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Ross Nelson

@libexec.net

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he/him. I like hugs and high-fives. Half merman (the top part). Photographer 📸, .NET developer 💻, lover of public libraries 📚 👷‍♂️ Looking for work! 📍 Omaha, NE, USA 🔗 rnelson.omg.lol

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 29/09/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Source to Cassidoo20260928_FirstFrost, which is available in the link in the message body.

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 28/09/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Source code to Cassidoo20260921_GetSundays. The full source is available in the URL in the message body.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 25/09/2026

My 9 Games

A grid showing Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Counter-Strike, Kirby's Epic Warn, Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition, Super Mario World, Sim City 2000, Mega Man 3, and Diablo II.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 13/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #AngryBirds

A grackle sits in dandelion-filled grass facing the camera, appearing to stare at the observer with seething hatred.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 04/09/2026

mydialect.us/quiz-standar... You talk most like someone from Montana — about 62% of your answers match a typical resident.

You talk most like someone from Montana — about 62% of your answers match a typical resident.

Cities most & least like you

Interpolated from the nearest survey responses.
Most similar

Seattle, WA (60%)
Denver, CO (60%)
Omaha, NE (60%)

Least similar

New York, NY (50%)
Boston, MA (50%)
Philadelphia, PA (50%)

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 22/08/2026

Located in Griswold, IA. Pretty accurately named.

Nighttime photo of a music venue in Griswold, IA. The venue is named "East of Omaha Music Venue."

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 22/08/2026

Paradise is a planet in the Expeditionary Force (Craig Alanson) series. Petrova is a thing in Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir). Artemis is another book by Weir. 🤭

The front and back covers from David Wellington's "Paradise 1" book. The summary of the book is as follows:

Paradise-1. Earth's first deep space colony. For thousands of people, it was an opportunity for a new life. Until it went dark.

No communication has been received from the colony for months. And it falls to Firewatch inspector Alexandra Petrova and the crew of the Artemis to investigate.

What they find is more horrifying than anything they could have imagined.

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 11/08/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Source code to Cassidoo20260810_Trim.cs. Full code is available in the link from the post.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 03/08/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Source code to Cassidoo20260803_Reorder.cs. Full source is available at the URL in the post.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 23/07/2026

For those of you lucky enough to not have been stuck job hunting for a year and a half, here's a pretty good summary of the nonsense that is the modern job hunt. Yes. That's a text field asking for "Photo". Someone please give me a job. 🤦‍♂️

One of 9 pages of a LinkedIn "Easy Apply" job application. It is a text field with space for 200 characters simply labeled "Photo". The field has been answered (by me) with "[😁]".

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 21/07/2026

A friend and I did some #MilkyWay photography a couple nights recently. The first and last image are from the wee hours of the 18th when we went somewhere south of Douglas, NE, while the middle two were taking around Griswold, IA near a small church. #omahaphotographer #midwestphotographer #nikon

A photo of the galactic center of the Milky Way. A power pole and a tree sit in the foreground, with wires running to and from the pole.

A photo of the galactic center of the Milky Way. A small church sits in the foreground with a large passenger van parked outside.

A photo of star trails. Set back a bit on the left is the church from the second image in this post, and in the distance in the middle of the image is a bright blue light caused by the headlights of passing vehicles while the image was being created. The sky is filled with curved purple/white streaks of stars showing the rotation of the earth.

A photo of the galactic center of the Milky Way. Trees and a power pole with power lines sit low on the horizon, silhouetted, providing an anchor point for the image.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 20/07/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Screenshot of the source code to Cassidoo20260720_CountBlinks. Source is available on the link in the message body.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 15/07/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Source code to Cassidoo20260713_SpiralGrid.cs (with some insignificant changes to make the image look better). Full source is available at the URL in the main message body.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 30/06/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Screenshot showing the source code to Cassidoo20260629_MeanBits.cs. It can be viewed via the link in the post itself.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 09/06/2026

I was hoping that after Copilot, everyone else would follow suit.

A notice from Google that my Google One membership is now "Google AI Plus" and that Gemini (AI) usage is going credits-based.

