The wife and I decided to join SETI@ home. We have both had an interest in SETI for most our lives and decided to join up now we both work full time. I enjoy gaming and computers while the wife loves movies and reading.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
A great way to utilize a community to outsource computing power. While I usually leave my computer running 24/7 it's a great way to help while it's sitting there doing nothing.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.