Simon Tomes | Activities
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Centralised Quality Engineering teams
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What does accountability mean to you?
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UX Speed Calculator
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7 Steps of a Web Performance Journey
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Pipeline - The Game that Delivers!
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Couldn't get enough of this 99 glitch
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Couldn't get enough of this 99 glitch
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Very much appreciated this glitchy award from my toothbrush. 🪥
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Somewhere between generate and review, the real work comes back.
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Same optimism. Different tools.
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Same optimism. Different tools.
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"Heck yeah to this call to action!"
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Trust is earned. It is not forced. It is reliable because you can plainly see that the interactions you experience are for your benefit, and in the end, you become better. The intent is service, an...
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The only AI I will ever trust
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The only AI I will ever trust
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In 2025 My MoT dashboard has more stars than my night sky ⭐😄
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In 2025 My MoT dashboard has more stars than my night sky ⭐😄
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In 2025 My MoT dashboard has more stars than my night sky ⭐😄
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When Testers are too much attached to testing
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When Testers are too much attached to testing
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When Testers are too much attached to testing
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"Great to meet you again virtually via an introductions post, Ujjwal. Thanks for sharing! Let's see if we can get this into a new collection so others can do the same. 😃 "
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I have always enjoyed introducing myself in the MoT community. In 2026, I’m trying something different, using Memories as a way to share how I’m thinking, not just who I am.
MoT was the first te...
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New year. New introduction. New thinking. Same me.
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New year. New introduction. New thinking. Same me.
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What does accountability mean to you?
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Are we ready to go live?
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Meeting Simon at the MoT London Meetup
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Eamon Droko and Chris Pratt testing out the watch QR code connection thing
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Simon and Rosie, selfie time!
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The MoT London energy vibes are out of this world!
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The bug was this big
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
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I started 2025 in a bad place, I felt like I was getting punched from all different life angles.
I'm happy to say I'm finishing it in a very positive way.
For 2026 my goals are to establish t...
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My 2026 goals
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My 2026 goals
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CRAP Metric Is a Thing And It Tells You About Risk in Your Code
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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Thanks for sharing you insights during This Week in Quality, Episode 118.
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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