mike

Unregulated crypto anarchist. Chief Shitpost Officer - NOSTR Inc. Foreign Correspondent - bridging legacy social media Email, NIP-05, LN address: mike@mikehardcastle.com Run 3 imperfect Bitcoin + Lightning nodes. BitAxe Miner - former S19 miner Novice Author Businessman - Electronics Entrepreneur - Data centres Investor - Technology Foodie & Cook Food Producer My articles : https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com My public relay: https://nortis.nostr1.com/ My photos: https://mike.npub.pro/ My book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLJP6R3F/ https://mikehardcastle.com
mike 4/28 20:30:53 πŸ’•
You know that’s making it worse don’t you πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Karnage 4/28 20:29:42 πŸ’•
We’ll all hang out in the afterplace eventually
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mike 4/28 18:52:50 πŸ’•
Thanks pal, that cheered me up no end. I’m phoning the crematorium now to reserve my slot πŸ˜‚
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 4/28 16:14:25 πŸ’•πŸ€™
Every generation falls into the same trap, damning new technology or progress as something bad or regressive. It is tempting to be scared of things you don’t understand, but I urge you to overcome the feeling and push forward. Please look at the recent history about kids and books, radio and tv, cars and horses, calculators and computers, etc, etc. Time and again we managed to overcome what seemed like a regression and turn it into progress. The best tool we have to predict the future is past performance. Don’t be afraid to, be curious and adventurous. YOLO after all 🫑
mike 4/24 23:20:12 πŸ’•
What concerns me about these emerging types of companies is they don't do anything. nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp6pmv65w6tfhcp73404xuxcqpg24f8rf2z86f3v824td22c9ymptqyv8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99uq3samnwvaz7tmwdae8g6tn9ehx7um5wgcjucm0d5hszxnhwden5te0wfjkccte9enk2arpd338jtnrdakj7a33qqsqwt0cqsc24rl2gd0y40mvs3g5nq58n6mwr58zr7clkalstq94als24pwr3
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mike 4/20 17:11:55 πŸ’•πŸ€™
We’re on a Tuk Tuk πŸ˜‚
mike 4/1 19:01:59 πŸ’•
That makes me sad 😞
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mike 4/1 18:58:52 πŸ’•
I care 😞
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mike 4/1 18:48:54 πŸ’•πŸ€£
Mempool's playing an April fool joke, check it out πŸ˜‚ https://mempool.space/
mike 3/21 19:24:33 πŸ’•πŸ˜­ πŸ€™ 🀣 🧊
I still think building platforms on NOSTR to emulate Patreon and OnlyFans are compelling propositions. Paying directly for content on NOSTR is native and doesn't require a trusted third party. Do we need a paywall NIP?
mike 3/18 7:26:25 πŸ’•
I just looked to signup to this nostr:nprofile1qy8hwumn8ghj7cfwdehhxtnvdakqzrmhwden5te0v5hxummn9ekx7mqqyz8mzs95arw7l97wfwpp6frj0zs6gdfnvf3r7eqzzjztxuhefqqqc6w9ene but it took me to the nostr.build plan page, which I already have. Does this mean I've already got this service?
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mike 3/18 7:20:00 πŸ’•πŸ€£
I still don’t entirely know what blossom is, but I know I want it πŸ˜‚ nostr:note1cyphwqqzp794m6d3a0kw7lgvz748sqxhxp8m9gprpln0psjxl72q63c32h
mike 3/16 22:05:15 πŸ’•πŸ€£
For all those who hate my face: Mike the Bastard, King of Ventnor πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
mike 3/12 18:41:21 πŸ’•
Interestingly: Both the Bitcoin community and governments have the same goal: End banks πŸ˜‚
mike 3/12 18:35:57 πŸ’•
The banks currently take your money to invest in order to make profit. The government decided to cut out the middle man and start doing that themselves.
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Karnage 3/12 18:32:15 πŸ’•
What does this even mean?
