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Take a look over at [bug 357523](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357523) to see what Robert Sayre is doing with the [MochiKit](http://www.mochikit.com/) testing framework. He's extended it to log results to stdout or a file, and quit the app when the tests are done, both of which are implicit really-nice-to-have's for running in an ...

I've pointed to postings from her in the past, and [Elisabeth Hendrickson](http://www.qualitytree.com) on her new [blog site](http://testobsessed.com/wordpress/) continues to demonstrate one of her many skills - distilling wisdom from her practical experiences. Start with her [3-Nov post](http://testobsessed.com/wordpress/?p=5), and keep reading forward. It will be time well-spent.

One side effect of the recent rains is that we don't want to move my youngest son's new drum set to the detached garage. Yet.

If a mentor demands Timidity ("Don't question my advice"), Obedience ("You must do what I say"), and Respect ("You know I'm smarter than you"), then they are a TORmentor.

From the "picture is worth a thousand words" school . . . I created two screencasts to demonstrate how I updated the SHAPE forum while I was guest-moderator. I thought they might be useful to the next moderator, and I've wanted to try my hand at creating screencasts. Here's what I ...

As a tester, I've always had a few data visualization tools in my toolbox. I've mostly used Microsoft Excel regular and pivot charts, and gnuplot. Now I've found a nice plotting program for my mac when I have some raw data I'd like to see in a chart. I've ...

Karen Johnson has a cool post about numbers she likes to use when testing. I've found bugs with "017" (octal), "0x11" (hex), and "999".

Puppy Socialization party - many visitors Pinewood Derby - my 5-year-old was a guest as he won't be eligible to join that den until next year. He took 4th place out of a field of 22. Wooo! Pan's Labyrinth - Great movie, ending was a downer. An upbeat ending ...

Taking mass transit to work - check. Smart co-workers and interesting challenges - check. Nice view from my desk - check