There are programs that can check such things as runtime, wear (…).

I think they are referencing this Clip from Volker Pisper (first Minute).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4H_E8b-qmo

He did use the term “Giga-Taxi” too

I’ve really enjoyed the videos of James Veitch on annoying scanners. Especially this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MHDDSekvcE. The scammer wants him to contact this “bank” and open an account. He than makes up, that he read somewhere that you get a free toaster with any new account. He than goes on and on about the free toaster until the scanner asks him to stop emailing him.

I heard somewhere that this was the original plan. They changed it because computers were new and they didn’t think people would understand “using human brains as CPUs”