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Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2026-08-09 18:09:14

new wall; bridge closure.
new time to fill. but again
arcade fire rings

crumbs

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2022-08-25 18:54:03

blue still water runs
beneath light sails - and you get
crumbs in bed again

onboarding

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2022-05-26 15:39:00

welcome aboard, chip!
i saw your ssn has
ten digits. that's... wrong

clusterfuck

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2022-05-26 15:15:02

take it all the way
run past limits, into walls
play chicken with god

hotdogs and haikus

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2022-05-24 11:25:51

hotdogs hates haikus
hates poetry and fun rhymes
only prose allowed

seattle bars

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2022-01-04 19:59:35

Seattle bar scene
is boring in the winter
and lacks snowball fights

meta

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2022-01-04 19:59:35

we are all simply
haikus waiting for a spring
and ripe emotions

cloud choice

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2022-01-04 19:59:35

Brenna works with Cloud
it always rains in S3
at least not Azure

gdc

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-11-18 12:49:54

Yerevan’s autumn
Inflames SADA’s new office
With colour and glee

joe 2

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-11-18 12:49:03

Joe's contributions,
just as snowflakes in the sky:
evolving, lasting.

joe

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-11-18 12:49:03

People come and go,
Joe Presleys never leave: they're
ingrained in SADA.

okrs

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-10-07 11:26:35

OKRs: ancient
practice of iteration
used by the pharaohs

inframod

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-10-01 13:26:42

modernize, improve,
iterate, migrate, create.
we can all relate!

about ndas

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-10-01 13:13:33

an NDA came
rush delivery and all
so I disclosed it

tech rounds

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-10-01 12:52:41

don’t be afraid of
tech rounds. but if you are Smaug…
then you shall not pass!

interviews

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-30 14:21:49

if you build it, they
will come. we built it, so now
let’s bring them all in

clients

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-30 14:11:34

build a team, set dates;
don’t panic and migrate stuff:
the Google cycle.

lengths

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-29 11:54:22

been a long day, long
week, long life. connotations
keep changing meanings

portland

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-27 06:41:01

found this great thai place
and that bar with great fries and
tom and jerry shirt

поездка

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-25 23:40:08

поездка на юг
окончилась плачевно.
едем вторично

bufla

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-25 14:18:15

dragged friends to bufla
rediscovered moscow mules
with the two Dunbars

night

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-21 00:12:13

dark except moonlight.
can't sleep. can't right wrongs. just might
drive south without lights

timesheets

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-17 12:53:05

we thought bad of old
ConnectWise - well, NetSuite ain’t
much better, is it?

onboarding buddy

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-17 12:53:05

as i start work here,
my buddy is there to help
on-board like pirates

associate managers

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-17 12:53:05

hello! we are the
associate managers.
we grow, lead, mentor

space project

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-09-17 10:03:50

i was just assigned
a project out in Space, and
i commute from Cloud

pie

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2021-05-20 09:08:05

just dropped the last piece of pie
landed on its crust
today will be a good day

poetry pr

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2020-11-19 12:48:23

you call this here poetry
where are the haikus?
my excitement was let down

privacy

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2020-11-17 10:09:06

hit me up there if you care
exercise silence
rain will muffle incessant screams

homebrews

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2020-03-26 07:51:25

rise at first sunbeam
melodic burps of homebrew
resonate through us

roquette 5

Anna Francolini · 2019-10-28 13:56:15

Next drink, Uptown Funk
Roquette is the place for me!
Cocktail Fantasy

roquette 4

Anna Francolini · 2019-10-28 13:56:15

Getting upscale drinks
is how we spend our money.
Thank God, no TVs

roquette 3

Lev Gorelov · 2019-10-28 13:54:55

Freedom we pursue,
for prescriptions we settle.
Demons hold their score

roquette 2

Lev Gorelov · 2019-10-28 13:54:55

In drinking we seek
repentance from our folly.
Ghosts cast no shadows

roquette

Svyatoslav I. Maslennikov · 2019-10-28 13:52:25

King Bee drinks Monkey,
funky music spills downstreet.
Windmills grind our lives

bye naftuli

Slava Maslennikov · 2018-03-29 10:54:18

Praise the sun, wherever
it derps. Jave will persevere
in the beers of ISRE

better 2

Slava Maslennikov · 2018-02-13 16:14:23

simpler, streamlined, do
the same thing as all of them.
swipe click mash throw burn

