Think'bout it

Estrellas del Verano

2010-09-15T15:51:00.005+02:00

La primera estrella del verano es Antoine Dodson, un joven de Huntsville (Alabama), que defendió a su hermana cuando un extraño entró en su habitación para violarla. Por supuesto, Antoine acudió de inmediato a los gritos de su hermana para sacudir y echar al agresor.

Naturalmente, más tarde, se acercaron los primeros medios de comunicación para cubrir la noticia, donde entrevistaron tanto a Kelly Dodson como al héroe.

Hasta aquí todo hubiera sido normal si no fuese por la manera de Antoine de relatar los hechos:

La respuesta no se hizo esperar en internet y tan solo un día después ya salieron los primeros “montajes” de la entrevista. Uno de ellos se trata de una canción con las declaraciones de Antoine Dodson que rápidamente se convirtió en el número uno de descargas en Itunes e incluso alcanzó el número 89 en la lista Billboard de Estados Unidos!!

Increíble como Internet puede cambiar la vida de un joven de un día para otro, literalmente.

Lo anterior se podría calificar como lo nunca visto si no hubiese sido por el caso de Paul, también de Estados Unidos, el cual se levantó un día para descubrir un arco iris doble delante de su “jardín” en Yosemite Park. El video del momento es impagable:

Pero la canción posterior es brutal:

Frases como “What does it mean?”, “full on”, “run and tell that, homeboy”, “you are really dumb, for real”, se han convertido en iconos de este verano.

Por supuesto, en ambos casos se han comercializado las canciones en Itunes y se venden incluso camisetas.

Todo un negocio para,… ¿ellos?

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The Problem with Money

2010-09-08T16:55:00.003+02:00

There are serious problems with money, and if you don't know the main one, try doing without it for a while.

Things don't happen until money gives its permission.

These problems exist because of a simple misconception deeply embedded in the way money is taken to exist.

ORIGINS

The origins lie in barter, when items of comparable value were exchanged, one for another. Nobody gave up something of value without getting value.

Next step was to coining precious metals to stabilise peoples' dealing, and that too is still in effect barter.

The problem began when political powers gradually precious metal contents, and stamped coins from base metals, declaring their value to lie in the fact that they were issued by, and acceptable to, authority.

And the form has become progressively more abstract, from coins to notes, notes to cheques, cheques to plastic, and plastic to the electronic.

So, Money is merely a promise, a ticket that provides its carrier with the expectation of something real.

But yet it still is thought of as real - by economists and bankers, by adults and children. We think it real, because of our experience that it's scarce, that only so much of it exists. It has at least that attribute of reality.

Money is the nothing you get for something so that you can get something else, therefore Money only works if it moves.

So, money, as we know nowadays, is NOT a function of any design, nobody planned it this way, nobody even thought about it that much at all, it JUST HAPPENED.

FAILURE

Not everybody have money.

That's the first of the evident failures of conventional money; it leaves things undone that need doing.

Why can't it exist where and when it is needed?

The second failure is probably more dangerous; it gets things done that shouldn't be done.

The pattern of everyday social actions derives from the ways in which money flows through the community. The consequence of these conditions is a economic context in which strategies of competition dominate.

And money is short so everyone competes for what little there is, then you too have to compete to get what you need, you have to compete to live.

People don't respond well to such pressures. This way of working is NOT in any sense an efficient use of human or economic resources.

And if to maintain this pressure it is necessary that large numbers of our community are kept idle, unvalued and alienated, then surely there is something fundamentally wrong about the whole arrangement.

SOLUTION

Within that context, there is virtually nothing that can be done to change matters.

While we only use the old familiar conventional money, there are no real alternatives. The way the game is played is written in the rules.

The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done so far creates problems that we cannot solve at the same level we created them at, or what is the same, the tools that broke it, won't fix it.

The good news is this, that when you see what the problem is, you also see that it's really no problem at all.

Source: The Money Problem

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Espanya! Tots junts per un objectiu!! (versió MUNDIAL!!)

2010-07-12T18:37:00.015+02:00

"¡Podemooos!, ¡Podemooos!, ¡Podemoooooss! ¡Sííííííííííííííí!"

Así empezaba el post de Julio 2008 cuando España ganaba la Eurocopa 2008 jugando brillantemente y "aplastando" a todos los rivales que se cruzaban por el camino.

Quien iba a pensar que la frase con la que se cerraba dicho post "Ahora a por el Mundial 2010 :P!!!" se iba a hacer realidad.

En este Mundial se ha sufrido mucho más! Se empezó con derrota ante Suiza y aluvión de críticas, se vivieron partidos intensos para lograr la clasificación, se vivieron momentos agónicos en las tres eliminatorias posteriores... especialmente contra Alemania... Y se sufrió indignación ante el juego duro de Holanda que no se penalizaba por parte del trío arbitral... pero ante toda adversidad, esta vez sí, este año era el año de España y de los mejores jugadores del mundo y de la historia.

Cada uno tuvo su momento; los golazos de Villa, los partidazos de Busquets, el gol de Puyol ante Alemania, las paradas de Iker (especialmente en la final) y el golazo de Iniesta a 3 minutos del final para dar la victoria a España y desatar la euforia de toda la afición.

Lo que era impensable se ha hecho realidad, como en las camisetas de celebración de la victoria, "Impossible is nothing". Esta generación de futbolistas ha tocado el cielo, Felicidades!!! Y Gracias!! :D

Vivimos un momento único e irrepetible! A DISFRUTAR!!!!

Cuatro: "¡Podemos!"

