BOINC
I have contributed my personal computer’s processing power to several scientific projects, including Einstein@home, MilkyWay@home, PrimeGrid and SETI@home, using the BOINC platform.
My GPU fans suffered, but it was worth it. I’d still rather do this than mining coins. At least I can say that I did it for science!
A still more glorious dawn awaits
Not a sunrise, but a galaxy rise
A morning filled with 400 billion suns
The rising of the Milky Way