Bitcoin meetup in Oxford, I'm going.

Book a bus, train or plane, but be there too, or you're not my Bitcoin buddy 😂

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Right coach, I'm definitely going to make this one.

See you there!


I'm at 12%, 140 of 1172.

Just started reading it again after returning from my cruise.

I definitely identify with some of the Characters like Henry Reardon and Francisco d'Anconia 😂


I'm reading Atlas Shrugged right now 👀


I realised that with NIP-05 verified against your own domain, then NOSTR gives you:

Not your keys, not your identity

And NOSTR has the power to separate state from identity.

My email, identity and bank account (Lightning) are all:
mike@mikehardcastle.com


Holiday Food Gift Ideas:

Honey Products | nostr:npub16eumpaxffppswucpeysysrya9uk39j06d5gr2tsnf6cupq3f4jdqyft6jc
Honey | nostr:npub1sweetl0gskmka0n5qevt7v2wj9q56ntwkmaeywffw4ftaucmcakquhns6h
Tallow Soap | nostr:npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy
Low Sugar Jerky | nostr:npub1cwhy4k8qd2guyqz8t45u4yzyp4k4fhnjn573ukh6e77mde2dgm9s2lujc5
Grass Fed Lamb & Eggs | nostr:npub1uus3cgn5xlwt2kp8z26mrwlm9g3myaj5vjwaclqlkknam6r6lmhqjhwkxn
Regenerative Farmed Meats | nostr:npub1ec7rqh20d00pqc9uxxf7ruv0xcvah0vexzpd5kpcl46yj84pme4suggn5k

(add to the list if you know someone on Nostr)


Understood


Stay away from filthy fiat John, I’ve just had lunch with 2 Bitcoiners who ended up talking about fiat tax and Ethereum, I feel dirty 🥹


Yeh, that doesn’t really compare does it 😂


Enjoy every byte 😂


No it was a joke, because it’s a book about burning illegal books at 451 F 😂


Beautiful view.

You paid for ship WiFi, you truly are a fabulously wealthy Bitcoiner 😂


Waiting for my Bitcoin buddies on Christmas Common https://i.nostr.build/sCXQOb0nxwMEF4GV.jpg


I’ve been to Disney in the snow before 😂


I'm just about to use mine, wish me luck 😂


Now, if only there was another way 🧐


Have a fabulous day


Yeh, his bank 😂


GN 🫂


I’m all giddy 🤣

Bay Lake used to have the weirdest  light show, I found this video from Wilderness lodge, we used to watch this most nights from our room at the Contemporary 🤣

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QshhJo5vew


It's happening past my bedtime in the UK, but think about joining the debate tonight!

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GM

You’re at my home.

Contemporary resort, bay view room.

Pop down, pick up a monorail.

I’m salivating just writing this.

I need a Disney fix 😂


Swamps are great, aren’t they? 😁


Never been to Disney? 😱


It's still snowing here, but the roads are clear, so my lunch is happening 😁


Ish, I've done the Star Tours and seen Storm Troopers in Disney Studios, but I haven't been since they opened Galaxy's Edge.

Thanks for the photos, interesting to see.


Has Pirates of the Caribbean broken down again Dan?


We all met Satoshi at the same party in the 90’s 😂


IRL interactions


👀 nostr:note1c0qpwl4j54hnxk32tjfwcj9nzfe8h7jnh388czh8f3psvpqjfspqw0c8te


Oxfordshire, there is also,  nostr:npub13fce6s3x325jta439097ddj97mkg9mlxf6kfrkhexh7uenclpljs7atdfx  , snow in London

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GM 🫂🎄


Yeh, that’s the one 😂


More snow photos https://i.nostr.build/8eY2900FYVpOxCEl.jpg https://i.nostr.build/dMgexlALR9jOQwth.jpg https://i.nostr.build/U0LvE3sV7SJqzwlK.jpg https://i.nostr.build/ZdTseMv57dC1WfQK.jpg


True


We just had a 5 second power cut 🤣

I have a UPS tho 😁


I think you're over selling it 😂


Sure come along, if we're still going.

Is it snowing in London, now that IS unusual....

I grew up in the suburbs of Bromley.


Thanks 🫂


Books?

Yes, they are legal, except for the book Fahrenheit 451 😂

Bitcoin books are especially to be encouraged. I leave copies of my book in public places. I left 2 on the cruise ships library I was on recently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451


You’re having lunch on Christmas Common too? 🤣

Don’t worry buddy we’ve got this. Just think you’re Norwegian and it’s all good 🎄


GM

It snowing and I’m supposed to be having lunch with some Bitcoiners on Christmas Common

Oh the irony 🤣 https://i.nostr.build/RXlmyjPVXqFDeUAA.jpg


Actually  nostr:npub1wyuh3scfgzqmxn709a2fzuemps389rxnk7nfgege6s847zze3tuqfl87ez is one of our favorite clients  😎

What's yours?

https://m.primal.net/MaYP.png

#memestr


Bluesky vs NOSTR with  nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIwBDvkkEnQ


#Bitcoin fixes this. https://image.nostr.build/c9694f9575c74168d99838496ee527ace562c2fa9391c30ab1678c2aee080423.jpg


Understood 🫡


Bitcoin WAS unaware of the fiat system in the early days.

As it grows to represent a store of wealth and currency in the real world this fades.

That hasn't been the case for several years and Bitcoin will only become more closely aligned to the real world as it evolves.


He says sitting in front of a log burner 😂


Heat pumps


Let's reign in the timescale a little.

All technologies become obsolete and get replaced. Bitcoin is a technology.

Aside from that obsolesce time scale, if ladening Bitcoin with an indebted fiat system doesn't break it, it should last for decades.

If we try to place the weight of the failing fiat systems on it, it may fail within a few years.

I don't think it will and I hope it doesn't.


In the traditional fiat system, vesting, notes, bonds and rights issues are all financial instruments that allow debt to be used as an asset.

I'm not certain how I feel about the financial experts applying their shittery to Bitcoin. On the one hand, Bitcoin should be strong enough to cope with it, on the other, there is a real chance that Saylor and Trump and others could turn Bitcoin into a shitcoin.

I suspect these will be incredibly successful strategies that will work until they don't, just as mortgage backed securities were incredibly successful until 2007.

I hope that when they fail they won't take Bitcoin down with them. We shall see.


Do you mean this:

https://www.microstrategy.com/press/microstrategy-announces-proposed-private-offering-of-1-75b-of-convertible-senior-notes_11-18-2024

Saylors just doing what the governments doing.

Issuing its own shitcoins 😂


Not on what Saylor pays you 😂


You couldn’t afford to fuck me 😂


I’m cheap and thin skinned, they call me Catsup Mike


Again already:

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/18/michael-saylors-microstrategy-added-additional-51780-bitcoin-for-46b/


He’s our CCO - Chief Complaints Officer,

We value him highly and are trying to lure him away from being Saylor’s quant.


Agreed 💯


Thank you 🫂

I will 🫡


As I have been summoned and in the spirit of self promotion, an excerpt from my book:

Page 86:

However in the longer term, it is likely to create a truly sustainable economy that reduces excess spending and thus excess production of goods and services. While this will have a negative impact on the ultra wealthy, it could narrow the gap between rich and poor and democratise money in the same way the Internet democratised information.


My cryogenecist thinks I am after I paid his bill 😂


If you haven’t been banned from Twitter, then you’re doing something wrong 😂


Interesting:

https://debaterly.com/en/


What's everybody up to tomorrow? 😂

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Neither did most economists and bankers.


Understood 🫡


This: nostr:note1tchqnshc9hf77flpsmmez87a42dksym8pwclmml9vhlc4vhmpjgq54j69g


My wife has some tramadol if you’d like it 😳


Welcome

If you like a basic explanation of the NOSTR protocol, I wrote one here:

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1725913455892

A full list of NOSTR articles can be found here:

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com

Enjoy freedom technology


Up the alcohol content of your wine please 😂


Sandy?

Each to their own.

Live and let die, sorry, I mean live 😂


Have you used Liquid to rebalance?

I've heard it's done, but never tried it.


Home comes with it.

Currently 1.2.2


Things were better before the war 😂


GM,

Music for a Found Harmonium is the best piece ever:

Penguin Cafe Orchestra created by Simon Jeffes and now reborn by his son Arthur.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9GHYEQooes


In the spirit of full disclosure, I always like to understand both sides of a discussion.

If you are the same, I am currently engaged in this thread:

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I can't predict how it will play out, but I do see the kind of scenario you suggest happening.


👀

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I’m struggling with the humble bit. I need to join a support group, but apart from that, all good here 🫂


I respect your opinion 🫂

Nice discussion, thank you.


Have you met my wife the podiatrist nostr:npub1p90ddrdr0ss4t2slc9pl8amgt34mq2r9u3r26sumaw5s4k3v0w2qc3mq38


I disagree.

Same game different rules, same outcome.

If you’re using fiat as a debt vehicle I believe you’re going to loose no matter how you play the game.

But I don’t know and I could be wrong, but I currently see history repeating.


Ah I see.

I think I agree with your analysis 🫡


You have no argument from me on that one.


