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    <title>Merge Conflict - Episodes Tagged with “Meta”</title>
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    <description>Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, &amp; more. After years of being friends, Frank and James finally decided to sit down and start a podcast about their lives as mobile developers using C#, Xamarin, and .NET MAUI. Much more than just another mobile development podcast, Merge Conflict, reaches all areas of development including desktop, server, and of course mobile. They also cover fun things happening in the world of technology and gaming and whatever else happens to be on Frank's and James' minds. 
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    <itunes:summary>Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, &amp; more. After years of being friends, Frank and James finally decided to sit down and start a podcast about their lives as mobile developers using C#, Xamarin, and .NET MAUI. Much more than just another mobile development podcast, Merge Conflict, reaches all areas of development including desktop, server, and of course mobile. They also cover fun things happening in the world of technology and gaming and whatever else happens to be on Frank's and James' minds. 
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  <title>330: Twitter, Metaverse, USB-C, App Store Ads... OH MY!</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple's Ads on the App Store.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple's Ads on the App Store.
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
James: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://montemagno.com"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
Merge Conflict: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://mergeconflict.fm"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord"&gt;Chat on Discord&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1) ⭐⭐
Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm 
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple&#39;s Ads on the App Store.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.
</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/28/23428132/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-problems-speech-moderation">Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple&#39;s Ads on the App Store.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p>

<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.
</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/28/23428132/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-problems-speech-moderation">Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>283: The Metaverse - When, where, why</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Are we already living in a metaverse? </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>40:19</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Are we already living in a metaverse? 
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
James: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://montemagno.com"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
Merge Conflict: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://mergeconflict.fm"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord"&gt;Chat on Discord&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1) ⭐⭐
Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm 
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  <itunes:keywords>metaverse, xamarin, meta, ready player one, snow crash</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Are we already living in a metaverse? </p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p>

<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Are we already living in a metaverse? </p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p>

<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p>]]>
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