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    So, which service do YOU donate your CPU idle time to? The United Devices cancer research project, the SETI@Home search for aliens, the Distributed.net RC5 and/or OGR projects, or something else?

    And more importantly, why?

    I run the RC5 project on my systems, because the client is very CPU friendly (I can run Deus Ex with the cruncher running in the background!), there is a definate end point (unlike SETI), and if I discover the correct answer, I get money!

    I'm currently #5,957 overall out of nearly 300,000 Distributed.net users, running at 12 MKeys/sec yesterday.

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    I use Data Synapse. It is a for-profit deal that pays you in Flooz, if you get picked up for a job. Guess I'm just greedy. <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0">

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    Isn't Flooz going out of business?

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    I'm on seti@home since nov 1999!! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

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    I've run seti and UD cancer research clients. Up until recently I was running UD and was rather happy. Unfortunately, our guest sleeps near the computers and said that the Thingies (molecules) were annoying her. So, I'm not running it right now, but will go back to UD as soon as she leaves. It seems that she isn't geeky enough to be impressed with molecules, atomic structure, bonds, etc.
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    I get concerned running an agent on my computer for another company. It would be really easy to tell that software to scan your drive for office documents, etc... I wonder how much those companies make off of marketing...
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    I am using United Devices, but I am willing to try any of the others (except seti cause it seems like a waste) drop some links so we can see what they are about
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    Originally posted by WesFlash:
    <STRONG>I've run seti and UD cancer research clients. Up until recently I was running UD and was rather happy. Unfortunately, our guest sleeps near the computers and said that the Thingies (molecules) were annoying her. So, I'm not running it right now, but will go back to UD as soon as she leaves. It seems that she isn't geeky enough to be impressed with molecules, atomic structure, bonds, etc.</STRONG>
    set the monitor to go into standby after about 20 minutes

    oh btw I have 12 machines running UD
    When cometh the day we lowly ones
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    Master the art of karate
    Lo, we shall rise up
    And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water

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