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Gary Hawkes

@gazzinator

Software Test Manager, music lover, trombonist, darts player...all over the bloody place really 😁

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Kiss...my falsetto is pretty solid 😁

11.01.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Call and response comic. 
Who are we? CEOs
What do we want? AI!
AI to do what? We don't know!
When do we want it? Right now!

Call and response comic. Who are we? CEOs What do we want? AI! AI to do what? We don't know! When do we want it? Right now!

Pick your industry, fits 'em all

18.11.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 429 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Time to get back to what really matters:

11.11.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 19550 πŸ” 4812 πŸ’¬ 873 πŸ“Œ 242
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I have a very bad feeling about this...

27.10.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 54392 πŸ” 10209 πŸ’¬ 1854 πŸ“Œ 644
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Seeing this on my run yesterday made me think this person understands Halloween...

26.10.2025 09:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I Vibe Coded an App and Learnt Exactly What I Thought I Would - Cassandra HL If you read my blogΒ On No / Low Code and AI for Automation, Testing, and Quality Engineering, then you probably already know how I feel about AI in software production and what the kids call β€œvibe cod...

I vibe coded an app and learnt exactly what I thought I would. Well, there you go then.

www.cassandrahl.com/blog/i-vibe-...

#AI #VibeCoding #SoftwareDevelopment

24.10.2025 06:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

See!

14.10.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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stop thinking right now

11.10.2025 09:08 πŸ‘ 1237 πŸ” 515 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 50
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It's Sunday and I still can't get #MoTacon and #leadingwithquality out my head from last week. I had a meeting on Friday talking about a prototype and I found another level of attention in my questioning. A life changing experience with an incredible @ministryoftesting.com community.

05.10.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to be a courageous podcast guest in your tech community - Simon Tomes Podcast proliferation. According to Digital Silk, there are approximately 3.55 million podcasts and over 175 million episodes available globally. The podcast format has taken over the world. One of ma...

Wrote about guesting on podcasts.

simontomes.com/posts/how-to...

28.09.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for the share. So glad you liked it πŸ™πŸ˜

17.09.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I get to thinking about an new role I ask myself "Do I really want to do this again?".

17.09.2025 08:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a pixelated image of a man in a suit walking ALT: a pixelated image of a man in a suit walking

The year was 2025.

Websites still chastise users for not using dashes when specifying phone numbers.

BUT, other sites chastise users for using spaces in CC numbers.

AND, other sites chastise users for using dashes in phone numbers

09.09.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Last Night of the Proms concert -Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds, is nearly sold out. Can’t wait to see you there:

πŸ—“οΈSunday 7th September @ 7pm
πŸ’·Β£12-Β£22

Tickets are on sale from the Theatre Royal box office-link below

theatreroyal.org/events/bury-...

05.09.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
120,000 Page Lord of the Rings FLIPBOOK - sneak peek
120,000 Page Lord of the Rings FLIPBOOK - sneak peek YouTube video by Andymation

screw generative AI, support this instead

youtu.be/TlzO4z7hPg0?...

06.09.2025 06:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Last Night of the Proms concert -Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds, is nearly sold out. Can’t wait to see you there:

πŸ—“οΈSunday 7th September @ 7pm
πŸ’·Β£12-Β£22

Tickets are on sale from the Theatre Royal box office-link below

theatreroyal.org/events/bury-...

02.09.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The only thing that will make me scream LETS GO BRANDON

Re: β€œAI artist”

27.08.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Software engineering is here to stay.
Companies can’t replace expertise with AI.

23.08.2025 18:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI agents explained in one image

22.08.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Feeling embarrassed by your past work is not a sign of incompetence. It’s a mark of growth.

Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.

Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.

16.08.2025 17:40 πŸ‘ 284 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
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If you are wondering how our rehearsals are going for the Last Night of the Proms, please view our latest video β€œBolero”.

Tickets are on sale from the Theatre Royal box office-link below

theatreroyal.org/book/?show=5...

12.08.2025 07:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's meeeee!!!! 🀘

11.08.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bug congrats to Gary Hawkes for starting Bugs and Hugs, his new blog!

Learn more about it on the homepage of the MoTaverse :)

11.08.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Don’t miss your chance for a Last Night of the Proms concert at the beautiful Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds

πŸ—“οΈSunday 7th September @ 7pm
πŸ’·Β£12-Β£22

β€œYou’ll hear all the classics – Rule, Britannia!, Edward Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory, Hubert Parry’s Jerusalem”

theatreroyal.org/book/?show=5...

05.08.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tests tell us our software can work.
Observability tells us our software IS working.

03.08.2025 00:11 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Book | Theatre Royal

Seats are going quick. Don’t miss your chance for a Last Night of the Proms concert at the beautiful Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds which is protected by National Trust. Can’t wait to see you there:

πŸ—“οΈSunday 7th September @ 7pm
πŸ’·Β£12-Β£22

theatreroyal.org/book/?show=5...

01.08.2025 07:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm fkn ready!!! 🀘

27.07.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm ready Alanis, are you?

27.07.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An important part of a trip to London for a gig...Italian beer πŸ•ŠπŸ™...after a stressful journey in a packed train surrounded by younguns playing music, games and shouting "hello! Hello! Fkn signal!!"...to qualify as a youngun, you have to be under 35...fact.

27.07.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My deepest sympathy. I lost my dad to cancer with other complications 4 years ago. I lost my sister 11 years ago to cancer, my mum couldn't drive so I was the hospital taxi and carer for a very stubborn and proud man. Really tough, so I feel you on the exhaustion ❀️

24.07.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0