{"id":44,"date":"2007-10-11T12:19:26","date_gmt":"2007-10-11T16:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stoney.sb.org\/wordpress\/?p=44"},"modified":"2007-10-11T12:22:47","modified_gmt":"2007-10-11T16:22:47","slug":"the-ghost-in-the-remote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoney.sb.org\/wordpress\/the-ghost-in-the-remote\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ghost in the Remote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoney.sb.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/frontrow-remote20070807.jpg?resize=40%2C104\" alt=\"frontrow_remote20070807.jpg\" border=\"1\" width=\"40\" height=\"104\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0 8px 8px 0;\" \/>I&#8217;ve been puzzled lately about why my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipod\/\">iPod<\/a> is already playing when I plug it into my car stereo. 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