There is an argument that says we shouldn't provide services companies can provide, but our goal is to make the city livable. We view Internet as another amenity in the city.

Just looking at the overall idea of what they're trying to provide, it might make more sense for Minneapolis to take a more active role in this. They're going to be caught in that situation where whoever comes in will be more interested in making a profit than providing a public service.

You always start to butt heads after awhile. The city's goal is always to provide a public service, and the goal of a private company is always to make money.

Before Google, I spent the summer building a program that would look at what websites you would go to and what websites other people would go to - and built a collaborative filtering program that helped you find related sites to look at.

James Brown is the perfect example of flashy but classy. Classy doesn't have to mean boring. His gear was flamboyant but without being so over the top. The cape was probably the biggest part of his persona. He looked like Superman.

I've realized you can use a fork as a spoon if you use it rapidly enough.