Lisi Hocke
@lisihocke.bsky.social
security engineer, holistic tester, quality enabler, agile experimenter, sociotechnical symmathecist, team glue. volleyball player, game lover, story escapist. she/her.
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Lisi Hocke
@lisihocke.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Back to Building - Make Problems Smaller
A blog about learning, agile product development and software testing.
www.lisihocke.com
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Today was a good day. Until it became awesome when an ex-colleague pointed out a podcast episode in which my former CIO talks about their company's testing and quality culture. And kindly mentions me a couple of times, pointing out my contributions. 1/2
February 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Today was a good day. Until it became awesome when an ex-colleague pointed out a podcast episode in which my former CIO talks about their company's testing and quality culture. And kindly mentions me a couple of times, pointing out my contributions. 1/2
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Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
Kindergarten teacher wants kindergartener deported
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
m.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 4th: Swimming
"Is it true that Black people are naturally bad swimmers? Or is that just a myth?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
Feb 4th: Swimming
"Is it true that Black people are naturally bad swimmers? Or is that just a myth?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
Content warning: Drowning, children, Black history
hachyderm.io
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 4th: Swimming
"Is it true that Black people are naturally bad swimmers? Or is that just a myth?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
Feb 4th: Swimming
"Is it true that Black people are naturally bad swimmers? Or is that just a myth?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
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That was a fun evening.
I got to explain exploratory ensemble testing (while mentioning the awesome @lisihocke.bsky.social who introduced me to it), share the gospel of BDD (biscuit driven development by @alexschl.bsky.social ) and connected with testers from the area. (1/2)
I got to explain exploratory ensemble testing (while mentioning the awesome @lisihocke.bsky.social who introduced me to it), share the gospel of BDD (biscuit driven development by @alexschl.bsky.social ) and connected with testers from the area. (1/2)
Off to a local Software Testing user group to deliver my talk "exploratory ensemble testing - two years later".
I know barely anyone there so it's going to be interesting.
I know barely anyone there so it's going to be interesting.
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 AM
That was a fun evening.
I got to explain exploratory ensemble testing (while mentioning the awesome @lisihocke.bsky.social who introduced me to it), share the gospel of BDD (biscuit driven development by @alexschl.bsky.social ) and connected with testers from the area. (1/2)
I got to explain exploratory ensemble testing (while mentioning the awesome @lisihocke.bsky.social who introduced me to it), share the gospel of BDD (biscuit driven development by @alexschl.bsky.social ) and connected with testers from the area. (1/2)
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I can’t believe we’re doing this again. It’s just a bot that generates the text you ask it for. If you put it in charge of critical decisions, it will kill people. Not because it’s secretly evil, but because it’s a word generator. It’s like putting your toaster in charge of air traffic control.
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I can’t believe we’re doing this again. It’s just a bot that generates the text you ask it for. If you put it in charge of critical decisions, it will kill people. Not because it’s secretly evil, but because it’s a word generator. It’s like putting your toaster in charge of air traffic control.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 2
Generational wealth
👴🏻"Why can't Black people seem to build any generational wealth in the US? Everyone else can! Are Black people just lazy? Bad at math and financial literacy? Spend it all on bling? What gives?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
Feb 2
Generational wealth
👴🏻"Why can't Black people seem to build any generational wealth in the US? Everyone else can! Are Black people just lazy? Bad at math and financial literacy? Spend it all on bling? What gives?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I'm still not ready to talk about Black history. I want to talk about white US history.
Q: "Why don't Black people build any generational wealth? Newer immigrant groups se...
hachyderm.io
February 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 2
Generational wealth
👴🏻"Why can't Black people seem to build any generational wealth in the US? Everyone else can! Are Black people just lazy? Bad at math and financial literacy? Spend it all on bling? What gives?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
Feb 2
Generational wealth
👴🏻"Why can't Black people seem to build any generational wealth in the US? Everyone else can! Are Black people just lazy? Bad at math and financial literacy? Spend it all on bling? What gives?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
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It's 2026, and most Americans still think that the Statue of Liberty celebrates immigration.
It doesn't.
It's the largest anti-slavery, anti-racism monument in the world.
If you want to "undo woke," and erase celebrations of DEI? Go ahead and pull down the Statue of Liberty.🤡
It doesn't.
It's the largest anti-slavery, anti-racism monument in the world.
If you want to "undo woke," and erase celebrations of DEI? Go ahead and pull down the Statue of Liberty.🤡
February 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
It's 2026, and most Americans still think that the Statue of Liberty celebrates immigration.
It doesn't.
It's the largest anti-slavery, anti-racism monument in the world.
If you want to "undo woke," and erase celebrations of DEI? Go ahead and pull down the Statue of Liberty.🤡
It doesn't.
