Ralph was interested and engaged, and when he turned down the project (absolutely the right call) he was beyond gracious about it. It is rare that you can call someone "classy" and "nerdy" at the same time. Ralph was it.

Seeing the other folks from Xiph commenting here, I can tell that my take on him was not unique. We lost one of the good guys, for sure.

RIP, Ralph.

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    let mut msg = r#"
    We feel super sad.
    Rust in Peace.

    Steel dreams compile to dust,
    Silent threads unwind.
    Memory fades,
    Borrowed time returned.
    "#;

    println!("{}\n{}", mood, msg);
}