better

Slava Maslennikov · 2018-02-13 16:14:23

simpler, slimmer, fast
forget about control and
give up the freedom

jave 2

Anna Francolini · 2018-02-01 12:50:47

we don't have a choice
for writing more jave haikus
yeah, go back to work

chiss

Anna Francolini · 2018-02-01 12:50:47

yes, please, mac n cheese
give us maternity leave
noodly babies

jave

Slava Maslennikov · 2018-02-01 12:41:46

reducing uptime
since 1992, yeah
jave still not fired

furs

Slava Maslennikov · 2018-01-10 10:53:05

this dog is furry:
eyes on fire, brain melting in.
monochrome vision

isre

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-27 13:32:51

josh was a sick dev, beating PHPs and DBs
now he's mad eng, leveraging AWS for the seven seas

nafts wasted no time at hautelook,
now he can focus on our team's outlook!

shelby previously did a space thing
here she does lots of ruby raking

holly is far away in iceland or something
it's okay, she once turned on her webcam for our meeting

william is a boss on every release
don't stop doing those, please!

broslalba has plants and drinks coffee
also has no wisdoms to eat taffy
(with)

matt likes colorful shirts and runs gentoo
i always hear his 'git is bad, boo!'

chas has opinions on things like music and beer,
also attacks dat packaging with no fear!

andrej is a croat, gives no shits
he'll fix that Amazon bill with his wits!

bryce has a pseudonym and bad credit
sings of ponytails and merlots of good merit!

isre-anna is a recent acquisition
hijacking desks and bean bags is her mission!

yet, no one here
rhymes better than beer

thanks

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-23 11:31:34

Thanksgiving is a
Day we don't know in Russia.
But turkeys are dank!

chess with bryce

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-15 08:57:21

bryce has a sickness
i'll surely take full advantage
and checkmate him fast

regrets

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-14 09:34:54

lifetime of regrets
lack of smith and taint.. but whoa!
crack coffee in the fridge!

rss

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-08 13:49:00

advanced space and time
with client-side haiku updates.
good guy rss

no sleep 3

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-03 12:57:52

Having gotten no
sleep last night, I must let my
forces replenish.

no sleep 2

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-03 12:57:52

Three hours. Sleepy Noodles
scour the foggy brain within.
Minutes tick with bliss.

no sleep

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-11-03 12:57:52

Tired insomniacs
sleep in a glitch of a life.
Salute the Matrix!

gloomy

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-10-30 16:19:29

gray clouds in blue skies
pacific birds within them
black parking lot beneath

amazon

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-10-13 11:37:17

Amazon thinks that
there are 10k ports out there
What's an RFC?

- in response to
>11:30:12 fusl | > An error occurred (InvalidArgument) when calling the UploadPart operation: Part number must be an integer between 1 and 10000, inclusive
>11:30:12 fusl | gonna kill somebody

P.S. Never mind, Part was misread as Port

G-d within

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-09-28 15:47:04

What if power is
below us, not above the clouds?
Mighty Mother Earth

bye erin

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-09-27 11:01:44

Building Grindr since
such a long damn time ago.
Thank you, Erin! Cheers!

tuna cans

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-09-19 09:33:32

use tuna cans for
coasters. never eat old fish!
protect your tables

android developer 2

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-09-14 20:35:52

Android Matt Griego
Comes to the world of Today!
Grindr likes robots!

android developer

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-09-14 20:35:52

Android dev arrives,
Griego. He likes games and cats!
Welcome to our town!

