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Why Google Needs its Own Nuclear Plant

By Surj Patel May. 12, 2008, 6:00am PT 4 Comments

Indexing the world’s information and making it accessible takes a lot of people, a lot of machines and a lot of energy. I was talking to a good friend recently and reported some hearsay about how a server now costs more in its useful life than… Read More »

Sit Up Straight and Listen

By Surj Patel Sep. 18, 2007, 12:26am PT 2 Comments

By Surj Patel We speak faster than we can type. Much faster. The average conversation speed of an American speaking English is 120-160 words per minute, whereas the average typing speed requirement is about 40 words per minute and the top 10 percent of keyboarders type at… Read More »

 
 

Making Facebook Platform Apps Scale on the Cheap

By Surj Patel Sep. 11, 2007, 3:00pm PT 26 Comments

You know a web 2.0 application is hitting an upward inflection point when your inbox starts filling up with the likes of “Joe Doe wants to add you as a friend on VagueSter.” Over the last few months, it’s been Facebook’s turn. The site’s rise… Read More »

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