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mike 3/12 18:25:06 πŸ’•
GM Get you fiat out of the banks:
mike 2/27 18:46:23 πŸ’•
I believe "Files" will be available across all devices, but external storage support is only for the "Umbrel home"
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Karnage 2/27 18:44:34 πŸ’•
Is this only for your device or umbrel in general?
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mike 2/26 20:53:45 πŸ’•
My family founded company is Japanese, Densitron https://www.densitron.jp/
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Karnage 2/26 20:52:33 πŸ’•
I wish Japan did this.
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Karnage 2/26 20:51:34 πŸ’•
It makes no sense to have top talent come here, get educated and then leave. What good is that for the US economy? Give them citizenship and let them build American companies.
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mike 2/26 20:50:08 πŸ’•
I think Trump would disagree, but your points are very valid πŸ˜‚
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Karnage 2/26 20:44:54 πŸ’•
Free. If you spend a fortune to get an education at a top university, you may as well apply that talent in the states instead of leaving …
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mike 2/26 20:43:32 πŸ’•
For free, or a fee? If you ask Trump, he'll charge you an arm and a leg πŸ˜‚
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Karnage 2/26 20:42:13 πŸ’•
I thought so… While at it attach citizenship to every diploma at top universities
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mike 2/26 20:41:13 πŸ’•
I'm guessing Trump has congress on his side right now?
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Karnage 2/26 20:39:27 πŸ’•
Oh. Well, congress should approve that idea :)
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mike 2/26 20:38:03 πŸ’•
By not including citizenship, Trump doesn't need the support of congress.
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Karnage 2/26 20:36:34 πŸ’•
I would set up different tiers. Some x amount gets you automatic citizenship assume you pass all the checks
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mike 2/26 20:35:41 πŸ’•
It is to pay down the $35T debt.
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mike 2/26 20:24:04 πŸ’•πŸ€™
Trumps turning the U.S. into a public company which focuses very much on the bottom line: The U.S. Gold Card, like a green card, but costs $5M https://x.com/AutismCapital/status/1894525297422471409
mike 2/26 20:52:35 πŸ’•
You're not getting an argument from me, except I'm British, so my self interest would say, send them to the UK instead πŸ˜‚
mike 2/26 20:36:21 πŸ’•
Keeps the riff-raff out πŸ˜‚
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Karnage 2/26 20:35:04 πŸ’•
Way too high 🀣
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mike 2/26 20:34:36 πŸ’•
El Salvador charges $1M in Bitcoin.
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Karnage 2/26 20:33:12 πŸ’•
Not a bad idea! A little expensive if you ask me.
mike 2/16 21:49:38 πŸ’•
Wait till you try the other stuff πŸ˜‚
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 2/16 21:40:57 πŸ’• πŸ€— 🀣
Me trying to learn how to post notes, again πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
mike 2/2 7:06:35 πŸ’•
GM πŸ«‚
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 2/2 7:05:24 πŸ’•πŸ€— πŸ€™
GM! It’s been a while! Also, nice to see a clean mempool! πŸ˜‚πŸ«‚πŸ’œβ˜•οΈπŸ”₯πŸš€β˜•οΈπŸ”₯β˜•οΈπŸ”₯β˜•οΈ
mike 1/19 22:50:06 πŸ’•
Crypto.com
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mike 12/24 18:40:26 πŸ’•
Yes, meat pics please πŸ™
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 12/24 18:33:19 πŸ’•πŸ€— 🀣
Meat cooked, now we eat and drink! (Not posting meat pics, so ya’ll not salivate yourselves)πŸ˜‚πŸ«‚πŸ₯©πŸ·πŸ₯©πŸ·πŸ₯©πŸ·πŸ”₯
mike 12/16 17:44:16 πŸ’•πŸ€™
GM πŸ«‚ Nothing to see here. Move along, thank you.
