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correct me if i'm wrong (i don't know enough about bitcoin), but wouldn't it also be the case that he would've lost his money if he shut down the live CD system
by noodle 15y ago
correct me if i'm wrong (i don't know enough about bitcoin), but wouldn't it also be the case that he would've lost his money if he shut down the live CD system before backing up his data?
edit: 1 hr later, upvotes with no correction, so i think "delicacy" does cover it. why would you send $81k to a system that could lose it with a power outage, crash, accidental shutdown, etc?
- wccrawford 15y agoYes, that would also lose the data. My point was that 'delicate' isn't nearly strong enough of a word. If you can make diligent backups and still lose everything, the system is beyond 'delicate'. Another post notes that newer clients have fixed this issue by pre-generating addresses. That's better, but being able to lose all your money because you lose a number just isn't acceptable.
- noodle 15y agowell, i'd expect clients to eventually evolve that allow you to automatically back up your stuff. the currency and concept just isn't that evolved yet.