{"id":79,"date":"2011-10-10T11:43:50","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T15:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makelehighvalley.com\/blog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2011-10-10T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T15:43:50","slug":"what-to-expect-in-irc-and-how-to-get-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makelehighvalley.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/what-to-expect-in-irc-and-how-to-get-there\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect in IRC, and how to get there."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"IRC Graphic\" src=\"http:\/\/t0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT8LbUVQQUITGMFDPmqyBmM7mmCf82S9ROJW2hzCzzpJT5SbgpaFg\" alt=\"IRC Graphic\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/><br \/>\nIf you haven&#8217;t spent any time in IRC, you may want to give it a try. 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