mike 12/8 21:03:53 πŸ’•
My nodes synching, otherwise I’d be zapping the shit out of this πŸ˜‚
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 12/8 20:57:12 πŸ’•πŸ€£
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mike 12/8 19:40:53 πŸ’•πŸ€—
GM We had a power cut yesterday afternoon due to the stormy weather. Power is still off, but we have a gas hob and a log burner. So we are surviving. Despite my UPS, my node and WiFi went down late last night, so you won’t be able to zap me until power returns. Self sovereignty isn’t all good πŸ˜‚ I have lousy 3G, so you may not hear much from me today. I can feel the relief from here πŸ˜‚ Stay safe everyone.
mike 12/3 18:56:05 πŸ’•
I’m not going to admit how much BTC I’ve lost through my nodes πŸ˜‚
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 12/3 11:07:19 πŸ’•πŸ€— πŸ€™ 🀣
If you are LN node runner and survived this far, and a fan of PoW, here is the Epic badge that I can award you! (Zap⚑️or replyπŸ—£οΈ to get it)
mike 12/1 18:56:05 πŸ’•
I think you found the wrong video πŸ˜‚ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9A0AxoleGA
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Nah, fuck that! I am married πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ·
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mike 12/1 18:54:48 πŸ’•
YouTube it, I bet you’ll want to do it πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Da fuck? Yoga with goat? πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸπŸπŸ
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mike 12/1 18:53:28 πŸ’•
What is your view on goat yoga?
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My man! πŸ˜‚πŸ«‚πŸ·
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Sedd 12/1 18:49:10 πŸ’•
I ain’t fighting you, i support your take 🫑
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 12/1 18:13:55 πŸ’•πŸ˜­ πŸ€— πŸ€™ 🀣
Hot take, fight me! πŸ˜‚πŸ«‚πŸ€œπŸ»πŸ€›πŸ»πŸ€ŒπŸ»
mike 11/28 20:25:00 πŸ’•
At my local Botanic garden in Ventnor, Isle of Wight:
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mike 11/28 20:21:10 πŸ’•
Me too πŸ’œ πŸ˜‚
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 11/28 20:18:08 πŸ’•πŸ€£
Fresh take πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ nostr:note1ja4lhx99ezvxgqjqu3msg7tmvy9zzshty4sjtqysv9chqhxdqhds2p2hq6
mike 11/22 19:03:26 πŸ’•
Dam, you two! Your MPS β€œMemes per Second” is next level. I have my much to learn. Teach me my Masters of the Memes πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 11/22 18:49:15 πŸ’•πŸ€£
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mike 11/22 18:54:28 πŸ’•
What about the 58K gang, they are so lonely rn πŸ˜‚
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TheGrinder 11/22 18:53:37 πŸ’•
Let's go back to 94k just for a laugh πŸ˜‰
mike 11/20 22:27:49 πŸ’•
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existing sprinkles 11/20 22:20:23 πŸ’•
Hmm I'm having trouble uploading my sketch to nostr.build. I keep getting the message "Failed to upload media Timeout" Is anyone else having this problem? #asknostr
mike 11/16 7:19:45 πŸ’•
This one's a real banger πŸ˜‚
mike 11/11 20:05:59 πŸ’•
Meanwhile IRL, my non dom frens dog
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We drive anything or anyone anywhere, STFU! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚
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Zaikaboy 11/11 18:31:05 πŸ’•πŸ”₯ πŸ€™ 🀣
Moaning Nostriches, what shall we do today?
mike 11/11 19:40:38 πŸ’•
🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣 Stop already 🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣
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Do I look funny or something? πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ€£
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mike 11/11 19:37:24 πŸ’•
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GFY, get into the car already! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ«‚
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mike 11/8 21:02:18 πŸ’•πŸ”₯ πŸ€™
GM It’s really me again. The party boat followed us πŸ₯Ή
mike 10/24 17:49:27 πŸ’•
Hey NOSTR #devs What happens if I mute AND follow an npub? πŸ˜‚
mike 10/19 6:26:58 πŸ’•
Coin ?
