I found the idea that my screensaver could actually be performing a useful task to be interesting. The program and graphics serve as a conversation piece as well as enthrall my children. They often watch the screensaver work to see if they can be the ones to view "the call" whenever it may occur.
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.