Carlos Martinez: "Campeones, porque prevalece el grupo por encima del individualismo"

Angels Barceló: "Te guste o no el futbol, quien no se emocione con esta victoria es que no está vivo"

Sara Carbonero: "No pasa nada, vamos a hablar de cómo ha ido el partido"
Iker Casillas: "No, no,..." (jeje)

Xavi Hernandez: "Ya nos toca, el futbol español se lo merece"

Adidas: "Impossible is nothing"

Adidas: "Todo equipo necesita unidad"

Todo el mundo: "Es un conjunto, un grupo de amigos. Gente normal con un mismo objetivo"

Todo el mundo: "Esto solo se vive una vez en la vida"

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Once

2009-12-27T21:31:00.010+01:00

"I'm trying to pull myself away
I'm caught in a pattern
and I can't escape
Just trying to pull myself away"

Trying to Pull Myself Away by Glen Hansard

"Take this sinking boat
and point it home
We've still got time

Raise your hopeful voice
You had the choice,
you've made it now

Falling slowly,
sing your melody
I'll sing along..."

Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

This is a good way to end the year!!! ;)

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Istanbul, the real treasure chest for history

2009-12-27T21:00:00.005+01:00

You need hundreds of lives to learn the whole history of Istanbul.

This is my four-day taste:

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Dios, ayúdame en todo lo que puedas.

2009-10-05T23:12:00.003+02:00

Quiero aprender.....

A ser fuerte sin ser rudo,
Ser amable sin ser débil,
Aprender con orgullo sin arrogancia,
Aprender a ser gentil sin ser suave.
Ser humilde sin ser tímido,
Ser valioso sin ser agresivo,
Ser agradecido sin ser servil,
Meditar sin ser flojo.

Por eso señor te pido....

Dame grandeza para entender,
Capacidad para retener,
Método y Facultad para aprender,
Sutileza para interpretar,
Gracia y abundancia para hablar.
Dame acierto al empezar,
Dirección al progresar
Y perfección al acabar.

Autor desconocido

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Coldplay - 4th September 2009

2009-09-10T00:09:00.004+02:00

Aquest divendres 4 de Setembre es va celebrar el tan esperat concert de Coldplay a l'Estadi Olímpic de Barcelona, i la veritat és que va ser genial!

Davant de la gentada que s'esperava, uns 65.000 espectadors, i de l'amenaça de pluja, al final tot va sortir rodó, disfrutan del concert a segona línia i amb un temps que va aguantar durant tot l'espectacle.

Això ens va permetre gaudir del concert al 100% i obtenir aquestes instantànies i videos que ara vull compartir amb vosaltres.

No puc començar per un altre video que no sigui el de la canço FIX YOU.

"No hace falta decir nada más", no? jeje

Cantar i ballar la cançó juntament amb tot l'estadi mentre en Chris Martin es posa a correr per l'escenari, és una cosa que no té preu.

"Lights will guide you home,
and ignite your bones,
I will try to fix you"

Un altre punt àlgid de la nit va ser la cançó "Lovers in Japan" on tota la Platea es va veure sorpresa per una pluja de papallones molt aconseguida. Un moment molt especial...

Ooohhh! My God!!!

Aquestes són algunes de les fotos que vam poder fer durant el concert, tot i que preferia gaudir de la música que "perdre" el temps intentant capturar imatges que igualment no oblidaré mai.

Per suposat, no va faltar el Viva la Vida on l'estadi va estar cantant durant una bona estona els corus èpics de la cançó, mentre en Chris Martin queia a la passarel.la exhaust, recuperant forces per donar entrada a la cançó Lost. No us perdeu la segona part del video Viva la Vida.

El concert va acabar amb la cançó The Scientist i Life in Technicolor II, que ens va deixar un molt bon gust de boca, almenys molt animats, per acabar la vetllada que, tot i que es va fer molt curta, va ser apassionant.

I'm going back to the start...

Now my feet won't touch the ground!!!

Per suposat, amb menció especial, no podia faltar la fantàstica versió de Yellow, una mica més "canyera" que l'original, on l'estadi es va tenyir totalment de groc.

"Look at the stars,
look how they shine for you..."

En resum, un concert espectacular, que es va fer molt curt :(, però que espero repetir molt aviat.

Coldplay - Best Band Ever

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China Preview

2009-09-04T13:45:00.011+02:00

Hola!

Antes de colgar las fotos de nuestro viaje a China os pondre un aperitivo, así vais haciendo boca.

Hay que reconocer que la canción es original y muy pegadiza, jeje.

Próximamente nuevo post con las fotos.

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India 2008

2008-10-05T18:32:00.013+02:00

India was very different than we expected. Although it is a poor country, we found happiness, beauty and very kind people. It is a colorful country with an interesting history, cultures and religions. We could only visit one of the 28 regions, Rajasthan (which I guess it is one of the richest regions), plus New Delhi and Agra (Uttar Predesh). The main itinerary was:

New Delhi - Mandawa - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Judaipur - Pushkar - Ajmer - Jaipur - Agra - New Delhi (and some other little stops in other cities)

We visited a lot of forts and temples and we learned a little bit about their languages, cultures and religions. I wish I could post one day all my new knowledge about India:

The peculiarities of their religions are quite interesting. Very different religions (hinduism, islam, jainism, buddhism, etc.) coexisting together in a same society. Many different gods; Allāh, Ganesh, Hanuman, Krishna, or even no gods. Many different doctrines, points, philosophies, symbolisms, etc. Beliefs that don't leave you indifferent. I was impressed by Jainism religion, I liked it :P.
Culture: It is incredible how there are still concerted marriages among people of the same caste, so you don't know your wife/husband until the day of your wedding (bad luck if you don't like her/him), or to be obliged to work in a certain area because of the caste you belong to.
And it is always fun to learn a new language and to try to speak it to local people, just to see if they are able to understand you. It is an universal truth that if you try to speak in their language, they will look at you with different eyes, they will probably smile and be more kind to you :D.

