Mike T. (He/They) @ 37.5k words
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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.
Scorpion?
July 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
They wanted in. But one of the attendees said no. 😅

That cat is the floofiest teddy bears ever.
July 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
That's it. I am rescinding your diy privileges!

Perhaps you just need to pay for an electrician going forward.
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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
July 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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.
July 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Doing it subtly is a great step.

While I wear men's clothes, I have certainly embraced something more colorful the last few years.
July 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
And sadly, my experience is far from unique right now.

Misery does not like company on this one.
July 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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.
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Cochroaches scatter under the light...
June 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wait. It's not just me?

This is why I tend to have two of anything important.
June 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
What a game of two halves. The character is so evil.

But the actress who played her was but all accounts the complete opposite. 💜
June 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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.
June 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It will soon become self aware...
June 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Death by giant rabbit...
June 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Feels very Buddhist. 💜
June 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM