@jsl76 said in Which external hard drive to get?:

I think @bi4smooth nailed it, with the NAS option. I use a four-bay NAS in a RAID5 setup and love it.

That said, 2 TB of space on Google Drive is US$10/mo. If I ever used a stand-alone local drive that wasn't in a RAID array, I'd sync all the contents to a cloud service.

Funny thing about Google Drive, they don't seem to care about having copyrighted content, but they DO care if a hash match pops up on a DMCA request and you are actively sharing that content.

Suggestion to avoid that:

• Download the HandBrake tool... and re-code your movies! If you want, you can re-code them to consistent size and/or codec...

Anyway you slice it, the re-coded movie won't match anyone's hashes! DMCA just got a lot harder for them!

@raphjd said in Simpsons recast another character:

@bi4smooth

As always, you defend/praise everything liberal.

Not quite: I actually decry fake-news & wanton hyperbole.

The fact that your agenda is right-wing and that many of your posts employ BOTH tools of deception (as well as false-escalation) leads you to the false (though understandable) conclusion... simply because there is no liberal nut-job spouting fake "the world is ending" or "socialize everything" bullshit to counter you.

I am a eslf-described conservative-libertarian... and I have said so here repeatedly... your attempts to label me otherwise are crude and unwelcome, but a price I appear willing to pay... at least for now...

But I believe in truth above politics. I don't have to "win everything: totally and completely" or "crush my opponents" to get a victory... if the idea is a good one and it comes from a Democrat, Republican, Independent - or even a communist - then it's a good idea!

Mind you, a lot more good ideas come from conservative Republicans than liberal Democrats (and I've even heard a few - very few - good ideas from Trump-brainwashed-Republicans!) but what's good for America is good for America - no matter which party it comes from!

But what's "Good for America" is not a zero-sum game! What's good for America can also be good for the rest of the world, or humanity, or wildlife, or <insert something else here>!

For us to win, there doesn't have to be a loser! Sometimes there are winners and losers... but sometimes there are losers and bigger losers, and sometimes - and these are the good times - there are winners and winners!

@raphjd said in Scalise says he was 'shocked' when the FBI erased political motive behind GOP shooting:

@bi4smooth

I bet you would claim that a suicide bomber had no political motive either, that he/she simply wanted to die by "suicide by bomb".

Let's not forget, it's your fellow liberals that keep doing the murders. The woman who was shot in the face while holding her toddler son for daring to say "all lives matter", the Trump supporter who was stalked and murdered, the Patriot Prayer guy who was shot in the face by the Antifa "security" and on and on and on.................. No political terrorism in any of those because liberals can do no wrong.

Every one of those are wrong. Congratulations for another successful round of "what about"ism! You should get a gold star for your what-about efforts!

For the record:

I didn't claim the gunman who shot Scalise didn't have a political agenda (and neither did the FBI report) - only that:

• the FBI report, whose "finding" was that this attack was a "suicide by cop" - and not a plot by some terrorist organization (or a cabal of child-eating liberals!). [NOTE: the point of an FBI summary (or finding) isn't to assign blame. It is to determine what the next steps are (if any)... and by identifying the gunman's objective as "suicide by cop", the report was pointedly saying that there was no conspiracy, and no group behind this nutball. He acted alone, he's dead, and therefore no further investigation is warranted.]
• the Washington Examiner "newspaper" (sic) incorrectly (and purposefully) mis-characterized the failure to include "politics" in the findings as a removal (or oversight) of that portion of the gunman's motives... which it was not. Those parts of his actions, motives, and background were all still in the report... and, if they had included his membership in Anfifa, or Proud Boys, BLM, Oath Keepers - why THEN that would have warranted further work and would have been included in the findings.

WRT: "what about suicide bombers" - well, like most things, that would depend on the context.

• If the suicide bomber was a Democrat (that is: a member of a cabal of child-eating liberals), and the point of the bombing was to further their EVIL AGENDA TO DESTROY AMERICA, then the political leanings of the bomber would warrant further (or, ongoing) investigation.
• But if the suicide bomber was just a nutjob who wanted to take out a bunch of commies, and planned the whole thing all by him (or her) self, then no - the finding would state that fact.

