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Torrentocracy = RSS + Bit Torrent + Your TV

Posted by timothy on from the clairvoygence dept.

lerhaupt writes "I've started a project called Torrentocracy which is the combination of RSS, Bit Torrent and your Television. It's written as a plugin for MythTV (the homebrew Linux PVR project). This means you can not only easily find out about new torrents from various enclosure enabled blogs, but you can also start the torrent download process with the click of your TV remote control. Are RSS aggregators which support torrent downloads the next greatest thing since web browsers? What is the significance of hooking this directly to your TV? Here's a screenshot."

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  1. Re:Great plan (not) by Sanity · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    *Ugh* First an obligitory link to Godwin's law because you brought up the Hitler.
    Oops, time to invoke the meta-Godwin's Law*

    * "The first person to misapply Godwin's law in a discussion is automatically deemed a complete idiot"