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Davanum Srinivas (@dims)

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#OpenSource Person, Principal Engineer for Nvidia. He/Him.

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Mark Chmarny @chmarny.com · 30/07/2026
Both, inspectional and sign to the bathroom.
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Tim Hockin @thock.in · 13/05/2026
Every post on /r/kubernetes which concludes with "Curious to hear..." will continue to be removed with prejudice. Just stop with the BS, please.
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Benjamin Elder @bentheelder.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Basically @dims.dev:
A parody of the "Pepe Silvia" conspiracy theory meme from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and a pink t-shirt (reminiscent of software engineer Davanum "dims" Srinivas) is captured in a frantic, wide-eyed pose, gesturing wildly with a green marker in his hand. Instead of the original mailroom wall, the background is replaced by a complex, circular "k8s.io staging module dependencies" flow chart, filled with interconnected nodes and lines representing Kubernetes software components. The composition includes the shoulder of another person in a green sweater vest in the bottom right corner, mirroring the perspective of the original TV scene.
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 02/02/2026
Hi! @saurabh1203.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 24/01/2026
Hi! @didiviking.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 13/01/2026
Hi! @skarlso.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 01/12/2025
My kid's college frisbee team is running a fundraiser! Please see www.instagram.com/p/DRvJnl-gcF9/ for more details.
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 21/11/2025
Hi! @intunderflow.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Damon Cortesi @dacort.velocipig.com · 17/11/2025
'Maybe next KubeCon needs a "Boring But Critical Infrastructure" track.' www.distributedthoughts.org/while-everyo... I'd attend that @ironyuppie.com
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Two KubeCons, One Conference: While Everyone Demos AI Agents, Engineers Are Fighting With Syslogs
KubeCon North America 2025 was actually two different events happening simultaneously in the same building. The first KubeCon lived on the exhibit floor. Every third booth featured some variation of ...
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Chris Aniszczyk @cra.dev · 13/11/2025
#kubecon #cloudnativecon job board is busy!
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Benjamin Elder @bentheelder.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
"Attitude like this is what causes maintainer burnout."
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 13/11/2025
Hi! @idvoretskyi.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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James Strong @strongjz.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
If you missed our talked, We have a post on #kubernetes blog discussing the plans to archive Ingress-nginx - Project is getting archived in March 2026 - No dependency updates, bug fixes, releases - Images available, Helm charts - Not gonna break deployments www.kubernetes.dev/blog/2025/11...
kubernetes.dev
Ingress NGINX Retirement: What You Need to Know
To prioritize the safety and security of the ecosystem, Kubernetes SIG Network and the Security Response Committee are announcing the upcoming retirement of Ingress NGINX. Best-effort maintenance will...
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Micah Hausler @micahhausler.com · 12/11/2025
This is a truly significant announcement for organizations who want to know that Amazon EKS is secure to run their most sensitive workloads. aws.amazon.com/blogs/securi...
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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service gets independent affirmation of its zero operator access design | Amazon Web Services
Today, we’re excited to announce the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) zero operator access posture. Because security is our top priority at Amazon Web Services (AWS), we designed an oper...
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 05/11/2025
pretty honest take!
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Tim Hockin @thock.in · 04/11/2025
I don't post so often, these days, but this made my day. Versioned rollback is finally a thing in k8s. cloud.google.com/blog/product...
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Kubernetes gets minor version rollback | Google Cloud Blog
In the event of an error when upgrading a Kubernetes cluster, a new minor version rollback feature lets you revert to a known-good state.
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 29/10/2025
Hi! @onlydole.dev - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 20/10/2025
Hi! @kupkaon.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 10/10/2025
i had a blast! thanks @johncodes.com
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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 02/10/2025
A beautiful #monktoberfest metaphor woven by @juliaferraioli.com about the cost and weight of carrying forks: "Forks are not universally bad. They happen because of an unmet need. We need forks because we needed agency that upstream did not allow us."
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Marcus Noble @averagemarcus.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Done! marcusnoble.co.uk/2025-09-28-i...
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Investigating and fixing "StopPodSandbox from runtime service failed" Kubelet errors
For months now (maybe years, who knows 🤷) I've had the following error sprinkled throughout my Kubelet logs across multiple of my worker nodes: StopPodSandbox from runtime service failed: rpc error: c...
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 24/09/2025
stty sane Control-J is burnt into my brain!
