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Re:So long, silicon: Researchers create solar panels from ch... by JumpCrisscross on Friday August 10, 2012 @02:57PM (#4367641)
Post-apocalypse, not post-Holocaust
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Re:So long, silicon: Researchers create solar panels from ch... by Stefan_H on Friday August 10, 2012 @03:14PM (#4367729)
Post-holocaust is perfectly correct. The event of nuclear war is often refereed to as a nuclear holocaust. Note the lack of capitalization on the 'h' making it not signify the proper name for the event, the Holocaust. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_holocaust
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Re:So long, silicon: Researchers create solar panels from ch... by zellyn on Friday August 10, 2012 @03:55PM (#4367938)
"a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire" - sgtm
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Re:So long, silicon: Researchers create solar panels from ch... by Stefan_H on Friday August 10, 2012 @04:14PM (#4368021)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has to do something when someone corrects a person, but is wrong themselves. One of my BIGGEST pet peeves!
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Re:So long, silicon: Researchers create solar panels from ch... by andrewflnr on Saturday August 11, 2012 @12:43AM (#4369458)
I would still bet the OP actually meant apocalypse, even if their mistake turned out sorta correct. "Post-holocaust" is a rare usage.
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