Geoff Hing and I met back in 1999, when he was PA.net's first intern. That summer we were going through due diligence to prep PA.net for being sold, so Geoff and I bailed from our offices to make room for the auditors; we spent two weeks hammering out code on a couch while listening to Fat Boy Slim. There's much to be said for office couches, laptops, and mutually agreeable music.