@dsynadinos

@dsynadinos.bsky.social Global speaker/trainer, author @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/z0WNI9mJS5, artist @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/84RKsffsds, tester, improviser, skeptic

 Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Joined May 2008
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What is Ineffable Solutions? Hollywood knows! Visit ineffable-solutions.com today! @IneffableSolut
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This is half right. Yes, customer satisfaction is irrelevant in a monopoly. But the other important half is "the customer must *need* the service". If the customer only *wants* the service, then they have the option to abstain. See me explain this here: youtu.be/ypE-2sKXqUU?si=jySY…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk7 Nov 2025
The reason government programs are so inefficient is that, unlike a commercial company, the feedback loop for improvement is broken, because they have a state-mandated monopoly and can’t go out of business if customers are unhappy. No matter how bad the service is at your DMV (sorry to pick on DMVs), you still have to use your DMV, because it’s a monopoly.
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Damian Synadinos on the importance of trust in testing. #QA #Trust #Software #Testing
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I once shared a long flight sitting next to & chatting with Brian Wilson. The catch: I didn’t know who he was until halfway thru the flight. Before I realized & after he was exactly the same: kind, humble, & curious. #BrianWilsonRIP #BeachBoys
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@joecolantonio29 May 2025
#Testing isn’t just finding bugs. It’s communicating doubt—professionally. Learn how trust, skepticism, and risk shape modern #QA in this powerful episode w/ @dsynadinos. 🎧 Listen now: testguild.com/podcast/automa… #AIinTech #TestGuildPodcast
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IMO, Trusting something is just fine...sometimes. When risk is low, trust is usually enough. But other times, when risk is high, our decisions & actions should be based on knowledge, instead. It all depends on risk. See youtu.be/n1W6tCd3S50?si=Nb3n… (relevant bit starts at 15:15)
Cory House
@housecor27 May 2025
I trust humans who have shown themselves to be trustworthy over time. Since LLMs haven’t shown me I can trust them, I need to be in the loop to validate and course correct.
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TestGuild@testguilds27 May 2025
💡 Misplaced trust leads to failed tests—and failed teams. @dsynadinos joins the @testguilds podcast to explore how trust works in #testing, how to question without friction, and how #AI changes the risk game. 🎧 Listen in: testguild.com/podcast/automa… #SoftwareTesting #RiskManagement
The Importance of Trust in Software Testing and AI with Damian Synadinos for the TestGuild Automation Podcast by Joe Colantonio

ALT The Importance of Trust in Software Testing and AI with Damian Synadinos for the TestGuild Automation Podcast by Joe Colantonio

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What does #trust have to do with #software #testing and #AI? Join @joecolantonio and me on the latest @testguilds episode - appropriately titled "The Importance of Trust in Software Testing and AI" - where we discuss and answer this question & more! testguild.com/podcast/automa…

The Importance of Trust in Software Testing and AI with Damian Synadinos

About This Episode: On this episode of the TestGuild Automation Podcast, host Joe Colantonio sits down with Damian Synadinos, a […]

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Think twice before blaming #ai. There may be underlying causes to blame. linkedin.com/posts/damiansyn…

#ai | Damian Synadinos

"The blAIm game" #AI gets a lot of blame. But, is it all fair? The Byrds 1965 song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" reminds me: There is a season...And a time to every purpose. Fast & easy has a season. There are...

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David has a weird relationship with #trust: He is a very trusting person. And most of the time that works! Not always, though. It has caused some harm in his life. Sound familiar? If so, find 20 free minutes and join us as we discuss trust - and how it relates to #AI.
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#TechnologyAndFriends, Episode 850: Damian Synadinos (@dsynadinos) on Trust youtu.be/uOB82AO37Mw

Damian Synadinos on Trust [EPISODE 850]

Damian Synadinos discusses the role that trust plays in our lives a...

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Mr. David Giard@DavidGiard9 May 2025
Monday on #TechnologyAndFriends: Damian Synadinos (@dsynadinos) on Trust
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This tracks with my experience. I've written about it here (ineffable-solutions.com/post…) and spoken about it here (youtu.be/n1W6tCd3S50). @ArtemisConsort

Thinking about Beliefs

Or, “fears attached to rules”.

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Hunter Ash
@ArtemisConsort22 Apr 2025
When you’ve spent 20 years obsessing over epistemology and learning physics, it can be jarring to realize that most people don’t have beliefs at all, in a rigorous sense. They just have emotional reactions to sentences.
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10 years ago, I learned about snowclones. Today, I teach it to you. "Make learning great again!"
Damian Synadinos@dsynadinos9 Mar 2015
Replying to @Morendil
@Morendil You made me look up & learn "snowclone". Interesting.
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If I ever win the lottery, I'm definitely not taking the bus that day.
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Many thanks to @InnovateNA, @collinsneil, and @morgankoth for hosting the 1/29 Tiger Talk and allowing me the opportunity to present "Responsible #AI: A Balance of #Trust and #Knowledge". linkedin.com/posts/damiansyn…

#ai #trust #knowledge #columbus #newalbany | Damian Synadinos

Many thanks to Innovate New Albany, Neil Collins, and Morgan Koth, CFP for hosting the 1/29 Tiger Talk and allowing me the opportunity to present "Responsible #AI: A Balance of #Trust and #Knowledg...

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Most responses to @NateSilver538 post are "all in" or "all out" - extreme positions on either end of the spectrum. I suggest instead a more nuanced approach that assesses the usefulness of AI on a case-by-case basis. ineffable-solutions.com/in-p…

Trust, but Verify | Ineffable Solutions

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Nate Silver
@NateSilver53825 Jan 2025
Thinking ChatGPT is useless is midwit. It's a magic box that answers any question you ask it from levels ranging from modestly coherent to extremely proficient. If you haven't bothered to figure it out to derive some utility out of it then you're just being lazy tbh.
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<I suggest instead a more nuanced approach that assesses the usefulness of AI on a case-by-case basis.> Note that this sentence is good advice even if you replace "usefulness of AI" with most anything else.
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Well, that was fun! Thanks to @codemash, the crowd, & the other speakers for another excellent round of Lightning Talks! #codemash #codemash2025
Damian Synadinos@dsynadinos15 Jan 2025
Hey #codemash! Join me tonight from 7-9 in Kilimanjaro for my Lightning Talk: “Avoiding bugs at Test Camp”! And don’t sleep in tomorrow. I’ll be presenting “Word Smatter: Exploring Semantics, Testers, & Problems” at 9:15 in Aloeswood. @codemash #codemash2025
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Hey #codemash! Join me tonight from 7-9 in Kilimanjaro for my Lightning Talk: “Avoiding bugs at Test Camp”! And don’t sleep in tomorrow. I’ll be presenting “Word Smatter: Exploring Semantics, Testers, & Problems” at 9:15 in Aloeswood. @codemash #codemash2025
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I drew and first posted this in 2020. But, I repost it each year as it still seems relevant. #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2025
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