James found an iPhone on the ground completely destroyed and unable to turn on, what happens next will blow your mind!

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We have so many goodies this lightning topic episode including llama.cpp, some Xamarin goodness in the latest .NET 8 RC 2, and so much more!

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• GitHub - ggerganov/llama.cpp: Port of Facebook's LLaMA model in C/C++
• Xamarin official support policy | .NET
• Announcing .NET MAUI in .NET 8 RC 2: More Quality - .NET Blog

This week we take a deeper dive into how Google is forcing developers with Google Play Billing to constantly update their apps with ridiculous breaking changes every year. We also dive into central package management for NuGet and so much more.

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Did Frank just find the ultimate bug macOS's control center?!?! Is it burning cycles of your CPU and wasting precious power? We break down his findings and if this really is a problem.

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• (1) Frank A. Krueger on X: "The Control Center icon in the Mac toolbar is always running and always using 1% CPU. Not a big deal, but I finally had to know wtf it was doing... Turns out it is constantly re-rendering its SwiftUI (running layout) even though there is no UI visible. 🤣 Yay for modern software https://t.co/zI5PdVYzP4" / X
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Wow, what a week! Not only did the new iPhones release, so did iOS 17! We break down what developer need to know and what new features they may want to implement. We also discuss the latest in .NET 8 with the release candidates available and the Microsoft Surface and AI event where Copilot was launched!

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We have the full break down of the Apple event including the new iPhone 15 with spatial video, 5x, zoom, usb-c, and of course the Apple Watch Series 9!

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Buying a new car is difficult any time, but in 2023 we have a lot of options, gas, hybrid, all electric. Frank is out shopping for a new vehicle, what path did he go down, and how was his experience?

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After 16 hours of being in the air with 2 layovers and multiple rounds of security checks, James and Frank sit down to talk about the lagging advancements in airport security and specifically how AI is having an impact.

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That is right... .NET 8 RC isn't out yet and .NET 9 is here already and we installed it! We discuss how to install the latest bits of .NET and why you may need them.

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Frank is interested in buying a Nintendo Switch... a 6+ year old device.... when is it too late to buy a piece of technology? We discuss.

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