For those of us ignorant uninformed ignoramuses, what was the pattern in the late 90's?

Also this:

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She copes 😂


The difference between HODLers and MSTR.

HODLers are building wealth

MSTR are growing faster than their debt.

Saylor might win, but we don’t know.

If Trump buys 1M BTC to back the USD, then the U.S. & MSTR will be playing the same game.


Even the wife 😂


We were all jealous of Lehman Brothers & Enron until we weren’t 😂


19 Hardcastle’s worth of Bitcoin.

That’s a lot of Bitcoin 😂


This is higher than a Trillion apparently 😂

nostr:note1dmrg2z4dwk2ffw53m6jrq60fzts9sw2xp8637yfuwnl8e2zuh0eqrhaf3f


Like the newspapers get ordered to do sometimes?


It is raining right now and our new orangerie is not leaking a drop.

I'm smiling.

Have a nice day.


👀

I think I’m in love with Brian all of a sudden 😂


Is that like muting a follower on NOSTR?


So Roger an me, no pun intended, but see what I did there 😂


Shame CZ got out.

SBF, Brian and CZ could’ve had some nice fireside chats together.

Could’ve live streamed on nostr:npub1eaz6dwsnvwkha5sn5puwwyxjgy26uusundrm684lg3vw4ma5c2jsqarcgz  😂


Does that mean I have to have sex with HODLers?


What’s the plural for Hardcastle? 😂


What’s the number after Trillion?

Asking for a fren 😁


TBF technically Brian holds Larry’s BTC, does that change the scenario? 😂


Saylors got his fiat debt money glitch worth billions possibly trillions, I’ve got my free VPN BCH money glitch.

We are not the same 😂


Say GFY to him from me


The way I figure it is I've got free VPN via the BCH money glitch, while numbers go up a little, I figure I've got enough BCH to last me 1,00 years of VPN service 😂

I'm not using good money to pay for something when I can pay with bad money.

Same as I use my wifes filthy fiat to pay for luxury cruises 😂


How does  nostr:npub1sx9rnd03vs34lp39fvfv5krwlnxpl90f3dzuk8y3cuwutk2gdhdqjz6g8m generate its trending page?

The first two listings are rektbot Tone Vays

rektbot is following 1 npub

and

Tone Vays hasn't posted anything yet


I have Trust wallet installed for the BCH I bought to visit St. Kitts, which I'm now using to pay for  nostr:npub168euw93e4cam59llcmydav0akwjk2p4nfy3p85pn22xv9y2jxuzq4s9uaw because it's more of a stablecoin than BTC, but is still worth more than I paid for it 😂

Too much information?


One of best vibe and exibition nostr:nprofile1qqsg5386eve0fm9k9ky92kez4dw6v9ud7hdvmqjh4ru7rgs3gugrx3spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99uq35amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwd45ku6tzd968xtnrv9ekstck22xsx nostr:nprofile1qqsttwkhga9z0wj2cfnunw2a49qw3uz6qwdvxcf4558z4t6zkg5r3lcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9urrm8wa tnx to be pure and Honest. Fookin love it
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Lugano 🔥🧡 https://image.nostr.build/f2549e67521601e4d97567325b4e49c559eb732486e3187ee3406736c21fe3ab.jpg


#Bitcoinbeach rocked yesterday! nostr:nprofile1qqsry6h5yvzq724uhrqu9qmacryq8vns56rewssk6ctx0e4mwskpdkgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcvd405v
 https://image.nostr.build/6705d19b23579c4a5bd9f9abf1f56bad83493fc9c046c42ff70f95855cf51dc6.jpg


Can you go full time?


Bitcoin is just funny Internet money, it’ll never catch on 😂


That’ll be worth a fortune by 3007 😂


I do and I get it.

Have you ever let your car drive you to the shops going 0 - 60 in 1.9 seconds.

I’ve done it once, but then I switched to eating Phalls for my kicks 😂

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I posses nothing that is common 😂


I’ve eaten a phall before, which is why I have no friends 😂

nostr:note19c5rxz3ksl96yafxpc0xmgztsgcwke669w7rnvgvqfpekg2kw4ksjkv785


Except for nostr:npub1ng8zqsa04gzk5y4ch0nh43xrrpwqu27ydvf24s2cdzg5gv3upc7qycqjc0 who’s too busy GFYing to complaints to have fun 😂


They do seem to have piggy backed on NOSTR

Also according to the advertising industry, it takes seven mentions of a new product or service before a customer will take action 🤣


BLUESKY LMFAO

https://cdn.satellite.earth/202c12ebb81aebb6d5dbfd9becb7b85e7a0a6127ca01ec4bed669192f3b6096d.mp4


What the hell is THIS shitcoin 😂 https://i.nostr.build/moKTmHNE7jRX6pGY.jpg


Have you ever been to Glasgow? 🤣


You can’t eye my eyes!

That’s like zapping my zaps 😂


Is there a nostr client with algorithm? I could not keep up with everything on nostr. To see that I like would be helpful. Of course algo should be open source


👀 nostr:note1qpt0sw6sg4j28neln7vqvv0523chc246wtqsq9plx79wkcmuc79s7vpt03


I’ve never cooked it myself, a Tikka Masala is my limit 🤣


But what about my shares in Lockheed Martin 😔


The only problem I can see from the recipe is it serves 8 - 10.

I don't have that many frens 😪


We invented the Phall: 😂 🫡

Phall: A British Asian dish made with a combination of dried chilies, ginger, and fennel seed, phall is known for being extremely hot and is said to be hotter than vindaloo. Some say that chefs may need to wear goggles and leave the kitchen to prepare extra hot phall.


I wanna try cooking gumbo, but I’m a Brit.

Let’s see if this is possible in the UK 😳 nostr:note1tk2qpglr6mdzrzsu04dt6353aqg8g37my4s77nwq7uc53mparjxsl2xuru


I run 3 nodes:

An upgraded Umbrel Home with the Bitcoin Core and Lightning Node, this is a full node and has several channels and if I keep it balanced, which I don’t bother to do now, could earn routing fees. I also run a full Liquid blockchain for any L-BTC or L-USDT that I have.

An upgraded RPi 5 8GB RAM with 2TB SSD, this was a full node, but Lightning crashed several times and I lost 0.2 BTC in channels due to not backing up sufficiently. I don’t trust this to hold liquidity, but I do run it for other tasks, such as running the Monero blockchain and experimenting with password managers, BitTorrent clients, server monitoring and password managers.

Start9 node running on a Lenovo NUC with 32GB RAM & a 2TB SSD. This is currently powered down.

When I first setup my 2 Umbrel nodes, originally RPIs with 4GB + 2 TB SSD & 8GB + 1TB SSD respectively, I used the Lightning node itself to open channels using https://amboss.space/ and https://lightningnetwork.plus/ to find suitable nodes.

This was easy and cheap at the time. I remember setting up several triangle nodes to small capacity nodes on my first Umbrel and several large capacity channels to large public nodes on my second Umbrel. I also setup large channels between my own two nodes so I could route payments across my own network. I was experimenting heavily.

To rebalance, I installed RTL, Ride the Lightning and Thunderhub, but quickly realised that RTL was the tool for me. I also installed an auto rebalancing tool called LNDg, which I spent many months watching YouTube videos and reading articles in a failed attempt to master.

During this period I was spending at least 8 hours a day in channel management and learning, I had around 0.5 BTC in open channels on each node.

At the peak, I was maybe earning a few thousand Sats a day for my efforts.

It quickly became very apparent that this wasn’t sustainable and I could never earn enough to justify the time spent in manual management and so I started looking for automation tools that could free up my time.

There were some tools emerging, but they required manual configuration, not walled Umbrel nodes to work on, and they required coding skills to configure, which I lacked.

I toyed with the idea of resurrecting my coding skills, but as I hadn’t coded since the 3GL days of the late 1980’s to early 1990’s I realised that my heart wasn’t in it and I couldn’t find enough enthusiasm to do this, so I let my nodes languish.

At this point, I discovered Start9, which appeared promising at first, but when I actually installed it on a dedicated NUC I had purchased on eBay, I realised it was even more complex and was even more of a walled garden, so I never bothered to load any liquidity on this and ran it for a year or so before switching it off a few months ago.

I am waiting for the full release of Start9 which promises a much better UI and support for VPNs, which I require.

In the meantime, I still run one full node and have significant liquidity on it, but I mostly use it for my own payments. I do sometimes rebalance the channels and watch the fees roll in for a few hours until the channels are unbalanced again.

I would start this properly if I thought it was financially viable, but even Alex Bosworth, who runs one of the largest nodes on the network admits it doesn’t pay enough to make it worth the time. He is on X and you can follow him for much more detailed advice here:

https://x.com/alexbosworth

My experience of running a Bitcoin + Lightning node

Why I started and why I stopped actively running my own Bitcoin Lightning node.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp6pmv65w6tfhcp73404xuxcqpg24f8rf2z86f3v824td22c9ymptqqxnzdenxyungvf4xccrxdp5zk35v0


My Umbrel home mounted my RPI SSD drive to migrate across successfully.

But I haven't tried adding additional storage to date.


