I'm just another IT professional who believes strongly that a CPU not churning at 100% is wasting its time. Let's face it - a CPU will only last so long, and a work machine will be replaced in two years. It's not as if you're going to wear one out.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I've been running SETI for years. I love the thought of being a part of a world-wide super-computer, and looking for aliens works for me, too. I wish that there was a better Linux UI and graphics ...
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.