In short, too many things I wish I never forget ... We are lucky we have some pictures to remember them all :P:

However it was a fantastic trip, we also found some other things not so nice to see:

Traffic is one of the most shocking things in India. It is totally uncontrolled, nobody respects anything, there are a lot of accidents and the drivers blow the horn all the time (just to try to avoid them). Paradoxically they respect the 80km/h speed limit in motorways (Thanks GOD!!! :D).
Cleaning: All the cities are completely dirty, there are no bins and sewers are normally air-opened. It would be "easy" to put some bins in the street and to offer a dumpster service just to clean the streets a little bit. I think the cost would not be very high. The real problem is to try to get people to use them.

As I have said before, I think we have been in one of the richest regions of the India, so I guess the country has some other bigger problems than traffic and cleaning.

"I had no shoes and complained, until I met a man who had no feet".
Indian Proverb

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India 2008 - Some little videos

2008-10-05T17:31:00.006+02:00

The trip to India gave us time to visit a lot of cities, forts, temples and to live many experiences difficult to capture in little domestic videos. Anyway, we think it was worth it to try ;P.

Enjoy them:

Crazy Motorways

Camel Safari

Jagdish Temple at night

Monkeys Temple

Arjun!!!!

Ranakpur Lake

Last day of the trip :(

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Sólo YO tropiezo dos veces con la misma piedra

2008-09-27T19:40:00.004+02:00

Sólo YO tropiezo dos veces con la misma piedra… :S Pero prometo que de la próxima vez no pasa!!!

Fix You by Coldplay @ Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi - 06.09.08

DioS!!!! Hasta se me ponen los pelos de punta!!!

“Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you.”

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India2008 Sneak Preview

2008-09-26T10:31:00.003+02:00

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Mind, Meaning and Cause: so What if I like Röyksopp?

2008-08-19T11:31:00.018+02:00

M'agrada Röyksopp, i què?

Some Videos:

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Coming Soon: Summer'08 Special Post with pictures of San Fermines, Roses, Lloret, Platja D'aro, Eivissa (Ibiza).

Pictures Special Trip to India next October...

Espanya!!! Tots junts per un mateix objectiu!!!

2008-07-01T18:55:00.006+02:00

¡Podemooos!, ¡Podemooos!, ¡Podemoooooss! ¡Sííííííííííííííí!

Quien iba a pensar que este grito que al principio me parecía ridículo ahora se haya convertido en uno de mis favoritos. El ¡Podemos! nos ha liberado definitivamente de la dinámica negativa de la selección, nos ha hecho olvidar el pasado y eliminar antiguos fantasmas, y nos ha llevado a un nuevo horizonte, un equipo de ensueño, que juega casi a la perfección y que a vapuleado a cualquier rival que se le ha puesto por delante. Sin duda la selección española ha sido muy superior a cualquier otra selección en esta Eurocopa 2008.

Una Eurocopa que ha sido una de las más vibrantes que yo recuerde. Los amantes del fútbol no podrán olvidar momentos míticos ya para la historia:

1. El jogo bonito de Portugal
2. El partizado Turquía – Rep. Checa, ya para los anales de la historia deportiva
3. La electrizante Holanda
4. El Italia – Francia
5. El España – Rusia por partida doble
6. El gol de Villa en el Suecia – España
7. El Croacia – Turquía, nueva hazaña de los turcos
8. Tifón Arshavin en el Holanda – Rusia
9. Los penaltis del España – Italia y los momentos posteriores, con el periodista de Cuatro entrevistando al Rei casi llorando. (no tiene precio).
10. El Alemania – España y las 48 horas posteriores.

y 11. Ver jugar a Xavi, Iniesta, Senna, Cesc, Villa y Silva juntos... No tiene precio

Ahora a por el Mundial 2010 :P!!!

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Best Civ4 quotes - Part II

2008-06-02T13:27:00.004+02:00

Mining: "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." - Confucius

Meditation: "Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back." - The Buddha

Polytheism: "Not at all similar are the race of the immortal gods and the race of men who walk upon the earth." - Homer

Masonry: "It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls." - Aristophanes

Horseback Riding: "If you speak the truth, have a foot in the stirrup." - Turkish Proverb

Writing: "True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read." - Pliny the Elder

Mathematics: "If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics." - Roger Bacon

Currency: "Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it." - Publius Syrus

Drama: "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. " - William Shakespeare

Optics: "One doesn't discover new lands without losing sight of the shore." - Andre Gide

Philosophy: "I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law." - Aristotle

Bureaucracy: “Bureaucracy expands to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.” Oscar Wilde

Banking: "Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies." - Thomas Jefferson

Nationalism: "A man does not have himself killed for a half-pence a day or for a petty distinction. You must speak to the soul in order to electrify him." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Printing press: "What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has done for the mind." - Wendell Phillips

Military tradition: "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." - Sun-Tzu

Economics: "Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe." - Albert Einstein

Steam Power: "You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bon-fire under her deck? I have no time for such nonsense." - Napoleon, on Robert Fulton's Steamship

Physics: "To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction." - Isaac Newton

Medicine: "As to diseases make a habit of two things - to help, or at least, to do no harm." - Hippocrates

Combustion: "Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car." - E. B. White

Refrigeration: "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." - Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Plastics: "I just want to say one word to you. Just one word: plastics." - Calder Willingham

Genetics: "Soon it will be a sin for parents to have a child which carries the heavy burden of genetic disease." - Bob Edwards

Robotics: "The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do." - B. F. Skinner

Fusion: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

Scientific method: "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

To see the first part click here.

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1000 visits!!!

2008-05-21T18:14:00.006+02:00

Kiops' Blog reaches 1000 visits. Congratulations!!!

Since it was created in 4th October 2007, it has received a lot of visits from all around the world, specially from Europe and America.

Thanks to posts like "The Anchor", "Experience it again!", "Post Remember", "What else is there?" or "What does the song Gabriel by Lamb really mean?" the blog has reached 1000 visits and 1964 hits, what means I am not talking alone.

