I’m currently participating in GovHack 2017 at the Sydney location (add a 2017 year in review link like this 2016 one when available). It’s the first hackathon I’ve attended this year. When I first moved to Sydney 4 years ago I participated in 4-5 hackathons the first year and it’s slowly died down since then.… Continue reading Hackathon Fatigue
Too fat to climb
Have you ever thought, “I’m too fat/injured/old/lazy to do that thing”? “I’m too fat” is still a pretty common thought that I have even after losing nearly 50kg with the help of weight loss surgery. My partner suggested rock climbing as an activity we could do together. We were both obese when he put forward… Continue reading Too fat to climb
The 5 elements of my health
I have 5 elements of health/well-being that are important to me and that have a huge impact on my overall well-being when just one is lacking. They all have cascading effects on my overall enjoyment of life. First up is my physical health. To me this is what I eat, how well I poop, how… Continue reading The 5 elements of my health
Sammy’s dieting rant
TL;DR: Try to eat a mixture of less processed fruit/vegies with less processed meats, try not to over do it with fats/carbs/sugar and you should have a pretty balanced diet. Also check out CSIRO’S total well being diet. Now I don’t diet, it’s such a horrible word. I do try to live a healthy lifestyle and… Continue reading Sammy’s dieting rant
Agile and Stress
I was having a chat with an old colleague on LinkedIn today (Brian Osman) and we were talking about Agile. The question was, “how does Agile at Tyro differ from <Client>*?” My conclusion was that by focusing on certain “Agile” rituals an artificially high stress environment can be easily created. Here is this conversation: Bosman:… Continue reading Agile and Stress
40 kg down
I had weight loss surgery just over 5 months ago. I’m now down to 87kg which equates to 40kg lost. I’m starting to notice a bit of loose skin but I’m ok with that. This is what 40kg weight loss looks like in photos: I still have another 8kg to go before I beat obesity… Continue reading 40 kg down
Where’s your local experience?
We had an amazing Sydney testers discussion group today on sharing stories around our job hunting experiences. One comment that came up was on local experience and I wanted to elaborate a little more on it. I would say there are atleast two ideas behind why someone would care about local experience. Unconscious bias and… Continue reading Where’s your local experience?
Cheats ricotta/paneer
You can make fresh ricotta* (or paneer) cheese from powdered milk. It’s pretty amazing and very easy. You can have fresh cheese in 5 minutes. You will need: Milk powder Boiling water Acid (up to a few tablespoons depending on strength) (e.g. citric acid, lemon juice, vinegar) Cheese cloth/fabric cloth for straining cheese (I reckon… Continue reading Cheats ricotta/paneer
Some presentations on Testing
I’ve recently started speaking at conferences, here are some of the recordings: Slides Slides Public speaking is hard, I still get nervous about it. However it can be enjoyable and I look forward to speaking more. I used keynote for the first deck and canva/keynote for the second deck.
Weight loss, where does that weight go?
Have you ever wondered when we lose weight, where does it go? Turning it into energy is the common preconception but chemistry doesn’t work that way, you can’t create energy from mass (easily). Have a read through this article by science alert. Turns out we breathe out most of our weight as Carbon Dioxide(CO2). This is probably… Continue reading Weight loss, where does that weight go?