{"id":2542,"date":"2010-01-14T19:50:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T19:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2010-01-14T19:50:09","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T19:50:09","slug":"alpha_nerd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2542","title":{"rendered":"Alpha Nerd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can a geek also be a player? A quick scan of the recent coverage surrounding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary\/la-oe-daum14-2010jan14,0,7714951.column\">Peter Orszag&#8217;s mini-scandal<\/a>, the answer is &#8220;yes&#8221;. Orszag is director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. 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