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Maaike

@maaikees@hachyderm.io
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Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT
idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

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Joined May 02, 2026
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Aug 02, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
I learned that I really *need* a cordless vacuum in my life, I do enjoy using the Dyson a lot. Being forced to use our old Miele (from 1988, stil working!!!!) for the last 2 weeks made me realize that the cordless vacuum removes the friction of vacuum cleaning for me. Completely. And that is worth so much! The Miele is a great back-up vacuum, and it’s the oldest piece of electronics we have in the household, but I don’t want to use it first and foremost.
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jul 30, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
So… they’re burning books to “feed the AI”, the EU wants to pour 10 billion into this shit and over on LinkedIn, more and more of my peers (whom I thought were good people) say that AI makes their work better. Can’t describe how disheartening this is. Like, if those peers can only look at their work and (bs) benefits they get from AI….that’s so narrow minded. You shitty ass little job in the office isn’t important. The whole fucking planet is at stake here. I find it infuriating that people can’t see that.
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jul 15, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
take this photo, for example. I just cranked up the colors, otherwise the photo just wasn't interesting to me. Is this good? Is this "allowed"? I have zero way to judge my own skill, that's part of the problem. Place: Collioure, France
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jul 14, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116917074594002494 Nothing but hatred for this crap
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European Commission @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Young Europeans spend an average of 4.5 hours online on school days and 6.1 hours on weekends. Social media offers many opportunities to learn, connect, participate, and create. Yet, it also presents risks. Nearly 60% of young people have experienced emotional or psychosocial harm online. Yesterday, we received the recommendations from our expert panel on how to better protect and empower young people online. Find out more: https://link.europa.eu/3FY84y
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jul 14, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
I am a tester by trade, but when it comes to “pen testing”, I am thinking of one thing first and foremost 😎 #fountainpen
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jul 03, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
Reminder that cities aren’t loud. Cars are loud. Perpignan, France #FuckCars #BikeTooter #urbanism
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 29, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
Chat control is back on the menu??? Why are there always idiotic ghouls in power?? Does privacy mean nothing to these people?? Why do they want fascist ways of controlling us?? Whyyyy
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 12, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
Replying to @baldur@toot.cafe
@baldur@toot.cafe my LLM-generated text spidey senses are tingling in that article, but still, it's crazy to read all this. And still, tech keeps going in this direction.
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 09, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io

Now back to work, trying to leave the IT day behind me.

I have to finish up some work I am doing with my business coach (to build my lifestyle coach business), review client lifting video's and do one client call.

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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 09, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io

Took a small break from work, watched the Nintendo Direct.

Holy shit!!

Switch 2 editions of Xenoblade Chronicles 1,2,3. A new Xenoblade game announced?!

A release date for Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave!!

And I saw one other game that looked great: Final Fantasy Resonance.

Wah!

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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 09, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io

It's time to announce: I will speak at Øredev.

> The allure of offloading important (testing) tasks to a machine that doesn't care or feel is apparently irresistible for many of us. This comes at a cost: our own critical thinking skills, cognitive capabilities and other computer based skills we need to excel at our job are atrophying.

In this 2026 edition of Mapping Biases to Testing I will zoom in on biases I see happening when people use LLM's.

https://oredev.org/program/db09b488-1675-4431-847c-49aff8b8e900

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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 09, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io

It's 15:30, but this day has totally drained me. And actually, I have so much more work to do for my coaching business :/

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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 09, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io

It's wild how different people respond differently to my methods.

We know what THAT GUY thought of the Titanic mail.

Another guy was like "I'm so happy you did this, we need more people like you".

Also: we actually have a breakthrough! We are moving forward with actions to avoid the iceberg! Now that I was actually involved in the meeting (so far I hadn't been consulted), I could jump on vague language and shut that shit down.

"as soon as possible" -> when?
1 week
ok, is that reasonable, what are the risks of not making it and what can we do?

We now have a plan, and actions, and clarity. It can still fail, but this is already loads better.

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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · Jun 09, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io

Freed from one more AI-booster who found my posts.

Bye, Felicia.

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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · May 13, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
Replying to @nixCraft@mastodon.social
@nixCraft@mastodon.social it's QA's problem now.... accountability displacement is crazy is in this day and age. Business idiots will ruin everything, I swear. I don't blame the dev in this scenario, but sheeeesh
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · May 12, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io
Replying to @rysiek@mstdn.social
@rysiek@mstdn.social I am so glad I came to this article thanks to you! It manages to clearly state the worries I have as a test consultant in a world where no one seems to care about quality anymore, in a way I could never find the words for. I also learned about the term credence goods for the first time.
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Maaike @maaikees@hachyderm.io · May 07, 2026
Maaike
@maaikees@hachyderm.io

Test Consultant | Nutrition & Strength Training Coach | Fountain Pen enthusiast | writer of rants about IT idk what I'm doing with my life, I just make it up as I go along.

hachyderm.io

Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed.

Just now, I almost got hit by not one, but TWO drivers at the same time!

Tried to make a drawing to make it more clear.

The van driver, which had to yield to me, didn't see me (I thought he had), so I was already cycling in front of him when I had to suddenly brake and swerve out of his way.

Then, the freaking BUS DRIVER didn't see me either!! So I almost got hit by the front of the bus as well.

Super high adrenaline now and SO ANGRY. This spot is SO incredibly dangerous, this whole area in Utrecht I live in (Zuilen) is freaking ATROCIOUS for cycling.

Also: too many drivers SUCK. I didn't do anything wrong here, yet that could almost have been put as a quote on my tombstone.

#biketooter

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