Hi Bob,

I've moved this out of LocSysop in case someone thinks we are trying
to take control of the BBS again. little does he know....:)

BL> I saw a piece in the Sunday paper I thought you might find interesting:
BL>Sunday Telegraph, Jan22, 95
BL>                   "ALARM AT HOME HIV TEST KITS
BL>  Proposals to market a do-it-yourself AIDS test in Australia have
BL> alarmed cicil libertarians and welfare agencies.
BL>  Opponents have condemned the 8-minute home HIV kit as a "quick and
BL> dirty" test which may only compound the suffering of those who may
BL> be infected with the deadly virus.

Yeah, I did find it interesting, I was wondering how long it would take.
As soon as I became aware of HIV/AIDs, I wished that I had followed
a profession which would have let me cash in on it. The kit these
guys have come up with will make them the richest guys in the world.

BL>  The Incstar test, which uses saliva rather than blood products...
BL> produced by the Dublin-based pharmaceutical company... it is the
BL> first of three "quickie" tests in developemnt to reach the market.

Aaarrgghhhh!!! They've stolen my idea too. A saliva test was exactly
how I would have done it. A little paper strip that you get ther
person to pop in their mouth. If it turns blue, so do they :)

BL>  Its makers claim it is "almost" as accurate as the more
BL> time-consuming blood tests conducted by medical professionals.
BL>  Like a number of home pregnancy tests, the saliva swab turns blue
BL> when test chemicals react to HIV anti-bodies..."

Cripes, not only do these guys have micro-biology cracked, but
they've also got a good handle on reading peoples minds.

BL>  It goes on to say that "health and welfare" fuckwits were
horrified,
BL> and quotes a turd from the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
BL> who warned that the test could give a false sense of security.
BL>  "It's really, really dangerous stuff. It doesn't account for the
BL> three-month period..." etc.

Yeah, I can imagine why too...

BL>  At first, I wondered what the problem was. Why all the fuss? Here,
BL> we have a do-it-yourself AIDS test... until I saw the scenario:

You don't really have to think about it for to long, do you ?

BL>  Poofter with dick in one hand and Incstar in the other says: "Lick
BL> this before you lick that." Test litmus turns blue. Poofter runs for
BL> his life, pursued by other poofter trying to stick dick in his bum.
BL>  Their fear for the: "really, really dangerous" test is
that it might
BL> give the rest of us a way to identify HIV carriers ahead of time with
BL> an 8-minute delay instead of two weeks. They prefer the 2-weeks.

Exactly, now you tell me. Who do they REALLY care about ?

BL>  I also find it amusing that the company is based in Dublin; not
BL> exactly the centre of Science in Europe, but certainly the least
BL> sympathetic towards poofters.

True, it should have been Sydney :(

Oh well, there goes Brenton's retirement plan 7,854 :(

Regards, Brenton
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