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Kim
@punkmik.bsky.social
Tester | Ferret mum | Runner | Crafter
Brighton, UK
Thank you! “Don’t use AI just for the sake of it”.
September 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Yay! Lovely engineering leader just shared openly a failed AI agent story! They tried to build a chat bot to help internal support questions and it failed. Thank you for your honest experience!
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The more presentations I see the more I think less is more on slides. Ok you have 4 points, do one per slide. Even if it’s just one word.
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Kim
Hard-coded AI prompts? They're slowing down your testing.
Treat prompts like config & load them from files. Testers can then tweak them instantly.
See this testability pattern in action in my next webinar. Register below!
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September 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
How do devs feel about an AI future where they become the HR department / managers for AI rather than the creators of solutions using their coding expertise? Do you think that is what will happen? #ai
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Listening to a talk which is confusing me. It talks about embracing genetic AI as it’s here to stay but to be ready for when it goes rogue. Argh
September 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I like the idea of trying revers Conway law to help with desired transformations. We ten instant using org charts and that’s not very helpful if you know of Conway’s law
September 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
One of my main issues with AI sales pitches is that it always talks about removing human collaboration. We have such low feelings of connection nowadays this will just make it worse
September 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What do you do with the information from employee surveys? What do you share that you have changed based on feedback? If you don’t show you are listening and acting you will lose trust from employees
July 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Psychological safety is built by actions not words. How do you show up as a leader every day? #evolve #brighton #inclusion
July 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
DEI and inclusion context and trends #evolve #brighton #techcommunity
July 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
How can we embrace AI responsibly and sustainably? Do you need to generate and post cats and dogs doing high jump competitions?
July 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Small tip for tech sustainability most might be able to do:
Use dark mode. It takes a bit less power.
Every little can make a difference despite it feeling a bit underwhelming in light of the cost of AI :/
July 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Lovely to be back in the local tech community and see old friends as well as making new ones. #evolve #brighton #techcommunity
July 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Cloud adoption tends to fail not due to the tech, but due to people and processes not being addressed. It needs training, cultural changes and investment. #evolvebrighton2025
July 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I haven’t really used this much yet. 😅 off to evolve conference in Brighton today!
July 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Reposted by Kim
There’s a moment when you realise that waiting for the “right time” is just another way to stay stuck.
If you’re tired of raising the same quality concerns with no impact, Q.E.D. Mastery is for you.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
So I’m conflicted. I’ve been using copilot for 2 days and added unit tests to 6 workflow scripts in our repo. So I’ve improved testing and quality for the future. Dev PR reviews have very little commentary on the code. Some stylistic changes. That’s all. I’ve learned a lot but typed little 🤷🏻‍♀️
April 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I can’t work out if I’m scared of change. I’m not scared of AI replacing my job but I struggled to really engage with it for my job. I like solving a problem and I’m not sure what problem to solve with it? 🥲😆
March 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My faith in humanity is so low. My parents were scammed out of a lot of money a few years back. Now my mum is getting scammed again, online people are being scammed for ozempic jabs. 😩😔
March 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Most people won’t be affected that I know here but my mum nearly got scammed by this. www.o2.co.uk/inspiration/...
Please tell your less internet savvy friends and family that the OTAC codes are not for verification and should never be given to anyone else. 💖
OTAC Scams | Staying Safe from Authorisation Code Fraud
O2 will never call and ask you to share a one-time code. Here are more signs of potential scams.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Admitting I didn’t have all the answers was the best decision I ever made as a quality leader.

Vulnerability builds trust. And trust turns gatekeepers into enablers.
February 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Hiring manages, please please post a salary range on job ads. It’s been so demoralising to apply, writing cover letters and updating CVs to be turned down due to salary expectations. Just supply a range. If you can’t then start paying people equally and then supply a range. Saves everyone time.
February 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Happy birthday
January 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Actually found some enjoyment and purpose today. It’s been a while. Facilitated a risk analysis session, did some high level coaching. Some hands on testing. And now want to sleep. 😅😂
January 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM