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How I use AI: No more spreadsheets and the shift towards vibe coding internal apps
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Women in Observability London
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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The MoTaverse helps you with squish that imposter syndrome away
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Women in Observability London
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Discover where a testing career can take you!
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Software Testing Careers: The Roadmap by Oleksandr Romanov for MoT Tunis
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Software Testing Careers: The Roadmap by Oleksandr Romanov for MoT Tunis
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Software Testing Careers: The Roadmap by Oleksandr Romanov for MoT Tunis
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"That's a powerful lesson. Thanks for sharing, Deb.
And sorry about your cracked windscreen. Hopefully it's been straightforward to fix."
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This happened over the weekend to my three-week-old car.
My husband and I were washing it in the driveway. I pointed the pressure washer at the windscreen and pulled the trigger.
BAM.
The nozzle a...
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When life imitates art
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When life imitates art
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Spreadsheets are great, until they are not. With spreadsheets scattered everywhere, they are where data goes to die.More recently I've been raising a 'red flag' mote to myself whenever I see a spre...
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How I use AI: No more spreadsheets and the shift towards vibe coding internal apps
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How I use AI: No more spreadsheets and the shift towards vibe coding internal apps
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Women in Observability London
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The MoTaverse helps you with squish that imposter syndrome away
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Women in Observability London
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How I use AI: No more spreadsheets and the shift towards vibe coding internal apps
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Spreadsheets are great, until they are not. With spreadsheets scattered everywhere, they are where data goes to die.More recently I've been raising a 'red flag' mote to myself whenever I see a spre...
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Member joined TWiC — This Week in Community chapter
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Women in Observability London
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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On my wish list, for quite a while, has been to get better at going to other meetup type events, and conferences too, to be honest. I feel like I have the headspace to do so now.Last week Simon Tom...
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Women in Observability London
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Women in Observability London
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Women in Observability London
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Women in Observability London
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Women in Observability London
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On my wish list, for quite a while, has been to get better at going to other meetup type events, and conferences too, to be honest. I feel like I have the headspace to do so now.Last week Simon Tom...
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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What does your personal AI transformation approach look like?
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
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What does your personal AI transformation approach look like?
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At its heart, Quality Talks is a culture—a belief that quality isn’t just a metric, it’s a mindset. We stand for excellence, continuous improvement, and the idea that when you prioritize quality, success follows.
Join the Quality Talks chapter in the MoTaverse and find us on the community Slack in channel #chapter-quality-talks.
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I enjoyed Rahul’s workshop on Context Engineering For Testers. Context engineering is a vast and complex topic as we can see in this slide(from Rahul’s workshop) where most of us are lost while tr...
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Great Workshop by Rahul Parwal - Context Engineering For Testers
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Great Workshop by Rahul Parwal - Context Engineering For Testers
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Great Workshop by Rahul Parwal - Context Engineering For Testers
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We're pitching the MoTaverse as Community as a Service (Caas).The things we do and offer as part of this community are immensely valuable, yet often go unnoticed. So, we're on a journey to highligh...
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The MoTaverse helps you with squish that imposter syndrome away
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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