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A bearded man with light brown hair sits in a red upholstered theatre seat, reading a newspaper. He is wearing a ligh... image

BREAKING. X marks the spot: Man found reading newspaper

Simon Tomes

James Tyack enjoys The Testing Planet Issue 12 on a break during MoTaCon.

22 Oct 25

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A man wearing a dark blue MoTaverse shirt and a cap is taking a selfie with a smiling woman. The woman has light purp... image

Accessibility is an axiom

Simon Tomes

02/10/25, Brighton. I loved chatting with Bonnie Poole at MoTaCon. We caught up early on day 2 before it all got busy. Here's us in The B...

21 Oct 25

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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 47

Simon Tomes

Off to the beach they go and who's been busy drawing in the sand!Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull?

20 Oct 25

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Testin' the time limit

Simon Tomes

17/10/25, across the globe, a live episode of This Week in Quality. We must take all opportunities to boundary test. 😃Thanks to everyone ...

17 Oct 25

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Go Gary Go!

Simon Tomes

01/10/25, Brighton.It's 14:07 on Day 1 of MoTaCon. Everyone's on their lunch break in the Corn Exchange so the Brighton Dome concert hall...

15 Oct 25

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Found a bug during Leading With Quality

Simon Tomes

30/09/25, Brighton. Cheeky bug crawling on the projected screen during the Leading With Quality day. I guess it didn't wanna miss out. Ca...

14 Oct 25

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Quality in motion

Simon Tomes

02/10/25, Brighton. There's a fair bit of running around when you're part of a conference event team. Curious to hear Joep's talk whilst ...

13 Oct 25

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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 46

Simon Tomes

Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull have taken over the MoTaCon takeover. Is that a reverse takeover? 🤔Can you find them?

13 Oct 25

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They just kept turning up!

Simon Tomes

02/10/25. It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And eve...

08 Oct 25

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"Get some fresh air," said Veerle Verhagen

Simon Tomes

02/01/25, Brighton, UK. It's day 2 of MoTaCon and me and awesome host, Veerle Verhagen, are on the main stage chatting during the lunch b...

07 Oct 25

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Grateful to reach 3 years in software testing! 💜 Thank you, Ministry of Testing, for inspiring, supporting, and shapi... image

🎉 3 Years in Software Testing – A Grateful Reflection! 🎉

Ramanan Prabakaran

Grateful to reach 3 years in software testing! 💜 Thank you, Ministry of Testing, for inspiring, supporting, and shaping my journey.

05 Oct 25

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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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