CO149's Fundamental Dicta TM

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number One TM
The packet has to know how to get back, too.

CO149's Corollary Dictum Number 1.1 TM
All the boxes on the same wire have to have the same ideas about routing.

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number Two TM
The network has a middle.

CO149's Illuminative Dictum Number 2.1 TM
The network's middle is bigger than your middle.

Senator Stevens' Fundamental Illustrative Utterance Number 2.2TM
The network is not a big truck. It's a series of tubes.

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number Three TM
The network you are using is experimental technology and always will be.

CO149's Corollary Dictum Number 3.1 TM
Legacy equipment belongs in a museum.

CO149's Fundamental Dictum Number Four TM
The network is operated by people.

CO149's Sage Advice Number 4.1 TM
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 TM
The network is constructed of physical components.

CO149's Sudden Realization Number 5.1 TM
There is more than one cloud.

CO149's Gentle Reminder Number 5.2 TM
The cloud is someone else's computer.

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