It's the largest anti-slavery, anti-racism monument in the world.
If you want to "undo woke," and erase celebrations of DEI? Go ahead and pull down the Statue of Liberty.🤡
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 1
You know we always kick off with the Statue of Liberty.
This is especially relevant this year, when we're pretending that fascism against immigrants is a new low for the US, by ignoring fascism against Black people.
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 1
You know we always kick off with the Statue of Liberty.
This is especially relevant this year, when we're pretending that fascism against immigrants is a new low for the US, by ignoring fascism against Black people.
Read the whole linked thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
You know the drill by now. I don't like talking about Black history. Americans know Black history. I want to talk about white American history. In other...
hachyderm.io
February 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 1
You know we always kick off with the Statue of Liberty.
This is especially relevant this year, when we're pretending that fascism against immigrants is a new low for the US, by ignoring fascism against Black people.
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 1
You know we always kick off with the Statue of Liberty.
This is especially relevant this year, when we're pretending that fascism against immigrants is a new low for the US, by ignoring fascism against Black people.
Read the whole linked thread.
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Have the courage to stay kind during the times when most of the world is not.
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Have the courage to stay kind during the times when most of the world is not.
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Woke may come in and out of fashion. But I've been Black this whole time.🤷🏿♂️
I don't get to call time out.
Similarly, trans kids don't get to call timeout. Gay folk don't hop back in the closet for a few years during a US fashy crash out.
So my recommendation: stay true to your allyship values.👍🏿
I don't get to call time out.
Similarly, trans kids don't get to call timeout. Gay folk don't hop back in the closet for a few years during a US fashy crash out.
So my recommendation: stay true to your allyship values.👍🏿
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Woke may come in and out of fashion. But I've been Black this whole time.🤷🏿♂️
I don't get to call time out.
Similarly, trans kids don't get to call timeout. Gay folk don't hop back in the closet for a few years during a US fashy crash out.
So my recommendation: stay true to your allyship values.👍🏿
I don't get to call time out.
Similarly, trans kids don't get to call timeout. Gay folk don't hop back in the closet for a few years during a US fashy crash out.
So my recommendation: stay true to your allyship values.👍🏿
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Do you have a training budget? How about joining the Open Security Conference this year? 😉 As an inclusive #OpenSpace in #CyberSecurity it's a pretty unique event to be at and learn together! 🌟 Last year's recap: 2025.opensecurityconference.org/conference/r... #osco #osco26 #Security #InfoSec [lisi]
Recapitulation
Welcome to the Open Security Conference (osco), the people-centred international gathering for everyone interested in cybersecurity. Join us 2-5 October 2025 in Rückersbach, Germany.
2025.opensecurityconference.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Do you have a training budget? How about joining the Open Security Conference this year? 😉 As an inclusive #OpenSpace in #CyberSecurity it's a pretty unique event to be at and learn together! 🌟 Last year's recap: 2025.opensecurityconference.org/conference/r... #osco #osco26 #Security #InfoSec [lisi]
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That sounds bad! 16 shootings without a charge is horrific!
But...
10 times worse, would be 160 shootings without a charge.
100 times worse, would be 1,600 shootings without a charge.
That's close to the number of Black people that US police kill every 5 years without charge.
100 times worse.
But...
10 times worse, would be 160 shootings without a charge.
100 times worse, would be 1,600 shootings without a charge.
That's close to the number of Black people that US police kill every 5 years without charge.
100 times worse.
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM
That sounds bad! 16 shootings without a charge is horrific!
But...
10 times worse, would be 160 shootings without a charge.
100 times worse, would be 1,600 shootings without a charge.
That's close to the number of Black people that US police kill every 5 years without charge.
100 times worse.
But...
10 times worse, would be 160 shootings without a charge.
100 times worse, would be 1,600 shootings without a charge.
That's close to the number of Black people that US police kill every 5 years without charge.
100 times worse.
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👴🏻ICE is out of control! Immunity from prosecution is out of the question for an organization that brutalizes protesters and kills citizens in the street!
👩🏿Thank you! And cops that brutalize and kill Black folk should not have immunity from prosecution either! End it!
👴🏻No wait that one's different🤡
👩🏿Thank you! And cops that brutalize and kill Black folk should not have immunity from prosecution either! End it!
👴🏻No wait that one's different🤡
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM
👴🏻ICE is out of control! Immunity from prosecution is out of the question for an organization that brutalizes protesters and kills citizens in the street!
👩🏿Thank you! And cops that brutalize and kill Black folk should not have immunity from prosecution either! End it!
👴🏻No wait that one's different🤡
👩🏿Thank you! And cops that brutalize and kill Black folk should not have immunity from prosecution either! End it!
