Again, Dear BlueSky People: this is social media. As much as I might agree with you’re saying, your whimsical pseudonym is not helping me to see you as a real person with a real name. In this moment, it’s socially important for real people to identify themselves, bravely, as real people.
I like the culture on BlueSky, except this: I don’t like anonymity and pseudonyms. I like real names. I like to know who’s talking. I like the fearlessness of people putting their names on what they write I know there are other perspectives on this point. I’m only letting y’all be clear about mine.
“Nato troops stayed a little off the frontlines.” Heed this stern rebuke from General Bonespur.
When *officials at FIFA* see a moral quagmire, one has to start believing that there’s a real problem. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of the peace prize to Donald Trump
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So far as I know, every news outlet in the world has missed the opportunity to refer to “the Andrew formerly known as Prince”.
I’m loving listening to @emilymbender.bsky.social’s book, /The AI Con/. I thought of her when I read this: abovethelaw.com/2024/04/orig...
Originalist Judge Hails Future Where Time-Consuming Task Of Compiling Fake History Is Replaced By AI Hallucinations - Above the Law
Leave it to the originalists to make AI truly dystopian.
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All right: it's time for some good ol'-fashing testing talk, like in the days of yore on Xitter. The testing business is still fixated on test cases. It doesn't have to be that way. developsense.com/blog/2019/01...
Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 1)
Recently, during a coaching session, a tester was wrestling with something that was a mystery to her. She asked: Why do some tech leaders (for example, CTOs, de
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Washington Post: “‘We’ll remember you *as we announce billions of dollars of extra waste, fraud and abuse*,’ Trump said to Musk in the Oval Office, shortly before presenting him with a ceremonial key.” (my emphasis) Just hit the pin on the Kinsley-Gaffe-o-Meter.
When I was young, some people questioned whether it was worthwhile to send humans to the Moon. Now that I’m older, I can say there are some people who should definitely be encouraged to keep trying to go to Mars.
This speaks to the essence of why we test. We live in dangerous times. To understand and address the danger, we can't dismiss — or undermine — questioning and learning.
Saganism@sagan.bsky.social · last yr.This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977. Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
Forgive the earnest post here, but one year ago this week, Global Tetrahedron took over The Onion. We've since brought back the paper and ONN, dramatically increased revenue, and hired more writers and artists. But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
The arbitrary, capricious cruelty of this administration, and of ICE, beggars belief. I'm a US citizen and a Canadian citizen too. I won't be going back to the US for the foreseeable future because—even as a citizen—I cannot trust that my rights will be upheld. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials
Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years ago
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I observe that as of today, the Washington Post has removed “Democracy Dies in Darkness” from its splash screen and masthead/title bar on its iOS portal. Another sign, I guess, that democracy is dying in darkness.
Knowledge can be like a drug. And it's always good to see US Customs and Border Protection preventing drugs from coming across the border. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library, sparking outcry
US officials claim move was to curb drug trafficking while Quebec town says it ‘weakens collaboration’ among nations
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Pro tip for the Democrats: start referring to tariffs as "import taxes" because a) that's what they are, and b) supporting import *taxes* doesn't look at all good on a Republican.
I *thought* I had cancelled my subscription to the @washingtonpost.com in November, and was waiting for it to expire. That didn’t happen; it automatically renewed with my noticing. That was bad, but it afforded the mixed but visceral pleasure of cancelling it today. Because fuck that shit.
Using the expression "think outside the box" is a canonical example of inside-the-box thinking. On a related note, could we change the game where ever damned thing is a "game changer"?
Working on matters related to the #PostOfficeScandal, and in particular the presumption under English law that computer evidence is reliable, reminds me of this series of blog posts I wrote in 2018/19. 1/3 clarotesting.wordpress.com/the-dragons-...
The dragons of the unknown
This is a series about problems that fascinate me and which I think are important and interesting. The series draws on important work from the fields of safety critical systems and from the study o…
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Every dang day of my life with software, summarised. The hardware giveth, and the software taketh away.
Jaz@jaz.sh · 2y agoI love when my Kindle (an e-book reading device) automatically installs an update, restarts, and then is suddenly incapable of opening e-books I just bought. I really love getting software updates for the device that hasn't needed any form of new functionality or features in the 6 years I've had it
I don't understand why people have taken to confusing testing with quality. They don't confuse diagnosis with health; they don't confuse investigative journalism with government ethics; they don't confuse tasting food with deliciousness. developsense.com/blog/2024/10...
Testing is Not Quality; Quality is Not Testing
Please remember: there's a big difference between quality and testing; and so there's a big difference between a quality strategy and a testing strategy. Und
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For once Xitter's AI gets something right. And for those of us who relish karma...
Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app · 2y agolife comes at you fast and all that fortune.com/2024/11/14/g...
Delighted to be returning to New Zealand for the Rapid Software Testing NZ Tour 2025! Three-day versions of Testers and Automation: Avoiding the Traps in Auckland and Wellington; one RST Explored in Christchuch; and other events to come. Details at developsense.com/schedule.
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Just got here. Who else amongst my testing and development friends are here? @jamesdchristie.bsky.social @qualityfrog.bsky.social @jbrains.ca