Makuus (Măkūs)
@makuus.bsky.social
A precocious little dragon exploring the world with curiosity and wonderment.
Furry/babyfur, software engineer/systems architect, fursuiter/plushsuiter, vocal goofball, aspiring bassist/DJ, tiki nerd, general creative.
CW: #ABDL, #Babyfur, #Kink
Furry/babyfur, software engineer/systems architect, fursuiter/plushsuiter, vocal goofball, aspiring bassist/DJ, tiki nerd, general creative.
CW: #ABDL, #Babyfur, #Kink
Not idea just about anything that was sung at that halftime show. But, still, what an amazing show.
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Not idea just about anything that was sung at that halftime show. But, still, what an amazing show.
I’m on my own again today. The sun is shining. It’s a perfect day to go out and do things.
*steps outside and gets promptly blown down the block like a stray grocery bag*
Nah, I think I’ll sit this one in…
*steps outside and gets promptly blown down the block like a stray grocery bag*
Nah, I think I’ll sit this one in…
February 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I’m on my own again today. The sun is shining. It’s a perfect day to go out and do things.
*steps outside and gets promptly blown down the block like a stray grocery bag*
Nah, I think I’ll sit this one in…
*steps outside and gets promptly blown down the block like a stray grocery bag*
Nah, I think I’ll sit this one in…
Look chat, Imma be real: I was this many years old when it finally clicked how thematically appropriate the song “Devil in Disguise” is in Lilo and Stitch. It now has me questioning whether that was the underlying reason for the Elvis/Hawaii theme/setting.
February 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Look chat, Imma be real: I was this many years old when it finally clicked how thematically appropriate the song “Devil in Disguise” is in Lilo and Stitch. It now has me questioning whether that was the underlying reason for the Elvis/Hawaii theme/setting.
It’s been hard hearing messages from folks as they find out I’m leaving, telling me how much they appreciated me, what I taught them, how I helped them, how much they think I helped keep things stable and sane. A couple have shed tears. More than a couple have said “what the fuck?”
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It’s been hard hearing messages from folks as they find out I’m leaving, telling me how much they appreciated me, what I taught them, how I helped them, how much they think I helped keep things stable and sane. A couple have shed tears. More than a couple have said “what the fuck?”
Look, I know I’ve been rocking elements of the butch lesbian aesthetic for a while, and that my voice is thin and high, but today is definitely the first time I’ve been “ma’am”ed. 😆
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Look, I know I’ve been rocking elements of the butch lesbian aesthetic for a while, and that my voice is thin and high, but today is definitely the first time I’ve been “ma’am”ed. 😆
The plus side is that I’ve still got some time before the cut is final—I’m still getting another paycheck. And, the union’s also going ham about this.
But, it’ll be a pyrrhic victory if there is one. I’ll hang on in solidarity, but I’m also going to work on closing out my tenure, and looking.
But, it’ll be a pyrrhic victory if there is one. I’ll hang on in solidarity, but I’m also going to work on closing out my tenure, and looking.
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The plus side is that I’ve still got some time before the cut is final—I’m still getting another paycheck. And, the union’s also going ham about this.
But, it’ll be a pyrrhic victory if there is one. I’ll hang on in solidarity, but I’m also going to work on closing out my tenure, and looking.
But, it’ll be a pyrrhic victory if there is one. I’ll hang on in solidarity, but I’m also going to work on closing out my tenure, and looking.
Whether I am directly impacted or not, going through a round of layoffs will never be anything other than stressful.
Being “safe” may mean still getting a paycheck, but it also means losing colleagues, picking up the slack, and being made to feel like all the hard work was for nothing. 😐
Being “safe” may mean still getting a paycheck, but it also means losing colleagues, picking up the slack, and being made to feel like all the hard work was for nothing. 😐
February 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Whether I am directly impacted or not, going through a round of layoffs will never be anything other than stressful.
Being “safe” may mean still getting a paycheck, but it also means losing colleagues, picking up the slack, and being made to feel like all the hard work was for nothing. 😐
Being “safe” may mean still getting a paycheck, but it also means losing colleagues, picking up the slack, and being made to feel like all the hard work was for nothing. 😐
Pretty fancy for bachelor chow. Grocery store was out of the giant bags of kibble.
February 1, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Pretty fancy for bachelor chow. Grocery store was out of the giant bags of kibble.
I’ll be real: I like Winter.
I like snow (at least when I get to play in it, at least). I like not sweating like a pig when I’m merely walking around. I like the seat warmer in my car. I like my footed sleepers and fleece pajamas. I like my hoodies. I like mittens. I like coming in out of the cold.
I like snow (at least when I get to play in it, at least). I like not sweating like a pig when I’m merely walking around. I like the seat warmer in my car. I like my footed sleepers and fleece pajamas. I like my hoodies. I like mittens. I like coming in out of the cold.