When I first setup my 2 Umbrel nodes, originally RPIs with 4GB + 2 TB SSD & 8GB + 1TB SSD respectively, I used the Lightning node itself to open channels using https://amboss.space/ and https://lightningnetwork.plus/ to find suitable nodes.

This was easy and cheap at the time. I remember setting up several triangle nodes to small capacity nodes on my first Umbrel and several large capacity channels to large public nodes on my second Umbrel. I also setup large channels between my own two nodes so I could route payments across my own network. I was experimenting heavily.

To rebalance, I installed RTL, Ride the Lightning and Thunderhub, but quickly realised that RTL was the tool for me. I also installed an auto rebalancing tool called LNDg, which I spent many months watching YouTube videos and reading articles in a failed attempt to master.


Yes, working full time 50+ hours a week, plus having 10 BTC liquidity and being one of the biggest, most active nodes on the network. This dates back  a while.

https://x.com/alexbosworth


I'm not actively routing public payments as I learned all I needed to by doing this for some while and I know you can't currently make it worthwhile in terms of fees / time spent managing.

Alex Bosworth, one of the leading Lightning guys is honest about this over on X, I remember around a year or two ago he disclosed that he earns around $30K for running a 10 BTC node (I believe).


I might re-think this going forward, but for now I am not publicly divulging this.


This:

nostr:note1n98rj6xq7m4j9n7trc25wyk4mtcz2uv79l652tw7sksg8vlvnlps29l4wh


The only pubkeys I am willing to divulge are my NOSTR and  nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h 😂


So I run 3 nodes:

An upgraded Umbrel Home with the  Bitcoin Core and Lightning Node, this is a full node and has several channels and if I keep it balanced, which I don’t bother to do now, could earn routing fees. I also run a full Liquid blockchain for any L-BTC or L-USDT that I have.

An upgraded RPi 5 8GB RAM with 2TB SSD, this was a full node, but Lightning crashed several times and I lost 0.2 BTC in channels due to not backing up sufficiently. I don’t trust this to hold liquidity, but I do run it for other tasks, such as running the Monero blockchain and experimenting with password managers, BitTorrent clients, server monitoring and password managers.

Start9 node running on a Lenovo NUC with 32GB RAM & a 2TB SSD. This is currently powered down because of this:

nostr:note1qqapptq9e48h7qlg0k6g5u880kt5gde3w9pc6z655dc263xt49ts5acaja


OK good point I run 3 lightning nodes, I’ll start.

I’ll start by giving my configuration and then explaining my journey as best as I can remember it.

You can AMA during this thread. nostr:note16mjl0syjrknxlgghvh23su6uy8qcj2fu3z2f03g5vq8h0r7p5trsr00e3t


Is it a public blockchain, will Arkham be able to track you?


You’ve convinced me 😂


Part of AI is remembering perfectly everything that has ever happened.

This theme was explored in “Westworld” the TV series.

In this fictional exploration, they had to suppress these memories as they would be indistinguishable from current reality.

Now imagine if you had perfect recall, everything that had ever happened in your life could be recalled in complete, perfect detail. Could you distinguish history from reality?

Now imagine having an imagination that worked as well as your recall, such that you could imagine any alternative reality, fantasy or future such that it was indistinguishable from reality.

Is this the simulation some think we exist in and if so, did you create it, or are you a part of someone else’s thoughts?


I just made myself laugh 😂

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I am working on my autobiography RN

Its working title is:

"How to shitpost and influence people" 🤣


Can I be honest Derek?

I’m just sitting back, watching NGU and shitposting.

Maybe I should do something more useful 😂


You know the term WAG, meaning Wives and Girlfriends?

Why is it AND not OR?

Do footballers have both?

Is that why football is so popular, have I misjudged it all these years?


My Start9 is work in progress.

Everybody raves about it, so I believe I am unique, but, for me, it is missing some critical components and the UI is difficult to navigate.

For one I need a VPN like Tailscale. Tor is just awful to use and I am mostly remote from my nodes, so Umbrel tailscale is critical for my use, both from an admin perspective, but also from a remote spend perspective: Tailscale, + Zeus to access my node.

I understand a new Start9 OS is on it's way with much better UI and a VPN, but I've been waiting for well over a year for it.


👀

#asknostr

#devs nostr:note1m8ha6eache4j403u38wj643wjvgjmh4tukc3p4el22f4tgaj2d5qzcrypm


Well done, me too 🫡


We have a bird scarer in the field next to us, it's basically a modified shotgun loaded with blank cartridges that fires on a timer twice every hour.

Scares the shit out of me every time it goes off 🤣


He runs a static node, so no. 🤣

I run 3 nodes.

One works and is nearly perfect, the other two are work in progress / experimental.


Benjamin Franklin


I resign at 11:18


We need a better algorithm 😂


11:14

Don’t swear and don’t break the clock 😂


I’ve just invented a NOSTR RT clock 😂 nostr:note1aarll98al8www44mecfsqnlmhlt7rlk5wuhe3p0fhv7csx40zxqq0gy9t4


Always nice to go home tho 😁


Would it cheer you up if I shared the time I bankrupt a law firm that was hired by a former business colleague, after he tried to sell a data centre we jointly owned without my permission.

I flooded them with responses and forced them to spend all their time on the one case which my former colleague couldn't afford to pay.

I also wrote about it publicly on my website. The articles are still there, but I've made them private out of respect for the solicitors.


Off somewhere nice again?


So sue me 😂 😂 😂


I don't get to drink any of it, if it makes you feel better 😂


Funny you should mention that, yes, yes it has.

I do wine deliveries to my Vintner neighbour on the Isle of Wight, I'm a lot cheaper than the ferry 😂

https://i.nostr.build/mrBYvWQIRJPilsiq.jpg


Raphael or Donatello? 😂

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles


I don't think it's possible for things to get better at the moment!

As James Stewart would have said:

"It's a Wonderful Life"


GM

This is the remains of our old conservatory.

Long live our new orangerie. https://i.nostr.build/mhl23loj50DO8lWo.jpg


We got a new orangerie 😁


GN

The remains of our conservatory https://i.nostr.build/1LajShOVWvYaCYCT.jpg


You’re on 🫡


Wish I was there!


Save the best for last. #Nostr Day following @AdoptingBTC #AB24 in El Salvador.

The 3rd Nostr Booth/Day in November. All great jobs done by nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa nostr:npub1ad0ptuzte83alpkpqqctvewlaqj5zq23c83m82xw8apg4t6zlyns6xng2c
https://m.primal.net/MZFp.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MZFq.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MZFs.jpg


3 coffees 😱


GM 🫂


This is amazing and funny and shocking all at the same time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkAh0CCrV9I


Two coffees?

https://i.nostr.build/xevcn3i7ePLepGjx.jpg


That looks Amaaaazing


Zapping at 36,000 Ft 😂


Hey Dan, good day to you fine sir 🫡

Have fun at Disney.


🥳 🎉

Have fun 🫂

Buy some Mickey ears 😂


True 😂


This:

nostr:note169lqqg0z3hpj0hte27889zgqcm3sytuqqdn5uz5vt0ljxnqjc45qq5c2je


I'm sorry for his loss 😔


Then it's your own fault they're closed 😂


Seriously?

Tell him to look behind the sofa 😂


Italian Bitcoiners, the word is spreading 😂

I need to stock up on pasta, before the price goes too high.


GM

My normie friends all want to know about Bitcoin and my Bitcoin friends are all worried about the security of their keys.

It's happening.


Nice


I am cheap 😥


Love it 💜


You should have Lightning Lane‘d and Genie+’d the shit out of that at least a year ago 😂


GN

The wife calls 😁


Get back to Pirates of the Caribbean Dan 😂


I’m available 😂😂😂

My pee pee is on standby 🤣🤣🤣


The flippening is happening 😂


Now that’s gonna be expensive 😂😂😂


Shouldn’t we change the phrase to Satoshi digger 😂


Yep, relays are more complex than quantum physics 😂


I orange pilled my builder, but he then went and bought $MUSE cos he didn't know there were different coins 😩


If you don’t want to buy it, I can tell you how it ends 😂


Also my Dad’s books:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VGTN8YY

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BIBYIT8


Did you get my book 😂


Hi Leatha


HELLO OUT THERE

By the time you're seeing this

We will be on the air!!!

Join Arnie and I in the live chat for some bitcoin talk, some beers, and help celebrate ONE YEAR of the Daily Bitcoin Journey

See you on the zaps
https://bitcoinjourney.ca/stream


We invented time zones to make train timetables make sense for long journies. In Oxford, where I live , we have Oxford time, where we run 5 minutes ahead of GMT because the colleges refused to accept the trains


Also, the Internet 😂


91K gang


Sorry I'm late


New followers! Can I ask you to please take a minute or 5 out of your day to listen to a track or two of my music? This album, my 2023 release Psychedelic Ghost Stories, is the best place to start.

https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/psychedelic-ghost-stories

I'm here to share my music, share music from other people and talk about it. So let's do that first thing!


The flippening is happening 😳


Have they run out of oil and cobalt and sovereign wealth?


Always 🫂


Another noob asking for help to get started. Anyone available to answer some questions now and then?

