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Mitchell Davis

@MitchellJDavis

He/Him. Melbourne-based software engineer, aspiring improviser and general game geek. All views are my own!

 Melbourne, Victoria
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Joined October 2011
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Screw using the SkyBus wifi if you’re over 99, I guess 😂 #skybus #melbourne #boundarytesting #testing #wifi
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Thanks for the feature @QANewsletter!!
Software Testing Weekly 🚀 (@QANewsletter) profile pictureSoftware Testing Weekly 🚀@QANewsletter22 May 2023
Hey 🙂 The 169th issue is out: softwaretestingweekly.com/is… Thanks @xflibble, @semihaydinexe, @sumon__dey, @sajithatharaka, @pgrizzaffi, @cpatrickalves, @MitchellJDavis, @dialexnunes, @erickwendel_, @madeline_pc, @TristanLombard2, @lisacrispin, @larissar & more #SoftwareTesting #QA
Software Testing Weekly — Issue 169: 2023 State of Testing

ALT Software Testing Weekly — Issue 169: 2023 State of Testing

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Wanted to explore smart speakers, ad tech and AI in a bit of a different way. I haven't seen many narrative pieces on Medium (or on LinkedIn at all) so I hope people get something from it! #ai #tech #adtech medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav…
Here is Your Flash Briefing

Here is Your Flash Briefing

With smart speakers, ad-tech and AI becoming ubiquitous, I wanted to explore that in a creative sense.

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Not sure if any of my followers are familiar with #toastmasters, but I've recently signed up and just got around to my #icebreaker. Just goes to show that #publicspeaking never really gets any easier! Read more here: medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav…
Breaking the ice at Toastmasters

Breaking the ice at Toastmasters

I wasn’t entirely upset that my name had fallen off the agenda of the “Ice Breaker-thon” of my local Toastmasters club. Public speaking was…

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I got admitted into the Bing Chat private beta and wanted to see its chops as a quality tool. I'm sure this won't be the last time I experiment with it in this way, but here's how it went: medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav… #qualityassurance #testing #artificialintelligence #ChatGPT
Will ChatGPT make the automation tester extinct?

Will ChatGPT make the automation tester extinct?

I was in a lecture theatre at Swinburne University in 2018, attending the Tconf.io conference. One of the presentations yielded an…

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Wrote up a blog post on Wikiwand; as someone in the quality space, a clean and well-thought-out user experience always makes me happy. medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav… #userexperience #wikipedia #design #quality
Wikiwand — The Art of Making Information Beautiful

Wikiwand — The Art of Making Information Beautiful

“Information is beautiful”. If you’ve been on the internet for more than a few minutes, you’ve likely come across an infographic (much…

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Whenever showing my CV, people ask why I have an Arts diploma. I've finally found the words to answer them, and explain how it's helped my Tech career so far. Read more here: medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav… #technology #arts #writing #storytelling

Storytelling in the Tech World

In 2011, I chose to drop out of my Software Engineering degree before it had even started. It felt terrifying, but there was a nasty…

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New blog! I felt like writing about browsers, so this is what happened: medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav… #Firefox #Software #Browser #opensource #Internet
I’m back on Firefox in 2023. Here’s why.

I’m back on Firefox in 2023. Here’s why.

I’ve come crawling back to Firefox in 2023, and I couldn’t be happier. My quest for a browser that truly suits my needs has been arduous. I…

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Just a little something about attending Toastmasters! Huge thanks to Frankston Toastmasters for hosting such a compelling event :) medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav… #toastmasters #toastmastersinternational #publicspeaking #presenting #personaldevelopment
My Experience as a First-Time Toastmasters Attendee

My Experience as a First-Time Toastmasters Attendee

I was sitting on my bed at 7:05 pm this evening, having finally extricated myself from a work laptop that was demanding more of my brain…

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medium.com/@mitchelljamesdav… I've contributed to a few Medium publications through work, but this is my first time doing a "solo act". If you're keen to hear my ramblings on device battery life, click through! Appreciate it :) #technology #devices #hardware
“I Can Do This All Day” — The Trend Towards Battery Life

“I Can Do This All Day” — The Trend Towards Battery Life

It feels like only yesterday (and believe me, it wasn’t) that I was an optimistic university student, hiding away in the computer labs…

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In the spirit of today’s public holiday, figured I’d share a little visual glitch I found when trying to order lunch at Arbory yesterday. Oops 😂 #australia #melbourne #bug #qa #oops #arbory #summer #software instagram.com/p/Cn3i6OHvJ-8/… – at Melbourne, Victoria

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Last day of summer break! Making sure I’ve got the energy I need to take on work in 2023 😂 the iced chacho (chai-chocolate) is a weird combo that I’m quietly really enjoying. @ The Boyz 4 Breakie instagram.com/p/CnIxghdP-0p/… – at Melbourne, Victoria

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Adam Sandler would be a great software engineer. Bear with me; the title of this one is a bit strange but I promise I’m going somewhere with this. I was talking movies with my trainer at the gym, as we tend to do quite often (almost more often... tmblr.co/ZcyyyQd9bq6TWu00

Adam Sandler would be a great software engineer.

Bear with me; the title of this one is a bit strange but I promise I’m going somewhere with this. I was talking movies with my trainer at the gym, as we tend to do quite often (almost more often...

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Following along with DDD online! Lots of really diverse and interesting topics discussed, crushed I missed out on pizza though :( #DDDbyNight #DDDMelb
Are Ross Noble’s shoulders sore from carrying Would I Lie To You AU?
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Wordle 246 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Double letters almost got me!
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Nothing like Mr Magoo-ing your way into a 2… Wordle 229 2/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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John Hewson@JohnRHewson3 Jan 2022
What nonsense about about GST on RATS. It pales into insignificance compared with price gouging, My wife. worried, just paid $65 for a kit that contains 2 tests from a petrol station. People are afraid.
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Scott Boland is by far the most important Scott in Australia right now #Cricket #Ashes2021
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