{"id":6953,"date":"2013-11-08T14:20:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T14:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=6953"},"modified":"2013-11-08T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T14:20:40","slug":"using-a-raspberrypi-to-run-a-college-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6953","title":{"rendered":"Using a #RaspberryPi to run a college bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2013-11\/07\/raspberry-pi-powered-bar\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/178.62.14.192\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bar%201.jpg?w=560\" alt='Student hacks Raspberry Pi to run college bar Wired UK' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Paulsson has brought a Raspberry Pi into service to help him with his job of &#8216;beer manager&#8217; in a student bar. 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