I hope to continue blogging for a long long time and receiving visits and interesting comments.

Thanks to everybody.

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Best Civ4 quotes - Part I

2008-05-12T15:42:00.004+02:00

Fishing: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." - Lao Tzu

Hunting: "If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both." - Native American Saying

Sailing: "You can't direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails." - Unknown

Archery: "Do not throw the arrow which will return against you." - Kurdish Proverb

Metal Casting: "And them that take the sword shall perish by the sword." - The Bible, Matthew

Literature: "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." - Sir Francis Bacon

Alphabet: "Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world." - The Buddha

Compass: "The wisest men follow their own direction." - Euripides

Constitution: "No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned, or in any other way destroyed, except by the lawful judgment of his peers." - The Magna Carta

Fascism: "The great masses of the people... Will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one." - Adolf Hitler (Misatributted)

Engineering: "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Music: "If music be the food of love, play on." - William Shakespeare

Paper: "I cannot live without books" - Thomas Jefferson

Assembly Line: "People can have the Model T in any color - so long as it's black." - Henry Ford

Education: "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." - Ali bin Abi-Talib

Replaceable Parts: "The whole is more than the sum of its parts." - Aristotle

Biology: "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, but the one most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin

Liberalism: "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin (paraphrased)

Gunpowder: "You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." - Al Capone

Democracy: "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." - Winston Churchill

Corporation: "Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility." - Ambrose Bierce

Communism: "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Dom Helder Camara

Ecology: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children" - Native American Song

Artillery: "Artillery adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl." - Frederick the Great

Electricity: "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles." - Thomas Edison

Industrialism: "There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible." - Henry Ford

Computers: "Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window." - Steve Wozniak

Mass media: "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." - Oscar Wilde

Future tech: "The future will be better tomorrow." - Dan Quayle

So, What is the most interesting quote for you?

Play it!

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Discover

2008-04-29T18:33:00.002+02:00

"I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel
I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real.

No one knows what it's like
to be the bad man, to be the sad man.

No one knows what it's like
to be hated, to be fated to telling only lies.

I wear this crown of thorns upon my liar's chair,
full of broken thoughts, beneath the stain of time.

What have I become? My sweetest friend.
Everyone I know, goes away in the end.

And no one knows what its like
to be mistreated, to be defeated,
To feel these feelings..., like I do,
and I blame you!

But my dreams, they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be.
My love is vengeance, that's never free

I remember everything, the feeling disappears
You are someone else, I am still right here.

And you could have it all, my empire of dirt.
I will let you down, I will make you hurt.

...

What have I become? My sweetest friend.
Everyone I know, goes away in the end.

I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel
I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real.

If I could start again, a million miles away
I would keep myself, I would find a way."

Behind Blue Eyes' Limp Bizkit Vs. Hurt's Johnny Cash

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¡No me lo puedo creer!

2008-04-10T23:43:00.006+02:00

No me puedo creer como un equipo que ha jugado perfecto, que se ha entregado al 100% y ha conseguido lo imposible puede llevarse un varapalo tan grande.

Qué gesta y que decepción a la vez.

¡Hoy todos somos del GETAFE!

¡¡¡Felicidades!!! Ha sido una injusticia pero, ya se sabe, el fútbol es así.

A ver si otros se aplican el cuento y se comen sus propias palabras… Que n’aprenguin!

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Asturias'08

2008-03-29T23:15:00.004+01:00

"El cielo dormido o despierto

deja que sigamos soñando con el mar"

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A man of science or a man of faith

2008-03-26T00:09:00.007+01:00

If you were in the island, who would you follow?

Check the poll: Jack or Locke

Go by my own seems a good choice, but it would probably be my end. Not only because it is dangerous place but also because I would probably become crazy (too many days alone).

I would definitely follow Locke. Although I consider myself a man of science, Jack has made too many mistakes, he is becoming crazy day after day and his attitude sucks sometimes. He has lost his mind, his nerves boil too easy, just for love. He doesn’t know what he wants and sometimes he doesn’t listen the opinion of the other oceans.

Locke is a man of faith, he knows that each one of them is there for some reason. The fact he can now walk is not by chance. He is not a leader but he lives and let the others live. He is an adventurer. He prefers to explore by himself instead to be told what is out there. He has also made some mistakes and sometimes he is a too good guy but, after all, he is one of the most intelligent people on the island (after Ben).

So, who would you follow?

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Salvemos Eurovisión

2008-03-13T21:52:00.005+01:00

La gala “Salvemos Eurovisión” ya ha pasado, dejándonos algunas “perlas” entre comillas y algunas joyas de verdad. Durante la duración del programa tuvimos la oportunidad de ver a 10 candidatos de calidad muy dispar; desde grupos destrozando canciones rayando la mediocridad, como D-Vine o Ellas, hasta artistas con gran talento, como Coral. Pero sin duda, fueron dos candidatos los que me llamaron realmente la atención.

Andreu Buenafuente, con su gran capacidad de lanzar figuras al estrellato (véase por ejemplo el NENG), tuvo la idea de crear un personaje que participara en el concurso de MySpace, para seleccionar al candidato español para Eurovisión de 2008, donde cualquiera se podía presentar. De este primer contest, se seleccionarían cinco artistas que pasarían más tarde a la gran final, llamada Salvemos Eurovisión, compuesta por cinco candidatos más elegidos por un jurado supuestamente integrado por profesionales del sector. Así que Buenafuente encargó esta tarea a David Fernández, colaborador del programa y miembro de ElTerrat। Y lo que empezó como una broma se ha convertido en un gran fenómeno de masas। Todo el mundo conoce hoy en día el baile del chiki-chiki y su victoria en la gala fue casi por mayoría absoluta.

