v53 - Pod Freeze

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      <title>v53 - Pod Freeze</title>
      <itunes:title>v53 - Pod Freeze</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episode>60</itunes:episode><itunes:image href="https://justin.searls.co/img/podcast/breaking-change.jpg" />
      <itunes:author>Justin Searls</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>03:05:37</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>The promise of Breaking Change is that with every major version (this being the 60th episode of the program, but only the 53rd such release), I will <em>break something</em>. Well, I finally did it. I think I broke the show. Find out how by listening for yourself!</p>
<p>Want to be my friend? Drop me a line at <a href="mailto:justin@searls.co">justin@searls.co</a>. Want to file a complaint with my supervisor? Forward your concerns to <a href="mailto:podcast@searls.co">podcast@searls.co</a>.</p>
<p>These links may rot, but alas—death comes for us all:</p>
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<li><a href="https://tonal.com">Tonal</a> (<a href="https://youtu.be/OQdavZ5C5BA?si=W4jiGWt7R4M9l4lL">without a subscription</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.betterwithbecky.com">Better with Becky</a></li>
<li>My appearance on <a href="https://justin.searls.co/casts/merge-commits-freecodecamp-which-devs-are-screwed/">the freeCodeCamp podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://justin.searls.co/posts/dual-loop-bdd-is-the-new-red-green-tdd/">Dual-loop BDD is the new Red-green TDD</a></li>
<li><a href="https://justin.searls.co/links/2026-03-16-models-are-commodities-harnesses-are-differentiators/">Models are commodities, harnesses are differentiators</a></li>
<li>Aaron's <a href="https://justin.searls.co/puns/">puns, ranked</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/03/05/united-airlines-headphones/">United Airlines can now boot passengers who refuse to use headphones with their devices</a> (<a href="https://apple.news/AZMSe5CmfT86vyyzFXR5EAg">News+</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything">Your Meta glasses are watching you pee</a> (<a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/03/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-send-sensitive-videos-to-human-data-annotators/">9to5mac's summary</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://tunaformac.com">Tuna for Mac</a> by friend of the show, <a href="https://mikkelmalmberg.com">Mikkel Malmberg</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/macbook-neo/">MacBook Neo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-toys-with-the-competition-MacBook-Neo-offers-more-single-core-performance-than-any-mobile-processor-from-AMD-Intel-or-Qualcomm.1248134.0.html">MacBook Neo offers more single-core performance than any mobile processor from AMD, Intel or Qualcomm</a></li>
<li>Apple + Nvidia's CloudXR &amp; Foveated streaming partnership: <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/virtual-reality/nvidia-is-bringing-a-killer-app-to-the-apple-vision-pro-and-its-good-news-for-sim-racers">1</a>, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1rqx3yu/did_apple_just_open_the_door_to_real_vr_gaming_on/">2</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-cloudxr-apple-vision-pro/">3</a>, <a href="https://developer.nvidia.com/topics/ai/xr/cloudxr/apple-platforms">4</a>, <a href="https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foveatedstreaming">5</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/11/project-helix-building-next-generation-of-xbox/">Xbox's Project Helix</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/892875/microsoft-xbox-mode-windows-11-gdc">Microsoft's 'Xbox mode' is coming to every Windows 11 PC</a> (<a href="https://apple.news/A-oYwg3eUQOOXn4kdE4f-hg">News+</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2026/03/11/gdc-2026-announcing-new-tools-and-platform-updates-for-windows-pc-game-developers/">Windows: Announcing new tools and platform updates for Windows PC game developers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://psprices.com/news/sony-ab-testing-prices/">Sony is testing dynamic pricing in the PlayStation Store</a></li>
<li>DLSS 5 should make you excited and/or outraged: <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZlwTtgbgVA&amp;si=cRFis5-zn3uDqjDr">video</a>, <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/this-is-just-a-garbage-ai-filter-nvidia-met-with-criticism-for-dlss-5s-photoreal-graphics-alterations/">backlash</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/gamblers-trying-to-win-a-bet-on-polymarket-are-vowing-to-kill-me-if-i-dont-rewrite-an-iran-missile-story/">Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don't rewrite an Iran missile story</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/south-korean-police-lose-seized-crypto-by-posting-password-online-2000728191">South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online</a></li>
<li><a href="https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-one-person-companies-incentives/">China mobilizes &quot;one-person company&quot; AI startups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40197357/">Scrubs</a> is back!</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_17">Mickey 17</a> is not about a cartoon mouse</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(TV_series)">The Expanse</a></li>
<li><a href="https://marathonthegame.com">Marathon</a> - and how sickos like me <a href="https://aftermath.site/marathon-bungie-extraction-shooter-durandal/">can't stop thinking about it</a></li>
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