resource economy.

69. can i design my own car...?

71. My dream is to one day make an open source vehicle. :)

47. Have you ever had a key made?

56. That's cool and all for custom-made stuff, but most people are fine with mass-produced.

59. I disagree, I think its definitely going to be that big.

60. No, because I don't need new arms.

20. You can use a 3D printer to print a 3D printer.

62. Such a poetic thought. Glad I read this thread.

27. I think I heard this before

35. Yes, he's probably wrong.

48. The suffering in the world is NOT due to the lack of readily available shit. I'll pass. n/t

64. Yeah, who needs readily available clean water.

66. Good luck printing up water.

67. The problem isn't water, it's getting clean water.

70. Thank you for the link. I will try to inform myself a little better. nt

50. He is right!

51. I was amazed to read that they can 3D "print" guitars, and many say they sound good.

53. Working body parts have been printed

58. Assuming that 3d printing is the wave of the future,

73. It's a technology, not a company. There's no one group/person in control of it. (nt)

74. Always kinda fascinated by the kneejerk Luddism these threads inspire. (nt)