Yes, this is a reference to the science fiction novels of Iain M. Banks. Which are a light to me when all other lights fail, and all connections are missed.
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Chicago O'Hare is FUBAR tonight. How the British would describe it: 'Actually, I _do_ have a bit of a bone to pick with ORD' How the Culture would describe it: 'Destroy it from orbit with Compressed Antimatter Bombardment followed by yotawatt Gridfire'
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The Culture would just casually displace everyone in the airport to their final destinations and then go back to navel gazing
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No. They would be vengeful! Vengeful, I say!
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Nearly an hour and somehow I'm the first person to well-actually the spelling of "yottawatt"?
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"Yotawatt" would be pronounced to sound like "Yoda-watt" which suddenly sounds a whole lot awesomer, as well as in keeping with the sci-fi theme
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