Do you boinc?

If you're looking at this you own a computer (or at least are borrowing one from someone).  Did you know that the average persons computer spends most of its time idle - millions of unused clock cycles disappear between each and every keystroke and mouse click you make.

That is a huge waste.

We scientists often need a huge amount of computing power - I preform image analysis routines which often take 2 days of solid computing (on a 16-core machine) to complete - and on the scale of things I'm a light user.

Now of only there were a way to use all of your unused clock cycles to help out people like me.

Boinc is the answer.  Developed by the people at SETI, but used by many high-computing needs research groups, boinc allows individuals like yourself to donate unused clock cycles towards scientific projects.  There are dozens of projects you can donate your computer cycles to - want to help find aliens, link up to seti@home.  Want to help predict the future climate of our planet, link upto climate prediction.  Want to help reveal the inner world of the cell - link upto Rosetta.

And there are dozens more to choose from, covering every scientific discipline out there.

I boinc - SETI@Home and Rosetta.  You should too.