I would have posted as an AC too if making such an uninformed statement. Google "M16 stamped receiver". You will be enlightened. Both the M16 and AK-47 were designed to have, and regularly produced with, stamped receivers. And before you argue the M16 and AR-15 are not the same thing, you should Google that too and make yourself even more familiar with the Stoner design.

The Wikipedia reference might be a good place for you to start. It will be on the first page of your Google search.

And before that it was designed to be stamped -- very low cost for very high production rates.

You should consider a second opinion. You have become used to the smell. Others around you have not.

Or do you still imagine people run from you shrieking because Godzilla is standing behind you?

You have no appreciation for what will happen when this becomes a political issue.

So what you are saying is that you do not believe science and, since you have not personally witnessed the origins of life in a laboratory, it is preferable to believe a deity came along, made the earth out of nothing, made a clay figurine of a man, and breathed life into all of creation, except he forgot females which he later scraped together from a rib. Yeah, that is a more plausible situation and sounds much more reasonable that the science approach.

We have never created black holes in the lab. What are those? Did our creating deity rip such a stinky fart that it is engulfing everything around it?

Because "God did it" has no basis in science. We have a place to teach that -- church. You can pick whatever deity you like best and attend their school. Some might ask for 10% of your income as tuition. Others might insist you kill yourself in the name of their deity but will give you 72 virgins for your trouble.

If we are going to teach creationism in schools, we might as well throw out history books and teach Disney princess stories instead of history -- fairy tales all the way around.

It is not about how science fits in to your religion's book of stories. Science is observable whereas religion is believed only because the believer wants to, or, more likely, is afraid of the punishment their religion promises for deviating from the church. It is amazing how people dismiss science to believe their religious teachings, quite often centered around an all-loving, all-forgiving deity that will send them to eternal suffering for failing to believe properly.

The most sensible statement I have ever seen by someone self-identifying as a creationist. Congratulations, but saying such sensible things might get you thrown out of the creationist club!

Think you weren't? I've been dialing your contacts all morning while dressed appropriately for chatroulette. Your grandma did not look happy, but your wife stayed connected for 45 minutes...

He said Bluetooth sucks. I don't think he is here to give you a sales pitch for it.

I have yet to find a Bluetooth gadget that was worth the extra battery drain. YMMV.

But on a day I don't have any mod points for car analogies. :-(

You are free to think what you wish. However, for my car, from years 6-10, it cost approximately $300/yr to maintain. Years 1-3 are not included because I did not own the car, and years 4-5 are not included since they had warranty coverage.

Yes, I do quite a bit of work myself. I rather enjoy it, and because I have some basic grasp of what I am doing it does not take very long. I do not spend time to scavenge junkyards -- there is this neat thing called the internet, and you can find damn near anything and even comparison shop for better pricing. I value my time significantly higher than $0 -- in fact, my ROI is very high.

Back to your dispute of my $300/yr number, I'll spot you 400%. Even if I was spending $1200/year on maintenance, it would be far better than buying a new car.

One other point -- I never stated buying a cheap car for $2000. Buy a good car that is 2-3 years old. It isn't hard to find good deals on "certified" used cars that often come with the remaining factory warranty or have an extended warranty option that comes fairly inexpensively. Pay off the used car as quickly as possible and drive it for many years without a payment.