Simon Tomes | Activities
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Bill Gates' Five questions about AIāand my answers
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Practices I Abandoned with Agents: An Ode to Test-Driven Development
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
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Thanks for hosting Susanne's Masterclass on influence.
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Great to catch up with you on a call. š¤©
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
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Joined Hobbies chapter
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What do you do in your spare time? What is it that brings that you joy outside of the workspace?
It could be fitness related, crafting, sewing, gardening, wine tasting, bird or bug watching! Whatever it is, come and share it here to inspire others to explore new hobbies or connect with one another.
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
awarded Susanne Abdelrahman for:
Thank you for your Masterclass on influence! š¤©
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
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"We often end up discovering that the elephant in the room is just a mouse." ā Susanne Abdelrahman
I heard an excellent story from Susanne that reminded me that we have to be brave when asking ques...
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Influence, from the other side of the table
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Joined Neurodiversity chapter
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Neurodiversity in the MoTaverse is to support all conversations, links and events related to neurodiversity.
This includes, but is not limited to, autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, and Tourette syndrome.
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Small things are worth sharing
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WonderProxy's global proxy network lets QA teams see their site the way real users around the world do, testing localisation, compliance and those broken GDPR banners with actual confidence, not gu...
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Exciting to have WonderProxy once again at MoTaCon!
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Exciting to have WonderProxy once again at MoTaCon!
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Exciting to have WonderProxy once again at MoTaCon!
awarded Aravinthraj Jayaratchagan for:
Nice one for registering for MoTaCon. See you there!
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Nice one for registering for MoTaCon. See you there!
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Nice one for registering for MoTaCon. See you there!
awarded Vijaybharath Venkatesan for:
Nice one for registering for MoTaCon. See you there!
awarded Balakumar Padmanaban for:
Nice one for registering for MoTaCon. See you there!
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The Community's Guide to Continuous Performance Testing and Observability
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What is continuous performance testing? How does observability relate to testing? Who can help answer your continuous performance and observability questions? Dive into this collection to find out.
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Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL)
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Definitions of Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL)
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Practices I Abandoned with Agents: An Ode to Test-Driven Development
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"Learn to share and share to learn.
Heck yeah!
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During a Call for Insights with Simon Tomes, continuous learning came up as a broad topic. One thread stood out: sharing. So here's a share about sharing.
If something you read, learned, or stumble...
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Small things are worth sharing
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Small things are worth sharing
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Small things are worth sharing
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During a Call for Insights with Simon Tomes, continuous learning came up as a broad topic. One thread stood out: sharing. So here's a share about sharing.
If something you read, learned, or stumble...
awarded TWiC ā This Week in Community for:
Community as a service: worth saying, worth repeating
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Community as a service: worth saying, worth repeating
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Community as a service: worth saying, worth repeating
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Community as a service: worth saying, worth repeating
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Discover why community as a service deserves saying out loud, covering paid membership, monetisation, and shifting community trends.
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Good to see yourĀ The Four Pillars of ObservabilityĀ Moment featured on the MoTaverse homepage.
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I'm keeping myself accountable by sharing my observability learnings, starting with the four pillars of observability.
What is observability?When something goes wrong in a software system, you nee...
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The Four Pillars of Observability
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The Four Pillars of Observability
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AI;DR (AI; Didnāt Read)
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. š MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
āThanks for making me feel so confident about myself.ā | āI'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!ā | āA simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.ā | āSimon 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.ā
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