If you would like to entertain the possibility of putting your personal computer to work in the name of science, here's your website:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
I have this computer running 24/7, scouring the universe for Einstein's gravity waves and for signals from advanced extraterrestrial civilizations.
It hasn't interfered with my use of the computer for other purposes in the slightest.
There are a number of other science applications that you could run by going to the BOINC website (above).
QD01 organized a SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) OptiBoard team that you could join, if you only want to run the SETI application:
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14808
To learn more about the search for Einstein's gravity waves:
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19762
The invisible ninja soldier - is it closer to reality than you might think?
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17042
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