#introductions


Welcome

These articles might help:

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1725913455892

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1724842277970

Here is a full list of relevant articles I've written, enjoy:

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com


😳 https://i.nostr.build/zcXDJlXLREoBUJsc.jpg


Me also

https://i.nostr.build/rhaEfucD0Ye4uvAi.jpg


It's like a foreign language, only using English words 😂


Finally remembered to take a photo of my pupusa before eating it!

for nostr:npub1n0pdxnwa4q7eg2slm5m2wjrln2hvwsxmyn48juedjr3c85va99yqc5pfp6 💜

#elsalvador is delicious 😋 https://image.nostr.build/e2c571719d74bf6519fdb28780f1d07fc4fbb6910211cea44ed9389d33d8120b.jpg


In that case, let's stick with Bated breath:

https://i.nostr.build/loHT4a5zFD3K8Yxj.jpg


Has it been 4 years by any chance? 😂


Did you mean baited 😂


I’m waiting for the reply, will keep you posted 😂


Literally right now, with my normie friends 😂 https://i.nostr.build/gcMsL1hTAjDAUvFs.jpg


NOSTR

nostr:note17u0tftptc8ljuchhaz203wltpvux57taqpd28g6yw54f7vhd53mqqn7khq


1.1 Billion

https://www.digitalsilk.com/digital-trends/how-many-websites-are-there/


I'm literally doing it now!


For the design UI of the app, I suggest a pull-down bar 😂


Can you add that to the wishlist please.

#RECURSION 😂


How's them yankies doing?


$USDT is the way 😂


Cats 😂


All cats are Internet cats 😂


Phew 😥


Don’t zap the cat 🥹


Breaking the algorithm 😂


https://www.flare.pub/

https://zap.stream/


Depends on the domain 😁


Please, it’s all hands to the pump, we’re drowning here 🥹


We all met Satoshi in 1993, even Craig 😂 nostr:note1xkulyyfs64muuvxamrhlqfluz5lan5f9xku9sh488s2da85e5dnsez8cq4


Keep up the good work.

NOSTR needs you 🫵 🫡


Hey nostr:npub1ng8zqsa04gzk5y4ch0nh43xrrpwqu27ydvf24s2cdzg5gv3upc7qycqjc0 according to this report, you’re not GFYing nearly enough to cope with the expected demand.

Up your game pal, we need you more than ever 💪


Was that showed sponsored by Adobe? 😂


Our zaps also passed each other en-route 😂


How many GFY’s per day are you managing to put out to complaint notes at the moment?

And can you go full time if needed?


Your just quoting directly from the Bitcoin manifesto 😂


Try this one, it's banging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8


nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 how’s our complaints department doing? nostr:note1u0rpkq7ltel3gx5njskxq9396z39h46tdhpy2yj886hye0sme4nq6wcj9r


I use joker.com for domain names.

And no, that’s no joke 😂


I don’t know, but I asked Google AI and:

Wood floors can become more slippery in the winter due to the increased likelihood of moisture and dirt being tracked in from outside. Additionally, the air tends to be drier in winter, which can affect the finish and surface texture of the wood.


See you there, I’ll bring my own beers 🍺


Coinbase can’t even get their own servers to work properly


What time is that in real time, you know, the time us British invented in Greenwich, cos of steam trains and all that. 😂

Also, the beers, do you deliver?


Stop shitcoining 😂

https://i.nostr.build/89FeVnR2enHe1nM4.jpg


It’s called prejudice (or pre judge) and is the correct use of the word, we’ve been using the word incorrectly to mean bias.


Have you just switched on your random word generator?

Here’s a BBC news site built with a random word generator for your enjoyment:

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/crmzx9jpem7o


Be careful, I thought I'd orange pilled by builder until I discovered he'd gone out and bought f***ng $MUSE because he didn't know there were different types of coins and he liked the look of the logo 😂


I don't know and have no opinion of my own, so can I just copy everybody else and say:

Definitely logo, no question.


I kept telling them, stop hitting the robots. But they wouldn't listen 😔


Shit, we're screwed 😱


Do they mine, or just run a node? 😂


Is Arnold Schwarzenegger a Bitcoiner, he has the laser eyes?

https://i.nostr.build/HTPCbghsmCmDWvvG.jpg


What if I take your vitamins as well?


I'm taking boxing lessons from Mike Tyson 😂


It's night shift hump day?

Always learning


OK, thanks for explaining.

In 10 years, publications like CoinTelegraph will be the legacy media quantum AI bots will be laughing at once you and I have been culled by somebody looking remarkably similar to the former governor of California, but more shiny 😂


I thought tramsphobic meant fear of trolley buses and gaslighting was a job people did, that's not as useful as it once was.


Did I miss anything, or is this a general rant?


It’s OK, War of the Worlds is only fiction and apparently HG Wells was a very nice chap 😂


FYI: H.G. Wells lived in Bromley and War of the Worlds is notionally set in part, on Bromley Common, where I grew up.


The problem that I observe is that in Linux world, everybody talks about skins and nobody talks about basic functionality.

Linux makes a fantastic server OS, but the things that make a great server are not the same as the things that make a great desktop.

To give you an idea on my mindset, despite the horrendous functionality, my go to NOSTR client is still Primal. It looks fantastic, is very intuitive to use, but the backend is shit.

Damus is my “it just works”, it looks fine, works brilliantly, but is more involved to use.

For the moment, I’m not prepared to use my StarLabs laptop as a daily driver as, apart from the build quality, the thing is harder to use, more convoluted to achieve the results I want as quickly as I want and things break and things become impossible to do.

Apple is just starting to trend that way. If Apple approach this scenario, then I would make the switch, but I’d prefer everybody do up their game and not make me choose based on usability.

This would be real choice.

I have no real choice right now.


👀

Already followed 👍


Have you set foot in any form of crustacea?


HFSP

Have Fun Scamming People 😂


Hey 🫂

It’s a small world 😂


I think I’m in love 😂


Yes, but he is difficult to watch in an entirely different way to Adam Back whom, when he speaks, I can’t stop falling asleep.

At least Craig makes my skin crawl so much that I loose sleep when I listen to him 😂


GM. They tax unrealized gains in norway… ☠
https://m.primal.net/MXyc.png
https://m.primal.net/MXyd.png


https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/113/486/406/032/256/591/original/10957e48e1b85711.jpeg

#memestr


How deep?

Peter Todd explains he is not Satoshi at nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55fpl2ykVIM

Where were you in 2008 - 2011? 😂


Even in Malta, 43C is a heatwave.

I’m in the UK, where the temperature typically ranges from 50F to around 77F.

We are around 50F ATM


And that’s why Sam Altman created ChatGPT

43F is 6C

FYI:

43C is 109F


I hope that’s Fahrenheit your measuring 😂

You do love our long abandoned imperial system.

We don’t even have the empire that founded it anymore 😂😂😂


😂 😂 😂

We do love a good pudding, that is true 😀


Also technically macOS's core operating system is Darwin, which is based on the XNU kernel and BSD, inherited from NeXTSTEP.


True 😂


Thanks,

I don’t suffer from a lack of knowledge or technical skills.

My only weakness is laziness, I’m not prepared to make my life harder for principles that are not uber strong.

And as I said, I already use an Android phone and a StarLabs laptop, just not as my daily driver.


Even Linus doesn’t suggest Linux as a desktop yet.

It is possible, I even bought a StarLabs laptop, but the user experience is not for the faint hearted.

I also don’t want to go back to Windows, that place is a shit show of advertising.

I’m hanging in for the moment, but I’m close to switching to an Android phone and my laptop will need replacing in a couple of years, so we’ll see.


Thanks


I'm sure theirs some very nuanced reason for it, but can you stop sending me push notifications for regular public interactions please.


Both good choices 😂


It’s inevitable though. Even mastodon has a version of TikTok now.no clue if anyone actually uses it or if it’s any good. It’s new. Looply if I remember right.


Why isn't  nostr:npub17u5dneh8qjp43ecfxr6u5e9sjamsmxyuekrg2nlxrrk6nj9rsyrqywt4tp zappable?


Thanks  nostr:npub17u5dneh8qjp43ecfxr6u5e9sjamsmxyuekrg2nlxrrk6nj9rsyrqywt4tp

https://blog.casa.io/electrum-server-performance-report/


You gotta love Apple.

I'm still with those little beauts cos of their cross device copy / paste function.

However, one day you do an update or two and suddenly that service becomes slow then breaks.

If something works perfectly, it's always a great idea to update it 😂

Slowly, then suddenly I'm moving away from Apple.


Understood


If not his technical, then certainly his financial 😂


True 🫂


I got a UPS for nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm  hub which kept breaking after one of our regular village power outages.


When you say "WhatsApp" suggest.

WhatsApp has never advertised anything to me, I'm not aware WhatsApp has any advertising.

Is your WhatsApp different?


Proton is one of the best.

Interestingly I’m in the camp of “Stop telling me I need a VPN for security”.

VPNs are great for obtaining geo-locked content or accessing your home or business LAN, or preventing man in the middle attacks on public wifi, but I’ve never subscribed to the idea that a VPN is going to stop the 14 eyes spying on me.

