{"id":12665,"date":"2015-05-28T08:07:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T07:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12665"},"modified":"2015-05-28T08:07:11","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T07:07:11","slug":"raspberry-pi-spotted-in-the-new-point-break-movie-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12665","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi spotted in the new Point Break movie trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/point_break.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-12666 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/point_break.jpg?resize=560%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"point_break\" width=\"560\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/point_break.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/point_break.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a bit of silliness for you. 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