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This is how I got CarPlay on the used BMW I bought. Gave some guy in Thailand my VIN and $60, he sent me firmware to install, and now I drive around with working CarPlay and the vague notion that I've maybe been p0wned in ways I don't fully understand.


When your car idles, it's contributing to his Folding@Home account rank


Heh... or mining coins... or these days, factoring LLM's...


Simpler times.


More likely it’s mining crypto.


Wait, CarPlay is a "premium" feature on a BMW?


On older models. Current models come with it.


Current ones instead charge you a recurring subscription for seat heating, right?




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