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Comment by wpm

8 hours ago

Would a CRT TV tuned to channel 3 and no RF input be a good source?

In the sense that RF noise can be a source of entropy: Sorta*. But one doesn't need the whole thrift-store television set to do that; the visual aspect of a CRT displaying analog video snow just adds style points**.

*: Sorta, because if someone discovers that the entropy is derived from an analog TV tuned to channel 3, then they also know how to influence it from outside.

**: Style points can have value; it's OK to have fun with work. But that's a secondary function.