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 11/09/2025
#classic #pizzahut
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Solly @directxman12.dev · 08/09/2025
my friend han passed away earlier this week www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
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Han Kang Obituary (1983 - 2025) - Legacy Remembers
View Han Samuel Kang's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
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paris. @parisinbmore.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
stellar human gone too soon. i’ll always remember his joy at KubeCons even during booth duty. kubernetes community has many fond memories of Han. And as Solly says in the thread: > may his memory be a blessing to you as it is to me. (and hit that gofundme link for the fam)
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 07/09/2025
Hi! @vishalanarase.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 01/09/2025
@johncodes.com looks like a new version of spf13/pflag is out with ParseErrorsWhitelist -> ParseErrorsAllowlist change github.com/spf13/pflag/.... Could we get a release of github.com/spf13/cobra out with this version of spf13/pflag please? context: prow.k8s.io/view/gs/kube...
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ci-kubernetes-unit-dependencies #1962249657098702848
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Matt "msw" Wilson @msw.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
And in the words of @booch.com “Every line of code represents a moral decision"
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Benjamin Elder @bentheelder.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
kind v0.30.0 is out with the brand new @kubernetes.io v1.34.0 release! Try out Kubernetes 1.34 with: go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.30.0 && kind create cluster github.com/kubernetes-s...
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Release v0.30.0 · kubernetes-sigs/kind
This is small release containing patched dependencies and Kubernetes 1.34, as well as a bugfix for Kubernetes v1.33.0+ cluster reboots. Breaking Changes The default node image is now kindest/node:v...
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 20/08/2025
Hi! @paulofponciano.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Frederic Branczyk @brancz.com · 16/08/2025
Ok, I have a rant I have to let go of. If you generate a change to an open-source project fully with AI, didn't read, review, understand, and questioned it, then at least have the decency to say this on the PR description. You're stealing people's time by making them review it for you.
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 13/08/2025
Hi! @chenrui.dev - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Shovel-sellers made a lot of money off people who didn't know anything about mining for gold, while the latter found only a few flecks in their pans at best, and went through an "enthusiasm ⭢ increasing pain ⭢ giving up" arc as their losses added up and they decided to write off their sunk costs.
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 31/07/2025
🛫 #BOS -> #BLR hope to see a bunch of you in #HYD @ #kubecon!
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 22/07/2025
Hi! @cra.dev - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 21/07/2025
next color! #76b900 #nvidia it's been a week.
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 20/07/2025
Top 10 Women CAs in India - 2025 ... featuring my sister-in-law!
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Sedat Kapanoğlu @ssg.dev · 19/07/2025
"Running a successful open source project is just Good Will Hunting in reverse, where you start out as a respected genius and end up being a janitor who gets into fights."
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 12/07/2025
Hi! @anyulled.bsky.social - added you to go.k8s.io/bsky (list for k8s GitHub org members). @kubernetes.dev #kubernetes
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Matt "msw" Wilson @msw.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
OH: "And so, it begins."
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 11/07/2025
Adios @AWSOpen @awscloud #EKS !
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 10/07/2025
it happened! 🏥
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Yuan Tang @terrytangyuan.xyz · 05/07/2025
🧵 Technical leadership in open source isn't about control — it's about stewardship. In OSS, you don’t manage people. You manage trust.
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Tim Bray 🇨🇦 @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2025
More on the crisis in open-source maintenance as exemplified by libxml2: lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1025971/73f2… Some money *has* to start flowing into this community or the foundations we all rely on will start rotting away. Given the many-billions-per-quarter in Big Tech […]
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Original post on cosocial.ca
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Davanum Srinivas (@dims) @dims.dev · 26/06/2025
#kubernetes binaries on a diet! compare v1.34.0-alpha.1 and v1.34.0-alpha.2 ... curious how we made this happen?
command line output of the binary sizes from two different tags of kubernetes
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Erin Overbey @erinoverbey.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
filmmaker mira nair created mississippi masala and the next mayor of new york, bravo🫡
Director Mira Nair
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Matt "msw" Wilson @msw.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I do not like this timeline.
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paris. @parisinbmore.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
the argument that open source projects should only use open source tools for everything is weak.
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sarcastic parrot @monkchips.com · 20/06/2025
Just epic community work by @bettyjunod.bsky.social and team. well played. This is the right outcome. Heroku is chopping wood and carrying water.
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Betty Junod @bettyjunod.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Hey all -- this is not happening -- Slack will be comped for CNCF communities in perpetuity.
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