Something Random

[ddrueding]

Thanks for the playlist. I do like Debussy and Glass, and Mahler is nice to fall asleep to. Even Chopin and Tchaikovsky my head sorts into the same area as Gershwin which doesn't translate to "classical" the way that the older stuff does.

A lot of the music I listen to falls into what my brain calls "musician Olympics". Individual musicians doing amazing things, across most genres. Bonus points for being able to watch the musician Do The Thing. A playlist is a very elegant way to share things, I'll look into that. In the meantime, here are some performances that scratch the same itch for me from different genres (in increasing distance from piano):

 

[sdbardwick]

Reason #643 to reject a consultant
Their website gives the following advice to speed up a pokey QuickBooks installation: " Invest in a network connection with a rotational speed of more than 7,500 rpm."

 

[LunarMist]

Does anyone else play piano? Because holy crap this whole thing is 16th notes and look at the mobility on his right pinky finger. And it's written that way.

I was not allowed to play pianos.

 

[LunarMist]

Reason #643 to reject a consultant
Their website gives the following advice to speed up a pokey QuickBooks installation: " Invest in a network connection with a rotational speed of more than 7,500 rpm."

I had no idea that networks rotated. Was that in the 90s or some confusion with hard drives >7200RPM?

 

[sedrosken]

As far as I know there are only a couple of speeds commonly sold (and not at all anymore, they'd sell you an SSD instead) that were faster than 7200rpm. And yes, it's a confusion with hard drives.

The real solution is to stop running on-premises Quickbooks. (grabs squirt bottle) No. Bad!

 

[LunarMist]

Isn't that more of a small business application?
In my Division, we have to use Ariba. It's not exactly user friendly if you are not into finance.

 

[sedrosken]

Quickbooks is intended as a small business application, yes, but I've found it in use in a couple questionable environments.

 

[Mercutio]

As far as I know there are only a couple of speeds commonly sold (and not at all anymore, they'd sell you an SSD instead) that were faster than 7200rpm. And yes, it's a confusion with hard drives.

The real solution is to stop running on-premises Quickbooks. (grabs squirt bottle) No. Bad!

The problem is that On Prem Quickbooks is still substantially cheaper than QB Online, and the online version looks different enough that bookkeepers who aren't terribly computer savvy are scared of all the changes, even if the same functionality is present in the online product. I hate QB with a passion because small business owners tend to be paranoid about asking for help with it, which often leads them in to situations where Intuit forces them to make bad decisions about it later on, but I also understand not being forced to update or to pay ever increasing subscription fees on demand. Subscription-based software is very often internet herpes.

I do think that many accounts demand QB now, so it's just a huge fixed cost for having a small business now.

dd, I'll probably give those videos a listen next week. I am having a busy sort of weekend.

 

[LunarMist]

Maybe I'm cynical, but I suspect that some small companies are not GAAP compliant.

 

[ddrueding]

dd, I'll probably give those videos a listen next week. I am having a busy sort of weekend.

No worries, we're having a stomach flu go around the household at the moment. I'm the last one standing and may go down any minute.

I'm also the type that totally doesn't take offense when my suggestions/advice/recommendations are not taken on just about anything. I just reserve the right to "I told you so" after

 

[sedrosken]

The problem is that On Prem Quickbooks is still substantially cheaper than QB Online, and the online version looks different enough that bookkeepers who aren't terribly computer savvy are scared of all the changes, even if the same functionality is present in the online product. I hate QB with a passion because small business owners tend to be paranoid about asking for help with it, which often leads them in to situations where Intuit forces them to make bad decisions about it later on, but I also understand not being forced to update or to pay ever increasing subscription fees on demand. Subscription-based software is very often internet herpes.

I do think that many accounts demand QB now, so it's just a huge fixed cost for having a small business now.

dd, I'll probably give those videos a listen next week. I am having a busy sort of weekend.

I get that, I really do, but the few on-prem QB installs I support are just complete nightmares. There are features that they paid for that just flat out do not function (mostly payroll related, they get around that by using an external thing to do that) and the server install I maintain (so they can use it throughout the office) is just a complete turd that quits working whenever it feels like. For how much money these businesses pay for it, it ought to work.

 

[Mercutio]

One of the people in my office is an Inuit Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor. My company does not use Quickbooks for Payroll or any credit processing. We DO have to have something that's in Quickbooks Plus, which costs more than regular Quickbooks but not as much as Quickbooks Pro. I have no idea what that is, but I believe what we use winds up costing about $125/user/year.
I don't think you can get a single user license for QB online for less than $27/user/month. It's my experience that basically no one qualifies to keep the $15/month starter package.

I want all versions of Quickbooks to die so, so much. I hate dealing with it. But the people who will go to war over the difference between $125/year and $325/year maybe aren't the right people to argue over switching.

 

[Mercutio]

I'm also the type that totally doesn't take offense when my suggestions/advice/recommendations are not taken on just about anything.

First one is fun and jazzy. Second one was a little more Isaac Hayes/Curtis Mayfield, but in line with the stuff Marc Rebillet improvises. Third one, not bad, but not really my thing. Forth one is a big ol' nope.

 

[ddrueding]

First one is fun and jazzy. Second one was a little more Isaac Hayes/Curtis Mayfield, but in line with the stuff Marc Rebillet improvises. Third one, not bad, but not really my thing. Forth one is a big ol' nope.

That is better than I was expecting and I do appreciate you taking the time. One more that is probably in the "not really my thing" space, but maybe? Very talented musicians fooling around. And if you do like this, you need to go spend some time looking at ClownCore (the band, careful on that search).