I'm a 30 year old musician from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. I first learned of Seti@home from the Discovery Channel about 4 years ago. I think it's a great idea and I'm glad to be a part of it.
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.