10-18-2021, 10:21 PM
A Polaroid camera changed my crypto game
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>TLDR: the Polaroid camera is the DIY cold storage of the passphrase world.</p> <p>I used to get nervous that I wrote down my pass phrases wrong. Now I just Polaroid the screen for new wallets.</p> <p>I used to have to copy down all of my different dozens of phrases just to have duplicates. Now I just Polaroid the existing Polaroids (it worlds surprisingly well).</p> <p>I never wanted to take a screenshot of any of my phrases because I didn’t want it hot. Polaroids don’t even know what the internet is.</p> <p>I even considered taking a picture with an old digital camera and then taking the film to CVS to get developed like I was a 82 years old. But can I trust that sketchy lady behind the counter? Polaroids don’t need that boomer photo development crap.</p> <p>I’m telling ya, buy a Polaroid and thank me later.</p> <p>EDIT: I’ve gotten some questions about fading photos, so here’s my response from below: Polaroids only fade with ongoing exposure to oxygen. So put them in a ziplock freezer bag and suck the air out with your mouth as you close the lock. They should last 30+ years that way, unless the internet is lying to me.</p> <p>EDIT 2: Some people poking holes as to why this could not work due to edge cases ("what about a fire?!"
. I never said this was perfect; I said it was DIY. As far as I can tell, there's no truly perfect way to store your passphrases. I just use this as one part of my toolbelt.</p> <p>EDIT 3: I'm not a <del>financial</del> philology advisor.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/tiglath_ashur"> /u/tiglath_ashur </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qacuki/a_polaroid_camera_changed_my_crypto_game/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qacuki/a_polaroid_camera_changed_my_crypto_game/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>TLDR: the Polaroid camera is the DIY cold storage of the passphrase world.</p> <p>I used to get nervous that I wrote down my pass phrases wrong. Now I just Polaroid the screen for new wallets.</p> <p>I used to have to copy down all of my different dozens of phrases just to have duplicates. Now I just Polaroid the existing Polaroids (it worlds surprisingly well).</p> <p>I never wanted to take a screenshot of any of my phrases because I didn’t want it hot. Polaroids don’t even know what the internet is.</p> <p>I even considered taking a picture with an old digital camera and then taking the film to CVS to get developed like I was a 82 years old. But can I trust that sketchy lady behind the counter? Polaroids don’t need that boomer photo development crap.</p> <p>I’m telling ya, buy a Polaroid and thank me later.</p> <p>EDIT: I’ve gotten some questions about fading photos, so here’s my response from below: Polaroids only fade with ongoing exposure to oxygen. So put them in a ziplock freezer bag and suck the air out with your mouth as you close the lock. They should last 30+ years that way, unless the internet is lying to me.</p> <p>EDIT 2: Some people poking holes as to why this could not work due to edge cases ("what about a fire?!"
. I never said this was perfect; I said it was DIY. As far as I can tell, there's no truly perfect way to store your passphrases. I just use this as one part of my toolbelt.</p> <p>EDIT 3: I'm not a <del>financial</del> philology advisor.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/tiglath_ashur"> /u/tiglath_ashur </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qacuki/a_polaroid_camera_changed_my_crypto_game/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qacuki/a_polaroid_camera_changed_my_crypto_game/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R