Again: FINDINGS are about supporting the where do we go from here conclusions of the report, not about blame, rationale, and not even summarizing the case! Just about answering 1 basic question... and the same one I have WRT this topic:

NEXT?

@andergarcia said in THIS or THAT: the game:

@bi4smooth said in THIS or THAT: the game:

are on PrEP, do still wear a condom

Even if I am on PrEP, always a condom.

Watching porn with your partner or not?

Most definitely! One of the ways I learned about my ex's sexual preferences (as-in what he likes & wants to do) was by watching and "deconstructing" porn... it made our sex lives ... wonderful!

Sex in the shower? or the tub?

@yummyboobs said in Hey guys!:

Hi call me L!

Just wanted to introduce myself and shoot my shot here. I'm 28 bi chubby (full man boobs) and love chatting, especially role play.

I'm extremely picky when it comes to porn so you'll have personally ask me for my faves but I do prefer porn with minimum or no plot, mutual oral, and preferably an internal creampie.

I'm a vers top and enjoy being a top... Most of the time. I'm open to almost anything from twinks to daddies and even kinks from feet and extreme stuff like scat (only when I'm a dom). My main limit is more than one person in bed because I enjoy giving all of my attention to the person I'm with.

Feel free to send a message anytime

Welcome to the Forums!

However, while I appreciate the sharing - especially about your porn tastes - this isn't a forum for (and I don't think there is even a board in the forum for) actually meeting people.

There are places on the Forum for almost anything - but meeting up doesn't appear to be one (idea? maybe - but given the low numbers and geographical dispersion, I don't really think so)...

Anyway, welcome - I look forward to reading your inputs!

@raphjd said in Scalise says he was 'shocked' when the FBI erased political motive behind GOP shooting:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress-scalise-shocked-at-fbi-erasing-political-motive-for-shooting

More proof that the FBI is dirty as fuck.

If the politics were reversed, the FBI would have called it right-wing domestic terrorism.

This is just DUMB spin - The FBI didn't remove anything from the report about the guy's political beliefs, nor the role that played in choosing his target - what the report's finding states is simply that it was his intention to die at the hands of the police by doing this... it was (by their finding) a suicide, and he wanted to take some Republicans out with him!

That finding doesn't change (or cover up) the political nature of the crime - which, counter to the implication in the reporting, has never been removed or redacted from the report... but it does make it less of a "terrorist" threat (from an organization that needs to be followed up on) and more the actions of one deranged, suicidal individual (which doesn't require ongoing investigation).

@andergarcia said in THIS or THAT: the game:

@titoteq

Swallow, always swallow... I love it!

Lube or saliva for fucking?

Normally lube, but spit is awesome... so, preference is spit!

With a NEW sex partner (or hookup) - IF you are on PrEP, do still wear a condom? or Bareback?

@arthuryoung said in First time poster, long time member.:

Greetings from Whorelando, Florida. Long time member who has finally gotten their act together and their hands free of dick for just a moment to say Howdy. Thanks, gt.ru team!

Welcome from down the road in Wrinkle City (St Pete)

So @lololulu19 & @raphjd BOTH admit to not having watched The Simpson's in years... yet, here they are talking about the show because of some minor casting decisions. (Notice: NO MAJOR characters have been affected, only "bit parts"... yet.... here we are!)

The marketing department is serving cake and ice-cream in the break room

While you think this is them "caving" to pop-culture (and the Marketing Department thanks you for that), the clear result is that, by changing less than 1% of their content, they have made headlines and been the topic of countless discussions such as these!

Marketing Victory!

@andergarcia said in Color Game:

@bi4smooth

Yeehaa

A is for ...

AQUA...

And that A is for...

Amber

@eobox91103 said in Which external hard drive to get?:

@bi4smooth said in Which external hard drive to get?:

What percentage of automobile tires fail?

• 100% (which is why you seek to replace them BEFORE they fail!)

What percentage of hard drives fail?

• 100% (which is why you backup your data - before they fail!)

