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🚀 Oh, the existential crisis of picking an MP3 player in high school! 🤔 Since then, our hero has been on a lifelong quest to find the quirkiest gadgets, rejecting mainstream allure. 🛠️ Spoiler: It's not a philosophical journey; it's just a guy who can't make up his mind. 🙄
https://skalski.dev/the-soul-of-an-old-machine/ #existentialcrisis #quirkygadgets #techjourney #mp3player #indecision #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Oh, the existential crisis of picking an MP3 player in high school! 🤔 Since then, our hero has been on a lifelong quest to find the quirkiest gadgets, rejecting mainstream allure. 🛠️ Spoiler: It's not a philosophical journey; it's just a guy who can't make up his mind. 🙄
https://skalski.dev/the-soul-of-an-old-machine/ #existentialcrisis #quirkygadgets #techjourney #mp3player #indecision #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Oh, the existential crisis of picking an MP3 player in high school! 🤔 Since then, our hero has been on a lifelong quest to find the quirkiest gadgets, rejecting mainstream allure. 🛠️ Spoiler: It's not a philosophical journey; it's just a guy who can't make up his mind. 🙄
https://skalski.dev/the-soul-of-an-old-machine/ #existentialcrisis #quirkygadgets #techjourney #mp3player #indecision #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Oh, the existential crisis of picking an MP3 player in high school! 🤔 Since then, our hero has been on a lifelong quest to find the quirkiest gadgets, rejecting mainstream allure. 🛠️ Spoiler: It's not a philosophical journey; it's just a guy who can't make up his mind. 🙄
https://skalski.dev/the-soul-of-an-old-machine/ #existentialcrisis #quirkygadgets #techjourney #mp3player #indecision #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Oh, the existential crisis of picking an MP3 player in high school! 🤔 Since then, our hero has been on a lifelong quest to find the quirkiest gadgets, rejecting mainstream allure. 🛠️ Spoiler: It's not a philosophical journey; it's just a guy who can't make up his mind. 🙄
https://skalski.dev/the-soul-of-an-old-machine/ #existentialcrisis #quirkygadgets #techjourney #mp3player #indecision #HackerNews #ngated -
Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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Deliberation, even about the slightest things, annoys me; and I feel my mind harder put to it to endure the various shocks and ups and downs of doubt and deliberation, than to settle down and accept any course whatever, after the die is cast. Few passions have troubled my sleep; but as for deliberations, the slightest one troubles it.
[Le deliberer, voire és choses plus legeres, m’importune. Et sens mon esprit plus empesché à souffrir le bransle, & les secousses diverses du doute, & de la consultation, qu’à se rassoir & resoudre à quelque party que ce soit, apres que la chance est livree. Peu de passions m’ont troublé le sommeil ; mais des deliberations, la moindre me le trouble.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 17 (2.17), “Of Presumption [De la Presomption]” (1578) [tr. Frame (1943)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #consideration #deciding #decisionmaking #deliberation #doubt #indecision #sleeplessness #insomnia
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Life of the Mind, Vol. 1 “Thinking,” Part 3, ch. 18 “The two-in-one” (1977)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/1350/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #amorality #apathy #banality #banalityofevil #decision #evil #good #indecision #lukewarm #moralchoice #moralcode #thoughtlessness #virtue #vice #evildoer #wrongdoing #rightandwrong #moralagency #responsiblity #takeresponsibility
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Life of the Mind, Vol. 1 “Thinking,” Part 3, ch. 18 “The two-in-one” (1977)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/1350/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #amorality #apathy #banality #banalityofevil #decision #evil #good #indecision #lukewarm #moralchoice #moralcode #thoughtlessness #virtue #vice #evildoer #wrongdoing #rightandwrong #moralagency #responsiblity #takeresponsibility
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Life of the Mind, Vol. 1 “Thinking,” Part 3, ch. 18 “The two-in-one” (1977)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/1350/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #amorality #apathy #banality #banalityofevil #decision #evil #good #indecision #lukewarm #moralchoice #moralcode #thoughtlessness #virtue #vice #evildoer #wrongdoing #rightandwrong #moralagency #responsiblity #takeresponsibility
