Oskar Wickström

Today I’m announcing and open-sourcing the Bombadil project — a brand new property-based browser testing framework.

https://wickstrom.tech/2026-01-28-there-and-back-again-from-quickstrom-to-bombadil.html

There and Back Again: From Quickstrom to Bombadil

Jan 29 at 9:22pmWeb
Show threadFredrik BjöremanJan 29
@owi Wow, big news! Congratulations!
Show threadOskar WickströmJan 29
@bjoreman Yeah, back in the game again! Thank you :)
Show threadErlend HamnabergJan 29
@owi LOTR reference I see? Best of luck with the project
Show threadOskar WickströmJan 30
@hamnis for sure. Thanks!
Show threadMark LevisonJan 30

@owi very interesting. I will play

You have good street cred if @marick likes you

Show threadOskar WickströmJan 30

@mlevison thank you! In the works.

And Brian and I have interacted a bit over the years, iirc. But it's been a while! Appreciate the sharing of this post!

Show threadBrian MarickFeb 2
@mlevison @owi Um, I disclaim any street cred for testing. I’ve been off the street for way too long.
Show threadOskar WickströmFeb 8
@marick come back
Show threadBrian MarickFeb 9
@owi No. Retired. I’ve chosen different voids to shout into.
Show threadOskar WickströmFeb 9
@marick ah. I'm sure you've found good ones. Happy for you!
Show threadBrian MarickFeb 13

@owi Well, it’s fairly uncrowded at the entrances to the voids that I spend my time preparing to shout at.

https://blog.oddly-influenced.dev/2026/01/26/blind-spot-immiseration.html

Blind spot 1: Immiseration

According to Lakatos, Marxism predicted “the absolute impoverishment of the working class,” which didn’t happen. Marxists didn’t admit the mistake, kludged up some excuse, and moved on. See the previous post. I think the story is more complicated, and it’s an example of how critical rationalists think experiments (natural or otherwise) and theories are way simpler than they actually are. As a result, their methodology (rule book) for science misleads.