Posts made by MrMazda

@tom: I've always admired your sense of humour…

As for the rest of the users, please bear in mind that despite the fact that the existence of this site being "illegal" due to the nature of what it is used for, understand one thing. Just because you "like" something does not necessarily mean that you use that site or service. That being said, since the security of our site has been improved due to a recent scare with a certain production company, there is no way in which to link your Facebook "like" status to your user account. By the same token, there is also no way to directly link your usage (if any) on this site to your Facebook account, or otherwise directly to your identity.

The only way that any such information could be obtained is by monitoring torrent activity through a torrent client and obtaining a direct connection to someone who is actively seeding or leeching a torrent that is looking for such information. Even then, the only thing that anyone would have any way of obtaining is your IP address if it is not masked through a proxy, VPN, or seedbox. All that being said however, there lies a further legal complication when it comes to any potential legal action in most countries. Your IP address will only identify the connection that is being used. With a lot of court paperwork and red tape, it is only possible to obtain the information of the ISP subscriber. The challenge that this presents is that although you can identify the service subscriber through expensive and time costly methods with such information (which is hard enough to gather as it is), in most countries, you must also be able to prove who the user is on the other end of the computer. Short of getting an admission of guilt from the user directly, it is impossible to prove the identity of the user behind the computer, which in most countries makes these efforts useless since one must prove the identity of the user and not the subscriber.

If after all of that you are still worried about the security of your connection, I strongly recommend the use of both a VPN to tunnel your connection through, as well as the use of PeerBlock or PeerGuardian, along with any list updates you can grab for them as they will greatly increase the level of difficulty in being able to trace a connection back to the actual ISP subscriber's connection. And again, even if this is made possible through the magic of a really sophisticated technical guru (which I highly doubt would ever happen in reality with the proper steps taken), it would still leave the question of the identity of the actual user on the other end of the computer.

All that being said, be aware that in some areas such as the United Kingdom, the rules are a little different. In such areas, it is the responsibility of the ISP subscriber to ensure that their internet connection (namely their WiFi connection) is secure. In areas like the United Kingdom, if you fail to properly secure your internet connection, the subscriber is responsible for any actions made using that service.

Speaking of the forums… I noticed for a while that mgr's version of the forum had been implemented for a short while before getting switched back to the original version. Is there any word on if and/or when mgr's new version of the site will be implemented both for forum and for the site itself?

My only question here is what is the advantage of MKV files over a more traditional format such as AVI or MP4?

This seems to be a common thing since the domain switch. The simple version of it is that when you login, there is a cookie that stores your information in order to remain signed in. When the domain changed, the current cookie is effectively rendered as useless because it binds to the domain. Once you have re-established this cookie with the new domain by logging in, you should be clear to go.

@leatherbear:

Another HUGE waste of research money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I completely agree. There are so many other things that the money that was spent on this useless study could have been spent on.

On this topic, it is looking like such laws will soon change in Canada on account of a research study being conducted to test the effects of someone who is HIV+ donating blood to be used for someone else that is HIV+. So far, the study has been able to conclude that such a practice may actually be worth while, which would help relieve the shortage of blood because it would leave blood that would have otherwise been used for someone who is HIV+ for someone else who is in dyer need because they had another HIV+ donor in which to donate the blood.

Perhaps Canada really is leaps and bounds ahead here…

Not gay?! I somehow doubt that :lolp:

Until recently, I wasn't aware that such a torrent bump was possible at a moderator level. Now that I'm aware, this will make things a lot easier to work with working from this point forward. It's at least a good thing to know about marking the original date and time added for reference when doing this.

@raphjd:

I've long advocated banning RM file since they are ALWAYS crap quality.  Sadly, too many people complained so we still have that crap video format.

While we're on that topic, can we add the same for Flash Video files (.flv)… They can be just as annoying and poor quality.

If it is just a simple matter of a DNS entry not being acknowledged, it can in theory make it just as simple to just manually enter the IP address for the site in your hosts file to bypass any DNS server all together, thereby eliminating the problem for such sites such as GT.ru… just a random thought.

Now that's just sad… I'm not quite sure if they really mean what they said, or if it's just a code for "that's a subject that's too controversial for us to even begin to touch, so we're just going to say no"... Kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it?

OMFG!! This is flippin' brilliant!

@notquiteme:

and if we had a blood shortage and an abundance of gays willing to give blood, I'm sure that the dying people will be more than willing to accept their blood.

I agree… This "organization" is nothing more than an example of why the human race is doomed through their own stupidity. It's a pretty sad state of affairs actually.

This is infuriating to say the least… On top of trying to hide behind a "case by case basis" bullshit, which apparently means nothing, they're tearing a PHA (Person with HIV/AIDS) away from their primary source of care. In addition to tearing apart a marriage, they're also fucking with the health and well-being both physically and mentally of one of their OWN CITIZENS!

Since when is it a policy of the United States government to endanger the lives of the people that they are sworn to protect? I can foresee a pretty massive lawsuit coming into place here based on the fact that stress is one of the key factors involved in maintaining a reasonable CD4 count. Imposing such a stress on a PHA in this regard would be the absolute worst thing you could possibly do for their health for this fact alone, much less the other contributing factors. This makes it official... I have officially lost ALL faith in the US Government. They're more of a dictatorship than a democratic society. They seem to think they can police the world and do whatever the fuck they want and try to justify it at the same time. This is truly sickening.

7 is comfortable… but 8 is a challenge

It could be worse… You could have been branded as being "Totally Depraved" lol

Not mentioning any names...  :whistle:

@Takato:

Trust me, my opinion is not without careful thought and consideration. So please respect that. 

As long as you know what you're getting yourself into, you are always free to do as you please. My only one qualm with respect to the condom or bareback is that it is my personal advice that you make sure you take proper steps and know the facts, risks, etc. before stepping into territory that you may not necessarily want to be getting yourself into. From the sounds of it, your situation is much different than most gay men as well… let's face it... most gay men are sluts. :lolp: It's just the fact of the matter.

I just speak with a very strong opinion on the subject on account of having been lead down the wrong path by trusting the wrong person. One night was all it took, but in reality, it could have been passed down to me at anytime within just over a 6 month period. Just know what you're getting yourself into and be careful who you trust. There are people out there who will lie to you deliberately to try and infect you with things like HIV... I should know.

If it is possible to do so, yes… It should also be noted that the DVD is a shrink if it has been run through something like DVD Shrink. That just makes things much better all around for all users involved.

Normally, we frown upon the use of a proxy, however in your case, it is clear that there is no choice in the matter. I have made an adjustment to your account to ensure that during this period, your account will not be affected should you use a proxy to be able to connect.

Yet the funny thing is that he wonders why most of the population of the city of Toronto want him out of office ASAP… I can tell ya....