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A screenshot of a powerpoint slide. On the slide, there are four segments each containing a flag, an AI created image and some high-level stats about the persona.

Persona 1: Jessica
Jessica's flag is the American flag.
Jessica's picture shows a white woman with short brown hair in a brown suit.
Jessica's stats: 38 years old, Associate’s Degree, Education Sector
Household stats: 3 people, $74,580, 2 Dogs

Persona 2: Sarah
Sarah's flag is the UK flag.
Sarah's picture shows a pale white woman with short blonde hair in a blue medical shirt. She holds a clipboard and has a stethoscope around her neck.
Sarah's stats: 40 years old, BTEC National, Healthcare Sector
Household stats: 2 People, £69,802, 3 Dogs

Persona 3: Joe
Joe's flag is the UK flag.
Joe's picture shows a pale white man with short black hair in black hoodie holding a macbook.
Joe's stats: 30 years old, Undergraduate Degree, Software Engineer
Household stats: 1 Person, £48,492*, (*70% of UK household)

Persona 4: Becky
Becky's flag is the UK flag.
Becky's picture shows a white woman with wavy redish hair in a black t-shirt with this design ">"
Becky's stats: 34 years old, Masters Degree, Test Engineer
Household stats: 1 Person, £38,165* (*55% of UK household)
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
This week at Leeds Testing Atelier, I presented a talk designed to challenge assumptions made about the "average user" and highlight meth...
Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
Most teams don’t suffer from a lack of metrics, they suffer from the wrong ones. I’ve seen dashboards full of numbers that no one look...
Photo of a seagull perched on a wooden post. With blue sky and beach in the background.
SpaceSeagull is chilling in Brighton. Checking things out. Making plans for software testers and quality engineers around the globe, to g...
A multi-window view captures a "Software Testing LIVE" online meeting featuring Brittany Stewart and Ben Bowen. Both individuals are visible in larger video feeds at the bottom, smiling directly at the viewer. Above them, smaller inset windows show the same two participants alongside shared screens displaying a document with green highlighted text.
23/04/25: Ben Dowen and Brittany Stewart explored during a Software Testing Live session. They had the best fun, and so did the audience....
Black man struggling to hold limes in his hands.

Purple stars have been overlaid on the limes.

So many stars, not enough hands

Eamon Droko
Eamon Droko
A cat screaming at a fake button with AI AGENTS on it. Text: Why is this doing everything?

A follow-up to https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memes/what-happens-when-i-press-this-submit-button.

AI Agents appear to be everywhere right now. What do you make of it all?

Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
A computer, and through it's screen we see a bug on a sofa, comfy with a drink in it's hand. 
Above text reads: 
I asked the bug what it was doing there. 
It said "I live here now".

Kat Obring
Kat Obring
The image shows a meme using the "Roll Safe" format. The man in the image is smiling knowingly and pointing to his temple. The text overlay reads: "CAN'T GET A COMMUNITY STAR / IF YOU AIN'T GOT AN MOT PROFILE".

This meme is a humorous take on the requirements or perceived requirements for achieving recognition within a community. It suggests, perhaps ironically, that having an "MOT profile" is a prerequisite for receiving a "community star."

An "MOT profile" likely refers to a profile on the "Ministry of Testing" (MOT) website, which is a popular online community for software testers. "Community stars" are often awarded within online communities to recognize active and valuable members.

It's a real privilege to award community stars to many community members — such a lovely way to celebrate all the ways folks contribute. Yet it breaks my heart when someone doesn't have a Ministry of Testing profile for me to do it.

Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
 
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