Show Notes: Episode 183 - I Need Coffee (oct 3, 2025)
1. Introduction and Weather:
- Episode 183, Friday, October 3rd; 97% humidity in Los Angeles County, described as steamy.
2. Viewer Interaction:
- Encourages questions via YouTube, Twitch, X/Twitter; simulcasting through global production studio.
3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC Updates:
- YouTube channel has 48-49 new videos for Business Central 2025 release wave 2 (version 27), released October 1st.
- Features like excise taxes framework; some rollout over next 6 months.
4. Weekend Activities:
- Dealt with a cold; experimented with Gajuino (Arduino-based controller for Gaggia Classic Pro espresso machine).
- Wired Gajuino, booted successfully; turns $500 machine into $4,000 equivalent with touchscreen, profiles, Bluetooth scale.
- Beach trip to Seal Beach; $7.45 small latte (disappointing, watered down).
- Advocates home espresso: $1,000 setup breaks even in 9 months at $5/shot, vastly superior quality.
- Watched "Fletch" (Chevy Chase) with wife; revisited Fetzer valve, ball bearings, antifreeze references.
5. Work and Projects:
- Team Updates (ERP Center of Excellence, El Salvador):
- Joselyn: GL account categories, financial reports expertise.
- David: Report layouts, custom fields, SOD fire-fighting.
- Ronald: McCormma super check/overflow remittance learning; data testing.
- Franklin: Excel file import AL completion; Tenant Admin Dashboard resumption.
- Fatima: PMI PMP training progress; 3 hours/day English; El Coyolar Christmas Festival management (toys, food, supplies; Tanya/Speaker attending December).
- New project: 18-month delay; kickoff call revealed uncertainties (invoicing system, cash receipts, BC-Salesforce data direction).
- McCormma Payment Hub: Learning curve (Cronus defaults, bank setup, remittance advice, overflow printing); support tickets needed.
- Contract lawyering: Hates it; paying lawyer for review.
- Weird PTE: 50+ companies → MEM → back to 50+ companies; proposing unusual integration design.
- Job queues: Failed revalue inventory (January) caused unit cost issues; BC silently stops without notification.
6. Technical Challenges:
- BC Word add-in: Hides empty rows/columns/tables, zero fields; clean reports.
- Aider tool: Feedback on challenges; not ideal for small projects.
- Dimension restriction: Restrict dimension values by user (non-MEM); possible customization.
- MCP hype: Jeremy's BC knowledge server, Stefan Marone release; watching cautiously, practical use cases unclear.
- Terminology confusion: Partner email mixed entity/company/environment; demands precision.
- Wrong emails: Copied on confidential financials (invoices, bank details); wrong sensitive meeting invite; AI bots threaten privacy.
7. Cybersecurity and Privacy:
- Data brokers: Removed info after ransom demands (incorrect co-owner listing); recommends Aura services.
8. Personal Tech Experiments:
- Minecraft server: Hostinger setup ($60/year, 4GB Debian, 20 users, auto backups); cross-platform play for intern's daughter.
9. Hobbies and Interests:
- Mechanical keyboards: r/mechanicalkeyboards subreddit; custom keycaps, 3D sculpted (Pokemon), collectors' setups.
10. Professional Development:
- Berlin team: Medium/long-term goals vs. fire-fighting; Joselyn's financial reporting/PowerBI payoff (12-18 months).
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