I don't know this for sure, but I think Russell might be Mike's brother. In his memoir, Mike mentions that his brother (who had mental issues, was once institutionalized and lived off and on out of his car) spent hours writing code on his laptop "in antiquated computer languages like COBOL and FORTRAN."
It may just be a reusing of the image, but the tone of how he describes his brother in his memoir and fits with this song.
I don't know this for sure, but I think Russell might be Mike's brother. In his memoir, Mike mentions that his brother (who had mental issues, was once institutionalized and lived off and on out of his car) spent hours writing code on his laptop "in antiquated computer languages like COBOL and FORTRAN."
It may just be a reusing of the image, but the tone of how he describes his brother in his memoir and fits with this song.