👴🏻No wait that one's different🤡
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No! Compliance is an excellent ground for better quality and thus to go fast, and accelerate feedback, to ultimately produce better, but also more compliant outcomes. (3)
That would be the intro for an upcoming article.
Acceptable, or am I again making friends?
That would be the intro for an upcoming article.
Acceptable, or am I again making friends?
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
No! Compliance is an excellent ground for better quality and thus to go fast, and accelerate feedback, to ultimately produce better, but also more compliant outcomes. (3)
That would be the intro for an upcoming article.
Acceptable, or am I again making friends?
That would be the intro for an upcoming article.
Acceptable, or am I again making friends?
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Contrary to common belief, compliance is not a good reason to go slow. Going slow for safety is a mistake. It introduces all sorts of disorders, drives down quality, and decelerates even more till a grinding halt. (2/3)
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Contrary to common belief, compliance is not a good reason to go slow. Going slow for safety is a mistake. It introduces all sorts of disorders, drives down quality, and decelerates even more till a grinding halt. (2/3)
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But, compliance! Somehow, a welcome justification for all the superfluous gates in our software delivery process, and to embarrassingly uphold the unreasonable delays. (1/3)
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
But, compliance! Somehow, a welcome justification for all the superfluous gates in our software delivery process, and to embarrassingly uphold the unreasonable delays. (1/3)
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Reminder:
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
Reminder:
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people f...
hachyderm.io
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Reminder:
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
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Answering earnestly:
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
At what point does the daily insanity and wanton cruelty of everyone in power just fundamentally break people? Because I feel like I'm getting there. How are we supposed to just go on day after day witnessing such cruelty and indignity constantly through our screens yet we can't just ignore it?
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Answering earnestly:
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
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The cool part of all this is that once we stop prioritizing how racist people feel about things, we get:
* safer cities with less violent crime
* smaller police budgets, freeing up money for schools, art, libraries, housing, etc
* more secure borders
* more vibrant economy
That's a lot of benefit!
* safer cities with less violent crime
* smaller police budgets, freeing up money for schools, art, libraries, housing, etc
* more secure borders
* more vibrant economy
That's a lot of benefit!
January 25, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The cool part of all this is that once we stop prioritizing how racist people feel about things, we get:
* safer cities with less violent crime
* smaller police budgets, freeing up money for schools, art, libraries, housing, etc
* more secure borders
* more vibrant economy
That's a lot of benefit!
* safer cities with less violent crime
* smaller police budgets, freeing up money for schools, art, libraries, housing, etc
* more secure borders
* more vibrant economy
That's a lot of benefit!
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What nation arrests and locks up the most 5 year olds in the world? 30,000 children under 10 since 2013?
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
What nation arrests and locks up the most 5 year olds in the world? 30,000 children under 10 since 2013?
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
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Once again 90% 🤜🏻🤛🏾 of my Short Stack infosec lists on Mastodon and BlueSky are activism, tech ethics, and human rights posts and I'm very proud of you all. I just really wish more people got the things you do:
- everything is political
- nobody is coming to save us
- action that matters is hard
- everything is political
- nobody is coming to save us
- action that matters is hard
January 23, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Once again 90% 🤜🏻🤛🏾 of my Short Stack infosec lists on Mastodon and BlueSky are activism, tech ethics, and human rights posts and I'm very proud of you all. I just really wish more people got the things you do:
- everything is political
- nobody is coming to save us
- action that matters is hard
- everything is political
- nobody is coming to save us
- action that matters is hard
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To the end, friends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfq...
Apashe & Alina Pash - Kyiv
YouTube video by Apashe
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
To the end, friends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfq...
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Europeans losing their shit about Trump. Everybody is starting to understand how bad this is. But we're still trying to blame random people instead of agreeing to face the real problem. Unchecked white supremacy.
Over 35% of people didn't bother to vote. They were happy to see Trump win.
Of the 64% that bothered, half voted Trump. They were happy to see him win.
So pretty much 70% of Americans were happy to see Trump win. That's the vast majority.
Uncomfortable facts are no less factual.
Of the 64% that bothered, half voted Trump. They were happy to see him win.
So pretty much 70% of Americans were happy to see Trump win. That's the vast majority.
Uncomfortable facts are no less factual.
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Europeans losing their shit about Trump. Everybody is starting to understand how bad this is. But we're still trying to blame random people instead of agreeing to face the real problem. Unchecked white supremacy.
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Whew. Listen.
Part of the reason we’re here is because of how many people kept policing other people’s anger instead of heeding their warnings
I can’t build any solidarity with someone who feels their allowed to dehumanize me or accept my dehumanization for me
By gas lighting me about the past
I can’t build any solidarity with someone who feels their allowed to dehumanize me or accept my dehumanization for me
By gas lighting me about the past
January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Whew. Listen.