@uwsguy102:

Such a frightening article… but people should really be aware of the statistics...

What's even more frightening is that studies have also shown that an alarmingly large number of people infected with HIV do not even know that they have it.

The other more interesting part however is that these statistics only speak for North America (particularly the USA), wheras the statistics will also show that on a worldwide scale, the largest percentage of infected persons living with HIV are heterosexual females.

@Kinsey6:

Hmmmm
Telling a Micro$oft employee to GOOGLE the zip.
:rotfl:

The sad thing is, we're not supposed to do it, but we do! LOL

@raphjd:

What were the bus driver and matron doing while this was going on?!

I seriously doubt that school buses have been so severely redesigned since I was in school that they didn't know it was going on.

Having been a victim of the same crime in highschool, I'm shocked that the US didn't follow suit. After a detailed pison pen letter detailing reasons why I had a case to present a lawsuit and locking horns with the government in court to challenge the legal system, the government of Canada introduced the "Safe and Secure Schools Act", which would have also held the bus driver responsible for damages as they would have known about the issue and failed to do anything to stop it.

Not to mention, gay bashing is now treated the same way as a sex crime in Canada down to and including registering with the sex offender's registry.

@raphjd:

hXXp://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/10/14/benefits-pets/

Due to DoMA, US federal employees can get partly funded pet insurnce, but they can not get insurance for gay/lesbian partner.

While Obama has repeatedly made promises to repeal DoMA {and DADT, and pass ENDA} he and his administration are on their 4th defense of DoMA.  In previous defenses, they said that gays do not deserve marriage because gay relationships were no better than incest, bestiality and pedophilia.

With friends like Obama, who needs enemies.

Reasons why I like Canada. For years issues of that nature have never been an issue. In fact, not only do all insurance converage companies acknowledge and honour a same-sex partner benefit, but I am living proof that it is legally permissible to marry an individual of the same sex (at least in Canada).

@raphjd:

This is accomplished in slightly different ways depending upon your operating system, router, and modem.

While this is greatly the case, Windows users who are running a torrent program such as BitTorrent (particularly version 7.1), which supports NAT (Network Address Translation), or more particularly uPnP (Universal Plug n Play) may not nescessarily need a port forwarding arrangement. As long as these services are supported by your torrent client, and you are running a compatable router (most linksys and D-Link routers are) with uPnP enabled, this should allow your Windows based PC to interact with your router and make the corresponding changes to port forwarding, etc automatically on an on-demand basis. The result… The user never has to configure any kind of port forwarding, even if settings change.

From the few torrents that I have uploaded, I fail to see any issue with the process of approving torrents. Granted the approval times did vary, but the process seemed simple enough and I have no issue with any decision that was made. Explanations have always been sufficiently detailed and quite reasonable.

@mgr:

Try the program ImageGrabber - available in our download area

This may not have to apply per say to the users who run Windows 7. Within Windows 7 there is a feature called "Snipping Tool", often referred to as "Snip It". If you pause the video on any given spot where you want a screen shot, this lovely tool may be your best friend.

Generally, you can find this tool in Windows 7 under:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool

If you wish to speed the process up using this tool, you can also pin it to your task bar for easier use by right clicking on Snipping Tool from your Start Menu, then clicking "Pin to Task Bar".

Just to clarify one thing… Although posting of RapidShare links is not permitted on this site, is there any restriction on the content downloaded from RapidShare?

It may sound stupid, however RapidShare is something for which I have no experience.

@RimmerDawg:

I'll give you a good example. Microsoft Office has a Windows Version and a Mac Version. They LOOK very much alike.

I don't mean to sound offensive, however Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar corporation that spands its offices throughout the world. Although GT is even more awesome than Microsoft ever could be (for so many wonderful reasons), due to the sheer difference in size, resources, and funding, it is not always possible to support more than the average mainstreem user's typical configuration.

That being said however, I'm sure that a lot of that also has to do with the little known fact that Microsoft owns 51% of Apple.

Is there currently an open source version of the current app that can be made available?

This would allow the open source community to help collectively collaberate and adapt it to fit any operating system and submit the code, etc for approval, or as a "beta" release for the community to post some sort of forum on in order to support it's progress and development?

If such a thing does exist, how would one go about acquiring it to help adapt it to various platforms and submit the end result as a release cantidate. Ultimately, for open source support, a forum specific to operating system could be created as they become available.

@ja32:

@farkme:

i think the user is only suggesting this because hes uploaded less then 10% of what hes downloaded

I have been seeding all of my torrents all the time. It's not my fault no one's downloading them.

Even if you're not successfully uploading from files you're seeding, you obtain seed bonus points by having them seeded. If you click your seed bonus points in the top right corner of just about every window, you will be automatically directed to the area of the website where these points can be exchanged for a number of things. This includes upload, which will bring your upload up, without the need to donate to the website. Alternatively, you also have the option of uploading a torrent, which should help resolve the issue more quickly.

@doublestuf90:

I am having the same problem as ja32….

it just seems like there are tons of seeders and not enough leechers... i left my client on for 3-4 hours last night and barely got any upload... now im just trolling the recently uploaded to maybe get some seeding in but it seems like once i get something downloaded there is a million seeders and no leechers... none of the older torrents im seeding have any leechers...

The only thing that I could suggest to both of you (short of donating to the website) would be be to keep seeding torrents as often as possible, and see if you are able to perhaps find other content that is not on the website to upload. Although the website does not require payment of any kind, you obtain seed bonus points from seeding torrents, regardless of whether or not they're being downloaded. If you click on your seed bonus points in the top right corner, you will be brought to a screen where you can exchange said points for upload. Perhaps this may be a way of helping you in your goal to get enough of a share ratio to be able to download again, without having to donate.