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Life of the Mind, Vol. 1 “Thinking,” Part 3, ch. 18 “The two-in-one” (1977)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/1350/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #amorality #apathy #banality #banalityofevil #decision #evil #good #indecision #lukewarm #moralchoice #moralcode #thoughtlessness #virtue #vice #evildoer #wrongdoing #rightandwrong #moralagency #responsiblity #takeresponsibility
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Life of the Mind, Vol. 1 “Thinking,” Part 3, ch. 18 “The two-in-one” (1977)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/1350/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #amorality #apathy #banality #banalityofevil #decision #evil #good #indecision #lukewarm #moralchoice #moralcode #thoughtlessness #virtue #vice #evildoer #wrongdoing #rightandwrong #moralagency #responsiblity #takeresponsibility
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Ah, the classic saga of adding and then promptly removing a birthDate field to #JSON user records. 🎉 Because nothing screams #productivity like #indecision and reverting changes! 🚀 Maybe next time, try flipping a coin to avoid this thrilling back-and-forth. 🙃
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179 #softwaredevelopment #userrecords #HackerNews #ngated -
Debian's latest groundbreaking move: deciding NOT to decide 🤯 on AI-generated contributions. Because who needs clarity and #progress when you can just sit back and enjoy indecision's warm embrace? 🧐✨
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1061544/125f911834966dd0/ #Debian #AI #Indecision #OpenSource #HackerNews #ngated -
But will it work or even have aircraft to fly?
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Major Win For The Indecisive: This Gas Pump Offers A ‘Maybe’ Option When It Asks If You’d Like A Receipt
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"Choose velocity over certainty." - Futurist Jim Carroll
Now is not the time to slow down.
Here's why - all things I've written about before.
The Indecision Tax: Many leaders lose their edge during change, not because they made "bad" choices, but because they waited too long to make any choice at all. Indecision is a tax that drains your competitive advantage while others move ahead.
Inaction is a Decision: When things get volatile, many people freeze and hope for more information. What if there is none? You must realize that standing still is actually a choice. And in a fast-moving world, it is almost always the most expensive risk you can take.
Move Beyond "Pilot Purgatory": Organizations often get stuck in a loop of small, safe tests. Survival requires the speed to move instantly from a small experiment to a massive rollout before the window of opportunity closes.
Strategic Humility Over Pride: To move fast, you must trade the pride of "knowing everything" for the speed of learning new things. What worked yesterday is often a heavy anchor that holds you back from tomorrow's solutions.
Radical Subtraction for Speed: To increase velocity, focus on removing complexity rather than adding more process. Layers of approval and bureaucracy are the primary enemies of speed; you must lean out to accelerate.
Developing Anticipatory Intelligence: The most valuable commodity in a fast world is time. By seeing trends early, you gain a head start to act with velocity before the rest of the market falls into a panic.
The Velocity of Reinvention: Your goal isn't to build a fortress that resists change, but a culture that constantly reinvents itself. Resilience is found in the speed of your transformation, not the strength of your defenses.
Actionable Clarity: Dream, Prove, Win: Innovation follows a simple rhythm: think big enough to dream, start small enough to prove it works, and move fast enough to win. This keeps you moving even when the long-term view is blurry.
The "OODA Loop" on Steroids: Winners are those who observe and act the fastest. By collapsing the time between a decision and an act, you brute-force your way to the right answer through rapid real-world testing.
Escape Velocity: To launch a new idea, you must apply overwhelming force to overcome the pull of "how we've always done it." If you don't pick up the pace, the gravity of the past will eventually pull you down.
Stop waiting for clarity that won't come.
Get moving.
