Posts made by MrMazda

This is correct… There is not one documented case of transmission from an undetectable partner. This is not to say that it's impossible as there is no evidence that it is impossible, however despite several recent studies done to attempt to quantify the risks among MSM[nb]Men who Sleep with Men[/nb], there is no evidence that conclusively proves that it is either, despite efforts to acquire such evidence.

So… With that being said, it is starting to become generally accepted to say that sex with someone who is undetectable is safe. Statistically, it's actually safer than having sex with a condom with a partner with a high viral load. Just sayin'... Let the facts speak for themselves and draw your own conclusion from what evidence does exist.

This largely depends on what medication regime that you're put onto, as well as what kind of pharmacy that you go to.

My original medications cost $1533.53/mo at a cheaper pharmacy, whereas at the big name pharmacies, they would easily run well over $3500. My current supply costs me just under $1400/mo. Thankfully, one thing I love about the Canadian healthcare system is that they pickup the bill on these medications as they're deemed to be a necessity of life.

The most common symptoms are often mistaken for influenza (better known as the flu)… They can include body fatigue, body aches, upset stomach, nausea, fever, night sweats, and a sudden loss of weight just to name a few. This is the sad and scary reality. The only "symptoms" that you can sometimes have are pretty generic and are often associated with the flu.

This largely depends on where you live. I don't know about in the United States, but I know within Canada, you can usually get the testing done anonymously through your public health unit. If not, I would imagine you can at least get this information from your local public health unit.

Just to point something out… There has yet to be so much as one documented case of HIV transmission where the only sexual contact was oral.... Just sayin'.... This doesn't mean it's impossible for transmission to occur from oral sex, however it is very suggestive that the risk isn't very significant to begin with from oral sex.

I'm not sure about the "Warned" status. I will have to look into that for you. I can say however that I had nothing to do with that part of it.

The first part of your problem may be the fact that you are using BitComet. I would not recommend BitComet for a torrent client, or even a multi-purpose downloader for that matter. I´ve had nothing but bad experiences and frustrations when trying to use it.

Just out of curiosity, are you downloading the entire contents of the torrent, or are you downloading 100% of ALL the files. If you do not download 100% of ALL the files, you may experience issues with the tracker showing that you´re leeching the torrent, even though your torrent client will show that it is ¨seeding¨ the torrent.

[box title=OffTopic]I´ve seen just about enough of this crap between the two of you Ellis and cannonmc…. Every post that I see, cannonmc makes a comment for whatever the reason, which doesn´t come across as offensive, derogatory, or otherwise out of turn, and in return you (Ellis) seem to have this fixation with launching an attack for simply participating in the forum. Why is this Ellis? Why is it that you seem to feel the incessant need to attack other users? I may remind you that we have rules about this kind of thing, so it must stop NOW![/box]

Is it possible that you may have attempted an upload previously that you abandoned before trying that upload? I know sometimes when you've started a manual upload, it tends to keep pictures you have started to upload, making them appear the next time you attempt a manual upload. I´m not exactly sure as to why this is, I just know I´ve come across it a few times now in my days.

@Popper:

It is important that your torrent client is 'connectible', if not, downloading peers will download from other peers who's torrent client is connectible.

Speaking of which… Is there some reason why our system´s connectable status detection seems to be broken? It shows EVERYONE as being connectable, which I know is just NOT the case as there are a lot of users who do not know about port forwarding.

So I recently moved out to my trailer in the back yard so that I can have a private space of my own and have a real bed instead of a living room couch, and I must say, I´m a little confused. Let me start by saying that I have a super custom setup. I have two DSL lines on two DSL modems, which get strung together through my server. On a separate network card, I run my wireless router in the house. The issue that I had was that the WiFi would reach to the front of the trailer just fine, but once you got into the trailer, the signal was too weak. so… I took matters into my own hands and strapped a WiFi repeater to the front of the trailer to make sure that I had a strong enough and fast enough signal to use inside the trailer. Now... Here´s where it gets interesting...

I haven´t tried it from the main WiFi, but when I´m in the trailer and I use the default MTU setting of 1500, I can establish a connection to GT.ru, but then it times out in the ¨Establishing Secure Connection¨ stage, regardless of the browser that I use. I also seem to have a great deal of difficulty with HTTP 502 errors with the default MTU. If however I change my MTU down to 1400, I can connect to everything no problem and I´m all set to go full speed ahead.

