{"id":9265,"date":"2017-11-27T12:31:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=9265"},"modified":"2017-11-27T12:31:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:31:31","slug":"this-week-in-tech-642-grandpas-hairy-thumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2017\/11\/27\/this-week-in-tech-642-grandpas-hairy-thumb\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Tech 642: Grandpa&#8217;s Hairy Thumb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SfhfF19o_KE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Net Neutrality&#8217;s demise set for December 14th &#8211; lawsuits to follow. 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