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**#Velocity** **#Certainty** **#Speed** **#Action** **#Leadership** **#Decisions** **#Movement** **#Agility** **#Innovation** **#Change** **#Strategy** **#Momentum** **#Clarity** **#Transformation** **#Reinvention** **#Fast** **#OODA** **#Indecision** **#Escape** **#Focus** **#Anticipation** **#Simplicity** **#Courage** **#Winning** **#Onwards**Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/03/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-choose-velocity-over-certainty/
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Those who will not reason
Perish in the act:
Those who will not act
Perish for that reason.W. H. Auden (1907-1973) Anglo-American poet [Wystan Hugh Auden]
“Shorts,” No. 7 (c. 1930), Collected Poems, Part 2 “1927-1932” (1976 ed.) [ed. Mendelson]More about this quote: wist.info/auden-w-h/26031/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #whauden #auden #action #danger #deed #hesitation #hesitancy #inaction #indecision #irrationality #paralysis #passive #reason #reflex #thoughtlessness #unreason #whimsy -
Those who will not reason
Perish in the act:
Those who will not act
Perish for that reason.W. H. Auden (1907-1973) Anglo-American poet [Wystan Hugh Auden]
“Shorts,” No. 7 (c. 1930), Collected Poems, Part 2 “1927-1932” (1976 ed.) [ed. Mendelson]More about this quote: wist.info/auden-w-h/26031/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #whauden #auden #action #danger #deed #hesitation #hesitancy #inaction #indecision #irrationality #paralysis #passive #reason #reflex #thoughtlessness #unreason #whimsy -
Those who will not reason
Perish in the act:
Those who will not act
Perish for that reason.W. H. Auden (1907-1973) Anglo-American poet [Wystan Hugh Auden]
“Shorts,” No. 7 (c. 1930), Collected Poems, Part 2 “1927-1932” (1976 ed.) [ed. Mendelson]More about this quote: wist.info/auden-w-h/26031/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #whauden #auden #action #danger #deed #hesitation #hesitancy #inaction #indecision #irrationality #paralysis #passive #reason #reflex #thoughtlessness #unreason #whimsy -
Those who will not reason
Perish in the act:
Those who will not act
Perish for that reason.W. H. Auden (1907-1973) Anglo-American poet [Wystan Hugh Auden]
“Shorts,” No. 7 (c. 1930), Collected Poems, Part 2 “1927-1932” (1976 ed.) [ed. Mendelson]More about this quote: wist.info/auden-w-h/26031/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #whauden #auden #action #danger #deed #hesitation #hesitancy #inaction #indecision #irrationality #paralysis #passive #reason #reflex #thoughtlessness #unreason #whimsy -
@craige @dgar @electric_gumball @stormygleason @fc
Good question. The last #FortnightFridayMusic prompt was #Indecision (23 Jan).
<strike>Might I suggest the first J word that comes to mind: #juvenile - songs that have to do with youth and/or childishness.</strike>
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A late entry for the #FortnightFridayMusic theme of #Indecision.
🎶 Droplets of yes and no
In an ocean of maybe...🎶Falling to Pieces - Faith No More
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Today's #FortnightFridayMusic theme is #Indecision. It took me a while to decide which song to pick (there were lots of good candidates!), but I finally ended up with this soul classic:
Tyrone Davis: Can I Change My Mind (1968)
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#FortnightFridayMusic #Indecision
Fiona Apple - On The Bound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c6OVI7MUvsI don't know what I'm doing, don't know, should I change my mind?
I can't decide, there's too many variations to consider
No thing I do don't do no thing but bring me more to do
It's true, I do imbue my blue unto myself, I make it bitter........Baby, say that it's all gonna be alright
I believe that it isn'tYou're all I need...
You're all I need, and maybe some faith would do me good -
Or maybe (#FortnightFridayMusic #Indecision)
Dionne Warwick - I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself
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So, I guess today is a Fortnight Friday Music day. Today I learned about this new (to me) music hashtag.
The them is "Indecision."
Alan Walker and Kylie Cantrall - Unsure. https://song.link/s/0QUavh8qOxWeGutYZHgymz
#FortnightFridayMusic #Indecision #Music #KylieCantrall #AlanWalker
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The #FortnightFridayMusic word is #Indecision
The Rolling Stones - Sittin' on a Fence
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#FortnightFridayMusic
Jan 23 2026
This week we’re caught in #IndecisionJames Taylor, “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” from One Man Dog (1972)
Lyric:
Go away then, damn you, go on and do as you please
You ain't gonna see me gettin' down on my knees
I'm undecided, and your heart's been divided
You've been turnin' my world upside down( #MisheardLyrics side note: For years I heard that as “Go away then, Daniel” - and there was this Daniel, see…💔)
The whole “One Man Dog” album is kind of quirky, with short passages gluing the more conventional songs together, giving it a herky-jerky quality that keeps it from feeling like just another gentle #LaurelCanyon #SingerSongwriter outing.