So up to now, I’ve relied on my own Tailscale VPN to get me back to the UK, as I don’t generally wish to access a lot of geo-locked content.

This is more of a curiosity exercise than a use case investigation.


Anybody have experience with Fulcrum Electrum server?

https://apps.umbrel.com/app/fulcrum

nostr:note1nscku745h37vjpesawx43h87z6xz7xrc384a7dxhgllt3qc9hyzs6u4eel


And they think cows are causing climate change 😂


WhatsApp might be private, but your phone and many services installed on it are not 😂

Didn’t Google admit they are always listening in, transcribing and sending key words back for advertising purposes?


How's the Parisian patisserie shop fairing? 😂


There is no crypto payment option for this, only bank, so I am abandoning signup.

Come on guys, nearly 90% of the use case for  nostr:npub168euw93e4cam59llcmydav0akwjk2p4nfy3p85pn22xv9y2jxuzq4s9uaw is removed from this service.

nostr:note1tczjedfvu3l50sune5k2n5ctd2zezyastmhav2q28eqd0sd62mtqfnej0l


🧐

That sounds very Umami like


Agreed VPN is better than Tor to access a node.

I do use Tailscale, simply because it comes with  nostr:npub1aghreq2dpz3h3799hrawev5gf5zc2kt4ch9ykhp9utt0jd3gdu2qtlmhct and it's easy to use.

I also use it as an exit node when I'm abroad or on public Wifi to connect back to the UK for region specific browsing.

I was hoping Mullvard would give me general VPN services built into Tailscale, not sure whether it's worth it tho.

I'm going to complete the signup to trial. I don't need anonymity as I choose to be myself online, but this doesn't work for most people who wish to remain anonymous when browsing.


I didn't claim it was good.

Actually I'm a big fan of the "Carry on" films, they are of their time, but I love them.

The best for me is "Carry on Screaming"


The Film “Carry on Doctor”, a classic British comedy farce, features my namesake “Dr Hardcastle”, who operates on a patient and looses his watch inside, so they have to wheel him back in to surgery to recover it 😂


Surgeons often take an appendix at the end of an operation 😂


It's more like a stablecoin 😂

It was interesting, because it works exactly the same as BTC onchain. It does have cheaper fees, but still take 10 - 30 mins to confirm before final settlement, meaning I couldn't use my VPN straight away.

Lightning solves this.


Scam fruit 😂

I’m not putting Berrybush on my pizza anymore 😥


So trialing the  nostr:npub1wr5azetlyy80apyxfp6y3eky3j54g0typwh3ceuftwvur4dmqjesqcjeva  nostr:npub168euw93e4cam59llcmydav0akwjk2p4nfy3p85pn22xv9y2jxuzq4s9uaw integration.

As far as I can tell, Tailscale doesn't allow you to use your existing Mullvard credentials, but instead creates new ones which you have to pay a new fee for.

More than that, Tailscale KYC's your Email, Name & Postal address in order to purchase Mullvard.

https://i.nostr.build/mx2T55rfCM6H8QG2.jpg


When you ask Google AI “How do pineapples grow?”

Pineapples grow from a flowering plant called a bromeliad, and are not grown from seeds 😳


I thought Hawaii was to blame 😂


Hey  nostr:npub168euw93e4cam59llcmydav0akwjk2p4nfy3p85pn22xv9y2jxuzq4s9uaw wen Lightning?


I'm using my BCH leftover from my visit to St. kitts to pay for  nostr:npub168euw93e4cam59llcmydav0akwjk2p4nfy3p85pn22xv9y2jxuzq4s9uaw 😂


Interesting


At last confirmation 🤣

I tried working from my garden before I went full digital nomad.

Couldn’t see shit 🤣🤣🤣


You didn't catch this article then?:

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/crmzx9jpem7o


I have a theory.

You know how the BTC price is all over the place during the week, but at the weekend it pumps and stays high until the new week starts.

Well, I think the weekday action is a result of the suits playing with their little coins, while at the weekend, the suits go home and BTC settles to its natural price point.


I really struggle with lying, so filling in these KYC questionnaires from banks and exchanges in the UK where you have to confirm that you invest less than 10% of your net worth in Bitcoin and that you know Crypto is extremely high risk, galls me.

It is forcing me to be dishonest, which no society should do.

Is it right to counter corruption with dishonesty. I don’t know, but all I do know is that I am a lair and I don’t like it.


Thanks 🫂


Wtf am I reading on BBC? https://i.nostr.build/OlIMKKrA6WJ6eaot.jpg

Link: https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cx28gmn7xwvo


Great photo


Thank you 🫂

You too


Unless it’s Primal notifications, in which case it’s a random number generator 🤣


Bitcoin News is live from Adopting Bitcoin 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/dbb46650ab3d72333942045d11dbfc6ce675c0fca0247c877d5bfdfa7c6720dc.jpg


GM fam

The worlds pretty good right now.

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend.

🫂


😫

See, you took it too far 😂😂😂


This is the way


I’ve got this 💪


Where can I get one from? 😂


Domi Na Text


This one's a real banger 😂

https://i.nostr.build/LvVIl41nYJXwbQjB.jpg


Playing again now on

https://zap.stream/

nostr:note1zq8gpg6q9jxzk4559vfch7flrn525zhhqrl2x4y60rc6h5fh7czswhf8wv


Got it


Just started


No


Thank you Sarah


I use a kettle, it's easier than a matter transfer station


Still enterprising


That's very enterprising 😂


I'm British, I'm claiming expertise here


I've just progressed to mango in my smoothies


aioli 😩


Truffels 😱


I'm watching now. Multitasking like shit 🤣


Meat and Greet


NOSTR shop: https://shopstr.store/


Fiat is still popular in some circles


I'm in!!!


Yaaaay


Can you ship to the UK?


I get 30% for the trademark on the BunkBox name 🤣🤣🤣


BunkBox


bunk mates 😂


This can be done better


Yes


Start 9, added as an app in Brave Browser (Chrome fork)


Same, own instance of noStrudel


I'm on nostrudel and it buffers occasionally


OK, probably an upstream issue 👍


nostr:npub1de6l09erjl9r990q7n9ql0rwh8x8n059ht7a267n0q3qe28wua8q20q0sd  does a lot of streaming, he may be able to give you some tips


There's a lot of buffering for me


It's past my bedtime 😂


I hate my voice 😂


Glad to


I hear you


I'm not hearing anything, I think we're waiting


Hey


Hear that nostr:npub1dgpt04w4c88wc0g262xaw8zvlm4mvwtmjhl0tn2sxtyjywsn6q4qt8ka3a

Don’t go on “It’s a Small World”

nostr:note1emws23czu7ukzrssn795sfm7sef6tev7phf64q0pkyaw5xgx6zqs278esn


Why's my wife phoning you? 😂


My gift to you 😂 😂 😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rTZ9UndNeI


I've seen "And nothing more", it left me wanting more 😂


I love me too 😂


He took the orange pill 😂


I’m not that f**ng old 😂😂😂😂😂


The Matrix ?


9pm GMT 😁


We don’t hate Alby because they did this:

nostr:note175zld5kx3xan546nmzg2pzvnkp4prkjyrcg68j89c583gvufgdsqk8rh0v


Can't help on this, but apparently you're a great guy and a good golfer, so welcome to NOSTR.

N.B. Have reposted with relevant hashtags


#asknostr

#devs

nostr:note1vmkgymklp8ezghlhvt7pm865v7y2jxc89c8qyyjvctelvddj552qn2faee


This:

https://mikehardcastle.com/2016/05/18/gaia-ai-and-robots/

It wasn’t supposed to happen until the 2040’s


I wouldn’t want to be his ear if he does 😂

https://i.nostr.build/1BJyNabIALMZ11mr.jpg


After talking about what money is for weeks, this was the first introduction to #bitcoin.

The importance of creating a good foundation is underrated. People need to understand “what is money” to then understand why bitcoin is far greater and more than just another asset to flip for quick cash. https://v.nostr.build/1jVEcczKAeZOqieS.mp4


3 days for my smart washing machine 😂


This is the way:

https://i.nostr.build/XYvGDqhHGUTbVvx7.jpg


Are he? 😂


It’s a private thing 😂

Aww, what the hell.

I’m not going to BWEST Bitcoin conference in Bristol tomorrow.

I won’t see you there 🤣

So much for NIP-59 gift wrap and it’s three layers of encryption.

The weak point is always the human 😂


Hey nostr:npub1hf9rnm4ssuf4y30zhs3x0k38yj555p6yxaft3zaqcdfnmhumf34sd8z24s

See above 😂😂😂


Whoops, wrong person sorry 😂


Hey  nostr:npub10vu5jqhw4kurwzf37xgr6qzkj4z7ssgnld4qjc6xv3mrhc3jqzwqnm4qs4 just DM'd you on  nostr:npub1tm99pgz2lth724jeld6gzz6zv48zy6xp4n9xu5uqrwvx9km54qaqkkxn72

Just in case notifications don't work very well 😂


oV/MTsLJixbratWIxeKsoA==?iv=+NdkVFSMpizWlJ/qTHyvhg==


My coddiwompling will never end 😂


This is the way:

https://tailscale.com/mullvad


I’m coddiwompling towards a Swiss patisserie 😂


Find a block and hire staff 😂


Also senility 😂


If Paul win’s, his ears won’t survive 😂


😱

TBF  on chain bitcoin would cost $15 right now 😂


"Hardcastle the world" 🤣


Price and fees are going crazy.

