Simon Tomes | Activities
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Loved being able to hear Jenny Bramble's discussion on Testing in Production. Her talk was inspiring, thought-provoking, and very goth as she guided us through the wrong and right ways to test in p...
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A self-spreading malware called GlassWorm has infected OpenVSX and one VSCode extension (cline-ai-main.cline-ai-agent v3.1.3), enabling it to propagate across systems and steal data. This supply ch...
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Milo - Guardian of the MoTaVerse!
Milo is by far the cheekiest guardian you have ever met. He is fiercely loyal, protective, feisty and inquisitive.
He loves his family, especially his Nanny ...
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Strengths:
- Has that puppy dog look down pat. Mum can never say no
- Knows how to take up most of the bed
- Is a gentle man
Weaknesses:
- Demanding
- Barks whenever his sister barks, even ...
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Strengths:
- Steals her brother's toys
- Sleeps through most meetings or barks when Mum wants to talk
- Will appear out of nowhere for lettuce
Weakness:
- Gets angry at her brother when he w...
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Superpowers:
- making you feel guilty eating your own food
- walking in a manner that makes passers by say "Aaaah...how old is he?" without fail
- Tracking his mummy wherever she moves...unless ...
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"Glad to hear it! "
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Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club. Enjoy 30 Days of AI and we'll see you around the MoTaverse.
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To grow, we must forget… but now AI remembers everything
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TBM 385: "We Have To Simplify!"
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Great to see you featured on the MoT homepage. 😃
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I wanted to share some details about the PCB Business Card that I gave away while at TestBash/MoTaCon 2025.
I should probably add some context... What was it? It was a tester puzzle in a busines...
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Building a Business Case for Test Automation in Insurance industry
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API vs Web Service: Understanding the Differences
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How AI is Levelling the API Governance Playing Field
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27 Continuous Integration Metrics for Software Delivery
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The Global Quality Index 2025/2026: Highlights
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Resilience by Design: Lessons in Multi-Cloud Readiness
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More than 1.1 million public repositories now use an LLM SDK
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GitHub Universe 2025: Where developer innovation took center stage
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Security Doesn’t Have to Hurt
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None of us Read the specs
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What system design concepts would you add?
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System Design in a Nutshell
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"So glad Oleksandr could join us at MoTaCon, even if virtually. "
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Olekansandr Romanov was there with us in digital 99 second talk digital spirit.
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"Philippa has arrived!
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Wow what an absolute privilege it was to stand up on stage at TestBash (MoTaCon) 2025. It was my first time speaking on such a big stage and in front of great peers in the Testing and Quality Comm...
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"I hope your aunt's doing ok! 💜
Good work spotting the 404. 😃"
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TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110
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Celebrate the spooky side of quality as community members share their funniest, scariest, and most unforgettable stories that turn everyday mishaps into lessons worth laughing about.
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"One, two, Bug's coming for you!"
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat! Appreciate you sharing your scary quality story.
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat. Your scary story was utterly scary! 👻📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 💥
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat. What can I say about your scary quality story, it was utterly horrifying! 😱
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat. Grateful for you sharing your cautious tale about MUI.
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Great fun co-hosting TWiQ or Treat with you. So many spooky stories! 🎃
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"Police app books the wrong person. "
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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