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He was the only senior manager I ever had who would walk the halls and talk to engineers he bumped into. He would be genuinely curious about what we were doing.

He was the only senior manager I ever had who would walk the halls and talk to engineers he bumped into. He would be genuinely curious about what we were doing. Once we were admiring a bird perched in a tree outside the window, and he came over to tell us all about it, we all felt his genuine enthusiasm. He was a lovely person and, even though I didn't work directly for him, I am sad that he is gone.

dmoy 3y ago
He had some crazy good bird photographs with really expensive camera equipment. Dude was definitely enthusiastic about wildlife photography
- 29athrowaway 3y ago
  He was into rainforest conservation and stuff, and was from Brazil.
- DannyBee 3y ago
  Yes. He was a finalist for various serious photography contests - we got to talking about it because my friend won one with a famous picture that ended up on the cover of national geographic (polar bear and cub on ice in the middle of nowhere). His other passion was guitar.
  - dekhn 3y ago
    and brazillian soccer. He had rigged up a whole bunch of night cameras at his house and shared absolutely amazing pictures of wild cats. https://www.facebook.com/LosAltosTownCrier/posts/10156330289095141 https://www.facebook.com/LosAltosTownCrier/posts/10156330289... and lots more: https://www.barroso.org/wildlife.html https://www.barroso.org/wildlife.html absolutely one of my favorite people to hang out with when I worked at Google. He was also the promoter of 'roofshots' which was about the nicest way I've seen somebody criticize Larry Page's unrealistic "moonshots": """Don’t get me wrong. I want flying drones that can bring me fresh produce. I’m excited about contact lenses that measure blood sugar. And I look forward to the day that self-driving cars are on the road everywhere. These initiatives are examples of some visionary programs being pursued by Google and Alphabet teams, collectively referred to as moonshots — disruptive, 10X leaps in technology. But there has been a growing perception that moonshots are the primary model for radical innovation at Google, and chiefly responsible for our greatest product and technical achievements. What I have seen during my 15 years at Google does not match that perception. I contend that the bulk of our successes have been the result of the methodical, relentless, and persistent pursuit of 1.3-2X opportunities — what I have come to call “roofshots”.""" Luis André Barroso — Google fellow and VP of engineering
    - lokar 3y ago
      The roofshot manifesto was great, I wish they would publish it
      - dekhn 3y ago
        it used to be on Google's site but the URL redirects now :( Anyway, https://web.archive.org/web/20230922060904/https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/the-roofshot-manifesto/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230922060904/https://rework.wi...

dmoy 3y ago

He had some crazy good bird photographs with really expensive camera equipment. Dude was definitely enthusiastic about wildlife photography

29athrowaway 3y ago
He was into rainforest conservation and stuff, and was from Brazil.
DannyBee 3y ago
Yes. He was a finalist for various serious photography contests - we got to talking about it because my friend won one with a famous picture that ended up on the cover of national geographic (polar bear and cub on ice in the middle of nowhere). His other passion was guitar.
- dekhn 3y ago
  and brazillian soccer. He had rigged up a whole bunch of night cameras at his house and shared absolutely amazing pictures of wild cats. https://www.facebook.com/LosAltosTownCrier/posts/10156330289095141 https://www.facebook.com/LosAltosTownCrier/posts/10156330289... and lots more: https://www.barroso.org/wildlife.html https://www.barroso.org/wildlife.html absolutely one of my favorite people to hang out with when I worked at Google. He was also the promoter of 'roofshots' which was about the nicest way I've seen somebody criticize Larry Page's unrealistic "moonshots": """Don’t get me wrong. I want flying drones that can bring me fresh produce. I’m excited about contact lenses that measure blood sugar. And I look forward to the day that self-driving cars are on the road everywhere. These initiatives are examples of some visionary programs being pursued by Google and Alphabet teams, collectively referred to as moonshots — disruptive, 10X leaps in technology. But there has been a growing perception that moonshots are the primary model for radical innovation at Google, and chiefly responsible for our greatest product and technical achievements. What I have seen during my 15 years at Google does not match that perception. I contend that the bulk of our successes have been the result of the methodical, relentless, and persistent pursuit of 1.3-2X opportunities — what I have come to call “roofshots”.""" Luis André Barroso — Google fellow and VP of engineering
  - lokar 3y ago
    The roofshot manifesto was great, I wish they would publish it
    - dekhn 3y ago
      it used to be on Google's site but the URL redirects now :( Anyway, https://web.archive.org/web/20230922060904/https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/the-roofshot-manifesto/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230922060904/https://rework.wi...