For instance, a QR code of an encrypted version of your private key, printed on a piece of paper, even engraved on a sheet of metal, could easily survive an EMP. Bitcoin is far more durable than you think.
so, how i extract the private key of my wallet.dat to do that? :O
anyway, i´m a early early bitcoiner, i want bitcoins to buy things i.e: a coffe or a new computer part or donate it to some ONG (like the Free Software Fundation or the Electronic Fontrier Foundation). i dont feel my self like a greed person, the idea of get money without "work" is attractive, but if you think about it, the idea can be boring (no job? what i can do with my free time?).
anyway (again) the Bitcoin Free software need some improvement, everybody know that, and the e-commerces free software need it too (like a drupal e-commerce module with a bitcoin-accept feature).
i belive than we are making a change, if you talk to somebody and tell him about the bitcoins and it´s aventages or the easy how is to buy things in amazon with bitcoins (idea: buy a birthday gift to he/her with bitcoins only!!), this is a slow walk to a best future, IMO.
the other thing is, the bitcoin market looks like make it for northamericans or Europeans only, i wish than buy-sell bitcoins/products get easier for centralamerican people like me!
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