Those song fragments don’t stand on their own, so this album is best listened to all the way through, but "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" is a beautiful ballad filled with longing, slipping into your ears with Taylor’s smooth voice, complete with sax solo. Cliché? Maybe, but another word for cliché might be “standard,” and songs become standards for a reason - and to me this song is as lovely and timeless as any standard in the so-called Great American Songbook.
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#FortnightFridayMusic
Jan 23 2026
This week we’re caught in #IndecisionJames Taylor, “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” from One Man Dog (1972)
Lyric:
Go away then, damn you, go on and do as you please
You ain't gonna see me gettin' down on my knees
I'm undecided, and your heart's been divided
You've been turnin' my world upside down( #MisheardLyrics side note: For years I heard that as “Go away then, Daniel” - and there was this Daniel, see…💔)
The whole “One Man Dog” album is kind of quirky, with short passages gluing the more conventional songs together, giving it a herky-jerky quality that keeps it from feeling like just another gentle #LaurelCanyon #SingerSongwriter outing.
Those song fragments don’t stand on their own, so this album is best listened to all the way through, but "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" is a beautiful ballad filled with longing, slipping into your ears with Taylor’s smooth voice, complete with sax solo. Cliché? Maybe, but another word for cliché might be “standard,” and songs become standards for a reason - and to me this song is as lovely and timeless as any standard in the so-called Great American Songbook.
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#FortnightFridayMusic
Jan 23 2026
This week we’re caught in #IndecisionJames Taylor, “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” from One Man Dog (1972)
Lyric:
Go away then, damn you, go on and do as you please
You ain't gonna see me gettin' down on my knees
I'm undecided, and your heart's been divided
You've been turnin' my world upside down( #MisheardLyrics side note: For years I heard that as “Go away then, Daniel” - and there was this Daniel, see…💔)
The whole “One Man Dog” album is kind of quirky, with short passages gluing the more conventional songs together, giving it a herky-jerky quality that keeps it from feeling like just another gentle #LaurelCanyon #SingerSongwriter outing.
Those song fragments don’t stand on their own, so this album is best listened to all the way through, but "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" is a beautiful ballad filled with longing, slipping into your ears with Taylor’s smooth voice, complete with sax solo. Cliché? Maybe, but another word for cliché might be “standard,” and songs become standards for a reason - and to me this song is as lovely and timeless as any standard in the so-called Great American Songbook.
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#FortnightFridayMusic
Jan 23 2026
This week we’re caught in #IndecisionJames Taylor, “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” from One Man Dog (1972)
Lyric:
Go away then, damn you, go on and do as you please
You ain't gonna see me gettin' down on my knees
I'm undecided, and your heart's been divided
You've been turnin' my world upside down( #MisheardLyrics side note: For years I heard that as “Go away then, Daniel” - and there was this Daniel, see…💔)
The whole “One Man Dog” album is kind of quirky, with short passages gluing the more conventional songs together, giving it a herky-jerky quality that keeps it from feeling like just another gentle #LaurelCanyon #SingerSongwriter outing.
Those song fragments don’t stand on their own, so this album is best listened to all the way through, but "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" is a beautiful ballad filled with longing, slipping into your ears with Taylor’s smooth voice, complete with sax solo. Cliché? Maybe, but another word for cliché might be “standard,” and songs become standards for a reason - and to me this song is as lovely and timeless as any standard in the so-called Great American Songbook.
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#FortnightFridayMusic
Jan 23 2026
This week we’re caught in #IndecisionJames Taylor, “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” from One Man Dog (1972)
Lyric:
Go away then, damn you, go on and do as you please
You ain't gonna see me gettin' down on my knees
I'm undecided, and your heart's been divided
You've been turnin' my world upside down( #MisheardLyrics side note: For years I heard that as “Go away then, Daniel” - and there was this Daniel, see…💔)
The whole “One Man Dog” album is kind of quirky, with short passages gluing the more conventional songs together, giving it a herky-jerky quality that keeps it from feeling like just another gentle #LaurelCanyon #SingerSongwriter outing.
