I think you're ever so slightly overreacting here. If you take a phrase like "I take it you haven't looked here:" to be an insult, well, tough ****. As insults go, this one happens mostly (I'd even say only) in your head. HLP isn't a bloody echo chamber, and newman certainly not hesitant to bring down the hammer if he feels lines are being crossed.
And yes, Release threads around here, and everywhere else I am aware of, mention hardware requirements. Hell, even a quick Google search would have turned up that information (because it has been mirrored elseweb). So forgive me for feeling that the information you were looking for is rather easy to find, and so being ever so slightly sarcastic in my response to a question that can only be asked by someone who didn't do even cursory research.
Seriously, a simple Google query for "diaspora game hardware requirements" would have answered your question.
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Oh, and finally, someone who joined in '08, who presumably played BtRL, and who took part in the BSG/Caprica debates around here does no longer qualify for being a stranger.