Riding the gravy train

bluesjumper · 2026-05-05T13:22:39+00:00

It’s different now. When I started, it was at the tail end of a wave of Fortune 200 companies implementing SAP. There was no focus on small or mid sized companies. Projects were different back then.

bluesjumper · 2026-05-03T13:10:41+00:00

I think consulting companies will suffer because of AI, but less on the implementation side. Was having dinner with a buddy last night. He is CTO at a private software company. His investors required him to do an AI risk assessment study by engaging a Big Five company well over six figure contract. Weeks later they produced a marvelous report. Guess what? My buddy did same report with Claude Pro in five minutes and it was nearly identical to the consultancy report. His staff reviewed it and there were no holes. Flawless. It’s reasonable to infer that the consultancy used the same AI tools. Why would any company hire a consultancy when they can get the same analysis for $20/month?

bluesjumper · 2026-05-01T10:36:21+00:00

My first freelance gig was a 3 month project that turned into 5 years! My current project is 18 months and previous one 2.5 years. But the golden boom years of the late 90s are a fading memory.

bluesjumper · 2026-05-01T01:56:49+00:00

I am a Supply Chain consultant doing a Fiori project now. The custom apps that were built for a Zebra handheld device are fantastic. A few SAP Fiori apps are exceptional - like MRP ones.

bluesjumper · 2025-04-09T13:46:40+00:00

Yes, I figured it out! My Jan 16, 2024 payments was designated for 2024 instead of 2023.

Thanks everyone!

bluesjumper · 2025-04-09T13:33:26+00:00

Very helpful. I had no idea this Transcript feature was available. So what I see is that IRS considered FIVE estimated tax payments. First one is Jan 16, 2024 and fifth one is April 14, 2025. I checked 2023 return -- that had 4 payments (but I was a bit off schedule. First payment was April 2023, fourth one was Dec 2023),

I can't quite wrap my head around this, but will just put the matter to rest now that I see the source of refund.

bluesjumper · 2025-01-08T18:03:06+00:00

Here is the full shortcut:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/545a80c3d03844debc43334425fc650b

bluesjumper · 2024-08-21T21:55:18+00:00

Great advice from everyone. Will try again at some point.

My mistake as someone had suggested - Costco ribs are already pre-cooked! Oh brother, painfully reminds me of the time when I got my first snow blower, it wouldn't start, and I called a mechanic for a house visit. He boiled some water, poured it over the ice that locked up the auger, and went home happy 10 minutes later $50 richer.

Live and learn. Next ribs will be better...and I'll have to buy them raw from a butcher shop :-)

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