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A large crowd of people gathered in a grand event space. Lots of conversations are happening. A duck and bug characte... image

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 5

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!).

18 Nov 24

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A close-up of a sign on a wooden door. Text: Testing Room image

Search for "testing" in your photo library

Simon Tomes

I searched my photo library for the word "testing," and this appeared. I took it on September 17, 2016. It looks like I was near an Asda....

12 Nov 24

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About a hundred or so people gathered in a conference space. There is an impressive lighting rig attached to the ceil... image

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 4

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)

11 Nov 24

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A meme from a Scooby Doo episode split into halfs. Top half there's a person looking at someone with a hood. Text: Wh... image

The double check

Simon Tomes

Often when we test we end up checking something twice. Perhaps you're in a regression testing zone, working through a checklist, and forg...

05 Nov 24

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A large crowd of people sat in a grand auditorium watching a speaker who is standing on the stage. There is a duck an... image

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 3

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)

04 Nov 24

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Several women are gathered around a circular table in a conference room event space. A man and woman at another table... image

A mysterious list

Simon Tomes

What list is MoT event producer, Diana Dromey, creating? I can't remember. Yet Ady Stokes was interested in finding out! Meanwhile Louise...

29 Oct 24

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The sun sets over the sea. A large group of people are gathered in a social space on the beach. Many conversations ar... image

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 2

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)

28 Oct 24

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A chart with four columns labelled A, B, C, and D. The first column contains various testing-related terms like "soft... image

Tester Revelations

Simon Tomes

Want to make your own fictitious Tester revelation? Just combine any of these four elements to create your own fact-free claim! Co-create...

23 Oct 24

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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs

Simon Tomes

It's 2022 and we're in Manchester for a software testing conference called TestBash. Diana Dromey, Ministry of Testing's wonderful Events...

21 Oct 24

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Looking down on crowds of people gathered around displays from companies in the testing community. There appears to b... image

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 1

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)

21 Oct 24

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Google search 2012 to 2024

Simon Tomes

Searching for information on how to test a website used to be much easier. Thank goodness for MoT. 😉

14 Oct 24

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Simon Tomes

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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.

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