https://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mz23ddq7hk27Dear Mary Peltota and anyone involved with this, or anything like it: what the fuck is the matter with you? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-conspiracy-peltola.html29 Oct 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz23ddq7hk27https://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3myibmhwwrs2oI know I won’t get a lot of disagreement here on BlueSky, but… everyone has pointed out to their Republican friends that this is batshit crazy, right? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-atlantic-ocean-rename-google?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other22 Oct 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myibmhwwrs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mwlvvum6n22vThis post is on my Web site. I've finally started posting on Substack too, as part of the Post On Site, Syndicate Everywhere strategy suggested by Cory Doctorow. This one is on supposed "bottlenecks" in software development. The only real bottleneck is responsibility. https://substack.com/profile/103018344-michael-bolton/note/c-348034639?utm_source=substack&utm_content=first-note-modal28 Sep 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlvvum6n22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mu6cpshpsc2aMy karma meter just hit the pin. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-ice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other28 Aug 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6cpshpsc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mnsu2bhf5s2hCrass-action suit. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/trump-ufc-white-house-birthday-lawsuit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other08 Jun 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsu2bhf5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mdb74djazk2bAgain, 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.25 Jan 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb74djazk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mdaclm5n6k2hI 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.25 Jan 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdaclm5n6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3md5m6hpguk22“Nato troops stayed a little off the frontlines.” Heed this stern rebuke from General Bonespur.24 Jan 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3md5m6hpguk22https://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mcr3wlqgu22mWhen *officials at FIFA* see a moral quagmire, one has to start believing that there’s a real problem. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/18/embarrassment-fifa-donald-trump-peace-prize?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other19 Jan 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcr3wlqgu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3mafov7pedk2pSo far as I know, every news outlet in the world has missed the opportunity to refer to “the Andrew formerly known as Prince”.20 Dec 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafov7pedk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3ltsifl4e6k2rI’m loving listening to @emilymbender.bsky.social’s book, /The AI Con/. I thought of her when I read this: https://abovethelaw.com/2024/04/originalist-judge-hails-future-where-time-consuming-task-of-compiling-fake-history-is-replaced-by-ai-hallucinations/12 Jul 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltsifl4e6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lqj2ettpas2bAll 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. https://developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-1/01 Jun 2025 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqj2ettpas2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lqgj2654qs2pWashington 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.31 May 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqgj2654qs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lpzvkw3zqs25When 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.26 May 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpzvkw3zqs25https://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lo26hqgkkk2nThis 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo26hqgkkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lnvft6hd7s2cThe 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. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/28/irish-woman-cliona-ward-us-detained-immigration28 Apr 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvft6hd7s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3llfwupfzgk2lI 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.28 Mar 2025 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfwupfzgk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lkvzbiwqas2qKnowledge can be like a drug. And it's always good to see US Customs and Border Protection preventing drugs from coming across the border. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/canada-cross-border-library21 Mar 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvzbiwqas2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3ljhpqd34zc2uPro 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.03 Mar 2025 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhpqd34zc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lj5ndwzvfc2kI *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.27 Feb 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5ndwzvfc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lhzvcmwvk22pUsing 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"?13 Feb 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzvcmwvk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lbmooptjgk2eEvery dang day of my life with software, summarised. The hardware giveth, and the software taketh away. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmooptjgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lbagqnyvls2yI 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. https://developsense.com/blog/2024/10/testing-is-not-quality-quality-is-not-testing18 Nov 2024 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbagqnyvls2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lb3pxesqvk2hFor once Xitter's AI gets something right. And for those of us who relish karma... [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2024 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3pxesqvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lb3ps4jeuk2hDelighted 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. https://developsense.com16 Nov 2024 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3ps4jeuk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/developsense.bsky.social/post/3lb32kd676k2wJust got here. Who else amongst my testing and development friends are here? @jamesdchristie.bsky.social @qualityfrog.bsky.social @jbrains.ca16 Nov 2024 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:2bfnbb4uoqa4s5pqmxvzqldp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb32kd676k2w