An interesting project. I'd need to know a little more about what's going on, but it seems to be kosher:"Use the idle time on your computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) to cure diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific research. It's safe, secure, and easy:"BOINC Homepage
Can't really find too much information as to how potentially donating my computer's idle time can contribute practically to any of these endeavors - since they fail to provide details concerning what type of research and what methods are used - but I feel pretty safe that at the very least, it's harmless to donate my computer's CPU to run meaningless numbers. But of course there's always the chance that something really great does come out of all this. Still... more research on this is needed. You can't be too safe when it comes to the integrity of your computer's security.
