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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: XTCandLSDHappyME on February 06, 2013, 10:29 am

Title: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: XTCandLSDHappyME on February 06, 2013, 10:29 am
Does anybody know? nobody seems connected and I cant get into my account
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: scout on February 06, 2013, 10:33 am
Yeah, it has been disconnect for over 8 hours now, but they say they're working on it.
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: gazwel on February 06, 2013, 11:02 am
I was able to log in fine just there.
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: scout on February 06, 2013, 11:05 am
After about 9 hours of downtime, it's back up.  Coins are all still there, everything functioning as usual.
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: wetdog on February 06, 2013, 11:20 am
Y'all are quick!  I shouldn't even spend time scratching my head to figure out a problem.  Just log onto the forum & see what's going on.  I noticed it was down and spent about 10 mins worrying about it then i found this thread.  You said it was up & you were right.
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: astor on February 06, 2013, 01:59 pm
blockchain.info lets you backup your wallet very easily. Now would be a good time to do that.
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: wetdog on February 06, 2013, 02:28 pm
blockchain.info lets you backup your wallet very easily. Now would be a good time to do that.

Good advice.  Done.  +1 Thanks!
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: JezuzWazaMushroom on February 06, 2013, 03:29 pm
I backed up my wallet onto a stick and deleted Bitcoin from my systems when I formatted my computers and installed a new OS.  ;)

When it was plugged into my laptop after the install to setup certain programs, the stick was hanging out over the over the edge of the table, I stood up to answer the door quickly and snapped it when my leg brushed against it.   :-[

I had been saving BTC's since they were $4 instead of putting money into shares, and they were legitimately earned not from here or hacking shit, I'm embarrassed to disclose the sum I had saved but suffice to say it was substantial.  :'(

This happened just before Christmas last year, I was thinking "hey Santa Claus you cunt, where's me fuckin' coins?"  >:(

The lesson I learned from this is to store all my information of questionable legitimacy on more than one mini-SD card and then store those somewhere safely away until needed. Unless the AU weed vendors come back to reality will be some time for me unless they start going down in value. Everything on SR I no longer use in my older age is cheap as shit and weed cost a fortune and there's no one left but halfbaked who's charging $350 an ounce :-[ which although I can afford, I simply won't pay.   ???

Lesson learned albeit an expensive one, don't forget to keep multiple backups on as small and secure device as possible and encrypt EVERYTHING!  ::)

- JWM  8)

Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: Jediknight on February 06, 2013, 08:08 pm
JEZUZ,

I hope you tried to fix that usb stick.  Its not that hard.  The flash memory chips are still intact on it.  You could re-solder the chipboard together among other options.  If the bitcoins on it were substantial, I would try to bring it to a electronics shop and pay them to salvage the memory chip on the broken usb stick.

I say this because it happened to me and I was able to re=solder the stick back together for a short time to get the files off it.  It was taped together and solder globs hanging off it  lol...

take care.
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: AnonymousAddict on February 07, 2013, 02:33 am
Jedi is right Man iv broken several off, one i had about 6 weeks worth of  college work on and also manage to get my hands on the rest of the terms answers and questions so that was all on a USB 4gb STICK and a Buddy of mine who is just a wizz with computers managed to get to together long enough to send all the info to my computer..

FFS bro if u have had coins since 4 bucks,!!! Man please bro try to take it somewhere, they can do something man, dont give up on that..LOL if u give up send me the broken pieces of it,lol once i get it back together just throw me a nice chnnk from it..lol
Title: Re: WTF has happend to blockchain.info??
Post by: eddiethegun on February 07, 2013, 04:32 am
I backed up my wallet onto a stick and deleted Bitcoin from my systems when I formatted my computers and installed a new OS.  ;)

When it was plugged into my laptop after the install to setup certain programs, the stick was hanging out over the over the edge of the table, I stood up to answer the door quickly and snapped it when my leg brushed against it.   :-[

I had been saving BTC's since they were $4 instead of putting money into shares, and they were legitimately earned not from here or hacking shit, I'm embarrassed to disclose the sum I had saved but suffice to say it was substantial.  :'(

This happened just before Christmas last year, I was thinking "hey Santa Claus you cunt, where's me fuckin' coins?"  >:(

The lesson I learned from this is to store all my information of questionable legitimacy on more than one mini-SD card and then store those somewhere safely away until needed. Unless the AU weed vendors come back to reality will be some time for me unless they start going down in value. Everything on SR I no longer use in my older age is cheap as shit and weed cost a fortune and there's no one left but halfbaked who's charging $350 an ounce :-[ which although I can afford, I simply won't pay.   ???

Lesson learned albeit an expensive one, don't forget to keep multiple backups on as small and secure device as possible and encrypt EVERYTHING!  ::)

- JWM  8)

Brainwallet, my friend, brainwallet. It doesn't have to be saved anywhere but in your head.