ted cruz tweets port

InfamousMrS · 2017-09-12 15:57:07

Staffer, hacker, porn-hub-cookie-tracker?
Ted Cruz' career's a crumbing cracker
saltine starchy or graham like Lindsey
Moralistic high-chair lookin' flimsy

rulers

Slava Maslennikov @ slon · 2017-09-12 08:27:51

google did some searching,
amazon sold books on urchins.
Now they rule the world

man

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-09-05 16:25:11

Tanks afoot, all around..
Icy alien brains, sharing thoughts to minds:
You're the man now dog!

knowledge

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-09-05 13:40:00

We have knowledge to
care for, share and keep stacking
upon. Brains unite!

pasta

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-08-29 16:00:43

Dangerous pasta -
always be cautious of it!
Safely copy first!

management formations

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-08-25 12:15:34

Whole team put under
A Manager swiftly formed
A New Hope arrives

sick bryce

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-08-25 09:01:13

Feel butter, Bryce Case.
Icelands will thank you dearly!
...please don't eat puffins.

iphone

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-08-16 11:18:21

...sent from my iPhone
Happiness is at stake here
You're not forgotten

grindr

slob@slon · 2017-08-03 19:41:19

Grindr, Grindr, here I come.
Ready to cron some bash scripts
Everywhere in prod

nrhl

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-07-18 12:02:21

KenBro driven by testing,
Develops through proper RESTing.

Quentin can't stand getting calls about MySQL,
Too bad he has to write its new OCP sequel.

Joel gets no sleep,
Writing mad code every week,
Late to the call as we speak,
All that is left is to weep.

Yaling-lee has an underground kombucha production,
All our stomachs receive the healthy reactions!

Emily checked some monitors in Oregon,
And is wondering whether chef will keep itself on.

Herman put together a Rust thing,
No use,
One day his car will start rusting.

So comes to an end this short year,
But all that we need in the end is some beer!

troll

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-07-18 11:36:41

Trolls afoot; danger!
The Internet damnation,
our natural state

glue

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-07-12 14:01:00

DevOps glue comes to
the rescue. Sets fires ablaze!
(...the glue is Elmer's)

foreman

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-06-28 14:06:36

Foreman - Kickstart King!
Live long, The King of UEFI!
Alas, it doesn't work..

dog again

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-06-28 14:01:54

fine dog still says, "...fine,"
still drinking tea contently,
letting fire relish

- yet another haiku in response to the "this is fine" doge, http://i.imgur.com/c4jt321.png

dog

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-06-01 14:20:14

"this is fine," dog says
at work, larger fires prevail
so let's have some tea

- in response to the "this is fine" doge, http://i.imgur.com/c4jt321.png

rhyme

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-31 11:33:42

docker wrapper raps
contains some real apps for us
never lacking rhythm

docker

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-23 13:22:19

docker works on macs
docker works as well as ducks
bash scripts work better

credits

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-22 11:15:51

we work for life, for
the imperial credits
let's break out of here

morning

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-19 10:14:28

eternal smoke
infinite winds slowly blow
the dude abides

toothpick

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-12 17:55:16

You're on a bus now
Toothpick - the pillar of now
Continue living

after all

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-11 10:49:43

broken images
failing puppets in disguise
betrayed by the world

pretend

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-09 15:04:42

always pretending
never ammending myself
can't I just go camp?

cosmic

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-09 11:52:04

oh, humanity
forever slower than light
burst in flames just now

embed

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-09 08:45:04

can't embed plaintext
what is the world we live in
though rain is still great

plastic

bwackwat · 2017-05-08 15:04:28

plastic all around
my food, my home, and the earth.
extinction events.

cpp

bwackwat · 2017-05-08 15:04:28

I liked C Plus Plus,
but now I like JSON strings.
Oh hello, Python

rust

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-08 14:33:15

tests larger than life
you know you want to write them
lets write some rust now

puppet

Slava Maslennikov · 2017-05-08 13:45:52

Oh puppet thank you
For the nightly sleepless nights
I hope chef is better