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2009-04-01 09:07:49

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We are happy to announce that BURP along with all user accounts
has been sold to General Motors. The GM spokesman explains
the purchase as follows:
"Our cars have sophisticated computer systems protecting you during accidents, we want
those systems to also do something useful when you are not performing an emergency braking procedure.
Drive safely and make the world a better place by letting your car render 3D graphics."
As a consequence we will no longer be supporting the Windows and Linux operating systems and will instead
focus all development on the custom processors in the Cadilac and Chevrolet series.
Please note that the current version of the GM-compatible client may need as much as 30 secs to pause
and resume computations. This is not an issue as long as you avoid situations that require use of the brakes
or the stearing wheel during those 30 seconds.
http://burp.boinc.dk/all_news.php#240
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2009-04-01 09:19:49

Be sure to be paid for this, probably better take the money direct from your government (if there is any GM factory in Denmark, or move over to Sweden, claim it from Saab ).

As for the security recommendations: Isn't it better anyway not to drive a Cadilac or a Chevrolet but let it crunch in the garage?






And, of course:
April April, as we say here
Grüße vom Sänger
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2009-04-01 21:19:32

This must be an April Fool's Hoax.
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2009-04-01 21:45:43

Be sure to be paid for this, probably better take the money direct from your government (if there is any GM factory in Denmark, or move over to Sweden, claim it from Saab ).

As for the security recommendations: Isn't it better anyway not to drive a Cadilac or a Chevrolet but let it crunch in the garage?

Preferrably someone else's garage
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2009-04-02 02:53:04

I've often thought about putting a BOINC box in the trunk, but would have to figure out a way to have the system shut down at a certain point to prevent the battery from going dead... And then start up again once the car was started.
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