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 25/04/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow

An American Bison rolls around in the dirt.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 11/04/2026

I went from Omaha to Denver yesterday. Having wanting to hit a couple spots for years, I finally took the scenic route instead of the interstate. #chimneyrock #oregontrail #bayard #bayardne #nebraska #nebraskaphotographer #omahaphotographer #nebraskaphotographer #art

A photo of Chimney Rock, a large mount-shaped rock with a thin spire at the top rising another many feet. Chimney Rock was used as a landmark for those traveling on the Oregon Trail.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 11/04/2026

I went from Omaha to Denver yesterday. Having wanting to hit a couple spots for years, I finally took the scenic route instead of the interstate. #carhenge #alliance #alliancene #nebraska #nebraskaphotographer #omahaphotographer #nebraskaphotographer #art #sculpture #stonehenge

Carhenge, an homage to Stonehenge made of old car bodies. All cars are painted matte gray, then some are painted by professional artists into various fun designs matching their individual styles.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 07/04/2026

Photo of a sunset at a lake. The sun is low on the horizon and a bright yellow surrounded by orange. Dramatic dark blue clouds fill the sky. Offset to the right of center is a simple wooden dock; the lake on the right side of the dock is all blue, while the left is in front of the setting sun and appears to be orange.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 29/03/2026

What's up, #LNK?

A colorful, abstract chalk drawing inside Ivanna Cone, an ice cream shop in Lincoln, NE's Haymarket District. On the top it says "IVANNA CONE!", with each character in a different color.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 13/01/2026

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Source code to Cassidoo20260112_HungryBears. This can be found at https://github.com/rnelson/Cassidoo/blob/main/Cassidoo/Cassidoo20260112_HungryBears.cs.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 12/11/2025

💚 #aurora #auroraborealis

A small portion of green aurora, shaped vaguely like a heart, sits in front of numerous stars. To the right is a large section of bright pink/red aurora.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 10/11/2025

It's not the most elegant solution I've had, but I wanted to make sure I was preserving the placeholder characters from left to right (with added tests to confirm).

My solution, Cassidoo20251110_Merge. The source is available at https://github.com/rnelson/Cassidoo/blob/main/Cassidoo/Cassidoo20251110_Merge.cs

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 24/10/2025

github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Source code to Cassidoo20251020_SplitByWidths.cs. The code is available at https://github.com/rnelson/Cassidoo/blob/main/Cassidoo/Cassidoo20251020_SplitByWidths.cs

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 14/10/2025

@cassidoo.co github.com/rnelson/Cass...

Screenshot showing the source code to Cassidoo20251013_CsvToList.cs. The file is linked to in the post.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 06/09/2025

It's okay to get a little help sometimes. #photography #omaha #nebraska #henrydoorlyzooandaquarium

A baby monkey grips tightly onto its mother as she roams around the habitat.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 01/09/2025

CHOO CHOO #photography #omaha #nebraska #henrydoorlyzooandaquarium

A colorful train carries passengers around the zoo, showing off various habitats along the way.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 31/08/2025

The weekend is almost over. AHHHHHHH! #photography #omaha #nebraska

A bird sits on a tree branch screaming into the void, perhaps realizing that the work week begins tomorrow. That's probably not why it's screaming, but I don't know for certain.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 29/08/2025

Are you cool like me (and @hollypelesky.bsky.social 👋) or are you not at OPL's Book Bash?

People sit at round tables (holding up to 6) waiting for an event to start.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 28/08/2025

🙃

The very first item in the very first group is HEALTH, specifically "Vaccinated for measues, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diptheria, Hib, polio, pertussis, varicella, hepatitis B, influenza, pneumococcus pneumonia, rotavirus, hepatitis A, meningococcal, and COVID-19?"

