The idealized version of this in my mind has a consent-first interface which makes it easy to set boundaries and limits and wouldn't burn out the machine as a default

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twosdai 5 hours ago | parent [-]

This is basically what seti and the computing @home projects did. Just doesn't get as much support outside of hobbiest and institutions.

	▲	lynndotpy 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes! I remember it being a bit difficult and confusing to set up when I was 10 or so. And of course, you can't use it on e.g. your gaming consoles or phones, and AFAIK you can't set up BOINC for personal use (e.g. rendering your own blender projects on all your machines). (That said, Blender itself does provide good tooling here for Blender specifically).