ScrewMaster makes my point better than I did.

Because he thinks someone is wrong on the internet.

Sure, SpaceShipTwo isn't going to do it. But you're not thinking it all the way through.

The thing had to be designed, had to be built, put into use and tested, etc. There's a shitload of value in all of that, and you're not even considering it!

Someone else tried to point to the Hierapolis sawmill. Sure, that is arguably more useful than a thrill ride, but it's certainly not going to transport you anywhere. But the development of it led to the ICE, and I think you'd agree that ICEs are incredibly useful for a huge array of things.

Staying in space is easier than getting there. You need less propulsion to circularize an orbit than you need to get to apogee because you have to fight drag on your way up. Once you're there, you don't need to worry about aerodynamics at all. Point, and thrust.

So you're saying if it's not useful for you then it shouldn't have been created?

Your sig references a bible verse, so I assume you identify yourself as Christian.

Let me ask, should we use the Westboro Baptist Church as the exemplar of Christianity? No? Then why should we use that same logic for other religions?

Disclaimer: the closest thing I identify with is a deist on a good day, and an agnostic on a bad one. So please don't think that I have an interest in defending Islam, here.

You should probably examine URLs on sites like this before clicking them. The first two should have set off some red flags.

Because publishers care about money. They are the recording industry analogs in the gaming industry. They don't care about the artists (developers) or the art (games).

Try again. It stands for "K Desktop Environment."

Hell, Google says "KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations." for the page summary!

dmix says hello, while flipping PA (and Pottering) the bird.

Let me save you some brainpower.

I'm pretty sure that ANY orbit around one body is going to be a conic section.

Whoosh.

I'm more alarmed that procfs is going away.

You could use a whole exterior face of the chassis for a passive radiator.