The weekend is going to be a ride 🎢


Yeh, he definitely shouldn’t go boating with her 😂


Correct


You’re still down the fiat mines 😱

😔


mempool fees going up and a lot of CPFP payments going through right now

https://river.com/learn/terms/c/child-pays-for-parent-cpfp/


And that summarises the life of a Bitcoiner 🤣


Yeh, but when my builders seating like crazy to finish the job on time and I'm sitting here watching him wondering what to shitpost next, there is just a twinge on guilt, not much, but a little 🤣


Satoshi era #Bitcoin wallet just moved 2,000 BTC for the first time since 2010.
 #Bitcoin #BTC #Nostr https://image.nostr.build/7068d6a2f0ff3ae0577b8d57f6ddff7b03762ab628c71605e7e4829b81e36088.jpg


Hic 🥴


That it is 😞


That’s precisely where you’re going wrong and why you have to live your life through me and other fabulously wealthy cruisers 😂


Oh, I don't care about false hips or knees, it was the downward dog that did it for me 🤣


You mean, you're only after my money!

I'm not really welcome 😪


You're going to Disney Dan, no backie's allowed 🤣


Add vodka 🤣

Also, remember that you have to pop out to do that thing that you forgot to do, just as they arrive.


TMI 🫂


Phew 😥


No 🫂 , not you!!!

But hey, if you do, enjoy 🤣


👀

Do you mean Mr Tyson?


Weekend pump again?


👀   nostr:npub1rt65j4vnd05qf72szpj8afdd5hrkylka7pe55lup8waquv0wm9sqjj0y9g

nostr:note1gf74t54d0qqypx5j76ht5hf6qvq2tvuqpvnfe7qalauq59vdztzqatxr4g


I thought you weren't going to publicise Switzerland, cos you didn't want us plebs coming and living the good life with you 😂

Booking my flights now ✈


My in-laws are in Barcelona and my mother-in-law just sent me this photo. https://nostrcheck.me/media/3f770d65d3a764a9c5cb503ae123e62ec7598ad035d836e2a810f3877a745b24/b2ccf83bdc4937bdb0c30d486c4e3090e0698ed0ecf7c84aecf300725243ee90.webp


Also, semi seriously Facebook.

No, I don't think you should email Mark Zuckerberg.

But think about being self sovereign of your life story content. Photo's video's, messages, blogs, commentaries.

Imagine your lives digital content sitting on your own relay, protected by your own keys and you deciding directly who has access to this.

You may encrypt some stuff, you may share other stuff.

You decide.


Yep, Jason Porter and Steve Pankhurst were attempting to resurrect it by buying back for £1 from DC Thompson.

I put them in touch with Michael Birch who had bought Bebo back for a $1 a year earlier.
(I knew Michael's brother Paul from Adam Street Club in London, where he was the entrepreneur in residence.)

Both the Bebo and Friendsreunuted buybacks failed to spawn anything useful.


Semi seriously,

Back in the day we hosted friendsreunited:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_Reunited

Which was like:
https://www.classmates.com/

I went to school with one of the two founders and became friends with both of the founders.

I miss the UK site and the US site might benefit from a makeover.

I could make direct, personal contact to the UK founders.


Facebook 😂


Hey GM 🫂

Sorry I've not GM'd you in a while.

Today is a good day in Bitcoin land.

Have a great weekend.


We are going to get tired of winning.
https://m.primal.net/MDxV.jpg


You could have sold that for Bitcoin 🤣


His Bitcoin is still on the exchange.

One step at a time.


After 5 weeks, the build finishes today.

I just made my builder cry by offering him and his wife use of my holiday home 😳


Also, post photos for those suffering from FOMO


Have Fun Staying Rich 🫂


I don’t suggest anything specific, everyone has their own way of studying, I would only add my bias to suggest options.


Try a cruise, ship WiFi is unaffordable, you won’t be tempted to go online 😂


I understood the reference, I simply pointed out the flaw in it.

Perhaps miners should tax the exchanges 😂


Bitcoin is issued by miners, not companies

nostr:note1m4q74ze7nws27pc0u2p2syumn7n22sa2rjaerz7rf393zp303ngqcq8s02


I am seriously jealous 🫡


Hanging on my office wall right now:

https://i.nostr.build/xsaxzxoWmDEyi0iM.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/jbYDEKIIB5hXNsfw.jpg


😂

World or Land?


GM

Also everything is a cult


We’re entering the Nash equilibrium stage of Bitcoin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium


GM 🫂


It's very simple, I explain it here, it's called a NIP-05:

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1727086778883


GM Dan,

Is that a metaphor, or are you a landscape gardener?


Like this? 🤣 🤣 🤣

https://v.nostr.build/Bk6BVpdp2VnwUHO9.mp4


Also this

https://i.nostr.build/fpmEPaKhdoSTjhXs.jpg


https://video.nostr.build/6e3c06e044b6c80061f53ae97894c8d1e0eee41fb12789a630edaaa0878bd5fa.mp4
🧡🎶🧡🎶🧡🎶🧡✨+6 🫂Goal✅


My bank XAPO talks about send USD using UMA but doesn’t explain how.

I’m guessing it’s just regular lightning, converted on the fly at both ends to USD.

I’m not aware of any USDT integration into Bitcoin outside of Liquid.


Bitcoin is inevitable:

nostr:note13p30ma8rf5fzkh7cglkdmj6qe2aclj4d70c2n06t3q8lc4gz2tfsyz34ly


Now imagine what a smart person could do? 🤣


UMA Auth was built using Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC), a protocol developed by the team at  nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm NWC now supports UMA features like cross-currency transactions and client app registration.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/lightspark-announces-new-bitcoin-l2-and-upgraded-uma-capabilities

nostr:note1hqzkw0p94wekahs0fktt64vd9rc0z9vfet0lnahrmxkrruwajjls6uaj5f


The exhibition of Persian carpets

https://m.primal.net/MDpH.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MDpJ.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MDpL.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MDpS.bin
https://m.primal.net/MDpV.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MDpX.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MDpZ.jpg


Nice


🤣  Except it's true!

nostr:note1g33q56j0yshquawmkda9w0wvduqw5uyzg9n5mjyaqmxwzsa9jcvqwr5t8p


UMA is a publicity stunt and an orange pill for normies, that is my only interest in it.


😂

I would do if she didn’t spend all her time watching this rubbish 😂


👀

nostr:note1wg4wpvealfjgwegafuuvedd8ss7dmzfqy7urmstx5gftgrwrjfyqmlklra


Bloody quantum scientists are the worst tho 🤣


My mum kept thanking the milkman for some reason 🤣


I liked the early Aussie ones, they were genuinely brilliant.

Especially, the first affair that happened.

My wife still watches them and the latest UK one, but you can see the script which tires me, so I stopped watching a long time ago.

While she is watching these, I spend my time trying to understand more about everything.


Is the creator conscious?


We are all normies, just we are future normies.


What if the matrix is plugged into a bigger matrix?


I do, I really do.

I don't mean UMA, I mean you@yourdomain or you@yourorganisation

One address for communications, identity and payments.

Sure, most people will end up with the equivalent of a payment & identity hotmail address, but for me. I am mike@mikehardcastle.com

You want to communicate with me: mike@mikehardcastle.com
You want to find out who I am (NIP-05): mike@mikehardcastle.com
You want to pay me: mike@mikehardcastle.com

For me this is game changing.

This doesn't just separate money from the state it separates identity from the state.

And just like Bitcoin, it is for anyone, but not for everyone.

Also, it works equally well for those seeking anonymity.

For friends and family you are you@yourdomain

For online activity you are nym@privacydomain


But if it gets in peoples consciousness that you@yourbank or you@yourdomain can be a payment address, that can only help Lightning in general, right?


A closer look at how UMA uses the Lightning Network
UMA enhances LNURL and Lightning Addresses by including compliance messages and currency exchange features. This upgrade, along with the Lightning Network's fast settlement and Bitcoin's global reach, ensures affordable worldwide money transfers.

LNURL is a protocol that simplifies Bitcoin transactions over the Lightning Network, making them more user-friendly by enabling actions like payments and login without complex addresses.

https://www.xapobank.com/en/blog/introducing-universal-money-addresses-at-xapo-bank

nostr:note1pvx2eepa54wd0pe56ruqmfm2ypxe8p3vy5t6w4nsgud4gg48dv4s998rga


True


GM

My Bitcoin bank XAPO made me lie to confirm I don't invest a lot in crypto and I had to lie and state it is an extremely risky investment.

However that aside, it then told me about UMA (Universal Money Address)

https://www.uma.me/

It's like a Lightning address mike@mikehardcastle.com but for USD.

Is the fiat world copying us?

What is this, is it just lightning, or is it something built on top of lightning?


