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When I was in grad school I did my thesis on Local Area Networks - it was a last minute arbritary selection done at the suggestion of my wonderful classmate Richard Mack. I did the work of the technology assessment under the direction of my tech guru, brilliant beyond words Kirt Olsen. Cut my teeth! Over more than a year, while working nights at BU Mugar Library, I came up with the estimate that in five years LANs would be a $1B industry. I couldn't believe it - but it happened. What an honor it is for me today to interview Bob Metcalfe, the most pivotal and compelling individual figure in those developments! He has a great spirit still today, and enthusiasm for technology that continues to be an influence on us. Metcalfe postulated a law that describes - let's say - the influence on node counts on system behavior. I thought to ask him for his thoughts on the worldwide network imbroglio we now face. Metcalfe:  I think networking has over-delivered. In a short 50 years we’ve rea...