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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.
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🎉 400+ Stars on Ministry of Testing! 🎉
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A reminder that consistency, curiosity, and community truly accelerate growth.
More learning. More giving. More growing.🌟
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It's wonderful to see you celebrating MoTaCon speakers by watching their talks on-demand and sharing stars. ✨
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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...
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Thanks for stepping up to support SQEC.
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Don't make me tap the signs of quality
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A two-panel image meme based on a scene from The Simpsons.
The top panel shows the school bus driver, looking forward with his mouth open. The caption reads: "DON'T MAKE ME TAP THE SIGN."
The...
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Occasionally mentioned as QA Cat in the internal Slack (even has his own dedicated emotes)
Superpowers:
- Not Impressed by developers
- Has a brother
- Silent but deadly
Weaknesses:
- Ha...
awarded Lisa Crispin for:
Thanks for highlighting the lack of visibility of the MoTaCon 26 events page.
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thanks for sharing an idea about star awarding and profiles on talks.
awarded Jesper Ottosen for:
Nice one for so quickly pointing Lisa Crispin in the direction of the MoTaCon 2026 event page.
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Apply autism-aware design principles to improve software usability for autistic and neurodivergent people.
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Bug congrats on achieving the "Introduction to HTTP" badge. 🏆What course are you taking next?
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Alias: The Comfort QA-t
Species: Feline (Domesticus Perfectionis)
Alignment: Chaotic Cuddly
Current Assignment: Guardian of the MoTaVerse — Ministry of Testing
Role in the Guardians: Posture of...
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The New Calculus of AI-based Coding
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awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thanks for retesting a couple of changes to the MoTaverse Weekly email. Feedback was much appreciated.
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Chris Pratt looks like a very good student
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"Eamon and Ayesha are my answer to the question: Name two quality people who have consistently showed up in 2025? 🤩🤩"
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Eamon Droko and Ayesha Saeed showing off their swag! Postman duck and Bug Mug!
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Tiny Mariem made me chuckle!
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 49
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Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull joined an MoT Auckland meetup. Can you spot them?
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He may or may not have been sharing a joke on 99 second MoTaCon stage.
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We care about quality
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From Friday, the 31st of October, TWiQ or Treat, this week in quality session. I told a horror story of triggering emails that wouldn't stop coming. What was supposed to be one was thousands. We ca...
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From Friday, the 31st of October, TWiQ or Treat, this week in quality session. I told a horror story of triggering emails that wouldn't stop coming. What was supposed to be one was thousands. We ca...
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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! "
awarded Dasha Tsion for:
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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awarded Mark Benson for:
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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