BOINC!

I thought I’d written about this a couple of years ago, but apparently I was mistaken.  If you’re interested in science and geeky stuff, you may want to download a program called BOINC.  BOINC allows you to donate your computer processor downtime to a number of really cool science projects.  The most famous of all is probably the SETI program, but there are also programs researching climate change, and programs analyzing proteins for medical research.  You can configure Boinc to run as often or as little as you’d like—for example, you can just have the program run while you’re sleeping if you’re worried about it affecting performance.  Go on… let your inner dweeb have some fun!

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 04/22 at 04:20 AM

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