Those song fragments don’t stand on their own, so this album is best listened to all the way through, but "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" is a beautiful ballad filled with longing, slipping into your ears with Taylor’s smooth voice, complete with sax solo. Cliché? Maybe, but another word for cliché might be “standard,” and songs become standards for a reason - and to me this song is as lovely and timeless as any standard in the so-called Great American Songbook.
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The #FortnightFridayMusic word for January 23 is - #Indecision
Built To Spill - Goin' Against Your Mind
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Warring musical hastags! Well, #FortnightFridayMusic 's theme is
#Indecision , and I've always liked this bittersweet song by Death Cab For Cutie, not a band I'm a huge fan of, but they got a couple I don't hate. This is one of them. Crooked Teeth. https://youtu.be/ar1_tEg4Nxs -
Ah, the classic "JavaScript and cookies" barrier—the only thing standing between you and the realization that the Feds want #states to "play nice" over the Colorado River. 🌊💧 Meanwhile, states are busy perfecting their synchronized flounder routine, competing for gold in the Olympic sport of #indecision. 🏅🤷♂️
https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/22/feds-demand-compromise-on-colorado-river-states-flounder-despite-water-shoratge/ #JavaScript #cookies #ColoradoRiver #HackerNews #ngated -
🌐📜 Behold, the grand unveiling of the HTTP QUERY method! The revolutionary innovation for tech wizards who dream of POST without the commitment! 🤖💬 Now you can send your data into the void and receive a response with zero concern for consequences—perfect for those who thrive on #indecision and unlimited retries. #InnovateByDoingNothing
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html #HTTPQUERY #POSTmethod #TechInnovation #DataHandling #HackerNews #ngated -
Village MAKE EVERY KIND OF MISTAKE Poster from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/make-every-kind-of-mistake/index
#propaganda #TheVillage #ThePrisoner #AleisterCrowley #MagickWithoutTears #AThousandTimesBetter #make #EveryKind #mistake #habit #hesitation #uncertainty #indecision
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Village MAKE EVERY KIND OF MISTAKE Poster from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/make-every-kind-of-mistake/index
#propaganda #TheVillage #ThePrisoner #AleisterCrowley #MagickWithoutTears #AThousandTimesBetter #make #EveryKind #mistake #habit #hesitation #uncertainty #indecision
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Village MAKE EVERY KIND OF MISTAKE Poster from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/make-every-kind-of-mistake/index
#propaganda #TheVillage #ThePrisoner #AleisterCrowley #MagickWithoutTears #AThousandTimesBetter #make #EveryKind #mistake #habit #hesitation #uncertainty #indecision
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Village MAKE EVERY KIND OF MISTAKE Poster from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/make-every-kind-of-mistake/index
#propaganda #TheVillage #ThePrisoner #AleisterCrowley #MagickWithoutTears #AThousandTimesBetter #make #EveryKind #mistake #habit #hesitation #uncertainty #indecision
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Village MAKE EVERY KIND OF MISTAKE Poster from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/make-every-kind-of-mistake/index
#propaganda #TheVillage #ThePrisoner #AleisterCrowley #MagickWithoutTears #AThousandTimesBetter #make #EveryKind #mistake #habit #hesitation #uncertainty #indecision
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I worry that my friend’s inheritance is causing problems
Dear Eric: I have a friend who is in her mid-50s and is single with no kids. Both…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #adultchildren #advice #askingeric #avoidant #Business #CA #Canada #EricThomas #estrangement #expense #Finance #friend #grief #inaction #indecision #inequitable #inheritance #Money #Parent #PersonalFinance #relationship
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🚨 Warning: someone just realized C++ modules exist! 🚨 In other news, the sky is blue and water is wet. 🤦♂️ Quick, gather round for a riveting tale of #indecision and existential dread over feature nobody uses. 🙄
https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/08/we-need-to-seriously-think-about-what.html #C++Modules #Exist #TechNews #ExistentialDread #HackerNews #ngated