Simon Tomes | Activities
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 32
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Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull?
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Thanks for sharing a bug related to how a logo is rendered on a job advert. We plan to overhaul the jobs page to make it easier for folks to post a job advert. And as part of this, we'll remove the requirement to upload and display a logo.
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The daily struggles of MoTaverse design and branding are real.
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Build confidence throughout your career. Discover big and small ways to learn and co-create with testing, QA, dev and quality engineering professionals in this week's MoT Weekly.
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I use my saved prompts when working with Gen AI platforms, the results are more predictable and it saves me time.
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This badge is awarded to members who host an episode of This Week in Quality.
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Thanks for sharing some cool ideas about how to enhance the profiles feature. Starter packs would indeed be very cool! It's on our radar and perhaps one day we might implement them.
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Test and Quality Leadership
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If juniors and interns are being replaced by AI, are we heading towards a society without seniors
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My personal QE Assessment
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Quality Assurance for Society
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What is Sanity Testing?
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I love podcasts. I've had the privilege of being on a few of them. Today was my first day co-hosting one! I was nervous, for sure, but once I settled in, made sure I had coffee in hand, and remembe...
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First Time Being a Co-Host for Ministry of Testing!
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I love podcasts. I've had the privilege of being on a few of them. Today was my first day co-hosting one! I was nervous, for sure, but once I settled in, made sure I had coffee in hand, and remembe...
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Don't worry! I'm a Tester Ep 94
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Catch up on This Week in Testing to hear how testers make progress while figuring things out, plus much more from across the MoTaverse.
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In January 2024, I embarked not only on my first job in a new career, but also on a level 4 apprenticeship as a Quality Engineer. Fast forward to June 2025 and I received the email I had been wait...
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Thank you for co-hosting This Week in Testing, Episode 94. You were awesome, and we're super grateful. Looking forward to hearing you co-host more! 🚀
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Judy Mosely mentioned on TWiT how she loves the community stars.
Others chimed in giving our Community Stars (algorithm) much love.
I think it was Mariem who said that she gets a notification...
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I'm listening to TWiT live and it's reminded me to post a memory about my week in testing (MWiT)
1️⃣ I'll start with something Judy said on TWiT about how community is a great place to practice....
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A 360 review of AI agent benchmarks
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The playbook for responsible generative AI development and use
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Thanks for sharing feedback about the Memories feature. Great idea to make it an option to edit and change the image.
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Thanks for your idea to include a share option on an events page.
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I finally got my Community Certificate and Simon gave me a special certificate number. 🤭
Can you decode it?
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Got my Community Certificate! Can you decode the special cert number?
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I finally got my Community Certificate and Simon gave me a special certificate number. 🤭
Can you decode it?
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I found this pic from the memories of TestBash 2024. I and Christine having great talk about Quality keeping the Hat Mode Activated
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LLM safety & security: NeurIPS 2024 insights
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Building a Multi-Platform Testing Strategy: Tools and Best Practices
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How To Write A Test Script? A Practical Guide
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POST/CON 25 Keynote Recap
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Performance Testing Metrics: How to Track With Precision
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Qt World Summit 2025: Future of Tech with the Global Qt Community
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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