Can anyone shed some light oh why this might be? Has anyone else had this problem, or is it something specific to my customized WiFi network?

We have strict rules about posting license required content. Please report all torrents you find that contain videos that require a license in order to play as they are a violation of the rules.

This is likely because we have not yet had enough of an interest and enough people to volunteer to upkeep the maintenance of such a special interest group. If you´re volunteering, we may be able to see what we can arrange though.

This feature was temporarily taken down pending some updates to it. You should now be all set to go with the picture browser.

Just remember… If you're using a VPN, the only thing that your provider can see is the total amount of data transferred. Who is to say that you do not run a server of some sort, say for a home based business? While upload totals may be tell-a-tale that you're distributing content out to the internet, they cannot be used to determine exactly what that content was. That's the beautiful thing about VPN traffic.

Also, I'm glad I'm in Canada where the laws surrounding that kind of thing are much more sane than they are in the United States.

@samiderwish:

u can make just safe sex

Define "safe" sex… Science has shown that having sex without a condom with someone who is HIV+ but has an undetectable viral load is actually safer than having sex with a condom with a person who is HIV+ and has a high viral load. For this reason, "safe" is a matter of interpretation or perspective, given a sufficient amount of proven scientific fact.

That's a bit of a loaded question, really. The exact risk factors for transmission of HIV are largely dependant on a number of factors. The biggest of these factors being the viral load of the person with HIV. While it is true that the majority of cases within North America are individuals who are on the medications and as such, maintain an undetectable viral load, this does not account for the population as a whole. There is an alarming number of people out there who either refuse to take their medications for a variety of reasons. One of the most startling is the desire to increase their viral load to infect as many people as possible. Assuming that you're dealing with someone who is honest with you and discloses that they are HIV+, one of the key questions you may want to ask is "Are you undetectable?". If they're not undetectable, that doesn't mean that you'll definitely catch HIV, however as a general rule, the higher the viral load, the higher the risk.

Also, when you're HIV+ or dealing with an HIV+ partner who is coinfected with another STI, the presence of HIV does elevate your overall risk for contraction of another STI during sexual activity. Assuming that you're only dealing with honest people (which I would like to believe is most of the time), the overall risks are usually rather "safe", even without a condom as long as the viral load of the person in question is undetectable. Some studies out there even seem to suggest that a viral load as high as 30,000 is still a rather low risk. And lastly, the type of activity you are doing will also impact the risk involved. For example, oral sex as a general rule has the lower risks, whereas anal or vaginal sex will have a significantly higher risk involved.

Actually, there are two distinctly different types of HIV strains. There is Type 1, which is more common within North America. This is the strain often thought to have originated in California. Type 2 on the other hand is often said to be the "African AIDS" virus. They are distinctly different in their overall makeup as to have their own unique characteristics and traits, while essentially consisting of the same base virus. Of each type there are several different variations as the virus mutates over time…. So in reality, there is no single root origin of the HIV virus. Each type is thought to have originated in a different geographical region when it first appeared. Do not be fooled though, as HIV had many names long before it was known as HIV. GRID (Gay Related Infectious Disease) was one such name.

The general working theory as to the two different types is similar to how the differences between the white man and the black man's skin pigmentation and facial features originated. It is thought to be an evolutionary adaptation to the localized climate to its geographical origin. So... Before we can discuss the "origin" of the virus itself, we must first be specific as to what type (or "race") of the virus that we're referring to. While such instances are not very common, it is in theory possible to be infected with both Type 1 and Type 2 HIV. I know of at least one person off the top of my head who is coinfected in this manner. They can make for the most unique cases. Such cases however are not very common, but they can occur.

@duyduk:

once a year as it's required at work

What?!?! Where do you work? Depending on the circumstances, I would be inclined to say that's a violation of your rights and your privacy because your medical history in that regard has no bearing on anyone else in the workplace, unless you're dealing with open wounds, without proper universal precautions.

@sintor:

Nope they think im still innocent  ;D

If you're on this site and in this forum, you're far from innocent :lolp: