To Me, Speed Is Really About Convenience.

The Prime Reason The Google Homepage Is So Bare Is Due To The Fact That The Founders Didn't Know Html And Just Wanted A Quick Interface. In Fact, It Was Noted That The Submit Button Was A Long Time Coming And Hitting The Return Key Was The Only Way To Burst Google Into Life.

Search Occupies This Wonderful Moment In A User's Day Where It Doesn't Even Really Break Along Demographics, Right?

This Is One Of My Favorites. People Think Of Creativity As This Sort Of Unbridled Thing, But Engineers Thrive On Constraints. They Love To Think Their Way Out Of That Little Box: 'we Know You Said It Was Impossible, But We're Going To Do This, This, And That To Get Us There.'

It's Really Wonderful To Work In An Environment With A Lot Of Smart People.

I've Always Liked Simplicity.