Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, & 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 g ...
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Taking racial struggles to the throne of grace, United? We Pray is a ministry devoted to praying about racial strife—especially between Christians. United? We Pray (UWP) is a ministry to help Christians pray and think about racial strife. We want to encourage Christians amid the strife to rely upon God in prayer. So our prayers can be informed, we strive to learn and write about race, racism and its effects, and theology. We aim to be biblical, beneficial, and clear in all our efforts. While ...
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Keep up with the latest news in the world of mobile & desktop development with the official .NET MAUI podcast! Join your hosts Matt Soucoup and James Montemagno as they discuss the latest and greatest in native cross-platform mobile and desktop cloud development in .NET MAUI, Visual Studio, C#, F#, .NET, App Center, and Azure.
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Welcome to WRDS Count! Here you will find discussions around important and cutting edge topics in the field of writing studies hosted by faculty from the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies at UNC Charlotte!
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Welcome to the Wildlife Observer Network! A wildlife focused media platform consisting of podcasts, videos, and articles. WON is an outgrowth of the friends, stories, and ideas that brought you the Urban Wildlife Podcast and has expanded to other shows such as: On the Wing Travel Cast, Brothers in Birding, On Word for Wildlife, Herping Aint Easy, and others! We hope you find it easy to listen, enjoy, and share. Officially launched in January 2020 based in Philadelphia PA USA, Send us a messa ...
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Grace and peace! It's 2025 and United? We Pray is in an exciting place as a ministry. Last year, we recorded more content than any year prior. In today's episode, Isaac and Austin sit down to talk about where we are as a ministry and what you can expect from the podcast and other arms of the ministry in 2025. As always, we covet your prayers over t…
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448: Did Android XR Just Destroy visionOS?
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32:29Google just previewed their new Android XR device that looks to be a complete game changer... how does this change development and what does it mean for visionOS and the Vision Pro? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adven…
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What happens if you lose your Android Keystore? Do you ever get to publish you app again? We find out! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflic…
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446: Mac mini M4 Pro - Honest Developer Reviews
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45:45It has been several months since we got our Mac mini M4 Pro. What are our thoughts on hardware, software, and real world development. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription a…
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We are going "live" from our houses to CES and picking out some of our favorite finds from the week. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.…
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All Peoples, Tribes, and Languages: Sermon from Revelation 22
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47:04UWP Founder Isaac Adams recently preached from Revelation 22 to Iron City Church in Birmingham, AL. We're grateful to be able to share this with you, because the ministries of Iron City Church and United? We Pray are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. You will be able to tell from this sermon that the unity we speak about in this ministry is vit…
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With the holidays behind us, we reflect on Frank's "fun" time playing IoT tech support and talk about the state of multiple houses and managing family tech devices. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Revie…
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443: If 2024 was the year of AI, what is coming in 2025?
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1:15:33We take a look back at this year's highlights, review our 2024 predictions to see what we got right and wrong, and a peek ahead into 2025. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcript…
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Frank did it! He launched a new app for the Vision Pro! We discuss all the fun details of app store review. Holo Vids: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/holo-vids/id6464425351 Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐…
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Episode 126: .NET 9, Holiday Hacks, & GitHub Copilot Free
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45:56.NET 9 is officially here! We talk a little bit .NET Conf and the major announcements, .NET Aspire, AI, Holiday Hacks, and GitHub Copilot Free! Links: .NET Conf: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY .NET Aspire: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspire/get-started/aspire-overview Microsoft Extensions AI: https:/…
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Dustin Ratcliff is a pastor at Iron City Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In this sermon, he preaches from Exodus 33 on what it means to be in a relationship, even friendship, with God. Understanding these truths from Scripture has a profound impact on our prayer lives. We hope you are as encouraged and moved by this sermon as we were. LINKS & SHOW N…
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Start with AI first is James' new plan for just about everything he does. We discuss some wins we have had recently with infusing AI into our workstream. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Mac…
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440: Future of GPTs? Mac Desktops? Headphones?