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I’ll be real: I like Winter.
I like snow (at least when I get to play in it, at least). I like not sweating like a pig when I’m merely walking around. I like the seat warmer in my car. I like my footed sleepers and fleece pajamas. I like my hoodies. I like mittens. I like coming in out of the cold.
I like snow (at least when I get to play in it, at least). I like not sweating like a pig when I’m merely walking around. I like the seat warmer in my car. I like my footed sleepers and fleece pajamas. I like my hoodies. I like mittens. I like coming in out of the cold.
“Oh yes! If Da Vinci were alive today, he'd be eating microwaved sushi, naked, in the back of a Cadillac with the both of us.”
A joke at the time, because WDYM you’re going to microwave raw fish and rice?
But, damned if I didn’t just see an NHK program where they’re working on it… from frozen.
A joke at the time, because WDYM you’re going to microwave raw fish and rice?
But, damned if I didn’t just see an NHK program where they’re working on it… from frozen.
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Oh yes! If Da Vinci were alive today, he'd be eating microwaved sushi, naked, in the back of a Cadillac with the both of us.”
A joke at the time, because WDYM you’re going to microwave raw fish and rice?
But, damned if I didn’t just see an NHK program where they’re working on it… from frozen.
A joke at the time, because WDYM you’re going to microwave raw fish and rice?
But, damned if I didn’t just see an NHK program where they’re working on it… from frozen.
Work life is still frenetic, but I see tiny glimmers of hope that the seeds I have planted—for trees in whose shade I will not sit—are starting to sprout.
One of the teams that I have been heavily supporting is starting to take some of those tasks that I’ve been doing, and standing on their own.
One of the teams that I have been heavily supporting is starting to take some of those tasks that I’ve been doing, and standing on their own.
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Work life is still frenetic, but I see tiny glimmers of hope that the seeds I have planted—for trees in whose shade I will not sit—are starting to sprout.
One of the teams that I have been heavily supporting is starting to take some of those tasks that I’ve been doing, and standing on their own.
One of the teams that I have been heavily supporting is starting to take some of those tasks that I’ve been doing, and standing on their own.
What’s the industry look like for devops these days? I spent 25 years of my career doing devops as an adjunct to SWE, because none of those companies had resources for a separate inf team.
Last 2 years, it’s practically all I do. Should I just give up SWE and pivot? It’d make me unhappy, but…? 😅
Last 2 years, it’s practically all I do. Should I just give up SWE and pivot? It’d make me unhappy, but…? 😅
January 28, 2026 at 8:57 PM
What’s the industry look like for devops these days? I spent 25 years of my career doing devops as an adjunct to SWE, because none of those companies had resources for a separate inf team.
Last 2 years, it’s practically all I do. Should I just give up SWE and pivot? It’d make me unhappy, but…? 😅
Last 2 years, it’s practically all I do. Should I just give up SWE and pivot? It’d make me unhappy, but…? 😅
I think back to the person who told me that I had to have grit and stick-to-it-ness. Little did they know just how much of both I have to keep waking up and doing this thing day after day after day without any particular recognition or reward.
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I think back to the person who told me that I had to have grit and stick-to-it-ness. Little did they know just how much of both I have to keep waking up and doing this thing day after day after day without any particular recognition or reward.
How many people do you think are singing The Beatles’ “Doctor Robert” this very minute?
January 27, 2026 at 1:54 AM
How many people do you think are singing The Beatles’ “Doctor Robert” this very minute?
I appreciate that low-tech individuals can use LLMs and agents to build solutions without the need for traditional software engineering.
What I don’t appreciate is the crowing about it, and the conflation of their vibecoding as on par with—or better than—said traditional engineering.
What I don’t appreciate is the crowing about it, and the conflation of their vibecoding as on par with—or better than—said traditional engineering.
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I appreciate that low-tech individuals can use LLMs and agents to build solutions without the need for traditional software engineering.
What I don’t appreciate is the crowing about it, and the conflation of their vibecoding as on par with—or better than—said traditional engineering.
What I don’t appreciate is the crowing about it, and the conflation of their vibecoding as on par with—or better than—said traditional engineering.
Finally had the occasion to watch “The Grand Budapest Hotel”.
Very good. I definitely slept on it for way longer than I perhaps should have.
Very good. I definitely slept on it for way longer than I perhaps should have.
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Finally had the occasion to watch “The Grand Budapest Hotel”.
Very good. I definitely slept on it for way longer than I perhaps should have.
Very good. I definitely slept on it for way longer than I perhaps should have.
A winter storm is coming. The people of the land scurry to buy what little provisions they can before preparing to hunker down and brave the worst storm in years…
The husky and dragon (in unison): “We should make a lasagna! Let’s go shopping!”
