Russ Taylor

Software Engineer @Etsy and all-around nerd. Amateur wildlife & landscape photographer. Married to the lovely @NikkiSnyder6.

[Russ Taylor @rjtman]

@CentralORFire Ah, that makes much more sense than all the RV-### fires having something to do with recreational vehicles. Thanks for explaining!

[Central OR Fire Info @CentralORFire]

🔥Firefighters have started ignitions in the Flank Project Area located 11 miles SE of Bend.

[Russ Taylor @rjtman]

@mtmcgann And yet you offer this advice free of charge... You could've made millions!

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

A fun tip for beating the heat is to not set anything on fire

[Central OR Fire Info @CentralORFire]

🔥Fire updates:
✅The #AntelopeCreekFire which started on 7/19 near Antelope has been 100% contained at 490 acres.
✅The #AlderCreekFire which started on 7/6 in Wheeler Co. near mile post 81 on OR Route 19 (Service Creek Hwy) along the John Day River is also 100% contained.

[Central OR Fire Info @CentralORFire]

Inc. 441 was more accurately mapped at .48 acres. Firefighters have contained this incident.

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, go for a 20-minute hike and spend the next 20 years in the woods.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

If you’re carpooling with wildlife, you’re doing it wrong.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

I chirped to myself, “Self.” (and I knew it was me, cause I recognized my chirp) “Today is going to be a good day!”⁣

📸: @RockyNPS

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Did you know if you hold an ermine up to your ear, you can hear what it’s like to be attacked by an ermine?

[Joshin and Jokien @joshcarlosjosh]

but they were, all of them, deceived, for another checkmark was made

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

🦆

[🔎Julia Evans🔍 @b0rk]

a debugging manifesto

[Central OR Fire Info @CentralORFire]

#ToloMountain 🔥: Firefighters and a dozer worked into the night constructing containment line around fire area, which includes multiple spots. Air resources will be flying soon to look for additional smokes around the perimeter. The fire is est.~25 acres and is 0% contained.

[Russ Taylor @rjtman]

@CentralORFire @DesNatlForest Thank you for doing such an awesome job keeping us all informed!

[Russ Taylor @rjtman]

@Emojipedia And not _one_ of them is a wombat. 😭

[Central OR Fire Info @CentralORFire]

The wildfire near Huntington Rd south of Sunriver is estimated to be a 3 acres with 5 engines, a 20-person crew, and air resources responding.

[Russ Taylor @rjtman]

@MoisheLettvin Not as epic as some, but once @tristans was giving an Etsy-related presentation at a local tech group. When he stopped to answer questions, his 'trending searches' screensaver popped up and regularly triggered laughter as adult-themed searches popped up.

[Russ Taylor @rjtman]

@shanselman This was a triumph
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS
It's hard to overstate
My satisfaction