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49:43Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge ConflictBy soundbite.fm
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439: One Month with the M4 Mac Mini - Developer Setup Breakdown
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1:05:22It's been nearly a month since we got our Mac Mini M4 machines. How did the setup good, what went well, what didn't and how are we feeling about our $3K purchase? Buy Mac Mini on Amazon: https://amzn.to/49hjsQX Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Ame…
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As many of you know, Isaac Adams, who founded our ministry is pastor of Iron City Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This week's episode is an excerpt of a sermon he recently preached on the perseverance of the black church. We hope this testimony of God's faithfulness encourages you! Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on I…
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438: Jon Galloway - From Submarine Office to Software Developer
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47:42James sits down with Jon Galloway to talk about his journey from submarine office to software developer and community advocate. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription availab…
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Author and Pastor Ryan King joins Austin to talk about his new book, Every Man's Conscience, which explores the contributions of 17th Century Baptists to political theology. That might sound academic, but we have a lot to learn about honoring the conscience of our neighbors and Ryan has much help to offer. As counter-intuitive as it might seem to u…
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Let's discuss all things .NET 9! Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSNL-lxolc&list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY&index=1 Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-9/ Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer -…
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History of Political Idolatry with Timothy Paul Jones
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30:37Dr. Timothy Paul Jones is a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He joins the show today to lend his historical expertise to our conversation about political idolatry. This is the final installment of the series, so if you haven't heard the others, we encourage you to check those out. Dr. Jones surprised us by quoting a lot of se…
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That's right we BOTH bought new mac minis! What configuration? Why did we do it? And we answer your questions! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://merg…
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A little different this week. We're just praying for the nation. Please join us in doing so. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts. Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Instagram and keep exploring our website. Please consider rating the podcast on Apple…
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435: GitHub Universe Recap + M4 is here with a NEW Mac mini!!!
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44:21Awesome new features for GitHub Copilit and Apple surprises us with new devices and the M4! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Suppor…
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Election week is finally here. By the time the next episode airs, votes will be cast. Whether or not we know who won by this time next week. pastor Jared Torrence joins Austin this week to talk about what we need to remember to make sure our joy is tied to the eternal plan and character of God, regardless of who is in the white house. LINKS & SHOW …
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Syncfusion starts to contribute directly to .NET MAUI source code and also open sources 14 free controls for developers! We discuss. Links: .NET Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-welcomes-syncfusion-open-source-contributions/ Syncfusion blog: https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-open-source-net-maui-controls-cross-…
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Rev. Dr. Arthur Price, Jr. graciously hosted us at his home church: 16th St Baptist, which was home to a terrible bombing in 1963, which claimed the lives of four little girls. Though 16th St Baptist is a national historic landmark, Dr. Price is clear that his church is not a museum - it is a living, thriving outpost of gospel ministry. We hope you…
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Google may have to make substantial changes to the Google Play store. What does this mean for app developers? We break it down. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription availab…
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Episode 125: Hello Xcode 16 & .NET 9 RC 2
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36:06The latest in greatest for .NET MAUI is here with .NET 9 RC 2 which comes with plenty of awesome enhancements for mobile and desktop developers. We discuss Xcode 16 and iOS 18 support for both .NET 8 and .NET 9 and what to expect when upgrading your apps. Links: What's new: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-9 Follow Us: James…
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Jared Torrence is back with us to discuss the dynamics of raising mixed kids in multiracial families. As always on these family episodes, we are grateful for Jared sharing his experience, which is instructive for us whether we share his same family dynamic or not. Jared reminds us of the pillars we should be teaching our kids, which are especially …
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Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge ConflictBy soundbite.fm
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Does Just Preaching the Gospel Kill Racism
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24:20Pastor Jared Torrence of Covenant Fellowship Church in Glenn Mills, PA joins Austin to talk about the relationship between fighting racism and preaching the gospel. Pastor Jared reminds Christians of the power of God for both salvation and sanctification that are found in Jesus and the attitudes Christians should have toward all kinds of sin, racis…
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431: Put some Python in your C# with CSnakes
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37:54Have you ever wanted to use some Python in your C# apps, but were stuck and had to spin up a web api to handle it? Not any more with CSnakes! Let's talk. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Mac…
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