The husky and dragon (in unison): “We should make a lasagna! Let’s go shopping!”
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A winter storm is coming. The people of the land scurry to buy what little provisions they can before preparing to hunker down and brave the worst storm in years…
The husky and dragon (in unison): “We should make a lasagna! Let’s go shopping!”
The husky and dragon (in unison): “We should make a lasagna! Let’s go shopping!”
I am inexpert at my words, but honest in my intentions…
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I am inexpert at my words, but honest in my intentions…
Happened to watch PM Carney’s Davos speech on a recommendation.
While parts of it sounded like a sales pitch—maybe that’s what countries are at Davos for?—it was light years ahead of what my country’s own leader spat out for 90 minutes.
While parts of it sounded like a sales pitch—maybe that’s what countries are at Davos for?—it was light years ahead of what my country’s own leader spat out for 90 minutes.
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Happened to watch PM Carney’s Davos speech on a recommendation.
While parts of it sounded like a sales pitch—maybe that’s what countries are at Davos for?—it was light years ahead of what my country’s own leader spat out for 90 minutes.
While parts of it sounded like a sales pitch—maybe that’s what countries are at Davos for?—it was light years ahead of what my country’s own leader spat out for 90 minutes.
Played Exit 8 this evening, courtesy of PS Plus pulling my Yakuza game.
I expected some fuckiness, but I did not expect the jump scares. I think I might have legitimately wet myself—as hard to prove as that might be. 😅
I expected some fuckiness, but I did not expect the jump scares. I think I might have legitimately wet myself—as hard to prove as that might be. 😅
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Played Exit 8 this evening, courtesy of PS Plus pulling my Yakuza game.
I expected some fuckiness, but I did not expect the jump scares. I think I might have legitimately wet myself—as hard to prove as that might be. 😅
I expected some fuckiness, but I did not expect the jump scares. I think I might have legitimately wet myself—as hard to prove as that might be. 😅
Share a bird pic you took.
“Birds trying to get by in the cold, cold city…” Makuus, 2026
“Birds trying to get by in the cold, cold city…” Makuus, 2026
January 21, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Share a bird pic you took.
“Birds trying to get by in the cold, cold city…” Makuus, 2026
“Birds trying to get by in the cold, cold city…” Makuus, 2026
Yet another work day where the place I *intended* to end up and the place I *did* end up were miles apart.
And, for every task I worked on, it spawned two more, like the heads of the hydra.
This combination burns out the dragon.
And, for every task I worked on, it spawned two more, like the heads of the hydra.
This combination burns out the dragon.
January 21, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Yet another work day where the place I *intended* to end up and the place I *did* end up were miles apart.
And, for every task I worked on, it spawned two more, like the heads of the hydra.
This combination burns out the dragon.
And, for every task I worked on, it spawned two more, like the heads of the hydra.
This combination burns out the dragon.
I started playing Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, courtesy of my PS Plus subscription. Alas, it’s being pulled today, for whatever blinking reason.
So, I went to see if I could get a physical copy—I shy from digital-only—and see prices are through the fucking roof.
WTF? 😕
So, I went to see if I could get a physical copy—I shy from digital-only—and see prices are through the fucking roof.
WTF? 😕
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I started playing Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, courtesy of my PS Plus subscription. Alas, it’s being pulled today, for whatever blinking reason.
So, I went to see if I could get a physical copy—I shy from digital-only—and see prices are through the fucking roof.
WTF? 😕
So, I went to see if I could get a physical copy—I shy from digital-only—and see prices are through the fucking roof.
WTF? 😕
🎶
Well…
You know you make me wanna (Rawr!)
Kick my claws up and (Rawr!)
Throw my wings up and (Rawr!)
Throw my head back and (Rawr!)
Come on now (Rawr!)
🎶
Well…
You know you make me wanna (Rawr!)
Kick my claws up and (Rawr!)
Throw my wings up and (Rawr!)
Throw my head back and (Rawr!)
Come on now (Rawr!)
🎶
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🎶
Well…
You know you make me wanna (Rawr!)
Kick my claws up and (Rawr!)
Throw my wings up and (Rawr!)
Throw my head back and (Rawr!)
Come on now (Rawr!)
🎶
Well…
You know you make me wanna (Rawr!)
Kick my claws up and (Rawr!)
Throw my wings up and (Rawr!)
Throw my head back and (Rawr!)
Come on now (Rawr!)
🎶
I’d like to think that there are a lot of people who would otherwise have a solid moral compass. And yet they insist on being in the presence of a lodestone comprised of pure hate and ignorance… 🤷🏻♂️
January 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I’d like to think that there are a lot of people who would otherwise have a solid moral compass. And yet they insist on being in the presence of a lodestone comprised of pure hate and ignorance… 🤷🏻♂️