Another screen saver for another good cause
 

In the spirit of the thread about using idle computer time for a good cause:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350291

I thought I'd share another screen saver using distributed computing, available at http://www.climateprediction.net for free download. It automatically downloads and runs models which predict climate change over time.

In addition to promoting science, I think the visuals are quite striking. It shows a globe with colors gradually changing to indicate the temperature shifts.

I've also created a team called FlyerTalk which anyone can join. Once you've created an account and have the program up and running, go to:

My cp.net>BOINC cp.net

and click on Teams. A search for "flyertalk" will turn up the team page, where you can follow the links to join.

Note: Please don't fill this thread with complaints about how global warming isn't real or how environmentalists are evil people. This thread is meant simply to be a chance for folks to talk about and contribute to the team's effort on a large-scale computer experiment, not an argument about whether global climate change is real. There are plenty of other threads for that debate.

Just bumping this up, in case anyone's interested in this.