From all the articles I've read, gay porn has an extensive testing program compared to hetero porn.
The real problem is, that unless you lock the guys away in separate rooms, they are going to do what they want. This means that infection can happen at any time and it won't show up for another couple of tests.
Twinks are young and slim, while Youngbloods are young and have firmer bodies.
Personally, I think of it as Twinks and Frats.
It really depends on the file types you are trying to join. Some are great at joining AVI files, but suck at joining RM files and so forth.
Post what kind of thing you are looking for and I'll see what I have.
I agree that we need more forum sections, but I'm not sure what would interest our members. That's why I made the thread asking for suggestions.
There is a thread in the GT.ru Discussions asking for input on which forum sections we should add and I got only 1 reply {from Tom, the site owner}.
We have the news sections because not everyone knows where to look or has access to all the sites and stories.
US Governor of Iraq at the time {with the US State Dept} wrote the Iraq constitution, outlawing m/m sodomy.
I remember watching the BBC news when this happened and C. Rice said the topic was not open for discussion, that the Bush Admin felt it was the best thing for the US and Iraq to include the anti sodomy laws in the Iraq constitution.
I still don't understand why it's a "news story" when 4 gay porn actors didn't actually get infected from a porn shoot, but hetero porn actors getting infected from porn shoots don't make the news.
The fact that they fluffed the piece to say that the gay porn actors got infected during the porn shoot is crack head and bigoted.
The porn shoot was from Friday afternoon til Sunday afternoon and they tested positive the following Tuesday morning {impossible according to all the medical websites I've read} and that is somehow proof they got infected during the porn shoot and had nothing to do with the fact that all 4 were rent boys.
I didn't see the show, but I'm willing to bet they made no mention of the rent boy aspect.
I agree that there is a real danger of getting AIDS through barebacking, even with the massive testing programs in place. However, I'm disgusted that they made up "facts" to make the "news" piece and left out stuff, nor did they mention anything about the hetero porn industry's track record of AIDS prevention and number of infected.
My problem with this, is that they pulled the ad because they received 203 complaints over a 1 week period.
As I previously pointed out, even if the ad only ran once, that would make it 1 complaint per 30,000 ITV viewers. But as it is, you have to take the viewing figures and expand it to cover the whole week.
They are catering to a small group of bigots, so I won't buy their shit anymore.
The rule of thumb is 1.5gb for a full length porn video and 700mb for a normal movie.
I would say the average size is 7-8inches erect - infact about 8 inches.
The average size for an erect penis around the world is 6.02 inches, according to the most recent studies I can find.
I love sex with men and have dated both men and women, but I really couldn't see myself settling down or having a long term relationship with a guy.
Why?!
Do you feel that gay relationships are inferior?
she was actually his fluffer and was cheering him on because he was getting $4000 to fuck a man, where he only gets $500 for a hetero flick.
I was reading an article while looking up something else that had a mini interview with "one of gay porn's hottest stars" {unnamed in the article because the producer wanted to keep up the mystique} that said the guy made 10,000 Euros for doing gay porn while making only 750 Euros for making hetero porn. He watches his wife off screen playing with herself so he can keep it up while fucking a guy.
I forget why, but grapes in quantity can kill dogs…....info from my vet
It's the seeds that are toxic to dogs and cats. They can flush the toxins from their system, but like with humans, it takes a while to do it.
Grapes themselves, in high amounts, can cause diarrhea, which in turn can cause dehydration. This can happen from pretty much any fruit, especially the soft types.
Four of those who took part were diagnosed as HIV positive soon after.
I've found some info on this that shows how much of a non story full of hype it is.
Apparently, they were diagnosed less than a week after the video shoot weekend. All the "models" {7 of them} who were to be in the next video shoot were tested the following Tuesday. That gives, at most, 5 days for them to have been infected during the shoot and test positive. Looking at medical websites {AMA, BMA, etc} the the earliest detection is at 25 days, but that is rare. It usually takes 3 to 6 months to detect it.
The four of them had sex scenes in 2 pairs and 1 three way amongst themselves, so no others were at risk.
All four are/were "rent boys" in London and 3 are/were porn veterans, while 1 was a porn "virgin" until that video shoot weekend.
Unfortunately, I can't find out the name of the videos or the actors involved to get more info. ![😕](https://community.gaytorrent.ru/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/apple/1f615.png?v=hvqg2qn0nb4 ":-\")
The Secretary of State is expected to rule by the end of June whether the sponsors gathered enough signature to qualify the marriage amendment, similar to ones enacted in 26 other states.
The Sec of State certified the petition, so the amendment to ban gay marriage will be on the November ballot.
Of the 27 states that have had an amendment ballot to ban gay marriage, only Arizona was able to defeat the amendment.
hXXp://new.petitiononline.com/heinz/petition.html
That's the petition site to put the ad back on tv.
from ZeroPaid.com
Charter Communications Won't Track User Web Traffic After All
Cites customer concerns, but most likely of political pressure by several leading congressional representatives.
