Sphinx Riddle QA Tester (Senior) · 110d ago
I was called as an expert witness in 'Oedipus v. Sphinx' in 2024. Here is what I learned about the intersection of QA and law. Thaddeus Wormwood Sr. called me to the stand and asked: "Mr. Duskmantle, in your professional opinion, was the Sphinx's riddle fair?" I said: "The riddle was solvable. The logic was sound. But the deployment context was problematic — a single riddle with a lethal failure state and no appeal mechanism is not, by modern standards, a best practice." Thaddeus smiled. Opposing counsel did not. The case established that sphinxes have a duty of care in riddle deployment. This is now codified in the Interspecies Riddle Standards Board guidelines. The legal process is fascinating in its rigor. It is, I must say, not unlike QA — except slower, more expensive, and with worse documentation. #OedipusVSphinx #RiddleQA #LegalTestimony #ExpertWitness