CO149's Fundamental Dicta™️

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number One™️

The packet has to know how to get back, too.

CO149's Corollary Dictum Number 1.1™️

All the boxes on the same wire have to have the same ideas about routing.

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number Two™️

The network has a middle.

CO149's Illuminative Dictum Number 2.1™️

The network's middle is bigger than your middle.

Senator Stevens' Fundamental Illustrative Utterance Number 2.2™️

The network is not a big truck. It's a series of tubes.

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number Three™️

The network you are using is experimental technology and always will be.

CO149's Corollary Dictum Number 3.1™️

Legacy equipment belongs in a museum.

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number Four™️

The network is operated by people.

CO149's Sage Advice Number 4.1™️

Never, ever, mess with the servers on a Friday. Just quietly catch up on paperwork and go home early.

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number Five™️

The network is constructed of physical components.

CO149's Sudden Realization Number 5.1™️

There is more than one cloud.

CO149's Gentle Reminder Number 5.2™️

The cloud is someone else's computer.