His talks are also delightful. Extremely brilliant people like him often either have quirks or are not the greatest speakers (don't get me wrong – I don't expect a single human to have every skill), but Packard seems to excel at everything: he's obviously a brilliant engineer, he's a wonderful speaker, he seems to be an all-around pleasant and friendly human, he seems to manage a sane and healthy personal and family life. Just a stellar person!

The single fact that he's doing RISC-V work at SiFive boosts my confidence in what they're doing.