Por supuesto estoy más que satisfecho por el resultado del concurso; primero para darle su merecido a RTVE. Si nos dan la oportunidad de elegir al candidato, ahora que apechuguen con la elección. El Baile del Chiki-Chiki es la canción que realmente queremos que vaya. Y segundo, porque grandes canciones han ido a Eurovisión y han vuelto con el rabo entre las patas, simplemente porque las votaciones son un fraude, como los clásicos puntos otorgados entre países vecinos. Así que esta es nuestra manera de decir que nos importa un comino el resultado y lo que queremos es pasarlo bien. Además, el festival ha ido perdiendo prestigio año tras año, así que no merece la pena llevar a artistas “reales” a perder el tiempo allí.

Es decir que el primer candidato que me llamó realmente la atención fue Rodolfo, su participación y victoria llevan un mensaje “escondido” para RTVE, Eurovisión y para el iluminado que se le ocurrió montar un sistema de selección MySpace + votación telefónica. Supongo que a estas alturas ya le habrán despedido...

Y el segundo candidato realmente bueno, según mi opinión, es La Casa Azul (aquí enlace wikipedia). Su propuesta La revolución sexual tiene un rollo funky moderno que engancha bastante, y el videoclip no tiene pérdida. Realmente creo que es un estilo realmente nuevo aquí en España, aunque se podrían encontrar grupos similares en otros países. Además, La Casa Azul tiene algún otro tema en su disco que merece la pena escuchar.

Lo realmente sorprendente es que este grupo existe desde 1997 y cuenta ya con cuatro álbumes, aunque yo no había oído hablar de ellos hasta ahora. Aunque esto no es del todo cierto si tenemos en cuenta que Guille Milkyway, voz solista del grupo, fue el compositor de la famosa “Amo a Laura” para la MTV España y de la canción introductoria de la série Gominolas.

Creo que la participación en esta gala les puede haber servido para hacerse un sitio en el panorama musical español, primero por dar a conocer algunos de sus temas actuales y segundo para poner “cara” a canciones que todos conocemos y que ahora relacionaremos con ellos.

Por último esta Coral, gran artista, pero con el problema que no aportaba realmente nada nuevo, sonaba como otro nuevo producto sacado de OT, y por eso su impacto no estuvo a la altura de su calidad.

En cualquier caso, pienso que el titulo de la gala este año no podía ser más apropiado. Habrá que esperar al 24 de Mayo para ver si esta vez hemos Salvado Eurovisión.

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New York II

2008-03-13T21:43:00.004+01:00

Some tiny videos of the trip:

Toys'wow'us

New York in February

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The Anchor

2008-03-03T09:54:00.007+01:00

Every single equation needs a constant. I am looking for mine around the world.

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I Am... Lost

2008-02-25T00:14:00.002+01:00

#5 - The First Time I Heard Myself On the Radio
#4 - Dad Teaching Me To Swim at Butlins
#3 - The Christmas Liam Gave Me the Ring
#2 - Woman Outside Covent Garden Calls me Hero
#1 - The Night I Met You

Top Five moments of Charlie's Life.

"Greatest Hits", Lost S03E21.

This List makes me think a lot...

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Dijous Llarder a la vila del pingüí

2008-01-31T19:17:00.000+01:00

Por una vez en la Tierra de Mordor la niebla se desvaneció, los rayos del Sol irrumpieron en la apacible vida de las criaturas de la Comarca, iluminando fachadas, calles y plazas, dando lugar a una escena insólita. Aquel día las calles se llenaron de ruidosa muchedumbre que, dejándose llevar por la momentánea retirada del frío, se dirigía con paso solemne a la plaza mayor. Allí, como en un gran festín, los cerdos colgaban de afilados ganchos atados con gruesas cuerdas, el cocinero alimentaba las llamas, y los comensales se iban sentando uno a uno mientras observaban la gran cantidad de manjares que allí se ofertaban.

En seis personajes se centra nuestra historia, aunque más tarde se añadieron cuatro más:

Y aquel día, degustando todo tipo de alimentos y bebiendo jarras de cerveza, se gozó de un buen ambiente soleado, con conversaciones amenas y divertidas. Lujoso paréntesis en estas tierras...

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Christmas Stars

2008-01-24T16:56:00.000+01:00

"Protagonistas" inesperados de algunos medios de comunicación de Vic y Osona, durante las fiestas de Navidad.

Portada Especial de Navidad de la web OsonaTanga

Clica sobre el enlace para ver la noticia original y el comentario "cachondo": Imatges del 24 Nit a LaDisco

Protagonistas también del Més! Osona en Año Nuevo.

Publicidad de La Disco Vig en el Més! Osona de la primera semana del 2008 (del 2 al 6 Enero).
Foto de media pagina!!! jeje, nos hizo bastante gracia porque luego todo el mundo nos comentaba que nos había visto en el semanal, jeje.

Por supuesto, siempre estarán las fotos de rigor de "la colla" que le pedimos cada semana a Toni "Cantizano". Se pueden consultar en la galeria de la web de La Disco.

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Experience it again!

2007-12-12T20:22:00.000+01:00

"Pasar el verano como siempre o pasarlo como nunca"

Senegal 2007

Learning seriously affects your brain...

2007-12-07T15:28:00.000+01:00

More Memories:

(video moved due to copyright reasons)

Erasmus doesn't need more comments...

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A video which bring me Old Memories

2007-12-05T16:10:00.000+01:00

Pues sí, ya hace más de 2 años de todo aquello, pero aun recuerdo los buenos (inmejorables) momentos que pasé allí.

Empezó siendo un poco durillo pero a medida que pasaban los años me lo iba pasando mejor y mejor, hasta que se convirtió en un festival!!

Especial mención tienen los 6 meses del proyecto de final de carrera, en aquella sala de la que nunca salíamos jeje, las partidas de Counter Strike en la Pecera!!!, con casi 30 personas gritando y metiendo “cholazos” (también llamados me cagontuputamadre, coñero de mierda, límpiate el culo y luego hablamos, cheto) maldiciendo a los putos camperos. Las fiestas y quehaceres en el piso de estudiantes, toda una experiencia…;P. La playa y todo lo que eso implica. Y en lo que a educación se refiere, que es de lo que se trataba, destacar el plan de estudios basado en proyectos y evaluación continuada (que no nos dejaba respirar y que nos dejó sin más de un puente) y los buenos profesores que teníamos, con los que se podia mantener una relación casi amigable, donde te conocían por tu nombre y no por un código o perfil. Algunos estaban allí full-time,... menuda dedicación. Podría aún nombrar a unos cuantos,... me parecieron realmente buenos.

Ahora el Campus de Castelldefels ha cambiado bastante. En mi última época se empezó a ofertar aeronáutica y, ya al final, agronomía. Además, muchas empresas se adhirieron al parque, por lo que el crecimiento del campus fue espectacular.

Dos años después, espero que la EPSC (Escuela Politécnica Superior de Castelldefels) siga en tan buena forma como antes (o mejor) y que conserve ese buen ambiente que se respiraba por los pasillos.

Un día me volveré a pasar por allí, para recordar viejos tiempos.

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The end of the story,... again.

2007-12-02T23:32:00.000+01:00

Always the same story,... Always the same mistakes... Is that my fault? Is that lack of luck?

"It's raining again tonight, the end of the last side.
Things seems work fine, until they get broken.
One week less, one person as well.
Cold moon above me, sand's burying my toes.
I can't believe is happening again.

Too many thoughts running to nowhere,
After all, I did it well,
Or may be I don't see where I failed,
always the same,
There is not a correct way,
but a way with less mistakes.

Very tired...
not seeing the end.
Should I stop to fight?
Or fight it harder?
Nice, Deception point,
too many times,
doesn't make it worthy,
hurts like hell.

So, there you were.
Me, staring at you,
so close and so far at the same time.
Was it an illusion?
Seems like you meant it.
There is no chance.
It has been again, the same mistake."

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P.D.: Really, I can't believe it. It splashed in my face. I don't believe in your words. If they were true, I wouldn't suffer so much. Deserved it or not, nloaeima.

Post Remember

2007-11-29T17:37:00.000+01:00

"Sangre y Arte.

Es curioso lo de Van Gogh.

Muchas veces arte y "locura" van cogidos de la misma mano. "Locura" entre comillas porque lo que para algunos es locura para los autores y/o artistas era la realidad y para los entendidos es arte. Ejemplos de esta paradoja son Gaudí o Van Gogh.

Van Gogh fue un hombre peculiar, centremosnos en una de sus obras maestras: Los Girasoles. Si usted ha ido al National Gallery de Londres habrá podido observar la belleza de éste cuadro, o simplemente lo habrá visto y habrá pensado que no es para tanto, pero si despues escucha algunas de las historias relacionadas con dicho cuadro tal vez pueda arrepentirse de no haberse fijado más en él.

Leyendas urbanas o no, "Los Girasoles" de Van Gogh esta muy valorado entre otras cosas por estar casi totalemente pintado con el color amarillo o matices de este। Se dice que el autor era pobre, tanto que ni si quiere podia comprarse el material adeucada para pintar lo que él deseaba। Así intento pintar los girasoles sólo con dicho color. Los rumores apuntan que las tonalidades que se pueden observar en el cuadro, compuesto por amarillos, naranjas o incluso rojos los consiguió mezclando su propia sangre con el color amarillo y así conseguir dotar al cuadro de vida, "calurosa vida". Aunque también se puede observar algunas pinceladas verdes. Bueno, total, que si quereis clonar a Van gogh ya sabeis donde encontrarlo.

Ahora lo mejor es que te acerques a un amigo y empieces a contarle todo esto y así te das de entendido. Lo más probable es que el amigo, que estuvo en Alemania de vacaciones el verano pasado, se ría de ti y te empieze a contar que los girasoles de Van gogh estan en Munich y que por lo tanto te han engañado como un tonto. Pues ni uno ni otro, ya que resulta que el artista pintó un montón de cuadros más o menos iguales y que además cada uno esta en una parte del mundo. Así que mejor que olvideis el tema ya que en la originalidad esta el interes y si ese cuadro esta tan repetido ya pierde la gracia. O sea que mirais un poco la siguiente pagina para comprobar que efectivamente los dos sois unos pardillos, y olvidais el tema y hasta otra discusión.

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/sunflowers.htm

Por cierto, un servidor estuvo en el National Gallery de Londres y os puede asegurar que son muy bonitos, aunque en el misterio (de como se pinto, cuando y porque tantas copias) reside el interes. Como en la Mona Lisa vaya."

Publicado en kiops.spaces.live.com
11 de Abril del 2005

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What else is there?

2007-11-21T22:51:00.000+01:00

Röyksopp: "It can be found in the Norwegian dictionary and has multiple meanings. One of them is a little fungus, which in English is called "puffball" – a little fungus that when you step on it bursts into a cloud of spores. And also, there is the meaning of the mushroom cloud that appears after the explosion of a nuclear bomb. The most important thing is that it’s a word that is not really common in Norwegian language, and we just thought it would be perfect for a band name because it’s so very much out of place.", Röyksopp Interview in Barcode.

Torbjörn Brundtland and Svein Berge are the components of Röyksopp, an electronic funkster band from Norway.

They became famous in 2001 with their first album Melody A.M. which 1.000.000 copies were sold worldwide, 500.000 of them in UK. Svein was only 17 years old, Torbjörn was 18.

In July 2005 was released the album "The Understanding" which contains the best song (in my opinion) of Röyksopp, What else is there. Fronted by Karin Dreijer from the Knife, it evokes an eerie Kate Bush meets Björk coupling, a gradual epic sweep redolent of John Carpenter giving way to a high octane rush.

In resume, a piece of art.

Enjoy it ;)

The model of the video is Marianne Schröder (quite beautiful) and the girl that eats the apple is Karin Dreijer herself.

Sure Karin Dreijer and The Knife will have a post in this blog soon ;).
Keep in touch.

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Think'bout it

2007-11-13T00:33:00.000+01:00

"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know...

It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"

Mark Twain

"The one who does not remember

history is bound to live through it again"

George Santayana

La segunda frase va especialmente dirigida a algunos sectores de ideologias radicales, ya sean neonazis o redskins (sharps), los cuales protagonizaron un triste "accidente" este fin de semana en Madrid. No se cuales son las razones que dan derecho a matar, pero deben ser muy importantes, porque el que muere ya no vive nunca mas.

¿Merece la pena defender tan radicalmente algunos ideales? ¿Merece la pena defender según que ideales? ... La frase George Santayana la extraje de mi viaje a Polonia. Esta en la entrada del bloque 21 del campo de concentración de Auschwitz. No puedo llegar a imaginar lo que sucedió allí, pero con lo poco que llegué a ver, puedo asegurar que no hay razones para defender o idolotrar según que cosas.

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Oldboy

2007-11-08T21:44:00.000+01:00

"After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days"

Thus begins Oldboy, a proof that not only American movies are deserved to be watched.

Directed by Chan-wook Park, an unknown director in Europe and USA, the film take us to a story where nothing is what it seems. When Dae-su is released from his prison, he begins a travel through his new life trying to discover why he was imprisoned, who was his captor and, most important, why they let him go free after 15 years. A mysterious story where the audience also get involved trying to solve the clues.

In my own opinion, the film makes me think, somehow, about Amelie. Although they are not linked in any apparent way, the movie has some "crazy" scenes where you can feel the same sense of humor, but it is a little bit more black in Oldboy.... - However, lot of people will disagree with me about that ;p. Anyway, I am sure they will agree more with me if I say that some scenes could be extracted from Quentin Tarantino's movie. If you watch the movie, you will understand why I say all of that, jeje.

It is very important to stand out the excellent Original Sound Track of the film, you can find an example in my "Kiops Mp3Player", some philosophic phrases that I detail below and some extra surprises ;D.

As I used to say,... ENJOY IT.

"Be it a grain of sand or rock, in water they sink as the same." 1:22
"Sea un grano de arena o una piedra, en el agua se hunden igual."

"If you are alone, you see ants."
"Cuando uno esta solo, ve hormigas."

"Ants move around in groups. So I guess that's why very lonely people keep thinking about ants."
"Las hormigas se mueven en grupo, asi que imagino que las personas que estan muy solas, siempre ven muchas hormigas"

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and you cry alone."
"Rie, y el mundo reira contigo, llora, y lloraras solo."

"Like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter. Like a bird from the snare of the fowler. Free yourself. " 1:22
"Como gacela de la mano del cazador, y como ave de la mano del que tiende trampas, ESCAPATE"

"You can't find the right answers if you ask the wrong questions." 1:31
"Uno no puede hallar la respuesta correcta, si formula una pregunta incorrecta"

"Even though I'm worse than even a beast. Don't I have the right to live?" 1:47
"Aunque no soy mas que una bestia, ¿no tengo derecho a vivir?"

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What does the song "Gabriel" by Lamb really mean?

2007-10-31T17:19:00.000+01:00

"Gabriel", clear or hide meaning?

I have this song since late 2005 and I never really "listen" it carefully since today. I had the "I can fly, but I want his wings" stuck in my mind but never go farder...

So, today I realized that it talks about Gabriel, angel Gabriel, the one who made the announcement of Jesus' birth to Mary:

“Don’t be scared, Mary,” said Gabriel. “God has wonderfully blessed you. You will give
birth to a baby boy. You will name him Jesus. He shall be called the Son of God.
God will give him the throne of David and his Kingdom will never end!”

Based on Luke 1:26-56

Thus, he became one of God's chief messenger, who is also referred to as the "Left Hand of God and the embodiment of the Holy Spirit". See Gabriel's reference in wikipedia for more information.

Take a breath,... beautiful song, right? Listen it again, carefully, and let the wonderful music take you far away, you will feel something else... emotions.

Yes, she is happy, she can fly, she can even shine in the darkness, but she will never be complete, and is not for the angel.... She is in love. Gabriel, her true love, she needs him and she will never be as happy as she would be with him. She can love, but she needs his heart. She craves the light that he brings. Her angel Gabriel...

Listen again the song... or even read the lyrics. You will feel even more things. I have read some opinions in forums, and I have realized that the song can bring you positive or negative emotions according your current situation. Those who have found their true love would agree about they can not live without the other,... those who have been rejected for someone who love would agree that they can love someone else, but not as much as the other, "I need his heart". I think very few songs can do that... I mean, to transmit positive or negative meaning (not feeling) according to your sentimental situation.

A lot of people used to sing this song to their lovers, replacing "Gabriel" with the correct name. Beautiful way to say you are essential for me.

Anyway,... love stuff :P.

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Alive

2007-10-19T00:45:00.000+02:00

Hi everybody, Hi you.

Look the title of the post,... that's how did I feel when I was with you. I felt alive, I enjoyed life so much that I remember those days like ones of my best. But sometimes life is not like we want. For this reason, I want to tell you this:

"Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened"

Read carefully the sentence. I think is quite important lately.

I'm very sorry to have hurt you , I'm glad to have made you happy. You will never be alone. You will always have a piece of my heart. Relationships don't always succeed, friendships sometimes change, but I want you to know... no matter what else happens to us, if you need to be listened, if you need a friend, if you need somebody to trust, if you need a hug... I will always be here for you.

