IBM, Screensaver To Tackle Smallpox, "IBM and a host of technology partners are working on software for the U.S. Defense Department that will let the idle time of anyone's computer be devoted to investigate antismallpox drugs, the companies are expected to announce Wednesday." This is part of their Grid plan, which is really quite cool. I had an idea, i thought it would be cool, to sell cycles as a consumer. Like every machine sold has an app that uses an open format and subscribes to servers publishing lists of project to be accomplished. Some may be donation only, others might be for profit, this way consumers could sell (and thus recoup on their investment in their new shiny box) their cycles. In addition companies might subsidize machines to consumers who could not otherwise afford them in exchange for cycles each night. This system would allow more people to buy machines, and work on project they truely find important. If you have a pc you leave on check the story above and see if you can help out on the small pox thing!!! btw i have a patent pending on the idea mentioned above, so don't get any funny ideas!!! ; - )