# 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.