8/21    So I was looking for a good distributed computing project to join.
        SETI@Home looks like a waste of effort (just my opinion)
        Folding@Home is poorly set up for multiproc systems.
        Can someone suggest a project that is worthwhile, has a multithreaded
        computation, doesn't use boatloads of RAM, and preferably has a
        halfway decent screensaver?
        \_ If we can harness all the idle computers to render 3D graphics
           porn, like Final Fantasy Porn, imagine all the wonderful
           changes we'd make to mankind!
        \_ http://www.electricsheep.org  It _is_ a screensaver.
           \_ Looks neat but all the main work is done in a single thread
              according to their research paper.
              \_ It doesn't even use all of a single CPU -- it's currently
                 limited by the network bandwidth of the server, not by the
                 processing speed of the clients.  But hey, that means you
                 could run Electric Sheep as your screensaver and something
                 more useful in the background.
        \_ I have a dual-processor XP machine, and I run one instance of
           SETI@home (BOINC) and one instance of FightAIDS@home (World
           Community Grid).
        \_ Why is seti a waste?
           \_ I have pessimistic paramaters for the Drake Equation.