Simon Tomes | Activities
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So happy to meet Poornima
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So happy to meet Poornima
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So happy to meet Poornima
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So happy to meet Poornima
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So happy to meet Poornima
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Great spread and great talks at MoT London :)
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Testing was mature. The cheese was even maturer 🧀
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Testing was mature. The cheese was even maturer 🧀
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Write about an industry report
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A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing. Earlier they discussed writing about a prediction. And they all wondered where they might find some predictions so they turned to indust...
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I have been stalking around the MoT website and have seen some unhinged bios, so of course, I had to give it a go.The main prompt was:
Hey ChatGPT, write a totally bonkers, unhinged bio about me (B...
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Possibly late to the party, but something I couldn't pass up
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Possibly late to the party, but something I couldn't pass up
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I've arrived in London and can't wait to see 100+ people at tonight's MoT London!!
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From Manchester to MoT London 😁
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From Manchester to MoT London 😁
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From Manchester to MoT London 😁
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Bug congrats on your best tutorial award! 🥇
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If you, fellow tester, work with AI, remember the four 4 Ds:
To delegate tasks for AI, we need to know about the capabilities and limitations of AI tools and models
To describe tasks for AI, we ne...
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Four Ds of effective AI usage (AI Fluency Framework)
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Four Ds of effective AI usage (AI Fluency Framework)
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"Bug congrats, Ujjwal! 🏆"
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6 months ago, when 2026 started, I had a goal of speaking on a public platform, even though I speak at Taqelah, but it was a lightning talk and just 10 min talk. So today, as I delivered my first p...
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My First Public Talk at OSS 2026
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My First Public Talk at OSS 2026
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Vibe coded app security
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Hat tip to Ruslan for sharing this.
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Thanks for dealing with the spammers!
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Great to chat with you again on another Call for Insights. Already looking forward to the next one. 🤩
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Great to chat with you on a Call for Insights. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. 🤩
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The whole team can interactively explore the vulnerabilities worth probing. Before an attacker does.
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Test the Security: A Cheat Sheet
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Test the Security: A Cheat Sheet
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Adam Davis explains why observability, not prompt engineering, is the real challenge in AI-assisted projects, using his phone-display art project Pixelmesh as a live test bed.
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What you feed AI matters more than how you ask - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 22
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What you feed AI matters more than how you ask - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 22
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What you feed AI matters more than how you ask - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 22
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Hot take: Don't let AI take notes for you
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Hot take: Don't let AI take notes for you
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Stop waiting to be noticed
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Stop waiting to be noticed
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A focused AI agent does one thing exceptionally well
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What it feels like to work with Mythos
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Announcing Stack Overflow for Agents
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Ephemeral intelligence gap
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Definitions of Ephemeral intelligence gap
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Stop waiting to be noticed
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Good to see your AMA Moment featured on the MoTaverse homepage. 😎
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Breaking news about breaking news Ep 87
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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