Posts made by MrMazda

I know that this may come as a rather late reply, but there is another factor to consider that most people are completely unaware of…. The ever so dreaded issue of the port forwarding in the NAT not being setup sufficiently.

See... On most internet connections, you will have a single IP address (usually a /32 subnet), which establishes your link to the internet, and then you have your private local /24 subnet (usually 192.168.1.0/24). What happens in your modem is that your computer gets the IP address of (for example) 192.168.1.100, but your internet IP is something like 10.206.173.2. When the request for an internet link is sent to your router (usually built into the modem), your router converts the IP address of the source machine from 192.168.1.100 to 10.206.173.2 before passing it out to the internet. This is most common and is the basis under which most internet connections work.

That being said however, when users attempt to connect to you on 10.206.173.2, unless your modem knows specifically that the port that the user is attempting to connect on (both TCP and UDP) need to be forwarded to 192.168.1.100, your modem/router doesn't know what to do with it and thus drops the connection. When this happens, it makes it extremely difficult to use the more passive approach of your torrent client announcing your presence to the tracker to announce to other peers, then having your computer send the initial signal to the other user's computer in which to use the follow-back path to be able to connect to your computer, despite the router not knowing specifically to forward that port. This can cause some serious communication issues with our tracker, which may result in seemingly being unable to seed at all.

I'm not sure if this particular case applies to you or not, but it's worth a look to see. In general, you can find the port number that your torrent client uses in your torrent client's settings. This number will vary from one computer to the next, so it's important to know which specific port that your torrent client uses to make sure that said port number (both TCP and UDP) are correctly forwarded to your computer. This will allow other torrent users to be able to connect directly to your machine, without running into the issues with having to pass through the NAT to accept the connection. In general, you can find information on how to setup the proper port forwarding on your computer at http://www.portforward.com/ however some of our staff may be able to assist you with getting this looked at if you are not able to do so yourself.

I would be inclined to say that it definitely is possible, for the right person in reality could be lurking just about anywhere. That being said though, I would be willing to say that the chances of actually making a working relationship happen from an app that is primarily targeted at being a hook-up site while possible, aren't really all that likely.

I have run into that from time to time… Even in Linux you have the same issue... Most files will play flawlessly in VLC, but there's the odd one here and there that I run into that just will NOT play properly in VLC. Sure enough, if I open those particular files in Totem instead, they work just fine.

My guess would be that it's something in the encoding of the video itself that WMP just cannot work with properly.

There are also some retailers here in Toronto who accept BitCoin through their debit machines just the same way as they do for debit or credit cards… It's becoming more popular around here.

From the looks of things, it does not appear that you are seeding anything at the current moment. By seeding at least one torrent all the time, you will slowly earn SBP, which add up to be able to increase your ratio when exchanged. The other thing that I'm not sure about is whether or not you've got the correct ports opened in your router. Most people are not even aware that they have a Router/NAT in the mix in their internet connection, as it is often built into the modem that your ISP supplies you with.

If you start seeding something, I'd be able to give you a better idea as to whether or not this is the case. In a nut shell, when the correct ports are not opened, it makes it extremely difficult with our tracker to be able to get any incoming connections from other peers to be able to download from you. Fear not though, for there are any number of ways that I can help you resolve this if this should turn out to be the case. It is a lot more critical than most people realize to have the correct ports for your torrent client open within your network as not all trackers will work the same.

Well… It hadn't quite come to that, but we certainly weren't about to wait around until it did.

Actually, let me set the record straight…. AIDS is not the root issue, HIV  the root issue. That being said, there are actually two main types (referred to as Type 1 and Type 2).

The interesting thing about this is that the roots of HIV-1 are more commonly found within North America which roughly traces back to Europe of all places, but didn't become catastrophic until it reached the US population, starting in California. HIV-2 on the other hand is more common to Africa, and has a distinctly different makeup than the HIV-1 virus that is more prevalent within North America.

Now that all being said, it is important to understand the key difference between HIV and AIDS.... HIV is merely the presence of the virus, however AIDS is technically classified as a CD4 count below 200, which is where other illnesses can begin to set in and create real problems. For those that do not know, the CD4 cells are the particular cells found within your white blood supply that your immune system uses to fight off any foreign substance/matter within your body. In short, the lower the number equates to the more danger you are in, and the higher the number equates to the stronger your system is.

After posting this, I noticed another interesting comment with regards to the lack of protection in Africa

Viral Load is another key thing to take into account when assessing the risks. The only known way in which to suppress the viral load to keep the virus at bay is with proper medications. The problem comes in here where the big pharma companies are all greedy and charge outrageous amounts for their medications, even though the R&D is already long ago paid for. I'll bet that you didn't know that in North America alone (where the companies are the greediest), the average cost of medications to keep someone with HIV alive are approximately $2000 - $4000 for a 30 day supply, depending on the particular pharmacy that you go to. The bigger the pharmacy chain, the more they'll charge. These kinds of prices are just not affordable to the masses, particularly in places like Africa. Granted, the medications you'll find in Africa are much different than the ones that you will find within North America for two different reasons, the biggest of which being the US pharma companies are too greedy to make their drugs affordable to the masses.