Smile Chloé, Smile!

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When Radio gets interactive, Part II

2007-10-11T16:08:00.000+02:00

"What a coincidence!!!", by my friends on 11th November 2007. :P

haha, just a few hours after my post about Musicovery, they released a new full version of the application, not longer Beta. Now also in portuguese and spanish and with a new funcionality; a "Me Label" option where you can listen your favourite styles of music. Now, while you are listening a song, you are able to mark the song as favourite or just ban it. According to these decisions, the application makes a profile about your preferences and show only the songs susceptible to please you. You can always check your history of songs and modify it as well as add or remove songs from the "favourite" and "excluded" lists.

Don't forget that you can still choose music by the other two labels; mood and dance.

As I said, a GREAT webRadio! ;)

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When Radio gets interactive

2007-10-10T23:12:00.000+02:00

A friend sent me a link today about a radio, and on-line radio. At first, I didn't expect to find anything interesting there but as soon as I saw the first page, I got astonished!

Musicovery is a project, Visually Impressive, that compiles music of all genres. It is still a beta version but already a good one. You can choose music according to your mood, energy, rhythm, tempo, hits, no hits, or discovery new music, different genres, different years and so on. A full bunch of possibilities that allow you to enjoy good music (the music that you prefer) while you are working, playing, chatting, or whatever you want. A web site that deserve to be in our Bookmarks.

Check it out: MUSICOVERY, discover and enjoy it ;)

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Another Piano-Fantastic Song

2007-10-08T11:49:00.000+02:00

Here we go again,...

Afortunatly, more beautiful songs emerge on earth from the mind of genious!!! The fact is, think about it,.... what would we do without music?

This one is not as "anonymous" and good as the Sioen's one I posted few months ago but it's good enough to be posted as well (at least, part of it).

I'm sure you will recognize it immediatly since Levi's chose this song for its World New Commercial. Enjoy it ;)

Once I had a strange love,
a mad sort of insane love,
a love so fast and fierce I thought i’d die

yes once I had a strange love,
a pure but very pained love,
a love that burned like fire through a field

And, Once I had a strange love
a public acclaimed love,
the kind of love that’s seen in magazines.

And then there was that strange love
that vulgar and profane love,
the kind of love that we don’t talk about

You see i’ve had some strange love,
some good, some bad, some plain love,
some so-so love, and c’est la vie…

but just let me proclaim that, out of all the strange love you’re the strangest love I’ve ever known….

“Strange Love”, by Little Annie Bandez.

Check the video too:

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Where "Come to the dark side, we have cookies" comes from?

2007-10-04T23:54:00.000+02:00

I have been spending too much time lately on internet, just reading site by site, without any goal, just clicking in each link that was under the mouse's pointer.... and after some time I found a "strange" thing. It was a popular (sub-culture) sentence that you could find all around internet. I realize that a lot of people use it, even earn money with it, or they just use it for the title of their website or blog. Even as a tag of a nick name in forums, and it surprised me because it was popularly used and I didn't know where it came from.
So, as Morpheo said in the 'Matrix' "You feel something strange but you don't know what is it", I felt the same about this sentence; "Come to the dark side, we have cookies". What is it? Why is it soooo famous? Where does it come from? Why people sell t-shirts with this sentence (another site)? Why there are icons, pictures, cups, etc about it? and Why it looks sooo comercial, so funny, sooo interesting,... it is totally a catch phrase. For all of these, I began to investigate...

Of course, when you hear "Come to the dark side..." the first thing that come to our mind is Star Wars so I decided to begin in this point. "Come to the dark side..." makes sense. Darth Vader told it to Luke Skywalker.... And we all know how did the story end. In fact, in order to be more precise, almost to a freaky-star-wars level, Darth Vader said as follows: "Come to the dark side,... together we will rule the galaxy". wowww, a tasty proposal, difficult to reject,... but luckly (or not) Luke didn't accept.
Today, I wander what would had happened if Darth Vader would had said: "Come to the dark side, we have cookies". Maybe Luke would had answered "YES" without any doubt and I would had found finally the origin of the sentence. But this is not the case...

Some people in internet assure that the origin of the sentence is from a famous rock song, however anybody remember the name of the band or the title of the song, and others assure that the sentence was taken from a book, an unknown Lovecraft's book probably, but I wouldn't bet hard for it, although you can always find very interesting and impressive phrases in books...

Of course, you can always find the "silly" answers which I didn't take into account (which it doesn't mean they could not be the real origin of the sentence)... Inside this group you can find Harry Potter and Stargate stuff,... I don't think they are serious answers of the question because the sentence looks much older than these stuff (according the time it looks have been used since). So if the sentence appears in harry potter or Stargate is because they take it from somewhere else...

The sentence has not copyright, so the possibilities of an advertisement sentence didn't convince me either. So, I found myself at the starting point again. Star Wars looked the most likely origin of the sentence, but in fact IT WAS NOT. Maybe it began there, in Star Wars, and then somebody added "we have cookies", but... who? Who raised the sentence at the level of the "stars"...

.......

Of course if anybody know the answer of the question, I cheer him/her up to send a comment and bring some light on this mystery. I would appreciate it a lot .

My own opinion, after all the time spent on it , is that maybe the idea was in fact taken from somewhere else (probably a movie, probably Star Wars) and it just grew up in the urban culture, mouth to mouth, because it was fresh, it was funny, it was a catch phrase. Is like those kind of things that a friend explain you and in a bit, without to be aware of it, you are explaining it to somebody else, or just using it in any other place. Thus, it has become a popular sentence around all the world, used in every single object, made FAMOUS by all US, moreover in internet, where the impressive and powerful sentences to call the attention of everybody are very well appreciated (and not only in advertisement or business but in applications and services as Messenger, sites or forums as well).