Note: I was really pissed off when I wrote this, and it reads that way at times. I decided not to “tone it down”, because I don’t need to. It’s not the responsibility of oppressed people to make witnessing the results of their being oppressed more palatable to other people. If this is uncomfortable […]
Tag: Representation
(Mis)Using Personas with the Seven Dwarfs
This is the companion blog post to my talk at TestBash Germany 2019 – (Mis)Using Personas with the Seven Dwarfs. Here are the slides and persona pack for the “dwarf personas” to get you started with (mis)using personas in your projects. Watch the talk for free now. I’m unfortunately too busy / […]
Call for Collaboration | Identity Stories #0
“I fear that posting this will have negative consequences for me, but I feel more strongly that I need to share this experience and raise awareness.” It’s been a year and a half since I shared my story of Sexual Harassment in Tech & the Testing Community. It was an extremely difficult thing […]
Why I Got a Wonder Woman Tattoo
As I sat back in the black, plastic wrapped chair, I felt the needle pierce my arm. There’s something exciting and soothing about the sensation of a needle penetrating my skin, over and over. Its gentle buzz comforts me. “So, why Wonder Woman?” asked my artist, with equal parts curiosity and sweetness. […]
SeConf and Our Transition to Paying Speakers’ Expenses
Guest post by Ashley Hunsberger and Marcus Merrell, co-chairs of the Selenium Conference Organizing Committee There’s a touchy subject in the Twittersphere these days around conferences that require speakers to pay to speak (or, #paytospeak). Cassandra Leung discusses in depth why she doesn’t pay to speak in her blog, raising some really […]