There is another factor that many people who do bareback porn take into account. Well… It's split up into two different parts. The first is the viral load.... Simply put, a number of studies have been done in the last few years to attempt to quantify the risk of HIV transmission particular to unprotected gay sex. The interesting thing is that in every study, they all noted that there has not been so much as one case of HIV transmission from an HIV+ person with an undetectable viral load. This is one factor they often look at. If the person is undetectable, a lot of people will decide to participate anyway.

The second factor to take into account is whether or not the person who is not HIV+ is on PrEP. The down side to PrEP is that it too is not exactly a guarantee. It was only noted to substantially reduce the risk. A lot of people who are not and do not want to become HIV+ but do bareback porn will also use PrEP..... So the single answer to the question would be no... It's not a culprit for AIDS.

@groovedware:

Mind I am on Truvada & Raltegravir, which when I started was still in trials.

Raltegravir…. Better known to the "big pharma" as the brand named "Insentress" hehe

If you have a resistance to Prezista and/or Norvir, you may be better off to go with Insentress instead. It's much more effective, and has fewer side effects.

I cannot mention many details, but it's sufficient to say that there were security reasons for the chat box being removed (at least for now). As we state very clearly in our terms, we are very committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We understand that removing the chat box is not exactly the most convenient method for our users, but it was necessary as at least a temporary measure in order to protect the privacy of our users.

I think one of (or both of) the two of you may be a little confused. There is a HUGE difference between PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) and PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). The big difference is:

PrEP: This is what is used as the pre-exposure to HIV medication. The other common drug that is used is Prezista, which is similar to the old 3TC medication. The Prezista is commonly used as a secondary follow up (or morning after pill) to the Truvada before exposure, however is more often used as a PEP

PEP: This is the term used for the treatment that is used post-seroconversion. Among these many drugs include Truvada and Prezista, however this is the category in which you will find all the other HIV medications listed in. They're specifically for post-exposure use. This is very different than the use of Truvada as a pre-exposure prevention.

All this being said, which of the two exactly are we talking about here?

Allow me to shed some light on that…. There has been nothing that scientifically proves that HIV is present in pre-cum. Let's be very clear about that.  :panic:

Regardless of whether or not HIV is present in pre-cum, there has never been so much as one documented case of HIV transmission through oral sex alone (and believe me... such things ARE tracked). I will agree that the viral load of the partner who is HIV+ plays a role in the risk assessment. Several accredited studies have now been done specifically to quantify the risk associated with bareback sex among gay men. The troubling problem that they each and every one of the studies has had so far is that not one of them has been able to even reasonably suggest that there has been even one case of HIV transmission from a partner with an undetectable viral load to another individual.

Simply put, the lower the viral load, the lower the risk. If not even one case of transmission has happened even with repeated bareback sex when one partner is undetectable, it would certainly stand to reason that the future studies that are under way to test the theory that you cannot transmit the virus if undetectable are likely to be quite promising. I myself have NEVER used a condom since I have been undetectable and can still proudly say that with several years of repeated bareback sex with some partners who are not HIV+, I have NEVER transmitted HIV to another person. Several years of this same result from my own experience can confirm that I too have accomplished the same end result.

As someone who has been living with HIV for nearly 6 years now I can tell you that the chances of getting HIV through something like rimming are negligible at best to begin with assuming that you have no open sores and such. That being said, the risk of contracting HIV from someone who is undetectable in any format has yet to be seen. Thus far there has yet to be even ONE documented case of HIV transmission from a person who is undetectable.

Simply put, for many reasons, you have nothing to be afraid of.

EDIT: Just a quick side-note…. There is also the whole enzyme in saliva that kinda neutralizes HIV itself, so even your risks for oral contact of any sort are damn near non-existent. If you're interested in knowing more, please either reply here or PM me. I'd be more than happy to give you all the pertinent information.

@pornofan:

There is nothing more exciting than hot, fresh cum directly deposited and used for a second breeding.

Amen!

There is no real cut and dry answer to this question. It's all a matter of preference really. Every person will find that they have different quirks and such that get them off that for other people, won't do a thing. I think your best bet would be to experiment with different kinds of toys and figure out what works for you.

Eventually it would become a deal breaker, if for no other reason than I'm a size queen and I'll freely admit it

Who doesn't like Sunday Sex, or sex on any other day for that matter?

It all depends on how long that it takes a mod to actually get to the report. They are submitted for mod review immediately upon user submission. If a duplicate report is rejected, you should at least get a PM advising you that the duplicate report has been rejected.

I completely understand where you're coming from with that. Sadly, in the world of the internet, once you post something in one place, it tends to take off everywhere all over the internet. I know it's frustrating, but that tends to be the way that it works, ESPECIALLY with torrent sites.