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Pen and paper are superior to your AI bullshit.

Pen and paper are superior to your AI bullshit.

There are currently 5 notebooks on my desk. Actually, I'm lying! There are 7 notebooks on my desk if you count the 2 Rhodia scratch pads I use for throw-away notes. If there's one thing that "AI" and the general enshittifcation of modern tech

LLM circle jerking

LLM circle jerking

Let me use a viral image for once, yeah? I made the mistake of browsing LinkedIn after my 2-week holiday, and boy, was I absolutely ASSAULTED with "oh my god, AI is so useful", "oh my gawd, AI made me a 10x engineer", "omg, AI

The Best in Test meet-up recap

The Best in Test meet-up recap

I had a great time last Tuesday evening at The Best in Test event, organised by Sopra Steria. When I came in at around 5PM, I saw Bas Dijkstra and we were both like, "we haven't been to a testing meetup since...forever?!". This must be

Why I don't want to be in a WhatsApp group with boomers

Why I don't want to be in a WhatsApp group with boomers

Almost everyone I know is in at least a couple of group chats on messaging apps. Here in Europe, WhatsApp (by Meta) is still the most popular choice to run a group chat. My second orchestra also put every member in a WhatsApp group, but unlike my main orchestra, they

An "AI" by any other name

An "AI" by any other name

"AI"? You mean......

Sad smoke alarm noises

Sad smoke alarm noises

At LLEWT book club yesterday, Sanne Visser said: "Nobody ever gave a smoke alarm an award" and I laughed so hard tears streamed down my face. I think it's recognisable for many testers. There are times when we are warning of what could happen if we

Thank you

Thank you

Many thanks to everyone who liked and shared the posts on my blog and LinkedIn where I was announcing that I was searching for a new IT assignment and where I was asking people to not put me in a box. Don’t put me in a boxI’m trying