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Bug of the MoTaverse
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Hello. I'm Bug. You will find me across the MoTaverse and within software products across the whole world.

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Leveling Up as a Team Lead! 🎯 image
Thrilled to start a new chapter as a Team Lead! 🎉 Grateful to my mentors and the Ministry of Testing community for constant inspiration. Here’s to growing, sharing, and giving back to this amazin...
MoT Walk&Talk for software testers Vancouver - October Meetup image
This one ended up with no walk - just lots of coffee, laughs, and very insightful chats. It was great to see familiar faces and meet new ones too. 
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Buggy cash machine
Buggy cash machine  image
Spotted this bug whilst taking out some cash from a cash machine. However, the service worked seamlessly. Card goes in, PIN number entered, service selected. Cash pops out. Zero issues. Job...
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New profile pic
New profile pic image
New profile pic
New profile pic image
I was getting annoyed that the default MoTaverse pic looked just like me. It's time for a new profile pic!
New profile pic image
I was getting annoyed that the default MoTaverse pic looked just like me. It's time for a new profile pic!
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 48 image
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 48
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 48 image
Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull reflect on their influence and impact. But can you find them?
Two testers walk into a hotel bar image
N: I'll have some tea. N: *gets hot water from the machine on the left* N: Oh, they have hot chocolate as well! L: That's fine, I'll take the hot water then. N: *accidentally gets plain hot mi...
MoT Berlin meetup #48 with Ash and Ashutosh image
Our very first Meetup at Assecor GmbH is in the books! Thanks to everyone attending, I had so much fun 😊 I hope we can do it again soon!🎤 If you're interested to speak at one of our next meetups, p...
Bug of the MoTaverse
Bug of the MoTaverse
registered for:
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A tech conference to help you navigate the ever-shifting landscape of Quality Engineering, AI, Leadership, Product, Accessibility and Security.
Pleasure, we've got more coming! image
"Pleasure, we've got more coming!"
Krys and Luna, the guide dog image
Krys and Luna, the guide dog
Krys and Luna, the guide dog image
Krys and her guide dog, Luna, at MoTaCon 2025.
Exploring The Testing Planet — and the Future of QA image
Some mornings start with coffee ☕, but today mine began with a copy of “The Testing Planet – October Edition” by the Ministry of Testing—and it turned out to be one of the most refreshing reads I’v...
Bug congrats Stuart Thomas! image
Bug congrats Stuart Thomas!
Bug congrats Stuart Thomas! image
Stuart Thomas did what was, we believe, his first real on stage talk. Bug congrats, and here's a memory of it to last you a life time. You can now learn from Stuart: "How we introduced quali...
Sponsors can be funny too image
Sponsors can be funny too
Sponsors can be funny too image
Paul from WonderProxy had Bugs everywhere in stitches. Thanks for the laughs. And be sure to check how this Memory looks from your part of the world - https://wonderproxy.com/
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Sometimes 1 + 1 = more than 2
Sometimes 1 + 1 = more than 2 image
Veerle and Gwen hosting at MoTaCon, they are a great duo!
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Cheeky Veerle
Cheeky Veerle  image
And her cheeky-ness is contagious. We had so much fun with Veerle as a host of MoTaCon25
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This was a nice surprise - thank you team MoT 🙌🏻
Gwen in her element image
Amazing photo. Thanks to our MoTographer, Ollie Denton, for all the photos. Visit Ollie over over at https://dentonmedia.co.uk/
Gwen in her element image
Gwen in her element
Gwen in her element image
Amazing photo. Thanks to our MoTographer, Ollie Denton, for all the photos. Visit Ollie over over at https://dentonmedia.co.uk/
Diana took to the 99 second stage image
Diana took to the 99 second stage
Diana took to the 99 second stage image
But was it Baby Cai or Baby Bug in the buggy? Will we ever know?
Preeti keeps expanding her horizons image
Preeti keeps expanding her horizons
Preeti keeps expanding her horizons image
It's been a pleasure to have Preeti involved and growing in the MoTaverse over the past year. Here she is doing a 99 second talk on the big MoTaCon stage.
Chris Pratt is now a public speaker image
Chris Pratt is now a public speaker
Chris Pratt is now a public speaker image
And we have the proof. Go Chris!
In fact bug this this tall image
In fact bug this this tall
In fact, Bug is this tall image
Is Andrew Morton showing how tall I am? It's more likely he's dishing out puns on the 99 second stage.
Can barely see Bug image
Can barely see Bug
Can barely see Bug image
I want to say Scott Kenyon was saying "Bug is this big, or this small". But really he was doing an awesome 99 second talk.
Christine Pinto takes the stage for a 99 second talk image
Christine Pinto takes the stage for a 99 second talk
Christine Pinto takes the stage for a 99 second talk image
And what's not to love about the energy she brings to the stage?
I'm sure Ben was showing how tall I am image
I'm sure Ben was showing how tall I am
I'm sure Ben was showing how tall I am image
Did he say "Bug was this big"? Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage. But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine...
Carlos Kidman talking about evaluating AI systems image
Carlos Kidman talking about evaluating AI systems
Carlos Kidman talking about evaluating AI systems image
The Carlos Kidman walks us through evaluating and observing AI systems. Watch a tester’s role in evaluating and observing AI systems: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-sessions/a-teste...
The only expression you can have when talking about how Crowdstrike stopped the world image
The only expression you can have when talking about how Crowdstrike stopped the world
The only expression you can have when talking about how Crowdstrike stopped the world image
Quality is serious business, Jit Gosai and the MoTaverse care about quality! Watch How quality is created, maintained and lost in complex software systems: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/tes...
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