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Mike T. (He/They) @ 37.5k words

@miketorkelson.bsky.social

Tester. Agilist. Writer. I'm new here - I used to have separate IT & writing accounts. Trying to merge them. I do #testing & "software stuff" as TestSheepNZ, I do #booksky as Meike Torkelson. You've probably guessed that I have an identify crisis.

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Latest posts by miketorkelson.bsky.social on Bluesky

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

30.10.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38930    ๐Ÿ” 14717    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 567    ๐Ÿ“Œ 655
Red balloon tied to a park bench

Red balloon tied to a park bench

Red balloon tied to roadworks fence

Red balloon tied to roadworks fence

Let me just say... "nope" ๐Ÿ˜…

30.10.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gandalf asks Shadowfax (a horse) to show us the meaning of haste

A second panels shows a hoof pointing to a dictionary definition.

Gandalf asks Shadowfax (a horse) to show us the meaning of haste A second panels shows a hoof pointing to a dictionary definition.

Saw today and thought of you @diannalgunn.bsky.social

17.08.2025 07:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Three weeks ago I bought a branch new, posh pen to journal alp my mental and emotional problems.

Today I ran out of ink. ๐Ÿ˜…

15.07.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Scorpion?

14.07.2025 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They wanted in. But one of the attendees said no. ๐Ÿ˜…

That cat is the floofiest teddy bears ever.

13.07.2025 08:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of a Buddhist shrine with Buddhas on it

Picture of a Buddhist shrine with Buddhas on it

A chonky black and white cat

A chonky black and white cat

Cat looking through window

Cat looking through window

Cat at my feet. He's so fluffy.

Cat at my feet. He's so fluffy.

I helped at a Buddhist meditation event today. The neighbour's cat came to say hello... and basically was a constant figure in my meditations... ๐Ÿ˜…

12.07.2025 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Home | Testing Experience

Today is a great day!
The first article I ever wrote has been published in a professional magazine. "Software #accessibility includes #gender diversity" can be read in the "Testing Experience" magazine.

You can download it here: www.testingexperience.media (email address must be supplied) (1/2)

10.07.2025 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

That's it. I am rescinding your diy privileges!

Perhaps you just need to pay for an electrician going forward.

10.07.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So many folks wanting to downplay, change the narrative, pretend it's over.

Sorry you have long term impacts. It certainly made my sleep apnea an order of magnitude worse, to the point of needing a machine. Despite being "over" it

10.07.2025 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sharing any details about Covid seems dicey online. Someone always wants to slide into your mentions to "correct" you with their world view.

I was thankful for being vaxxed when suffering for a week. Someone told me they weren't vaxxed but only was covid positive for an hour. Ffs.

10.07.2025 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œ.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..โ€

@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...

09.07.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18598    ๐Ÿ” 4029    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 306    ๐Ÿ“Œ 362

Doing it subtly is a great step.

While I wear men's clothes, I have certainly embraced something more colorful the last few years.

08.07.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And sadly, my experience is far from unique right now.

Misery does not like company on this one.

07.07.2025 07:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds like they lost a major piece of work, so it's understandable.

But it's emotional to have the whole company welcome you on Tuesday, only to be ghosted four days later.

Add to this the number of roles I have applied for which has been disestablished during the interview process.

07.07.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it's safe to say that the jobs market is severely turbulent in Wellington right now.

Two weeks ago, I started a contract on Tuesday. Wished coworkers well on Fri and "see you Monday".

Got home to an email that my contract was canceled.

07.07.2025 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cochroaches scatter under the light...

21.06.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wait. It's not just me?

This is why I tend to have two of anything important.

21.06.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a game of two halves. The character is so evil.

But the actress who played her was but all accounts the complete opposite. ๐Ÿ’œ

20.06.2025 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminded me of being in a test cell and finding a couple of routers which supposedly weren't used. I turned them off, and half the machines in the room gave error messages.

Still worth doing it to learn something.

"Don't touch it" superstitions are in a lot of tech places.

19.06.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It will soon become self aware...

17.06.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Chefs Of Death Issues 1, 2 and 3 The third and final issue of this 1980's inspired comic has now been produced.

If you're a fan of classic sci-fi comic strips like Eagle/Doomlord, you need to check out my friend's Kickstarter for The Chefs Of Death.

The proceeds of this will go to UK charity Crisis, so it's all for a good cause.

Please retweet and support if you can. ๐Ÿ’œ

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale...

17.06.2025 03:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Death by giant rabbit...

17.06.2025 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feels very Buddhist. ๐Ÿ’œ

12.06.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Picard management tip: If you only play to your strengths you may look competent but ultimately you will stagnate. Play to your weaknesses as well. Improve with practice. There is so much more to learn.

10.06.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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a man in a green suit and tie is smiling while sitting at a table . Alt: Chris Farley, a man in a green suit and tie is smiling while sitting at a table .

But who will play them in the dramatic recreations?

08.06.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even seeing this in our country, NZ, where people are 'it wasn't the disaster people said it would be, did we REALLY have to take precautions?'

05.06.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for sliding in with all your four followers.

04.06.2025 08:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow. Did you make this account just to troll?

04.06.2025 07:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is Imane Khelif male or female? It's a little more complicated | - Times of India Trending News: Imane Khelif, an Olympic champion from Algeria, faces a gender eligibility dispute. The International Boxing Association initially disqualified Khelif

A lot of hate pieces exploding on the internet right now against boxer Imane Khelif.

Good to find a more restrained news piece explaining...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trend...

04.06.2025 05:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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