Simon Tomes | Activities
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Ministry of Testing Netherlands β Chapter Meeting Recap
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Ministry of Testing Netherlands β Chapter Meeting Recap
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Ministry of Testing Netherlands β Chapter Meeting Recap
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Ministry of Testing Netherlands β Chapter Meeting Recap
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Ministry of Testing Netherlands β Chapter Meeting Recap
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Good to see you again, Zenzi. See you around the MoTaverse. π
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π 3 Years in Software Testing β A Grateful Reflection! π
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Earned My MoT Community Certificate π
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800+ Stars in MoT
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800+ Stars in MoT
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Grateful moment !!
Happy to share 800+ Stars on Ministry of Testing β
Special thanks to Ministry of Testing, Rosie Sherry and Simon Tomes ,
Sarah Deery for the constant inspiration and support π
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts, feedback and observations about the My Reports feature. It's much appreciated.Β
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Thanks for taking the My Reports charter challenge. We're glad you continue to enjoy the pop up challenges. π
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Yesterday was a good day. I participated in my first talk with the Automation Guild 2026. On the same day, the MoT Ambassadors were announced. I'm one of those people on that list. During my talk, ...
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Yesterday was a good day.
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Yesterday was a good day.
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Thank you for running an exploration session on the My Reports feature. We're grateful for your observations, thoughts and feedback.
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Thanks for sharing helpful feedback about the My Reports feature.
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Thanks for stepping up to the My Reports charter challenge by running and sharing a powerful mindmap of your session. It's much appreciated!
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AI and Testing: Personal Marketability
is Open to Review Conference Proposals
is Open to CV Reviews
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So cool to hear Kaarina talk about how the MoTaverse has helped her build a vocabulary and ask questions to learn more broadly. π€©
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The hand that guides you
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The hand that guides you
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The hand that guides you
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So cool to hear Kaarina talk about how the MoTaverse has helped her build a vocabulary and ask questions to learn more broadly. π€©
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Lurkers are observation workers
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10 ideas on putting care at the heart of quality engineering practices
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Quality is Care
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Quality is Care
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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AI guardrails: Non-negotiable safety or overly cautious "slowdowns"?
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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AI guardrails: Non-negotiable safety or overly cautious "slowdowns"?
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Lurking sounds a bit creepy. But in the MoTaverse we embrace it.
Lurkers are observation workers.
Lurkers want to see what a community is about.
Lurking is a form of community participati...
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Lurkers are observation workers
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Lurkers are observation workers
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Happy Lunar New Year And Pancake Day to all!
Appreciating that Japanese Metro signs to discourage you from attempting to board the train while the doors are closing will be changing from a sad sna...
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Pony Pancake Day
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Pony Pancake Day
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Lovely to chat with you on a call for insights. I enjoyed exploring what "friction" means in a quality context and I'm looking forward to us discovering more from the community.
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Lurkers are observation workers
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Lurkers are observation workers
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Lurking sounds a bit creepy. But in the MoTaverse we embrace it.
Lurkers are observation workers.
Lurkers want to see what a community is about.
Lurking is a form of community participati...
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Lurking sounds a bit creepy. But in the MoTaverse we embrace it.
Lurkers are observation workers.
Lurkers want to see what a community is about.
Lurking is a form of community participati...
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. π MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
βThanks for making me feel so confident about myself.β | βI'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!β | βA simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.β | βSimon 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.β
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