Kayla McArthur
@kayla.is
Sr. Eng Manager for Mobile Release Infra @ Google
Ex-Kindle for iOS TL
Based in 🇮🇪
Engineering, hiking, writing, digital art, and #iosdev hot takes
Opinions my own
kayla.is
Ex-Kindle for iOS TL
Based in 🇮🇪
Engineering, hiking, writing, digital art, and #iosdev hot takes
Opinions my own
kayla.is
Something wonderful about harvesting veggies and then immediately cooking them up for breakfast.
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Something wonderful about harvesting veggies and then immediately cooking them up for breakfast.
Turbines get anxious this time of year.
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Turbines get anxious this time of year.
The wind farms out west are also multi-use with lovely hiking trails all through them.
October 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The wind farms out west are also multi-use with lovely hiking trails all through them.
Had a good day with clear weather to hike Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park. I've been wanting to hike this one for some time, I'm so glad I finally had time.
Whenever I don't have time to get into nature something in me is really sad, and I don't realize it until I finally get out again.
Whenever I don't have time to get into nature something in me is really sad, and I don't realize it until I finally get out again.
August 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Had a good day with clear weather to hike Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park. I've been wanting to hike this one for some time, I'm so glad I finally had time.
Whenever I don't have time to get into nature something in me is really sad, and I don't realize it until I finally get out again.
Whenever I don't have time to get into nature something in me is really sad, and I don't realize it until I finally get out again.
Landing in SFO and getting a Lyft is weird because I both distinctly remember every step of it and also feel entirely lost at the same time - it feels like every time I visit SFO it’s a fever dream.
August 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Landing in SFO and getting a Lyft is weird because I both distinctly remember every step of it and also feel entirely lost at the same time - it feels like every time I visit SFO it’s a fever dream.
I didn't know Apple offered Ponies at all on iOS, let alone Core Telepony.
June 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I didn't know Apple offered Ponies at all on iOS, let alone Core Telepony.
My cat Mu has the right idea.
April 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My cat Mu has the right idea.
Today was a forest hike. The grey skies and rainy day just made the flowers all the more beautiful for the contrast.
April 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today was a forest hike. The grey skies and rainy day just made the flowers all the more beautiful for the contrast.
What my cardiologist said: "We can redo the echo in 21 months, until then no activity restrictions, then we'll figure it out"
What I heard: "You have 21 months to go as hard as humanly possible"
Relatedly, here's from atop Sugarloaf.
What I heard: "You have 21 months to go as hard as humanly possible"
Relatedly, here's from atop Sugarloaf.
March 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What my cardiologist said: "We can redo the echo in 21 months, until then no activity restrictions, then we'll figure it out"
What I heard: "You have 21 months to go as hard as humanly possible"
Relatedly, here's from atop Sugarloaf.
What I heard: "You have 21 months to go as hard as humanly possible"
Relatedly, here's from atop Sugarloaf.
Good morning from Killiney hill. I love how easy it is to get to parks like this. What a lovely morning too - yesterday was so cloudy.
March 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Good morning from Killiney hill. I love how easy it is to get to parks like this. What a lovely morning too - yesterday was so cloudy.
Sunday means hiking - today was the Lough Bray loop - very muddy and a bit cold but I do always love ascending into a cloud.
March 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Sunday means hiking - today was the Lough Bray loop - very muddy and a bit cold but I do always love ascending into a cloud.
Dreamt of some old hikes in Washington and of doing photography - reminded me of this photo of Rattlesnake Lake from some time ago that I took right after sunset.
March 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Dreamt of some old hikes in Washington and of doing photography - reminded me of this photo of Rattlesnake Lake from some time ago that I took right after sunset.
I never get over how beautiful the Dublin mountains are.
March 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I never get over how beautiful the Dublin mountains are.
I’m doing my best park wall art.
March 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I’m doing my best park wall art.
People in the post-mortem review when their team detected and mitigated someone else’s issue vs when their team is the root cause of the issue.
February 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
People in the post-mortem review when their team detected and mitigated someone else’s issue vs when their team is the root cause of the issue.
There’s much worse things people could associate us with.
February 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
There’s much worse things people could associate us with.
YVR airport lounge hits different.
February 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
YVR airport lounge hits different.
Another stressful week, another fractal. When I was creating this one, I was going for the effect of the stems of a plant that has yet to flower, but hopes to someday.
#fractal #digitalart
#fractal #digitalart
November 24, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Another stressful week, another fractal. When I was creating this one, I was going for the effect of the stems of a plant that has yet to flower, but hopes to someday.
#fractal #digitalart
#fractal #digitalart
Them: Lol it's super easy to use, just follow the documentation
The documentation:
The documentation:
November 23, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Them: Lol it's super easy to use, just follow the documentation
The documentation:
The documentation:
Literally the only person I enjoy staring at me from across the airport.
November 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Literally the only person I enjoy staring at me from across the airport.
It’s been a hard week with a lot of emotion. I feel like a lot of why I hike is so I can remember places like this exist when things suck.
November 16, 2024 at 1:58 PM
It’s been a hard week with a lot of emotion. I feel like a lot of why I hike is so I can remember places like this exist when things suck.