estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
What should be on a QA tester’s résumé? #jobhunting
Professional software testers need job-hunting advice, just like anybody else. The key takeaway from recruiters? Customize your résumé — and witch the typos!
https://www.functionize.com/blog/what-should-be-on-a-qa-testers-resume/
I wish I had a spare $50,000.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/82153435_tiffany-studios-pony-wisteria-lamp
>>But his goals are ambitious: to convince the judges to adjust for inflation the decades-old royalty rate of 9.1 cents to about 50 cents, and to abolish the concept of a "limited download," the term used to describe when a song is downloaded for offline listening, for which the traditional royalty rate does not apply.
https://www.protocol.com/songwriter-goes-after-streaming-royalties
"Our findings suggest that telling stories when communicating can make the speaker appear more warm and trustworthy, as opposed to speaking some other way, such as providing only statistics and figures." https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uab-dbt030620.php
How to hide your messy room during a Zoom video conference
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21173608/zoom-video-conference-how-to-virtual-background-greenscreen
Wash Your Lyrics: Generates hand-washing instructions https://washyourlyrics.com/
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A malfunction caused red wine to flow from faucets in an Italian town. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/italy-lambrusco-wine-from-faucet-castelvetro-trnd/index.html
5 surprising books that QA professionals recommend (and 10 useful references that won’t shock you)
QA professionals’ jobs aren’t straightforward. Neither are their book recommendations.
https://www.functionize.com/blog/5-surprising-books-that-qa-professionals-recommend-and-10-useful-references-that-wont-shock-you/
Hit delete, ditch reply-all and other ways to manage your work emails https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/08/hit-delete-ditch-reply-all-manage-your-work-emails
"I like my men like I like my commuter car: silent." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/jokes-ive-told-that-my-male-colleagues-didnt-like
Why have contestants on “The Price is Right” become so much worse at guessing? https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/03/05/what-one-game-show-reveals-about-the-american-economy
What books have good sex scenes? (Reflecting healthy and/or loving relationships.) Cuz Lady Chatterly's Lover doesn't qualify. #cosobookclub
Car ‘splatometer’ tests reveal huge decline in number of insects https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-huge-decline-number-insects
Must love green! Going for $375K in Ramona, CA.
Really. Click into the photos. They are very.... lime green. #MyEyesMyEyes
"In May of 1969, no one would have pegged Singer as the guy who would eventually create more rock posters during Bill Graham’s heyday than any other artist."
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/david-singer-rock-posters/
For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-decades-cartographers-have-been-hiding-covert-illustrations-inside-of-switzerlands-official-maps/
A priest, a rabbit, and a minister walk into a bar. The rabbit says, “I might be a typo.”
Be New York City's "explorer-in-chief." This is a real thing. https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-is-hiring-an-explorer-in-chief-to-live-rent-free-030220
How a remote conference really works https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-03-06/coronavirus-telecommute-work-from-home
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017