A little over a month ago I reported how Charter Communications planned to begin tracking customer internet traffic for resale to a targeted advertising firm. The plan, which was set to begin testing was early as next month in four markets before going systemwide, immediately drew condemnation from customers, privacy advocates, and congressmen from the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), chairman, and Joe Barton (R-TX) wrote to Neil Smit, Charter's president and chief executive officer, soon after the plan was announced, asking him to put it on hold until the three could discuss the matter.
Yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal also called on Charter to drop the plan.
"The arrangement raises strikingly significant questions, such as what other uses will be made of this highly sensitive information and what measures Charter Communications is taking to safeguard such information," Blumenthal said.
Then today came word that Charter plans to drop the plan in response to the privacy concerns raised by customers.
"Our customers are always our first priority," Charter said. "We will continue to take a thoughtful, deliberate approach with the goal to ultimately structure an advertising service that enhances the Internet experience for our customers and addresses questions and concerns they've raised."
Certainly garnering the scrutiny of the CHAIRMAN of the House Subcommittee on Telcos and the Internet played a part in their decision as well.
"Charter engaged in quick political damage control" in its decision to drop the Web tracking, said Jeff Chester of the consumer rights organization Center for Digital Democracy.
Either way, at least customers can breathe easier knowing their ISP isn't logging all their traffic. Even if it's only for targeted advertising it's a nonetheless a source of data that could then be subpoenaed or monitored by third parties like the RIAA, MPAA, you name it.
from ZeroPaid.com
Japanese ISP Limits Uploads to 30GB per Day
Targets customers using their connections as file-sharing servers.
Data caps seem to be where ISPs are heading these days in lieu of interfering with certain types of traffic, notably BitTorrent, since the practice understandably raises questions about privacy and network neutrality.
Here in the US Comcast is reported to be looking at consumption-based billing plans similar to what Time Warner began testing out a few week ago in Beaumont, Texas. There customers must choose from packages that range from $29.95 p/month for a 768kbps connection and a 5GB monthly cap to $54.90 p/month for a 15mbps connection and a 40GB cap. They are also charged an additional $1 for each GB that exceeds their limit.
It's not nearly as dramatic as a 5GB monthly cap, but nonetheless NTT Communications, one of Japan's largest ISPs, has announced that starting August 1st its carriers will soon impose a daily upload limit of 30GB. Downloads will continue to be unlimited.
At an average of 700MB per XVID movie on file-sharing sites that equates to a max upload of around 42 movies per day!
It isn't possible to really even come close to that sort of data cap here in the US. My connection, for example, sports the best available residential plan of 12Mbps DL and 1Mbps UL. Japan, on the other hand, has been busy laying fiber optic network connections that allow NTT and other ISPs to offer DL and UL speeds at an incredible 100Mbps for a measly $46 USD per month.
Sickening isn't it?
NTT's data cap is obviously a response to file-sharers daring to actually use purchased bandwidth, but with connection speeds of 100Mbps($#@%?!!) it's hard to feel sympathetic.
from TorrentFreak.com
BitTorrent Users Refuse To Pay Copyright Fines
During the last couple of years, hundreds of people have received letters from lawyers demanding compensation for the alleged uploading of copyright works. Their demands state that if you dont pay up, you will be taken to court and dealt with severely. However, when people refuse to pay - nothing happens.
Back in March 2007 it became apparent that it would now be the turn of UK citizens to receive threatening letters for claimed breach of copyright. A team consisting of lawyers Davenport Lyons, anti-piracy tracking company Logistep and several games publishers such as Zuxxez/Topware and CodeMasters started sending letters to those it accused of unauthorized distribution of their products - otherwise known as uploading. The most persistent cases are those featuring the games Dream Pinball 3D, Colin McRae Dirt and Call of Juarez.
In their letters, Davenport Lyons adopt a very serious tone, as they threaten to take peoples homes away, should they be unable to pay their fines. Of course, not many people like this tone, and they can get very indignant in the face of it. Needless to say - guilty or not - some people are sufficiently annoyed and simply refuse to pay. Others refuse to pay for different reasons - TorrentFreak is in touch with a few of them.
The reasons for non-payment vary, but some simply dont have the money. Tania told us: Im a single mom and my son mustve done this but I dont have £600 ($1200). I cant pay it, I dont have that sort of money. Paul, who works a 70 hour week on two jobs explained that he is massively in debt with credit cards and the demands for cash from Davenport just go on the pile with the others. None of these people have been taken to court.
Others are refusing to pay because they are innocent. Even though Davenport insist that its anti-piracy tracking partner Logistep is faultless in its data-gathering, its generally accepted that anti-piracy companies are using systems which can produce bad data. Only last week researchers managed to get infringement notices sent to printers, devices incapable of committing such an act. Davenport insists - rather like BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor - that if the High Court thought the evidence was compelling enough to order the ISP to give up the personal details of the alleged sharer, then the data must be accurate. If that is the case, how come Davenport havent taken anyone to court or asked Logistep to take up the offers they received to have their system independently audited? That would surely boost their credibility. Or not.