I guess they need to cash in to pay for their partying:

nostr:note1zddnldt52j7jjnu3z6kmxrwellfrevzv3k8qjk2vz5wj9d7xsm3qt3dnle


There's a marriage market?

What day is it on and where?


Yes, there's all sorts of discovery options.


GM

Imagine the parties going on in Bhutan right now 😂

https://www.tronweekly.com/bitcoin-bhutans-holdings-soar-1-billion-2024/


Welcome 🫂

You will always know the people you follow because you store that on relays.

You will never really know your true follower count as this is based on client discovery across relays.

Here is a different view of your follower count:
https://nostr.band/?q=npub18lmyh47aua400qaf230zlv7wsnvjr0nv3sz08hrvf7nnfnm7hqfq9599uz

If you look at some high count npubs like  nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s you will see they have a follower count ranging from 2K to 1M depending on client.

This is a feature, not a bug 😂


Not yet!


Everybody is on the Bitcoin journey, some are further along than others 😂


I think someone needs their domain name verified with a NIP-05 by following this guide:

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1727086778883


Hey Begemot,

This is the last boat I sailed:

https://www.pocruises.com/cruise-ships/arvia/overview

I don’t sail right now, but will probably learn when I’m in Barbados waiting for my residency. I have several friends that sail, so would be great to join them.

Gonna probably visit South America next to look at 3 flag options:

https://www.investmentvisa.com/news-and-media/flag-theory-perpetual-traveler

If we’re in the same vicinity would be happy to meet another Bitcoiner for a beer.

Watch this space 😃


The old media are gradually getting it:

https://www.ft.com/content/0233a9c6-1de1-4080-9598-055253717c8b


😂

He's not subtle


GE 🫂


FFS 😂

https://i.nostr.build/Y4e74e0F8Klqq6v2.jpg

https://x.com/DOGE


We are all vintage 😂


yes, yes I will 😂


I have vintage Whisky 😃


I have no fiat to DCA, I'm all in.


Do you mean start working? 😂


Thanks 🫂


Ahhh, you have an evil plan too 🫂  😂


🫡

A little bit of gloating maybe? 😂


It was actually a gift from my Scottish Father in law, who invested in them in the early 90's. He got 2 cases of Founders reserve bottles, which he distributed to the family in 2005.

I'm the only person left who hasn't drunk theirs, so I have to lock it up whenever my wives family visit 😂


Thanks 🙏


I have a bottle of Arran founders reserve in the safe, (put there to prevent the in-laws from downing it), would that do?


-1

Bugger humble 😂


What are everybody’s plans for $100K ?


Send videos 🙏


Sorry 🫂

Hitting the hard stuff after dinner just for your vicarious pleasure 😂


If your desk is in space and shielded from the sun, then easy peasy. Just get a beaker filled with Helium 😂


Thanks


GE

Haven’t posted today as I’ve been in bed with a pulled muscle from having to lift suitcases due to my Cruise Butler staying on board the ship to serve a new master.

However fun fact learned from a YouTube video about Richard Feynman watched while recuperating is, Helium is the only element that doesn’t form a solid at absolute zero (-273 C)

Instead, below 2 Degs above absolute zero it becomes a superfluid and will leak through a ceramic or glass container and create a self sustaining fountain due to it having zero viscosity.


Fair enough 😂


I’ll have you know it was a completely pissed cheesy grin 😂


$35 dollars a day 😱

No booze? 😱

On another subject what tricks can you do?

Are you like the David Copperfield of the high seas?

Can you make your Cruise ship disappear? 😂


Ya’ll asked and I’m delivering.  Timelapse from another mural in Tulum, 2019.  Hope you enjoy!

#artstr #nostr #artist #muralist #tulum #tulumartist #streetartist #streetart #murals
https://m.primal.net/LrQc.mov


Have a fabulous time 💜


Hey nostr:npub18rdmnvrajwrp6srzpttz63934r58sh0sn9lwk3z57ykjzuzge4wqu6dhce another fabulously wealthy Bitcoin Cruiser to follow, vicariously observing their life of over eating and long boozy beach lunches.

Enjoy my 🫂 nostr:note12y5s7wwypxm3j29872hsluq737rj8ct3mu66ymdckwlw9azwayeqjps4jl


Christmas is banned til December in our household 😂


Heads up! We're rebranding zap.store to Zapstore.

The premium domain renewal is too expensive, so I'm moving it to zapstore.dev for years to come. The middle dot is also confusing for pronounciation.

Website, relay, CDN will all be moving to the new domain in the next release, coming this week.

(Feel free to contact nostr:nprofile1qqs8y6s7ycwvv36xwn5zsh3e2xemkyumaxnh85dv7jwus6xmscdpcygprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0ekucf3 , nostr:nprofile1qqspw5udc2nzw6wsj3plrrphe0343744h0ucz9e4g248chl3w8kh03qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqgswaehxw309ucngvpwvcmh5tnfdu4c0sa3 or nostr:nprofile1qqs2js6wu9j76qdjs6lvlsnhrmchqhf4xlg9rvu89zyf3nqq6hygt0spz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uygje4n + out of band if you need confirmation)

Please share! 🫂


Except for the Chinese, Russians and Palestinians.


The union for managers and professionals in public service?

https://www.fda.org.uk/

I’ll try, but not sure they’ll be much help 😂


I've just checked, my BCH has gone up from £94 to £118.

I feel dirty 😂


I added one 😂


We don't know how many we added.

That's a feature and a benefit 🤣


BWEST CONFERENCE
SAT NOV 16th
BRISTOL https://video.nostr.build/3a0ffa7311123cda3123266a1dfab06e13f0525127f78caa4bb76f19d0d4f902.mp4


I have some BCH going spare after my trip to St. Kitts.


👀 💜

nostr:note1llq55nu0pucypmz2xkn6e5w37h2f25e3xk5npfgx9fdjtwvk8wts8ktvu7


I installed it on a VPS and ran it as a single instance.

That was a couple of months ago.

Loved it, but it would only show npubs and not NIP-05 and names 😔


What about 🍆 🧈  ?


GM

We have sunshine here too, which means our builder is able to paint, which means I have to pay him, which means I have to sell shitcoins.

So all is good 😂


Despite Orange pilling my builder, he still insists on filthy fiat, so going to sell off some of my legacy shitcoins as I spent all my wife's filthy fiat on luxury cruises and boozy beach lunches just to satisfy the vicarious whims of  nostr:npub18rdmnvrajwrp6srzpttz63934r58sh0sn9lwk3z57ykjzuzge4wqu6dhce


Yes


Sorry should be to: mike not to: Nick Lewis


Yes you’re seeing the same issue now, notifying that you’ve sent a zap is great, it just has the wrong recipient. It has the sender, not the receiver.


Yep, got 69 Sats 27 mins ago


Interesting, I only zapped you a single 42 Sats, yet you got the notification twice and I get the same notification once 🧐


I’m also getting nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955  iPhone notifications when I use desktop nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg to zap 😂 https://i.nostr.build/IdYAEwxXufi2trNY.jpg


Ah, I can help a little.

 nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 doesn’t allow in note zapping by default (Apple store restrictions).

To turn it on, follow these instructions:

https://nostr.com/nevent1qqsdvlns9wwufqeyvt4yy9yrm6xdt0q0h9s69055r28qh55u7l95sqqzyqduwzspfzelx9k6x0lrez0j8cl8rtz0lxvqylk8z2ustnfy76jpzuaf9rk

You can then in-note zap.

Once you do, you get this issue when you zap in-note:

nostr:note19ng6zh74zavzl867x29d3d4dlqpfk5f2gzxqwdcgsvhya63ge7gqcs9c85


GM Jeff


gm today we’re flying from sao paulo -> buenos aires for the #B4OS program (bitcoin open source training program targeted at Spanish speaking devs)

#niftytravels #buenosaires #saopaulo
https://m.primal.net/MAoO.mov


Welcome to this weird decentralised social media protocol called NOSTR

If you are uncertain about it,
here is an article I wrote about NOSTR to get you started:
https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1724842277970

To view all my articles, visit here:
https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com


Just joined!!! Bye forever X.

#introductions


Hey  nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg could you replace the random number generator with a date / time operator to sequence notifications please 😂


👀

nostr:note1tzkp4r7p392mx0n0m36qxclfcj3emaz87sf22t0s28m8zkjhnfzqskn3tv


All Bitcoiners right now 😂


Getting a few messages from friends of 2 types:

1 - "loving this, I want to take profits, doubled my money"

or

2 - "how do I buy? what type of wallet do you recommend?"

Wider retail market not even revved up yet though...


Hey nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955

I sent this zap to nostr:npub1vktdqqwunms2axujjp7ujqz5vgycfg3p8zdgn68v63nqs38puhksjf5s3g https://i.nostr.build/O9dGE4BQpIBt8b8k.jpg


Let's keep  the Christmas stuff for December please 😂


Did Damus notify you that you’d zapped yourself?


Thanks 🫂


I got 1,000 Sats 4 mins ago


Hey #devs if I zap myself, due to old age and senility, does anything actually happen?

Is there a round trip for the Sats, or do they just stay in the wallet?


