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James Burke's Connections was the starting point of my fascination with tech oh so many years ago...

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Mine too! Fun fact: Back in the nineties, the videos were only available to educational establishments. My longtime friend and Coradiant co-founder Eric created a fake university, website and all, so he could qualify and order a VHS box set for me.

And yes, I confessed this to James when I met him in London a few years back—he was delighted at the subversiveness!

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hahaha...that is f(*&ing brilliant, and I'm so happy to learn that he applauded those efforts. I have found a few episodes on YouTube...it's still compelling and engaging.

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https://twitter.com/acroll/status/1364661207710523393

Since I can't post pics here.

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That's amazing...and you're right, he is directly responsible and greatly influenced how I also used to try to simplify complex issues, like relating how an MPLS network manages data packets to the best I Love Lucy episode (you know the one...) :D

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An educational trip down cargo ship lane, standardization and the irony of a ships name. More please.

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