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 27/08/2025

#photography #omaha #nebraska #lauritzengardens @lauritzengardens.bsky.social

The view of a torii from a zig zag boardway.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 26/08/2025

I hope you're as happy as an otter munching on food today! #photography #omaha #nebraska #henrydoorlyzooandaquarium

A river otter rests on a log in its habitat, happily eating some fish that it was provided.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 25/08/2025

Monday again? 🤮 #photography #omaha #nebraska #lauritzengardens @lauritzengardens.bsky.social

A goose fountain statue sprays water from its mouth.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 24/08/2025

Sir Derps #photography #omaha #nebraska #henrydoorlyzooandaquarium #klipspringer

A klipspringer stares off to the right of the camera, watching the zoo visitors pass by.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 22/08/2025

"Come at me, bro!" #owlfightyou #owl #burrowingowl #photography #omaha #nebraska #henrydoorlyzooandaquarium

A burrowing owl stands with its wings open to its side.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 21/08/2025

She's almost there. She almost gets it.

"How we care for our most vulnerable reveals what we believe about ourselves. I’m just one mother, and David is just one child. But this affects your neighbors. This affects you. At one point or another most of us will lose our independence, health, rationality and will. Eventually we will rely wholly on someone else to care for us. Dependence, weakness, need of others: These are features, not bugs, of the human experience."

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 20/08/2025

#photography #omahazoo #henrydoorlyzooandaquarium #omaha #nebraska

Translucent jellyfish swim in a pool of water lit by blue lights.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 18/08/2025

Om nom nom nom! #photography #omaha #nebraska #henrydoorlyzoo

A sea lion sits on a ledge with its mouth open to catch a thrown fish.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 16/08/2025

#photography #omaha #nebraska @lauritzengardens.bsky.social

A model train engine, designed to look like a Union Pacific one, drives across a wooden bridge. It is pulling multiple train cars, but all that is visible is an out-of-focus teal colored car.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 14/08/2025

Buzz buzz! #photography #omaha #ne #nebraska

Two bees forage on a pink coneflower (echinacea).

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 12/08/2025

Cuddle puddle. #photography #omahazoo #omaha

A group of mongoose cuddle with each other in their habitat at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 30/07/2025

I did one of those about a month ago. Not sure how.

Blood pressure monitor showing a reading of 96/64 with a heart rate of 63 BPM.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 24/07/2025

People were struggling to install Windows 11 24H2 in 1970. I guess that makes sense.

Screenshot of Google showing results from Learn Microsoft for installing an update. All three of them show as having been posted 55 years ago (UNIX epoch).

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 30/06/2025

#photography #omahaphotographer #nebraskaphotographer #midwestphotographer

An anthropomorphic red fire hydrant toy sits on a shelf in a store. It has large, happy eyes and a huge grin. Two hose connections are on its arm and nose.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 30/06/2025

Okay then...

A job application that, when "Omaha" is entered as the city, yells at me to "Please enter a valid answer."

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 03/06/2025

The weather's very happy to be here. #newx #excited #grower

Screenshot of weather radar covering eastern Colorado/Wyoming/New Mexico to eastern Minnesota/Iowa/Missouri. Much of the Nebraska/Kansas/Oklahoma area is covered in severe thunderstorm watches, which look suspiciously like male genitalia.

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Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 07/05/2025

#photography #dog #omaha #midwestphotographer #omahaphotographer #nebraskaphotographer

A small black and white dog looks at the camera from the back of a dog carrying backpack being worn by a woman at an event in a public park.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 04/05/2025

This is now my favorite picture I've ever taken. Not because of the composition or anything, but because of the how unusual it is to see a Ghostface out in May, let alone doing this. #photography #scream #ghostface #cornhole #beanbags #beanbagtoss #bags

A kid dressed in a Ghostface (the killer from the Scream franchise) plays cornhole/bean bag toss/bags in a park. Their arm is in the air and a blue bean bag flies through the air a couple of feet in front of them.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 30/04/2025

Puppy pile! #photography #dog #dogs #sleepy #midwestphotographer #omahaphotographer #nebraskaphotographer

Three dogs cuddle with each other in the corner of a pen.

Ross Nelson @libexec.net · 30/04/2025

#earthday #photography #nikonphotographer #midwestphotographer #omahaphotographer #nebraskaphotographer #hashtag #hashtaghashtag