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

Breaking Change

Justin Searls

v53 - Pod Freeze

MAR 20, 2026185 MIN
Breaking Change

v53 - Pod Freeze

MAR 20, 2026185 MIN

Description

<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:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. Want to file a complaint with my supervisor? Forward your concerns to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p> <p>These links may rot, but alas—death comes for us all:</p> <ul> <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> </ul>