On: The Next Big Idea to Change the World? 3D Printing

[iamwil]

If you saw the Altair back in the 70's, could you see Wikipedia?

[jlarocco → iamwil]

I see a lot of people making analogies like this, but nobody explaining how the technical problems will be overcome.

Yes, computer technology improved rapidly. How is it relevant to 3D printing? Why do you think 3D printing will evolve as rapidly as computers did?

[waterlesscloud → jlarocco]

Because it has already?

[JoeAltmaier → iamwil]

Yeah; but there's not the same rate of change in mechanical engineering.