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Comment Re:Here is the ironic part... (Score 2, Interesting) 366

Actually, the A380 is selling fairly poorly. Because of the production problems their recovery number is probably up at around 700 frames. They are nowhere close to that number now. Worse, most of their orders are from Emirates, and with the collapse of the middle eastern economies (on average 40 percent down so far) these orders are not likely to be completely fulfilled.

Medicine

Down's Symptoms May Be Treatable In the Womb 170

missb writes "US researchers have found that prenatal treatment for Down syndrome works in mice. This raises the possibility that a pregnant woman who knows her unborn child has Down syndrome might be able to forestall some of the symptoms before giving birth. When fetal mouse pups that had a syndrome similar to Down's were treated with nerve-protecting chemicals, some of the developmental delays that are part of the condition — such as motor and sensory abilities — were removed."

Comment Re:Mr. Heilmann, you should talk to Mrs. Streisand (Score 1) 569

Only a historian. you mean.

The reality is that Hitler was "left" on a scale we would use now - he believed that all enterprise should benefit the German people and society (socialist) while also believing that society should only permit that which was good for the German state (fascist).

It's instructive to look at FDR during this same period. He had many of the same politics, and the same sort of nationalistic bent. The racist ideology, wet dreams about Aryianism and expansionist attitude he thankfully did not have. Hitler's policies a great deal of the time were similar to FDR's policies only a few more steps towords government control. Not to mention a thugracray behind it as well.

Anyways, isn't all of this far far afoul of Godwin's law?

(answer: yes)

Comment Re:Mr. Heilmann, you should talk to Mrs. Streisand (Score 1) 569

Socialism refers to the means of production. As the means of production was controlled by the government, yes.. it was a socialistic country.

Remember that fascism was basically enforced socialism. For example, Hitler really was a few steps to the left of FDR, with a nasty racist tendency to boot.

There is nothing that prevents Socialism from being nationalistic or hyper-patriotic.

Comment Re:Mr. Heilmann, you should talk to Mrs. Streisand (Score 1) 569

He co-opted the trade movements. Just like his party outlawed the catholic church and it's parties, his trade unions made the other ones illegal. He was anti-communistic.

However:
I wouldn't called extreme racism, homophobia etc. left-wing.

That's why you fail here. You assume definitions have not changed since the 40s. Socialism reflects that the government controlled the economy with a iron fist. Fascism meant that the government controlled society with that same iron fist.

Software

Submission + - Comcast goes to Zimbra

tenchiken writes: Zimbra, an Open Source enterprise messaging app, just scored a major win. Comcast will be moving mail services for all of their customers to Zimbra. Zimbra has been picking up steam for a while now, and appears to really be challenging Microsoft in a area that Exchange has been dominated in. Add in support for Samba Domain Controllers and Linux Authentication, Offline Access and Evolution Support and we might finally have our long desired Open Source exchange killer.

Wired Releases Full Text of AT&T NSA Document 559

ifitzgerald writes "This morning, Wired News released the full text of the AT&T NSA wiretap documents that are currently under court seal. From the article: 'AT&T claims information in the file is proprietary and that it would suffer severe harm if it were released. Based on what we've seen, Wired News disagrees. In addition, we believe the public's right to know the full facts in this case outweighs AT&T's claims to secrecy. As a result, we are publishing the complete text of a set of documents from the EFF's primary witness in the case, former AT&T employee and whistle-blower Mark Klein -- information obtained by investigative reporter Ryan Singel through an anonymous source close to the litigation. The documents, available on Wired News as of Monday, consist of 30 pages, with an affidavit attributed to Klein, eight pages of AT&T documents marked "proprietary," and several pages of news clippings and other public information related to government-surveillance issues.'"

Alleged British Hacker Fears Guantanamo 661

Magnifico writes "The BBC is reporting that Gary McKinnon, a British man accused of breaking into the U.S. government computer networks, could end up at Guantanamo Bay. His lawyer is fighting his extradition to the United States arguing, 'The US Government wants to extract some kind of species of administrative revenge because he exposed their security systems as weak and helpless as they were.'"

The Twists of History and DNA 337

An anonymous reader writes "The New York Times has a piece today talking about the possible connection between genetic evolution and history." From the article: "Trying to explain cultural traits is, of course, a sensitive issue. The descriptions of national character common in the works of 19th-century historians were based on little more than prejudice. Together with unfounded notions of racial superiority they lent support to disastrous policies. But like phrenology, a wrong idea that held a basic truth (the brain's functions are indeed localized), the concept of national character could turn out to be not entirely baseless, at least when applied to societies shaped by specific evolutionary pressures."

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