Random thought: Lots of people have different understanding of the same terms. Working in a team, we sooner or later (hopefully) come to common understanding of the terminology used. In a conference talk, explaining what you mean by certain terms is crucial so the audience understands your message!

#Inktober2025, Day 16: Prompt word: #Blunder Blunder, also known as debacle, fiasco or error. Therefore: Do not try this on your (Unix-like) OS. Really: DON'T! Kaweco fountain pen & ink #Inktober

The best—and most fun to do—interviews are conversations. Keith Klain interviewed me yesterday for his Quality Remarks podcast qualityremarks.com/qr-podcast-f...

In 2025, I've had a steep increase in reports from clients about AI voice clone phone calls asking for money, passwords or codes. I give it about 12 months before criminals increase use of live video call deepfakes in their scams. Get your folks & team prepared to catch it now.

Locutus efficiency tip: We all need to regenerate.

www.thestack.technology/jeep-softwar... I’ve seen several posts recently about a general decline in sw quality. True? I dunno. I do know from decades of experience why big bang software releases are a really lousy idea. (Also I’m happy to have an 11-yr-old car that never gets sw updates.)

Look what my dad bought me 🤩 The 50th anniversary edition of #Yps – the magazine that sparked my curiosity over 40 years ago 🚀🤖👾

Grosse frayeur pour @francoisgabart sur la RORC Caribbean 600 - @CourseAuLarge http://bit.ly/2Ei96Up

“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.” Dr. Jane Goodall

I 💜 seeing software folks use the word "holistic" in a lot of contexts. Delivering quality new stuff to customers frequently, confidently, sustainably takes the whole team working together around the whole SDLC. Our Holistic Testing Model helps craft a good strategy. agiletester.ca/holistic-tes...

This was such a blast. Had a wonderful #OpenSpace day at #osco25. So many awesome people in one place, all interested in #cybersecurity & learning together. ✨ Joined great knowledge exchange sessions on spreading cybersecurity awareness, the Fediverse, security champions struggles & wins. 💡 1/3

Die anlasslose Chatkontrolle ist mit dem Telekommunikationsgeheimnis wie es das GG vorsieht, unvereinbar. Das ist ein Schritt in Richtung des totalitären Staates. netzpolitik.org/2025/fragen-...

Chat Control would make it mandatory for service providers to scan all communications & files. There’s no system that’s only for the “good guys” www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #chatkontrolle

Die Bundesregierung entscheidet in den nächsten Tagen. Hier gibt es Tipps, was Menschen jetzt sofort tun können, um die #Chatkontrolle noch zu verhindern. chat-kontrolle.eu/index.php/20...

Chefin der Signal-App droht mit Rückzug aus Europa#Signal#EuropäischeUnion#Datenschutz

Countless hours went into this to make it happen and lay foundations for a great experience for everyone - wish us good luck things will indeed turn out well. 🍀 Can't wait to see folks and learn together! 😍 2/2

Finally, it's happening! 🎉 I'm on my way to #osco, the Open Security Conference. With #osco25 we're having the second edition of this #OpenSpace event for everyone interested in #Cybersecurity. 1/2

Found a bug at ̷T̷e̷s̷t̷B̷a̷s̷h̷ #MoTaCon #TestBash

TIL that if you put `-ai` after a Google or DuckDuckGo search (maybe others, I only tried those two), you will not get the AI assistant-generated content at the top. Content which always looks plausible, but is often dead wrong. Example: continuous delivery obstacles -ai Try it!

Lectures, music, art, punk: Join us at the 39th Chaos Communication Congress and please submit! The deadline for all submissions for the stages is October 24. #39C3 will take place from December 27 to 30 www.ccc.de/en/updates/2...

I ran an exploratory ensemble testing session on one of our products yesterday. The ensemble consisted mainly of the developers working on that product. It was amazing and worrying to see how some of them didn't know the most basic functionalities the product offers - stuff our users use daily 😬

Picard management tip: Even without game-changing results, experimentation is time well spent.

Ah yes—a “glitch”. Such an innocuous-sounding word for a software bug that shut down engines.

Just heard “You grow into the person that would have saved you as a kid” Felt hard. I do a lot for others that are the things I wish someone had done for me as a kid.

