Kevin Moloney for The New York Times Chris Anderson, who is leaving as the editor of Wired magazine, in 2011 with one of his airplane drones.Chris Anderson, the editor in chief of Wired magazine, is leaving to devote more time to the drone company he has been developing.
Mr. Anderson, who joined Wired in 2001, said on Friday that he would leave by the end of the year to work full time on running his start-up, 3D Robotics, which is based in San Diego. According to the company’s Web site, it designs personal drones for private customers.
“This is an opportunity for me to pursue an entrepreneurial dream,” Mr. Anderson said in a statement. “I’m confident that Wired’s mission to influence and chronicle the digital revolution is stronger than ever and will continue to expand and evolve.”
In an interview in December with Tabitha Soren for Bloomberg News, Mr. Anderson said he had been working on the company for three years. He said that he expected there would be plenty of demand in the private market for drones and that they ultimately could replace the more costly helicopters.
Mr. Anderson said he used a drone to check out the Google campus. Drones, he said, “don’t get bored. They don’t charge overtime. They’re not unionized.”
Wired has had some growth in advertising dollars and a steady rise in circulation as other magazines have been struggling. Anderson told Bloomberg that his company was profitable by its third year.
“We sell products for more than they cost,” said Mr. Anderson.
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Back in May 2011, we informed our readers about a lawsuit brought forward by Jacoby & Meyers, a personal injury and litigation firm made famous by its ridiculous television commercials. In that suit, the PI magnates contested an ethics rule which barred non-lawyers from being able to stake a claim in the ownership of law firms. They want lawyers to be able to run their firms like real businesses, outside investors and all.After all, that pesky ethics rule no longer exists down under in Australia, and in England, people can now add “legal services” to their grocery lists. But as we noted in Morning Docket, “America’s Most Familiar Law Firm” took a bit of a blow in New York yesterday when one of its lawsuits challenging the ban was dismissed.Let’s take a look at what happened….
You’ve probably heard the same advice as I have about participating in meetings — speak up at least once during every meeting. Otherwise, people will wonder why you’re even there — are you engaged in the discussion? Do you even understand what’s going on? Are you nursing a hangover again? What’s the deal?Now, some of you have absolutely no problem speaking up at meetings. In fact, maybe you’re a little too “good” at it. This post isn’t for you. For those of you who don’t realize you babble on too much in meetings, there will be a different post dedicated to the likes of you, entitled: “When Everyone in the Room Has Ceased Making Eye Contact with You, It’s Time to Shut Up.”Others of you are shy about speaking up in larger groups, especially in front of a lot of senior people. You feel pressured to come up with something brilliant, and often end up not saying anything at all because you don’t think your ideas are worthy of public utterance. Or sometimes, you really can’t seem to think of anything to contribute….
Justice Scalia speaking last night at Wesleyan University.Last night, Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the prestigious Hugo Black Lecture at Wesleyan University, speaking in the university’s Memorial Chapel before a packed house. Wesleyan is an uber-liberal school — the basis for the movie PCU, about a very Politically Correct University — and Justice Scalia’s visit was preceded by campusprotests. But I was pleasantly surprised by how respectful and appreciative the audience was of Justice Scalia’s deeply thoughtful and persuasive remarks; the protests during his speech were minor and clustered near the end.I trekked up to Middletown from New York City to attend the lecture. What did Justice Scalia have to say? And what did the protests entail? 
New Jersey Governor Chris ChristieMuch to the dismay of students, faculty, and alumni, the Camden campus of Rutgers University School of Law will soon be merging with Rowan University, and doing away with the Rutgers name. Up until now, our coverage of the pending merger has been limited to Morning Docket entries. But last night, during a town hall meeting held by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the debate got interesting.In what is being referred to as “the most-heated town hall clash of the year,” Christie reportedly got into a shouting match with a current Rutgers Law – Camden student. Harsh words were exchanged, and the scene ended with the law student being escorted from the meeting by police. Who is this law student, and what was said? Let’s delve into the details….