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Submission + - Iran's New Space Program (google.com)

Submitted by eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: Coinciding with the 32nd anniversary of the Iranian revolution, Iran opened a center to receive satellite images built "entirely by Iranian engineers." Iran promised that by the end of their year (March of 2011) they would launch two observational satellites: Fajr (Dawn) and Rasad-1 (Observation-1). You might recall two years ago when they launched Omid that completed about 700 orbits in two weeks. There are reports that new launch rockets will be revealed in February to launch the new satellites — all equipment is claimed to be entirely Iranian made. Iranian media is reporting that one of the satellites 'carries remote measuring equipment that would be used in meteorology and identifying sea borders.' The Iranian Student News Agency is reporting that Explorer 4 (Kavoshgar 4) is meant to transport humans and other living organisms into space and that the sensory on the satellites 'is able to find gas and oil resources, identify coal mines, jungles and agricultural products as well as salty-marsh and contaminated environments.' These rapid fire achievements are not the only bragging Iran has done as of late, they also claim 'new gamma radiation units for medical treatments and a supercomputer billed as among the top 500 most powerful in the world' but fact or fiction aside the sateliltes have old enemies speculating.
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Who Invented the Linux-Based Wireless Router? 154

Posted by kdawson from the depends-on-the-definition-of-'who' dept.
mtaht writes "I've just had the interesting experience of being deposed to talk about one of the first embedded, Linux-based, wireless routers. Our (free!) 1998 publication of how to make one predates patent #7035281, filed September 13, 2000, by someone else. Their patent was recently granted and is now being disputed in court, in part using our how-to as an example of prior art. The lawsuit continues; the case goes before a judge shortly, and a jury trial if necessary is scheduled for the spring. I find myself plagued with the question: So... who invented the embedded Linux based wireless router? What relevance does 'who' have, when there is such an enormous confluence of ideas from thousands of people? What constitutes invention, anyway?"

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