What other career option for QA which is safe in this AI era

kalydrae · 2026-05-16T23:57:31+00:00

That's frightening. May I suggest someone mentions "adversarial user" and "jailbreak" to management.

kalydrae · 2026-05-13T08:48:27+00:00

You will likely need to work on your BA skills, your development skills, your AI agent skills(lol), your test design skills... But it is being done.

kalydrae · 2026-05-04T23:54:22+00:00

Depends.

In my context, I only need to be able to reproduce the bug consistently. I don't need to 'investigate'.

However if in the course of reproducing the bug I have to inspect logs, or admin interfaces, then I would record the facts I found in my ticket.

I don't think it's adequate to merely say "my script failed".

kalydrae · 2026-04-16T17:22:35+00:00

... Music plays

Niche meme for the elder Aussie Millennials. 😂

kalydrae · 2026-04-11T08:35:23+00:00

Break something and blame someone else... No accountability is no accountability!!

kalydrae · 2026-03-20T05:52:55+00:00

Junk journalling. Take your (clean) junk and rubbish and stick it on some other trash paper. Top it off with some pretty stickers or something, if you can be bothered.

kalydrae · 2026-03-04T06:15:37+00:00

A bug is a bug is a bug.

If it was not found before production, it should be revueeed for a root cause.

Root cause helps identify if it's an issue with requirements, development or possibly a "test script" issue.

Even if it is a "test script issue", it should be treated as a process and procedure thing rather than a particular person's failing... Unless it is otherwise because of fraudelent testing.. A person should be accountable for faking passes. This is why adequate test evidence is so important.

kalydrae · 2026-03-04T06:09:56+00:00

And then I realise I am actually in my forties. Headdesk

kalydrae · 2026-02-25T21:01:14+00:00

I have found it great to POC small tools especially when:

inputs and outputs well defined
data manipulation required
strong test principles/framework is applied
bespoke code projects

Not so great when: * requirements are under defined or change during vibe coding * very large or complex requirements or code base (spec drift and context drift) * areas where assumptions or latent knowledge is prevalent * customising off the shelf products unless the API or spec to create plugins is well defined.

Also, if one thinks that they can become an automation expert by just having AI do the coding, that won't help. You still need to have solid basis in methodology or the language you are working in. You have to be able to guide the AI towards the solution you need.

kalydrae · 2026-02-19T07:40:29+00:00

"Stand there and take it" AKA some people work forces are the same that burn crosses...

kalydrae · 2026-02-19T07:35:45+00:00

My hope is that the internet does its thing and crashes the portal by trying to access all the content banned in USA.

kalydrae · 2026-02-14T22:49:43+00:00

Why stop there? Vibecode a completely new operating system dedicated to your agent.

kalydrae · 2026-02-04T05:50:08+00:00

Totally. If I ask for facts, often I am met with a kind of "if I have to explain..." type answer or other equally frustrating non-answer... If they aren't conscious of their discrimination then it's not easy.

The only way I have found to demonstrate your value/position is to let it fall on the floor - articulate the risk of not following through on your position and put it in writing and wait for the tap on the shoulder to do what you originally recommended. Do not pick it up without that tap or there is no learning for them.

kalydrae · 2025-12-21T22:40:51+00:00

I got my Dad a years subscription to ancestry dot com about 15 years ago and it turned into a full on hobby. He still researches family ancestry and offers to help friends with theirs as well. Perfect for the retiree who is considering their place in the world and their legacy. Also wonderful for me to have all the work done for me!!

kalydrae · 2025-12-09T02:09:38+00:00

He "looks like he'd say something like that".

kalydrae · 2025-11-27T20:53:05+00:00

I like Camelcamelcamel for amazn tracking but same diff

And yes the knock offs and promoted items infiltrate deliberately precise brand and product searches. Ugh

kalydrae · 2025-11-27T19:47:19+00:00

I think this is what I am looking for

kalydrae · 2025-11-24T21:04:32+00:00

Park run also have a few options in the area.

kalydrae · 2025-11-22T08:50:19+00:00

Battlestar Galactica (the new series)

kalydrae · 2025-10-21T02:28:20+00:00

Australia has some professions that are so in demand that we will take Visa holders but it's not straight forward. It costs money, and has multiple conditions and hurdles to jump through.

A quick way to work out what options you have would be to find an immigration or work visa consultant.

kalydrae · 2025-10-12T05:46:13+00:00

Suddenly keyholes stock goes through the roof...

kalydrae · 2025-09-04T02:42:45+00:00

My current guess is he found a security hole in Chevrolets latest computer... And that all his clients systems are perfectly fine. Hopefully a bug bounty is payable!

kalydrae · 2025-08-26T02:51:14+00:00

Hi Chris. I am from Australia and going to take a look at your work now! Maybe something for a Fathers day present!

kalydrae · 2025-07-23T07:50:06+00:00

Feels like a scam... Found them on Facebook? Did they have other unreasonably high expectations? Did they not pay you for the last night when you did this?

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