For regular Linux nodes:
Step 1) make sure you have the command line text editor jq installed
sudo apt update
sudo apt install jq --install-recommends
Step 2) Extract child porn from disk via bitcoin-cli:
bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction 54e48e5f5c656b26c3bca14a8c95aa583d07ebe84dde3b7dd4a78f4e4186e713 true | jq -r '.vout[].scriptPubKey.asm' | cut -c3- | xxd -p -r | tail +9c | head -c 184292 > ThisIsTheChildPornographyIWishToViewOfMyOwnFreeWillEvenThoughIKnowItIsACrimeToViewThisFile.pdf
Enjoy! But I warn you, don’t commit felonies. I also warn you, you do not need to commit a felony to have a rational discussion of this topic. If I were you, I would delete the file immediately…
That said, since you now know with certainty that it is possible to embed arbitrary image data on the blockchain since the beginning, should we abandon the bitcoin project? Should we decide we mere plebs have no right to honest money?