People still say QA is the gatekeeper. But gatekeepers stop things. If you’re asking smart questions early surfacing risk before it becomes rework and helping your team steer you’re not gatekeeping you’re guiding

“Different cities will face different logistical challenges, but Paris shows that repairing the damage industrialisation and urbanisation have inflicted on waterways can – and must – be achieved.” This is wonderful! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’m gearing up to conduct a workshop Nov 26 on Surviving Ethical Challenges in Tech at the Agile Testing Days conference in Potsdam, so now seems like a good time to re-air this little guide.

🚨 New Episode! Ep 163: Ola In 2019, Ola Bini, a Swedish programmer and privacy advocate, was arrested in Ecuador. For what? You'll never guess in a million years. darknetdiaries.com/episode/163/

Great work! www.carvemag.com/2025/09/welsh-surfer-nick-young-has-just-swam-across-the-bristol-channel-one-of-the-worlds-largest-and-most-dangerous-tidal-ranges-to-raise-funds-to-support-a-childhood-friend-and-her-family/

Chasing Erin in Ireland. Summer hurricane swells are pretty rare but this year the Atlantic kicked off early. @Gearoid Mcdaid and friends chased down the best of it. Full clip now playing on carvemag.com

Picard management tip: If it's not ready, and if your enterprise can survive without it, then don't rush it.

Wow. Check this out. Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot! www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Last year, my mom was called by seemingly "me", crying, claiming they had an accident and urgently needed money. Very lucky I had that talk with her just a few weeks before. She hung up and wrote me via a chat messenger if I was okay.

Some asshole tricked my son into singing a problematic song via Minecraft voice chat. Then he threatened to upload the recording to TikTok. My wife and I are trying to calm our panicking son down and do some damage control. The positive part of it: He immediately came to us after it happened.

Stuck waiting to get it right? Try something small and see what changes. You’ll learn faster by doing, not perfecting.  #qed #qualityengineering

Picard management tip: When you've gotten enough sleep, an impossible task becomes an interesting challenge.

"Mehr generierter Code führt zu mehr Refactoring." Ich spreche mit @dnlkntt.bsky.social darüber, wo KI im Testen hilft und wo sie Schulden erzeugt. Klare Use Cases, klare Grenzen. Jetzt reinhören: swt.fm/5ea9

Monday's the day to grab your #BSidesMunich2025 workshop tickets! 🚨 This year, I have the honor to give my #AppSec session "Secure Development Lifecycle Applied - How to Make Things a Bit More Secure than Yesterday Every Day". Really looking forward to this! 🤩 2025.bsidesmunich.org/workshops/00...

We appreciate all of you helping us spread the word about this one of a kind open space conference for everyone interested in cybersecurity! 💬🗨️ opensecurityconference.org #osco #osco25 #CyberSecurity #Security #InfoSec #AppSec #ProductSecurity #OTsecurity #OpenSpace [lisi] 2/2

🇩🇰 Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading.

Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading Culture minister says government will propose ending the 25% rate, the highest in the world, in its budget billDenmark is to stop charging VAT on books in an attempt to get more people reading.At 25%, the country’s tax rate...

Thank you Tesco! That's always good to know 😅

Picard management tip: When a crew member's behavior changes significantly, inquire and investigate. It could be important.

Hiking in Austria - what an amazing landscape! We had a fantastic time here! 🏔️❤️😎🇦🇹

New record! ☺️ www.komoot.com/de-DE/tour/2...

The prefered kind of feedback from a programmer after they seeing your test ideas. 🤩

Ad | Have you seen testsprite before? An AI agent for #softwareTesting? If not check it out it looks really promising 👉 www.testsprite.com?ref=K1DZ #AgenticAI #testsprite #GenAI

It's so annoying when web pages have a drop-down list that show a list of translated country names, but sort that list using the English name. 🙄

Joined very interesting sessions at #SoCraTes2025 today and gave two myself. "Building Secure Enough Products - Bumps & Boosters" led to an impactful experience exchange of what holds us back & what helps us move in good directions. 💡 1/2

Picard morality tip: The moment you consider yourself morally superior to someone due to your genetics is the moment you prove you are not.