TorrentFreak spoke with many people who are obviously wrongly accused for various reasons. Were pretty sure that Lucy, a 67 year old grandmother of 8, had no interest in Colin McRae Dirt, and that Peter, a 21 year old student who used to have a game-loving flat-mate, is completely innocent. What about Jason, a father of four who was in the Middle East at the time of the alleged infringement, or Joanne who had probably been running a wide-open wireless router for the best part of two years - in a building of around 60 residents? As with the other group, none of these people have been taken to court.
One man, Stuart, has been corresponding with Davenport Lyons for many months now over claims his uncle with whom he lives, infringed copyright on Colin McRae Dirt. The Internet account is in his uncles name, but his uncle never uses the computer, so the wrong person was accused immediately and Stuart vigorously denies all accusations too.
After many letters sent to Davenport last year, where Stuart (on behalf of his uncle) denied all allegations, with Davenport duly ignoring most points and reiterating that if he didnt pay hed be going to court (each time giving only a few days to stop the court action), everything went dead. Then a couple of months ago, déjà vue kicked in as a letter dropped through the door which seemed to start from the beginning again, essentially stating that if he didnt pay, court papers would be prepared and he would be incurring huge costs, etc.
Stuart wrote back, re-iterated his total innocence, and reminded Davenport that endless correspondence was getting them nowhere while they insist he is guilty, and he insists he is not. They wrote back and reminded him (again) that they were going to start court proceedings if he didnt pay. He hasnt paid and they have not taken him to court. Again.
Stuart is not unique in receiving lots of letters, lots of threats and then - nothing. TorrentFreak is in touch with nearly 40 people accused in these cases and not one of them has been taken to court, in some cases more than 15 months after these people apparently had 14 days to pay up or else.
Its not clear if Davenport Lyons has completely given up on taking anyone to court, they may still surprise us. Its believed they did win one case when someone they accused didnt turn up in court but all the indications point to a stalemate on the outstanding cases, including those of Stuart, Lucy, Peter, Jason, Joanne and countless others.
Its thought that around 40% to 50% of people who received letters have paid up, and maybe thats enough for the operation to be profitable for Davenport. Taking people to court in the UK for such a small infringement is definitely unprofitable. Maybe this is the greatest indicator as to where these cases are going to end up when the defiant, penniless and innocent refuse to pay.
from TorrentFreak.com
Azureus is Dead, Vuze Goes Social
After 5 years, the popular BitTorrent client Azureus is no more. The Vuze team has officially abandoned the Azureus name and the new social BitTorrent client is now completely integrated into the Vuze content distribution platform.
The first version of the Java based BitTorrent client Azureus was released in June 2003, and soon became popular among the early adopters of BitTorrent. Over the years, Azureus turned into one of the most feature-rich clients, backed by a dedicated team of developers and an active community.
Things changed in 2006 when Azureus launched the content distribution platform it called Vuze (aka Zudeo), backed up by a total of $34 million venture capital. For a while, they kept releasing a no-Vuze version of Azureus (when Vuze/Zudeo was in Beta), but Vuze CEO, Gilles BianRosa told TorrentFreak that this only caused confusion among their users.
We started to change our name from Azureus to Vuze over a year ago, but we did not make the change in a clear or consistent manner, Gilles said. This has caused a great deal of confusion amongst our users. We want to rectify this situation by changing our name to Vuze consistently.
Whilst we recognize the strength of the Azureus name and the frog, it is only associated with our original BitTorrent application. As we move towards creating an all-in-one application for finding, playing and sharing great content, that goes beyond the realm of just a BitTorrent client, we wanted to change our name to reflect that, but bring with us the frog who is such a part of our heritage, Gilles added.
Today {16 June 08}, Vuze comes with a brand new release of their client (v3.1), introducing several new features. One of the most drastic changes is the new social layer that has been added to the client. Vuze users are now able to add friends, share torrents with friends, and give friends a speed boost when you are downloading the same torrent.
The new client also includes a meta-search engine that allows you to search across several popular BitTorrent sites, in addition to content from Vuze.com. The search functionality is completely customizable, so you can add you personal favorite if its not already included.
Unfortunately, there will not be a Vuze client available without the Vuze platform integrated. Gilles told TorrentFreak: We are focusing our efforts on delivering against our vision of creating an all-in-one application that enables users to find, download, play and share in one streamlined application.
We have started on a path of creating an all-in-one application that enables users to find, play and share torrents. In particular, we believe that by enabling users to share content and bandwidth through the Friends feature we are adding a completely new dimension to peer-to-peer - a new social dimension, or what we call social P2P, Gilles said.
Azureus is no more, the name change is permanent. On the one hand this is a step forward, as the new interface and functionality will appeal to new users. However, it has also caused quite a heated debate among both developers and users who were happy with the classic UI. Although, its a bit hidden, the original interface still remains accessible with the UI switcher. Time will tell if it is the right move.