Highlights for the week
Holiday season is absolutely in effect. It starts with the Halloween havoc and ends with New Years. So far, it has been a great start. Halloween is always fun and lot's of good vibes. We brought in a massive haul of treats. I certainly picked the worst time to worry about my weight. I will have to be disciplined .. or at least try to maintain some control.
My Test Analyst student rescheduled for this weekend. Hope she's feeling better. She was not doing well at work either. Her confidence was shaken. I'm so blessed to be part of her journey.
U-test platform is still dogsh** but it provides some money. Had a ticket in "Disputed" state and I was super-frustrated by the moderation. Even after the feedback from the Test Lead, I know she was wrong. The consequence was a small reduction in my profile status. I've been told it's not that big of a deal. As someone who's done this for over 15 years, it is humbling. Let's me know there's always something to learn.
What We’re Grateful For
- As always, grateful for a loving home with my loving family.
- Having my student and mentees. Haven't heard from Shree in a long time. Hope she's ok.
- Despite the unemployment, I'm hopeful that things will turn around and I get to wake up to see that come to pass.
What We Loved
- With the holidays here, loving everything!!
What We Learned
- Gandalf AI - [Status: Paused!] ... I may never get to this anytime soon and that's ok. I'm taking a new course in AI from TCM.
- U-Test work - [Status: Done!]
- TCM: AI Fundamentals - [Status: Done!] - Learned how training models works.
- Mentor/Mentee w. LUNA - [Status: Not Started!] She's been sick but I'm also not convinced she's going to come through.
- Mentor/Mentee w. IMANI, Lesson 3 - [Status: Postponed!]. She was sick and we moved things for this weekend.
- Mentor/Mentee w. Shree, TBD
- Reading: WAHH Chapter 15 - [Status: Done!] The chapter was mostly about information disclosure in error messages and server logs. Not a lot to "hack!"
- Pen Testing: Octopus.com [Status: In Progress!]
- Writing: Chapter "War Council" [Status: In Progress!]
- Burp Suite: HTTP Header Labs [Status: To Do!]
- QA Day: Need to get started on APIs.
What We Longed For
- JOB
What We Loathed
- U-Test Moderation .. the absolute worst!
