But prophesy is one of the major functions of an oracle!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tensile_strength#Typical_tensile_strengths

Note on spider silk strength: The strength of spider silk is highly variable. It depends on many factors including type of silk (every spider can produce several different types for different purposes), the particular species, the age of the silk, the temperature, the humidity, the rate at which stress is applied during testing, the length of time the stress is applied and the way the silk is collected (forced silking or natural spinning). The value shown in the table, 1000 MPa, is roughly representative of the results from a few studies involving several different species of spider however specific results varied greatly.

Of course, the Darwin's Bark Spider has silk with an ultimate tensile strength of 27,600 MPa, contested only by Carbon Nanotubes...

Also, respect to Alpha Centauri. I love that game and all its beautiful little quotes. I especially like the already-posted "Nonlinear Genetics" one.

Outta mod points - this should be marked Informative, I was also unaware of the difference between the two, and hence confused by why it would be considered expensive in solar cells.

Actually, that term is often used for games with 3D graphics but 2D gameplay (Smash Bros., Kirby, New Super Mario Bros., LittleBigPlanet) OR for games that have 2D graphics and 3D gameplay (Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Toejam & Earl).

In short, "2D" and "3D" aren't great terms alone to describe videogames - there's many ways they can be applied. As it stands, we could end up with a 3D game played in 2D in 3D vision. (Smash Bros. 3D, anyone?)

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/892-2-5D-Hoedown

Yahtzee has a bit of commentary on the stupidity of these changing terms at the start of that video.

As far as games go, the Mac was an... unsuitable platform? Extremely limited? Sure, there have been games for macs of all generations, but none truly rose to critical acclaim against their non-Mac peers. It was a niche platform for gaming at best, and Bungie's Marathon is an excellent game that stands out. So, not "the best game on an awful system", but "the best game on a niche system", perhaps.

Don't tell that to the tinfoil hatters - HAARP is one of their favourite conspiracy theory targets.

I usually hear them described as "eye donors". Helmets are great at protecting the head, especially the eyes, but the rest of the body usually ends up somewhat less usable... ew.

what started off as brief discussions in June 2009

Oddworld Inhabitants: "Hello"
Just Add Water: "Hello"
Oddworld Inhabitants: "Follow me"
Just Add Water: "Okay"
Oddworld Inhabitants: "Work!"
Just Add Water: *works*

I preferred Rogue Leader on the Gamecube. Just outright had better controls and a wide array of interesting missions. I mean, it opens with blowing up the Death Star and gets better from there.

We've entered an endless recursion of Nazi.