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Posted by Andy Brice
Dec 18, 2025 at 09:52 PM
It’s that time of year again! 25% off some of your favourite CRIMPing software, including my own Hyper Plan and Easy Data Transform:
https://www.artisanalsoftwarefestival.com/
Posted by Amontillado
Dec 19, 2025 at 03:17 PM
HyperPlan is my bill paying dashboard along with ad-hoc uses that come up. Easy Data Transform remains my primary rodent control when going after rogue appraisal districts.
The coolest thing - sort of - I’m getting out of HyperPlan is it’s helping me identify companies that are sloppy with sending invoices.
I have a thing in my accounting I call the Deadbeat Vendor Program. It probably means I have too much unsupervised time on my hands.
If a vendor screws up in a particularly comedic way, I’ll keep their account paid in advance as a defense and I’ll send them a letter assuring them, bless their hearts, that I know they are doing their very utmost best. Nonetheless they are inescapably in the Deadbeat Vendor Program.
Amazing how often it happens and how often I’ll get letters back protesting the deadbeat status, as if it meant anything in the real world.
Sad to see Nisus is no longer in the Winterfest event. I’m afraid that’s appropriate, given the circumstances.
Posted by Andy Brice
Dec 19, 2025 at 03:48 PM
I have a list of deadbeat vendors who have been very late paying invoices. Including a world famous hotel and a world famous sporting organization. In fact it seems that the more famous you are, the less you feel you need to pay the invoices of the little folk even vaguely on time. No future credit for them - payment in advance only.
Posted by Amontillado
Dec 20, 2025 at 04:18 AM
Wait a minute, that sounds like some of my customers!
On second thought, you can have them if you really want them. ;-)
Posted by Andy Brice
Dec 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I wrote an article about how it feels harder as an indie developer. it is partly a plug for Winterfest, but I thought someone might find it interesting:
https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/
Also some discussion on Hacker News:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46359074