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Russia hasn't used the AK-47 for decades. The AK-74 has been the standard issue for a long time (based on the AKM, a modified AK-47). At least since at least the 90's (probably earlier, but that was when I came across them in the USMC), so probably 20 years or so. It is really a pretty damn deadly (and like the…

I used to do this all the time as a kid. Only we used O2 and acetylene. The results were far more interesting.

Neither of the jeans pictured are what I consider 'skinny jeans'. They both just appear to be jeans that fit well. The kids wearing what I call 'skinny jeans' look moronic, more like wearing tights than jeans. And no, it is not stylish or fashionable, any more than spandex, neon and mullets were in the 80's. …

That may be true to some extent, but when around half of the people buying these TV's aren't even plugging them into the internet, I have a feeling that 'issues' aren't the problem: much of it is awareness. Of the two (admittedly, not many) internet capable TV's I have personally used (a Sony with Google TV and a…

If Apple releases a smart tv, I have little doubt you will be singing a different tune.

Really nothing that will move me to upgrade. My ipad2 collects dust, unless my 5 year old is bored. Tablets are worthless to some of us, and the extra pixels and camera resolution aren't going to change that. Now that I think about it, we should probably just sell it and use the money for something different.

I think we largely agree on the topic, which is why I continue to state that children SHOULD be immunized. However, with autism spectrum disorders affecting around 1 in 100 children in America (per the CDC, some estimations are higher, but I will stick with CDC figures), it's cost on our healthcare and educational…

I don't disagree, and there is no question that my personal experience may have led to some bias. I admit as much, but feel like I was misunderstood to say something I didn't intend to. I am not saying my experience is evidence of anything - it's purely anecdotal. What I AM saying is that I am not personally…

I think we are on the same page. I agree wholeheartedly that autism research should be (and fortunately is) well funded and widespread. My main point was that saying definitively that "vaccines play no role in autism" is not completely validated in my opinion. My anecdotes are just that and I don't claim them as…

I agree with you that the preservative issue has been debunked, but there is a lot of promising research in the field of immunology that may shed light on the subject of vaccinations. Prior to med school, I interned at the UC Davis MIND center, and I can tell you that vaccines, maternal immune response, and…

For my son, it was literally 3 days for the bulk of the behavioral changes. Lack of social development is a key factor, but in many cases, social regression occurs in previously 'typical' developing children. This happened with our son (some children are clearly autistic from just months old, others 'regress'). He…

I am a doctor, and a parent whose son became autistic within 72 hours of his MMR shot. I don't believe thimerasol has anything to do with it. I do, however, believe there is a very real possibility that immunological response to vaccinations may play a triggering role in genetically predispositioned children. …

Yo Giz, why are all my posts F'd up walls of text?

Not sure why the paragraphs weren't displayed, rather annoying, but be assured I did not type it in a wall form.

Given your background, I am curious what you think about the possible immunological aspects involved in autism? I wrote up my experience in this post here

Anyone around here that knows me (most of the old whitenoise crowd) knows that I got my degree in Biochemistry/Molecular cell bio, worked in an academic biochem lab with major publications to my name and proceeded to professional school in the med world. I know research, I know medicine. I also know that I have a 3…

Were most outspoken religious people more like you, the world would be a much, much better place.

Depends on what you define as honor. Is honor the law? Or is honor the moral right? I believe that humanist morality represents a higher law than that any nation can institute, and in a world where unjust or immoral laws are upheld, there is no dishonor in breaking them.

At the same time, we can't forget the amount of social 'hacking' that many anons (and people in general) do and are capable of.