I do not mean to be hateful in any way, but this system just stinks. I am totally on board with the idea that government-issued currency has got to go, and I hope Bitcoin does well.
I downloaded and installed the Bitcoin program. I then looked for a way to acquire Bitcoins.
Bitcoins aren't acquired, they are earned.
How do you earn them?
1. Mine. (Boring.)
2. Sell something useful to someone for bitcoin.
3. Exchange. (mtgox.com et al.)
Just because the internet is all about instant gratification, doen't mean bitcoin is. Unfortunately for we humans we need to earn money by participating in an economy, just is in real life.
(Dont know about you, but when I was born, some stranger didn't just walk up and hand me a fiver, it took a while.)