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Anything that has no β€œLite” in the name, anything! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ«‚
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walker 10/19 6:25:13 πŸ’•πŸ€£
Name a better beer… I’ll wait.
mike 10/18 20:01:45 πŸ’•πŸ€£
Interestingly, 3 years ago, I gave two of my nephews 250,000 BTC each. They were older, so I gave them the seed phrase on their cards. One is a gamer, so he sold his immediately, after the price had crashed, to buy in-game shitcoins and spent them all. The younger is not very technical so hasn’t touched them (I still have the seed phrases and check occasionally). The younger one turns 18 in a couple of years time. I might, on his birthday message him the current value of his holding in GBP nostr:note175r9dsc6d9dxffdzpeepppxs0uvwxht34smk07aj8k42qjars0ysq3zl5w
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mike 10/11 1:17:32 πŸ’•
For me, I edit and optimise the file before uploading, store it in specific folders and can re-use in other posts by copying and pasting the imagine link, which nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w made extremely accessible from the thumbnail.
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nostr.build 10/10 9:29:25 πŸ’•πŸΆ πŸ”₯ πŸ«‚
One of nostr.build’s goals is to be your #1 media management center. New features to organize, view, copy, share, create and modify your media are coming out every day. Check out the **ALL NEW media properties window allowing you to easily copy, share, delete and soon view metrics and use AI editing tools, on all of your media. nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w While you’re there, don’t forget to play around with your new AI Studio text->image generator models. ** Your feedback is critical and is what helps us build and design nostr.build. As always, please provide feedback on any of nostr.build’s free or Account services!
mike 10/9 21:24:41 πŸ’•
No, it's just harder to find the "copy link" button on the large panel on the right. Most of the time, I just want to upload an image and copy the link address. I'll get used to it, but I preferred it before. Thought you'd appreciate some feedback. Also, generally loving the site. Thanks πŸ™
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mike 10/9 20:21:57 πŸ’•
Hey nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 You know when something is perfect and then you change it and people complain. I thought copying the link address from the thumbnail was perfect. Just saying.....
mike 10/9 16:59:34 πŸ’•
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GM! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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mike 10/9 16:49:34 πŸ’•πŸ€£
GM, Did we find out who Satoshi was? Was it Craig πŸ˜‚
mike 10/1 19:39:12 πŸ’•
All true, but those same comments were made to Mayer Amschel Rothschild about banking. We are not all destined to be Bitcoin banks or Bitcoin VISA
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 10/1 19:35:14 πŸ’•β€ΌοΈ 🎁 🐢 πŸ«‚
Looking at the Lightning network traffic, it feels like running LN routing node is a race to the bottom. Want more transactions during low on-chain fees, lower the routing fees. Want to earn more from the routing, put more funds at risk and open more channels. Not sure how this all will evolve, with many custodial wallets pushing their customers to self-custody. I would still not recommend running your own LN node if you have low risk tolerance. Still reckless as hell and full of surprises. πŸ€”πŸ«‘
mike 10/1 19:26:32 πŸ’•
Have you thought of posting about cats 🀣
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Yeah! I guess shitposting is a requirement at times πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 10/1 18:40:18 πŸ’•πŸΆ 🀣 πŸ«‚
The less I post, the less I feel like posting, the less engaging my posts become. Must try and post more, but not sure what to even post about. πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”
mike 9/26 19:26:50 πŸ’•
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Why YT? Can we not host it locally on Nostr as a primary source?
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 9/26 19:20:29 πŸ’• ⁉️ 🐢 πŸ’― πŸ«‚
Nostrasia videos on YouTube, makes me sad 😭😭😭
mike 9/6 20:07:46 πŸ’•
But at least my node earns more than my Bitaxe miner πŸ˜‚
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The Fishcake🐢🐾 & 763 others 9/6 20:05:32 πŸ’•πŸ€™ 🀣
This is how every new lightning node operator expects their node to run πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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