{"id":9436,"date":"2018-11-26T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T15:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/?p=9436"},"modified":"2018-11-26T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T15:16:21","slug":"reverse-superlatives-this-week-in-tech-694","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2018\/11\/26\/reverse-superlatives-this-week-in-tech-694\/","title":{"rendered":"Reverse Superlatives &#8211; This Week in Tech 694"},"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\/t4rTpRoOMLY?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 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