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Running Tor On Your TV
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The Tao is like a glob pattern: used but never used up. It is like the extern void: filled with infinite possibilities.
Huh? (Score:5, Insightful)
OK, let's get the obvious question out of the way: Why would I want to run Tor on my TV? Honestly, I don't get why. I don't see anywhere on the site that explains why it would be a good thing for me to run my TV on the Tor network.
Re:Huh? (Score:3, Insightful)
Well, there is the, "Because I can" factor. But it also could provide some interesting safety measures when using a built-in browser on some televisions. Yes, there are televisions with a web browser. Why? Because some people like the idea.
Re:Huh? (Score:3, Insightful)
have you ever used tor ? its slower than a hayes 14.4k modem over a crappy phone line. and thats for web browsing, not media.
Re:Huh? (Score:4, Insightful)
No, my router routes. The closest thing to a service that it provides is NAT. I don't worry about it getting buried in connections because I bought a router (Cisco 881 at a surplus yard) that would stand up to the abuse I throw at it.
What's All This About, Then? (Score:4, Insightful)
Is the goal to flood the Tor network with so much traffic that the feds might not be able to catch your bittorrent downloads?