> <i>“Wait, wait, wait, but why are we doing it this way?” Barroso said on the podcast. “And it just turns out that the people who had been living in that area hadn't really thought about questioning that. And sometimes it's something that was based on a good reason three years ago, and that reason had a sell-by date, and it's time to do something else.”</i><p>This is a very humane way of thinking about the mindset of people who implemented solutions that don't quite work for your needs.
Oh, that's a shame. Luiz was one of the nicest people I met at Google and his tech contributions were excellent. He also promoted "roofshots over moonshots", which was a philosophy badly needed.
Luiz called large meetings "all-heads" instead of "all-hands" meetings. "Why? Because we're not sailors!"<p>I never got to interact with him directly but he was a leader worth following. This is a sad day.
Luiz was one of the smartest, kindest people you could have ever met.
He was the kind of person you'd have been proud to call your friend.<p>If you are ever looking for someone to aspire to as a software engineer, you should aspire to be like Luiz.
As a Brazilian, I'm really sad to hear this news, but I'm glad Luiz's work is getting the respect and recognition it deserves. Thanks Luiz.
"By customizing nearly every inch of Google’s data centers and the hardware within them, including power supplies and cooling kits"<p>This is the second time i hear about a company building its own power supply, the first being apple for the apple 1.<p>As i know "nothing" about electricicty, i wonder : isn't power supply a solved issue at this point ? What could have they done differently that justify having its own production line for a power supply ?
from <a href="https://www.barroso.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.barroso.org/</a> <i>"February, 2023: I have released the album Before Bossa, alongside two fantastic jazz musicians, Zeca Assumpção and Sergio Reze. It features a selection of Brazilian and American Jazz tunes that inspired the creators of the Bossa Nova musical style."</i><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f0BYADR7B0&list=OLAK5uy_mVOuv7yTebTkfVqdAxXYt5dv8Yhz3JNvI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f0BYADR7B0&list=OLAK5uy_mVO...</a><p>Luiz Barroso - <i>Before Bossa</i> (feat. Sergio Reze & Zeca Assumpção)
I shared an office with Luiz for 2 years - with Urs Hölze and Bart Sano - I joked with them that I got a PhD every 12 months hanging out with them. Luiz was an amazing engineer - and a great teacher, role model, philosopher and amazing friend. Rest well my friend - you made an indelible mark on me.