# Are You Running A BIONIC Project? Check In Here. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919 "2008-04-11T17:56:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/1 "2008-04-11T17:56:29Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a thread like this on the board, so… Who’s using their computer to run a [BIONIC](http://boinc.berkeley.edu/) (or similar) [project](http://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php)? I’m running Rosetta@home at work and Help Conquer Cancer (part of the World Community Grid) at home. I know we’ve had plenty of Seti@home users here at one point. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/2 "2008-04-11T19:13:03Z")
Oh, I thought this thread was for people creating Bionic humans. I’ve said too much. Carry on then… ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/3 "2008-04-11T20:00:43Z")
It’s **BOINC** , not BOINIC. I used to run Sete@home a lot, but not so much anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/4 "2008-04-11T20:06:59Z")
[QUOTE=Flander] It’s **BOINC** , not BOINIC. [/QUOTE] Frack! Can I get a clean up on the Thread title please. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/5 "2008-04-11T21:09:33Z")
I’ve got SETI@home running on one of my boxes and Leiden Classical on the other. ---
**Author:** ![Maui\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/6 "2008-04-11T22:59:03Z")
I used to have [Folding@home](http://folding.stanford.edu/) on my computer, I ran it a few times, but my computer isn’t that fast or good at it apparently. Still, I did have it for a while, but ended up deleting it. I might download it again later. ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/7 "2008-04-12T14:54:38Z")
I’m running SETI@Home and World Community Grid (I let it choose which projects to give me) here. ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/8 "2008-04-12T15:57:50Z")
An interesting list of projects… I haven’t run SETI@Home since way back when I had my 486. One of my coworkers used to run SETI@Home until last month when he borrowed my wattmeter and discovered that it was costing him something like $20/year in extra electricity bills. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-running-a-bionic-project-check-in-here/444919/9 "2008-04-12T22:41:54Z")
I’m still running Seti@home.