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David Burns
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Head of OSPO @browserstack, Se & NightwatchJS Committer. Co-Editor WebDriver spec. Chair of Browser Testing & Tools W3C WG, [email protected], https://www.theautomatedtester.co.uk
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On my way to #ISTACon! If you’re going to be there make sure to say hi!
A LOT commercial jet with a sky bridge attached
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Looking forward to speaking at the Cape Town Software Testing Community Meetup tonight!
September 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Making sure I get culture not just from yoghurt! Listening to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall!
Selfie of me in the Royal Albert Hall
July 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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This is possibly my favourite Pokemon card that I’ve ever gotten!
Pokemon card with Squirtle playing in the waves. The text is written in Korean
July 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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July 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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AI is taking over and will take your job...

I don't think so... I can spell basic words and AI can't!
AI generated picture that has misspelt build as Builk
May 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Walking through Battersea Park, London, a Ring nosed parakeet decided he wanted to see what I was doing
A ring nosed parakeet on my arm while I stood on a path in Battersea Park
May 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I had an amazing time at #NordicTestingDays! The organisers did an amazing job and the speakers were all great!
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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It’s an early start heading to #NordicTestDays, might as well treat myself!
A full English breakfast and a cappuccino
May 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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April 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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I think more people need to learn about the Paradox of Tolerance. By allowing the intolerant to set the agenda we make things worse.
The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance
April 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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I am very shocked, actually not that shocked… in fact not shocked at all, I expected it
April 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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3 cell comic. 1st cell: A man reaching out for a ball that has the caption "Vibe Coding" 2nd Cell: The man being hugged by Vibe Debugging character while he still tries to reach vibe coding 3rd cell: The man, the vibe debugging character, are bing hugged by Vibe SRE while the man still tries to reach for vibe coding
April 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Back in the UK heading home from Heathrow! What an amazing #seleniumconf and #appiumconf
📸 Marcus Merrill
Selenium and Appium contributors
March 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Listening to @angiejones.tech back at #seleniumconf and #appiumconf talking about her favourite topic of Air Fryers and AI!
Angie in front her slide saying Air Fryer slide
March 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Listening to @lauromoura.bsky.social talking about WebKit and saying WebKit != Safari

#seleniumconf #appiumconf
March 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Puja Jagani showing how to use user contexts in WebDriver to run multiple tests in a single browser that prevents bleed through from cookies and session state. It’s amazing what you can do with @seleniumhq.bsky.social #SeleniumConf #AppiumConf
March 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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We plan to keep liking each other for Appium and @seleniumhq.bsky.social at #SeleniumConf and #AppiumConf
Maaret, Puja, and Jonathan telling people we keep liking each other
March 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Amazing to see that #appium inspector working with Selenium Grid!! #appiumconf
Jonathan Lipps talking about what’s happened to appium since appium conference
March 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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We are getting started at #seleniumconf #appiumconf! @maaretp.bsky.social , @jlipps.com and Puja Jagani
Maaret standing for the State of Union talk with a slide behind her that says “We really like each other “
March 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Such a silly idea...
An image of a man with the text above saying Ian Flemings original James Bond Novels haven't aged well. For Example, Moonraker - published almost exactly 70 years ago in April 1955 features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist and rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi. Such a silly idea!
February 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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It’s amazing how Musk is repeatedly called smart when he is in fact just pure evil

It was a Nazi salute, he is just trying to gaslight people now before he starts gassing people
February 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Struggling with flaky tests? CI/CD bottlenecks? Scaling automation? 🤯

Get expert insights from Puja and I in an exclusive AMA session!

📆 6th Feb ⏰ 7:30 pm IST/2 PM GMT/ 9AM ET

Where? On our Discord community!

Join now www.browserstack.com/discord?
February 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Nothing like arriving in London to EDL fuckwits and a lot of riot police
February 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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A 4 cell comic with the first cell of the Bishop of Washington giving her sermon after the inauguration of Trump. 2nd cell and on wards from Good omen with: What did she say that got everyone so upset? “Be kind to each other” “That’ll do it”
January 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM