Well, yes. I am just here to promote another social networking site that is not as 'traditional' nor 'conventional' as other social networking sites that you have grown tired of.

Plurk is what I am talking about: a site where you plurk. Or rather, Plurk is a social journal for your life.
Well, not really a blog, but a good combination of blog and the 'traditional-social-networking' stuff. It is fun, trust me! You earn karma points, and you unlock characters and smileys. I'm out of words at the moment, 'cause I'm about to sleep, so check it out for yourself. You can register here.

Let's go Plurk! lol.

Sa magulo't maduming mundo ng parasitismo lumaki si Durog, kung kaya't lumaking matatag. Bata pa lamang siya'y bihasa na sa suntukan, isang larong kinalakihan sa pampublikong paaralan. Elementarya pa lamang ay marunong nang magsugal, at kasing dumi ng kinalakihan ang bukambibig ng bata. Lasenggero, sugarol, alak at baraha ay pang-araw-araw na tanawin sa mundong ginagalawan. Isang lasenggero at isang sugarol ang tumatayong ama at ina.

Sumali sa isang samahan, asul ang kulay. Ang kanilang layunin: itaob ang kaaway, mga pula. Walang naiintindihan si Durog dito, o kahit sino sa kanyang mga kasama. Basta ang layunin: Gapiin ang kaaway ay makilala. Marami pang masasabi sa buhay ni Durog, kung hindi sa balang nakabaon ngayon sa kanyang ulo.

"'Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer.'"

                                                                                             - The GNU Software Definition

       We all grew up using one Operating System, and I am pretty sure that the new blood still does. Maybe not all of us, but at least in my generation, at least 99.8% grew up using one Operating System. And yes, I am referring to Microsoft Windows.
       Personally, I do not have any problem with Microsoft Windows. I grew up using it and Macintosh, but I've only used Macintosh in my early years, as far as I remember, when I was still in Grade 2. It was a lot easier to use as compared to Windows, for it uses a lot of graphics, unlike Windows which tends to focus on words and phrases. Windows offers clear explanation for each, though nothing beats that power of imagery and intuitive icons. If I am not mistaken, Macintosh has first introduced the Graphical User Interface or the GUI, for I remember my mom back in the days using Windows 3.1. It uses Command Line Interface and I remember using a Mac computer then which already has a black and white GUI.
       You might be wondering by now why I am talking about these two Operating Systems when I should be explaining why I switched over to a new one which only a few people knows that such OS exists. Well these  two OS are the most popular and people find it peculiar why I switched over to a "not-so-popular" OS, at least on where I live. Most reaction I get from people is a smirk, followed by "Is it easy to use Linux? Some people said they had a hard time using it" and such, and some people even look at it as inferior as compared to Microsoft and Macintosh and they are really skeptical when it comes to performance. Well, here's my defense.
       The notion that Linux is hard to use is like 20 summers ago. Some people still refer to Linux as a pure Command Line Interface OS, and does not have a good GUI like the two popular OS I have mentioned above. If you are still under that impression, you might be living under a rock for decades! I could say that Linux has better GUI than any OS I have used because it gives you choices. What do I mean? Instead of the usual taskbar with Start menu with icons on the desktop or the clean desktop with a familiar dock, in Linux, there are several Desktop Environments that you could choose from, each of them has an array of features that is suited to your preference or hardware. For instance, there is the traditional GNOME desktop environment which is common on most Linux distributions. There is also the K Desktop Environment or KDE which is targeted to new Linux users who are well accustomed in using Microsoft Windows. Plus there is also the XFCE desktop environment which is becoming popular in the past few months. It is an extremely lightweight desktop environment which could bring an old computer to life, for the applications that are bundled with it uses less memory consumption and requires less processing speed. There are endless customizations that could be done on each of the desktop environments I have mentioned and you won't get bored; you can get the look that you want and need. And, you won't ever have to go into suspicious sites again looking for cracks and or syndicated Serial Numbers for your software since everything is free in Linux. Well, almost all are free, only a few programmers charge for their programs and they come real cheap if they does.
       Speaking of cracks, well in Linux, you don't need them so no need to bother. I know some of us ( and I should say a lot of us here ) have used pirated software, pirated OS and all things that are not that legal and I should say I grew tired of it. It's like this: Why would I use such commercial OS when I cannot really afford it? I mean how much is OS X or Vista these days? That's only the core OS, how about additional productivity software, which are sold separately? Being street smart, we could always manage to get some "cracked" or "stripped" or worst "pirated" versions, but come on, show the programmers some respect. They certainly need the money that's why they chose to work there. And why count on them if there are ones out there who are willing to make authentic software for all of us to enjoy for free? All they need is support. And they are going to support us back.
       Another thing that made me switch to Linux is speed. I know, this statement of mine might trigger a lot of grunts and "Come on"s from a lot of people since they believe that the computer's hardware is responsible for that, meaning that if you have a great specs, then it would be great with any OS and vice versa. Well that might be true, but I am sure that a new Windows box would run like a charm the first few days and then after a week or so, it will start to lag and faster boot times might then be noticeable. It is caused by the fact that there are thousands of viruses and worms known in Microsoft, while there are only around 400 known viruses in Linux and Mac OS. That's just a rough estimate.
        Add all those useless services (programs that run in the background) that came installed in Windows XP and you'll get a boot time close to five minutes. Well...
       The Support system of Linux is really interesting. Instead of calling a number and paying for Tech Support Representatives, all you have to do to get support is to have an internet connection. In Linux, you get support from the user community and not from hired technical people. You just need to register in your distribution's community forum and fire your questions their. Help would be there in 1-2 hours time, and in several week's time, you'll see yourself gaining familiarity with the Linux distribution that you have chosen and you'll see yourself hanging out in the community forums, helping newcomers out.
       There are a lot of great things I could mention about Linux, but let me clarify things out: Linux is just the kernel used, and not the OS. A kernel together with the bundled software makes a so called distribution. Those distributions that uses the Linux kernel are Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Debian, OpenSUSE and etc. Among the most famous are Ubuntu, as they said it is the most user friendly and I have to admit that it has a great community. Personally, I use Fedora, not because Linus Torvalds himself and all the computers at NASA uses it, but I guess I just got used at using it and I feel uncomfortable using any other distributions.
       Linux and Open Source OS and applications seems to be more popular now than ever due to the sudden boom of netbooks and other low priced portable devices that comes with Linux pre-installed.
To end this post, I would say that GNU/Linux would be the future of computing, it does not solely give us free software, it also gives everyone an idea of how everything works inside the box.

