Well, some of the regular customers might have noticed the recent lack of updates, but I want to reassure all of you believers that I’ve been around lurking most of the time, and weeding out the site’s archive. Now that I’ve reached my first 1000 posts, I want to take some time to breathe and take notice of the good and bad things I’ve done in this past 18 months of operation, as well as the editorial choices for the future.

resistance is futile??

That argument shall be resumed in a further posting. Now for today’s daily reminder why we like it here. Today, I’m talking about yet another one those neighborhood friendly Internet memes, of course! Such things you might have heard of but sometimes you really can’t put your finger to it? Maybe you’ve heard about the Rickroll or the OM NOM NOM and will it blend? – tell you what, I’ll just pop an illustrative example from the awesome XKCD online cartoon:

all about memes?

Now, I don’t mean to suggest that you should waste your romantic life on the pursuit of Internet memes (much the other way around), but still I enjoy keeping up with some of the latest Internet crazes – if nothing else, just for curiosity’s sake. So today we’re discussing the “All your base are belong to us“. If you want detailed information on this meme’s background, check the Wiki article I just linked; but simply put everything started with this cinematic passage from a popular Genesis game in the 1990’s:

To cut a long story short, it was around 2002 when someone decided to bring up this picturesque typo from a video game back-in-the-day, and soon enough the whole of the Internet was singing in harmony to the prophetic engrish saying… and now “all your base are belong to us”! Just like that.

Know your memes: All your base are belong to us.

Techno Remix all your base (and pictures) are belong… to us.

US all your base news report are belong to us:

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Trust me… if there’s something you should keep in mind about life is that it goes by in the blink of an eye. Today’s cutting edge is tomorrow’s obsolete blunt. For example, this interactive mirror may look pretty cool, right now, but in just a few years people will watch this video and think “wow, that’s so early XXI century!”.

So, rather than telling you to enjoy the video and dream about the technologies of the future, let me tell you something. Life is fleeting, and each day propels us recklessly towards oblivion. We should enjoy everything while it lasts, because nothing will last forever. Nothing, I tell you!

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Why… I was sitting here minding my own business, trying to figure out what I should post about next in line, when suddenly the thought ocurred to me, loud, crystalline and rampant:

when thunder strikes...

What’s with the constant need to post about something? I mean, would it be so wrong to just go on in endless rants about nothing at all? Would that leave the visitors curious, confused, side-tracked or merely annoyed? Is that even important, in the grand scheme of things?

the grand scheme of things

I’ve been doing this blogging thing for over a year now, I’m fast-headed towards the 1000th post landmark, and still I’m thinking in the box! I’m thinking boxes upon boxes of how it should be and how everybody is doing it and how I should do my best effort to ascribe to what people expect.

just the thing you've been waiting for...

Well, what I’ve just realized is that… what people expect is to be surprised! That’s what makes most of us to go on endless click-trough crusades in those long drawn evenings… I mean is there something to that but the desire, the actual need to get surprised?

expect nothing...

You know, right now I feel strangely compelled to write how I’m sorry that it took me so long to engage this realization on a conscious level, dearest readers… but all the while I’m grateful that nothing is lost, not while the “publish” button is still working and upon reach. Well, I just felt like making an interim post about nothing at all – just like in the good old days of what blogging is supposed to be all about. You. Me. Something. Or just nothing at all? Who cares? Just as long as enjoyment is getting had. We’re in for a ride, so brace yourself… and mark my words.

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… then congratulations! You’re most likely a silly – happy person who doesn’t take life too seriously and thus can enjoy living to the fullest.

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If you’re anything like me, then you’re a real fan of gummi bears. However, if you’re really like me, then you have wondered at some point in your life how do they make such a cool, jelly-like candy. Well, wonder no more, because I just dug up this handy procedure, courtesy of www.candyusa.org. Read ahead, and wonder no more!

such a tasty horde...

“Artists start with a character sketch and then carve it into tiny plaster molds. Then, machines duplicate the molds. The duplicates are run through a starch powder machine to produce starch powder mold pans.

In the factory, candy makers pour ingredients into large boilers. Some of the ingredients include gelatin, sugar and glucose syrup. The ingredients are heated together and constantly stirred by large paddles. Colors and flavorings are added to give the gummi snacks their distinct look and taste. Next, pipes transfer the mixture to the production area.

Nozzles are used to squeeze the mix on to the starch boards where it is left for three to five days. Afterwards, beeswax is added to make the candy shiny and less sticky. The gummi candies are finally moved to a packaging machine and are ready to ship. ”

army of sweets

Kind of takes the magic away, doesn’t it? Personally, I prefer to believe they’re fashioned by Granni Bear, with secret ingredients from the woods and just a hint of gummiberry juice!

ps. according to the websitewhere I’ve read all the information above, red gummies are the most popular kind. Would you concur? I’m actually more into orange gummies myself.

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