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<\/a> <\/p>\nAll you want … is something that works … "please fix!" <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Has software you use ever treated you like this? All you want … is something that works … "please fix!"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd5QIe-2r","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":460,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/460","url_meta":{"origin":151,"position":0},"title":"Don’t wait to chase your dream ….","date":"August 17, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Interesting post from Gary Fong about designing a better suitcase, before others .... 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