                                                           

Napatigil sa kinanatatayuan si Emong ng makita ang munting likha ng Diyos na tila'y nakadikit sa pader. Mabilis ang pagkalat ng kilabot sa katawan, dugong umaakyat sa ugat na tila ba kable ng kuryenteng iwinaksi sa payapang katawang tubig.

Mabilis ang daloy ng alaala sa utak ni Emong na binulabog ng kahindik-hindik na nakita. Wari ba'y ipinako ang paa sa kinatatayuan, patuloy na pinagmasdan ni Emong ang sanhi ng kanyang pag-aalala. Kasing haba ng maraming mga paa nito ang lalim ng kanyang bawat hinga.

Alam niyang hindi muna siya makapapasok sa silid na ito: Hangga't sariwa sa kanyang diwa ang imahe ng malaking gagambang naka-dikit sa pader.

       I can't think of doing anything yesterday. Plus there are always days like yesterday when, even with the vast web of the internet and everything that it has to offer, I can't think of doing anything with it. Have I checked all my social networking accounts? Yes. Have I checked my accounts at Tribal Wars? Yes. Have I read all my RSS feeds? Hell yes. Have I checked my posts on all the forums on where I exist? Yes. Have I opened my E-mail client? Yes. Even with all of these done, the irritating presence of what to do still hounds me and would not go even after watching some interesting clips from YouTube, the nasty feeling of searching or rather contemplating on what to do productively still remains.
       So I just thought I'd research something about one of my favorite bands. I am listening to Blood Stain Child at the moment, and whichever music site I go, fans of Children of Bodom spams and claims that Blood Stain Child is a Children of Bodom rip-off. Personally, I think they are not and besides they no longer sound like COB these days, rather they have a new and unique style which is like blending Nu Metal, Melodic Death Metal and Trance.
       I decided instead to take on Children of Bodom. What exactly is Bodom? Haven't read that when I have researched Goetia last week. And why are they Children of Bodom? Nah, no idea. What is the song Bodom Beach Terror from their Hatecrew Deathroll album all about? So this is a good opportunity, I thought.
       I already know before that Children of Bodom is from Finland. So what I did is my so called "dumb-and-quick-way-to-research" method which is basically using Google and typing Children of Bodom there. I know Googling is not that efficient way to research things and my Research would surely kill me if it found out about it, but hey, I am free to do whatever I want now.
       After skimming a few hits from the search engine, I finally found out about this Bodom Lake Murders which took place in Bodom Lake which could be found on Espoo, Finland. It happened in 1960, but it is still popular in Finland as of this time, since the suspect is not yet found. It says in the sources that whenever news or new rumors or theories about it spreads, it would surely be on the news that day. Yes, you are correct. That's where Children of Bodom is from. The place is a couple of kilometers away from Helsinki.
       So what's the deal about it? Well on June 4, 1960, four teenagers decided to camp on Lake Bodom, then from what I found out, at around 4am to 6am, an unknown person or persons attacked the campers, killing three of them with multiple knife stabs and bludgeoning and then seriously wounding the sole survivor. There are so many theories about it, and last 2004, the sole survivor, Nils Wilhelm Gustafsson was arrested for he became suspect. He was acquitted of all charges on October 7, 2005. You could find precise information here, here and here.
       Now I know what Bodom is, and I founf out that Children of Bodom usually compose 2-3 songs per album about the Bodom Lake Murders. That's it for now. I just remembered I need to do the plates. lol.

Okay, never mind that crappy title. I just can't think of anything, but I've got some news. I decided it would be fun to add contributors to this blog, which are members of Kanin Baboy Crew, anyway. They are Carlock Rascal, sheknowsnothing and former member Jhessa Vicious. As you can see, we all have different fields of interest and tastes, as well as influences so you can expect random stuff to be filling this blog in no time.

Also, we are filming KBC's first decent skate vid, and basically, that's keeping us busy at the moment. Well, enough of this.