Towards the end of my EE degree in the mid-2000s, I hoodwinked Ralph into dropping by my dingy east-Vancouver rental for a tech demo. I was trying to find a home for my thesis research project, which was a very niche-y DSP algorithm that had only the very faintest relevance to Xiph's mission. I was 100% enthusiasm and 0% practical sense.

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.