v52 - Skynet any%

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      <title>v52 - Skynet any%</title>
      <itunes:title>v52 - Skynet any%</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episode>58</itunes:episode><itunes:image href="https://justin.searls.co/img/podcast/breaking-change.jpg" />
      <itunes:author>Justin Searls</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>02:06:23</itunes:duration>
      <podcast:person role="host" href="https://justin.searls.co/about/" img="https://justin.searls.co/img/face.jpg">Justin Searls</podcast:person>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Sure feels like some combination of AI, the US military, and the AI military could bring an end to the world any day now, so I figured I'd better record one last show for posterity. Welcome me on this version's speedrun to the apocalypse!</p>
<p>So long as the EMP blasts don't nuke all our ham radios, write in to  <a href="mailto:podcast@searls.co">podcast@searls.co</a> and I'll read it on the next release of the program. Over.</p>
<p>Be sure to click all these links while the clickin's good:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-NC501-Milkshakes-Programs-Containers/dp/B0B9CZ6XBQ">Ninja Creami Deluxe</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it">prove_it</a></li>
<li><a href="https://justin.searls.co/posts/agents-are-ushering-in-the-antisocial-coding-era/">Agents are ushering in the Antisocial Era</a></li>
<li><a href="https://justin.searls.co/posts/brace-for-the-fuckening/">Brace for the Fuckening</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic">Citrini Research fanfic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://seanrichey.substack.com/p/even-the-fed-has-caught-the-singularity">Would you like your AI singularity benign or extinction-level?</a>
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<li><a href="https://www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2025/0624">Original post by the Dallas Fed</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-comments-secretary-war">Anthropic's Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://openai.com/index/our-agreement-with-the-department-of-war/">OpenAI's agreement with the Department of War</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2">U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2517389-human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/">Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/apple-introduces-a-new-video-podcast-experience-on-apple-podcasts/">Apple introduces a new video podcast experience on Apple Podcasts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foveatedstreaming">Foveated Streaming for Apple Vision Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/huge-xbox-shakeup-phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-resigns-microsoft-ai-boss-becomes-new-microsoft-gaming-ceo/">Huge Xbox shakeup: Phil Spencer retiring, Sarah Bond resigns, Microsoft AI boss becomes new Microsoft Gaming CEO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xcoms-jake-solomon-announces-his-new-studio-is-closing-reveals-now-cancelled-ai-driven-narrative-game/">XCOM's Jake Solomon announces his new studio is closing, reveals now-cancelled AI-driven narrative game</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fan-group-makes-unreal-tournament-2004-available-to-play-for-free-and-in-4k-with-epics-permission/">Fan group makes Unreal Tournament 2004 available to play for free and in 4K</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/video-games-are-losing-a-brain-rot-race-to-gambling-and-porn/">Video Games Are Losing a Brain Rot Race to Gambling and Porn</a> (<a href="https://apple.news/A4xASLoo8TsOfxD0c0VkOLQ">News+</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/885753/netflix-exit-warner-bros-discovery-deal-paramount">Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer</a> (<a href="https://apple.news/Abi9G2sydTnW9nSNGF5WfOg">News+</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros-discover-3b33b02c?st=CphU5i&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink">Why Netflix Actually Won Even Though It Lost Warner Deal</a> (<a href="https://apple.news/As6QY6sWdRiKQ6bS5uN9mjQ">News+</a>)</li>
<li>Aaron's <a href="https://justin.searls.co/puns/">puns, ranked</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Friends_%26_Neighbors_(TV_series)">Your Friends &amp; Neighbors</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rental_Family">Rental Family</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(TV_series)">Halt and Catch Fire</a> (again)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.hulu.com/guides/paradise">Paradise: Season 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/">Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cpisciotta/xcbeautify">xcbeautify</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/searlsco/turbocommit">turbocommit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://testdouble.com/insights/youre-holding-it-wrong-the-double-loop-model-for-agentic-coding">The double loop model for agentic coding</a></li>
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