I agree a manual would be great, but they have an huge wiki.. any developer should know how " read " code. I think the logic is that they created such an awesome product that they should not have to ' put it in the hole ' for you ..

You need to read docs first if you had not had the chance. Start here.. [ http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials ] They even have snippets [ http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/D-Bus/Accessing_Interfaces ]

Coding for KDE is no cakewalk; yet its not as impossible as you make it seem.

What helped me is opening up the sources for Cairo-Clock and others and copy, pasting, reading, and reading some more..

Yes, the docs can be better; but just try to look at the problem like a kid who likes to break there toys to figure out why. Thats why I became a developer.

Yeah , simlar story this side of border. My brother called one afternoon trying to hook up inet. The laptop they had was running ubuntu...

Bro: Hey, the bell guy is here. How do we connect the internet to check google?
Me: hmm ( thinking wtf ? lol), what do you mean. All you have to do is plug in the modem..
Bro: He says that we need to check the connection to the router..
Me: Okay, ask him what the default ip to the router?
Bro: 192.168.1.100
Me: plug the laptop in with an ethernet cable, open firefox and type that in the address..
Bro: okay, do I type that in google ?
Me: you can see the google page..
Bro: yeah
Me: okay, ask him to setup a wireless password for you guys.

Case and point is many techs who work for large companies are not, trained to support linux users...I was offered a job. I declined. That just made me wonder what would have happend if I had gave him my machine with Dwm and sans Gnome.. Maybe they would have asked me to run the whole network :)

I think I would enjoy them downloading my 3 gigs into a cylon robot so i can unleash my bender like qualities to the masses..

As far as I'm concerned Buzz can kiss my shiny metal ass.

You people make billions of dollars, why would you sully up an awesome product to follow someone else's {insert profanity here}..

Someone over there must have been smoking crack, when they thought "hey lets let everyone tweet from google!!"

This is part were Gibbs would smack Denozo up side the head for being an idot..

You guys need an idea copy/borrow/steal/improve ?

1) You know that show FlashForward ? Build Mosaic!! yeah that would have came in handy for all those earthquake victims in haiti, ..., ...., etc huh!!? yeah well not everyone has a laptop you say; I seen a guy iphone himself through a serious injury on the tube. People always find a way to McGuyver sh$t when times get tuff. You should be able to hack andriod into a $5 cheese grater by now.. retail it for $50 - $30( I'm throwing numbers since were smoking crack ) for R&D and you still have profits..

2) Hp is building a global senor network that will obviously need a web infrastructure that will scale well... can someone say " Yeah we should Buy NOW?! "

3) I know you guys and gals can spell holographic.. I want to google medical journals and have them signed to me via a holographic tutor.. look ma NO SOUND.. [ http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/18572/?a=f ]

All of the projects above for Google's man power, war chest, and ingenuity are do-able..

Common Really... Get it together people.. Its 1:30 est time and I'm out of tv references, Im going going to bed hoping this was a nightmare that will go away...

W...T...F... ?!

.. I'm refering to NASA using Ares 1 to launch Orion and Ares V for payload.

Have you ever watched that 1980's show MacGyver? Did you ever see the one were he made a moon base from milk crates.. Its going to be expensive. NASA knows this, they are preparing for it.

The space shuttle is due to be pulled from service in 2010, $150M in a progam to ' close the gap ' (between the shuttle-constellation program) and spur innovation is good - privately, no I dont agree with that. I'm thinking NASA had plans to redirect funds from the get go.

The recession is looming in many goverment funded projects, the resources necessary to really move space exploration into deep space (mars missions) or further will probably - if not inevitably - be partially driven by private industry. It looks like Nasa is making a play at a bit early, they can deflect criticism by implying they we were just splitting the cab ride to the same destination. Dont get me wrong the C3PO program is worth it yet the road to hell is always paved with good intentions.

I always knew those hackers at NASA had it in'em. Bravo!! I hope there decision to switch back to Ares rockets is more calculated than just trying a MacGyver during the recession.