At least tires sometimes give warnings that they're going to fail, such as a slow leak or tread wearing down. Hard drives might give a warning of impending death by making odd noises, but usually just die.

I think in both cases you're just plain lucky if you get advanced warning!

@tobert0 said in BLM is a racist organization:

P.S.2: I love reading all the debates you and @bi4smooth have here, they are really interesting.

Awww.. thanks! (at least from me)...

BLM is about the generalized abuse of (and taking of) black lives - regardless of who commits the crimes.

That said, they cannot "cover" every incidence of police misconduct... in part, because here in the US at least, the conduct (misconduct) is so widespread. So, just like the cop on the side of the road who seems to ignore the people going 10 MPH over the speed limit, but pulls out to tag the guy in the red corvette going 8 MPH over.... you choose your targets and try to make them make an impression on others!

LOL So you know, I got nabbed doing just 8 MPH over the posted limit in my little-red 1990 Mazda MX-6 GT (long time ago!) and was told by the cop that he picked me because it would make more of an "impact" on the other drivers seeing ME pulled over... Not fair, but then LIFE isn't fair!

I also wanted to add (just as a warning to folks who post their own homemade videos online, expecting them to remain private)...

DMCA applies to copyrighted works - as-in professional works that have been protected by filing copyright notices with the Gov't.

If your friend's homemade fuck-video with his boyfriend got stolen from his Facebook or something, he's got no real legal justification for getting it taken down - even if he is the author and/or star of the video!

I believe many sites like "OnlyFans" actually DO copyright their content for the benefit of their subscribers... but that starts to get "deep" into legal issues... and I am NOT a lawyer! My knowledge of Copyright law in the US comes from an MBA program... let's just say MORE THAN 20 years ago... and my own experience with source code copyrights...

@andergarcia said in Color Game:

@bi4smooth

Xanthic

Well, since Xanthic is a type of yellow, I'll choose:

Canary

@andergarcia said in THIS or THAT: the game:

@bi4smooth said in THIS or THAT: the game:

Having sex in a semi-public place and possibly being discovered

I would choose the first one: "Having sex in a semi-public place and possibly being discovered".

Would you have group sex or just with your partner (if you have one)?

On a daily basis? just my partner... for a one-off? I LOVE group sex!

Would you rather:

• have sex while partially (or fully) in-costume, or
• take off all clothes to have sex?

@andergarcia said in Color Game:

@bi4smooth

Indigo

Orange is too obvious, and e is over-represented so far...so...

Onyx!

@andergarcia said in THIS or THAT: the game:

@dvt

Not sex, but jerking off and a blowjob, yes

Have you ever had sex in a disco/pub?

This is supposed to be "This or That" - not "Have you ever"

So collecting from the previous few posts:

• I have had sex on the beach (the sandy one, not the drink)
• I have had sex in a club (on-stage, actually!)

I preferred the stage - only because the sand (and the salt, I should add) were AWFUL for actual sex! TORE UP both my teenie-weenie and my bf's ass equally as much!

Would you prefer:

• Having sex in a semi-public place and possibly being discovered, or
• Having sex in an open, public place - KNOWING you'll be seen?

@luminance said in DMCA not approved:

Hello,
My friend's private contents got uploaded here.
I asked him to send a DMCA yesterday so the torrent can be removed, but he never hear anything back and the torrent is still active.
Can you help me? He's a dear friend of mine.

Thank you.

If you have already reported it via e-mail to [email protected] you could also mention it in a "report" on the torrent in question.

Just an idea... I know the e-mail is the official mechanism...

@eobox91103 said in Which external hard drive to get?:

1. All hard drives will, at some point, fail.
2. Every hard drive is going to fail.
3. When (not if) a hard drive fails, it's not always possible to get your data back even if you spend a fortune for data recovery.

I used to say that hard drives were not unlike tires (on a car)?

What percentage of automobile tires fail?

• 100% (which is why you seek to replace them BEFORE they fail!)

What percentage of hard drives fail?

• 100% (which is why you backup your data - before they fail!)

@titoteq said in Color Game:

@andergarcia

Neon pink

I want to read next post, hahaha

How about:

Khaki