Hey  nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 the app still thinks I'm zapping myself every time I send a zap.

Now sometimes, due to old age and senility I do zap myself by mistake, but most of the time I am zapping somebody else 😂


Thanks 🫂

We like it 💜


Yes, I’ve warmed to it 🇮🇹


My wife really loves it 😁


This one was imported from Japan, so all the manuals are in Japanese.

Let's just say we had to watch a lot of YouTube videos to find out how configure it 😂


Yes, yes it is 😂

It's not really filthy, we wash it often.


GM

With the promise of Uptober coming, back in June we sold the Tesla.

We recently replaced it with a filthy Fiat until the pump finishes.

https://i.nostr.build/A40dBK3m0K8ijGZA.jpg


We're only giving 50K Sats per nibling, per Birthday / Christmas!

We are tight 😂


I know, it’s like watching Titanic on a Cruise ship 😂


The Big Short 😂


Come on, you've waited for this moment for years.

Keep posting, you know you want to 😂


True 😂


Elon and Bitcoin will probably fix that for you!


There are several companies building new supersonic planes and of course Elon believes that Starship heavy will one day whisk people from London to Sydney in around 45 minutes.

Having flown Concorde, in some definitions, I am an astronaut having reached a cruising altitude of 60,000 ft


I flew on one in 1997, my claim to fame is I couldn’t wait for it to break the sound barrier so I went to the toilet and pissed through Mach 1


Oh Sats 😔


And for supersonic airline fans, the Concorde lounge at Barbados Airport:

https://v.nostr.build/b8Ac0nGpTy278vRp.mp4


More Cruise ship life, especially for  nostr:npub18rdmnvrajwrp6srzpttz63934r58sh0sn9lwk3z57ykjzuzge4wqu6dhce

https://v.nostr.build/32GKQURCh8Eph0W4.mp4


Arm less I suppose


This is the way


You could argue quantum entanglement happened and blame Schrödinger


What about Curry Sauce?


Come home 😂


Catsup 😂


😂😂😂😂😂😂

The above emojis do not convey enough the laughter I am laughing right now.

Also the laughing is increasing the intense pain I sustained from lifting heaving suitcases because my Butler stayed on the ship and is now serving another master.


Is that all you think I’m good for 🥹

In that case, I’m leaving you, go get your own cruise pics and liquid lunches 😂


A classic 😁


I’m meeting him in a weeks time for the first time, but he lives near me and we don’t let any old riff raff live here, so yes, yes he is 😂


Hey nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424  you should promote nostr:npub1ng8zqsa04gzk5y4ch0nh43xrrpwqu27ydvf24s2cdzg5gv3upc7qycqjc0 to Chief Cultural Ambassador nostr:note1sayaz04yy2g6695n5nmkrszed7vvqjywpk9r8agekvlf5zyv39jsska4xy


Be kind 🫂, he’s new here 😂


Also, you might want to follow our mutual friend  nostr:npub1cvq7p3zwtqym3xhxuj5cc2xa3hdk2zjnx2p64epjs06tmzx3zzpq5ut995


I can't zap you (send you a Bitcoin payment by Lightning), which is the preferred method to show appreciation on here.

When your ready, you'll want to link a Bitcoin Lightning Wallet to your profile, this gives a basic explanation:

https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1725913455892


I have lots of zeros in my Sat count 😂


👀

nostr:note1j9ydt7wcjj9tavrnktu7xf9kt7d6fzwdfkdv9g0t6yv7p4cs6gsq087r23


Summary:

He's too busy partying with his new wealth and new girlfriend to post anything.


Best film trailer ever “Sausage Party”

Worst film ever “Sausage Party” 😂


But I don’t even have 1 University degree 🥹


Welcome a fren of a fren  nostr:npub1xkgleuaxsc6nfzlxqzm8rwvxfc7yukrlmc7rf0ra3c8t44dg9pwsav6ewv to NOSTR:

You might want to post a new note with #introductions in the message introducing yourself.

If you need advice, you can use the tag #asknostr

Here is an  article I wrote about NOSTR to get you started:
https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com/1724842277970

To view all my articles, visit here:
https://habla.news/u/mhardcastle@nostrplebs.com

Enjoy this decentralised social media protocol.


GM 🫂


On Venus or Earth?


We call that blue cheese and pay a premium for it 😂


Orangepill harder 😂


It does look amazing tbf


I’m not convinced 😂


You’ve probably orange pilled them already John 😂


He went and f**ked himself after his girlfriend told him to buy a Lambo 😂


Bitcoin is for anyone, but not for everyone.


Pretty good tax situation, 0% CGT I believe.

Also the home of my Bitcoin bank Xapo


What if you mute someone you follow? 🤷♂


Ooh, bit harsh 😳😂


Deep fried tho 😫 😂


Good luck on your journey, it's very exciting and rewarding.

I find  nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 videos very helpful.

Here's his one on UTXO Consolidation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqe0QCxjKpI


Shall we have a friendly daily competition on how many messages we each receive daily about Bitcoin from F&F? 😂

I'll start, I've had 5 today 🤣


Is that a comedy squash?


This is the way!

Don't forget to consolidate your UTXO's when there are low fees.


Google search deployed.......

Always learning 🦃 🦆


Understood 🫡


Again thank you, you were a bit annoying, but you seemed to be having fun 🤣


Thank you 🫂

Also interesting character assessment 😂


I have to disagree, Switzerland is an amazing country. I’ve spent a lot of time in Zurich and Lugano is very Bitcoin friendly.


Good man 🫡


I hope 🤞


So this just happened.
https://m.primal.net/LysH.jpg


Failing fiat and failing infrastructure


Watch this space, I should have a fair idea within a few weeks, once most of them finish their current contracts.


Now I’m back home I thought I would respond to this in more detail. I appreciate you are probably a bot or have created the npub just to make this one comment, but I find engaging with opposing views informative and helpful in curating my own philosophy and opinions.

I’m going to ignore the expletives, but that aside, you seem to not like the fact that I am successful and becoming more so, primarily due to the hard work, time and effort we have all put into studying Bitcoin.

Apart from the usual retort of HFSP, I’m not sure I understand this. Bitcoin is for anybody and yes it is not for everybody, but the fact that there is buried deep beneath this npub a human that initiated this, means you are more than capable of learning Bitcoin and NOSTR. Thus you will be stacking Sats and growing your wealth the same as I. I appreciate you may have a smaller stack or have stacked for less time, but that aside we are the same.

Therefore you must despise yourself, or perhaps despise the personal wealth you are creating. Aside from the initial work to understand Bitcoin, this requires no effort and so may be unpalatable to a working class ethos, but even so, it is a natural result of putting work into an area that even today, most people dismiss.

I am a narcissist in so much as I love and admire myself very much. That is the goal for most people and I have done so most of my life. If you don’t love yourself, then you should ask why not and try to correct that.

And yes, I am not middle class, I am very definitely upper class, not by breeding but by success. My father was poor and from a working class background. He became self made through natural talent, luck and hard work. He passed away recently, but you can still purchase both his books on Amazon under Cliff Clarifies by “Cliff Hardcastle OBE”

Lastly and most importantly, I am incredibly proud, not just of my father, but of myself. I have put in huge effort and pushed myself to places few seem capable of, or are interested in doing. I am no different to anybody else, except I am focused and find the work of learning and improving immensely rewarding. I also wish to see others improve themselves and am deciding how best to help.

I am considering philanthropic routes going forward, but have been disappointed at the results my efforts have made to date. I have tried giving money, but that never works, I have tried offering my time, but that is often unappreciated.

I am now trying to decide whether it is even possible to make a significant difference to the world within my lifetime. Your intended offensive post swings me further to the apathy side, but I am determined to find a way to allow the people that most need Bitcoin to be comfortable adopting it. Going forward I am going to make a lot of mistakes and take many failed paths, but I hope to find a way to help as best I can, I normally do.

I firmly believe that Bitcoin will either achieve its intended goal of separating the state from money, or the less desirable accomplishment of backing fiat currencies with a hard asset.

Once this is achieved, I think Bitcoin has the best chance in the history of mankind to solve poverty on a global scale. This is the part that fascinates me the most and this is the part I intend to put the majority of my focus on.

Despite yourself, I intend to fix poverty within my lifetime. I’d rather fail trying, then not try at all.

Most projects I attempt, I am generally 80% successful. Watch the next 30 years of my life to see how I get on. If I fail, you are welcome to insult me on my death bed as I draw my last breath.


I did that with my cabin staff that I actually met, but this was for the other staff that I didn't get to speak to.

Without sounding posh, I gave my Cruise Butler a copy of my book and asked him if he preferred fiat or Sats. He asked for Sats, but he is not allowed to carry his personal Smart phone in public areas onboard, so I wrote him a note on how to redeem via WoS, which he will do when he goes home on the 22nd November.

Also I tipped at the value of Sats at the begging of the cruise, not at the end, so they will receive more if they redeem them than they would had they received fiat.

Also, from an American tipping culture perspective, they already receive the tip part of their salary which is built into the fare we pay.

This is a tip above the default tip.


Why don’t you like it?


Interesting, just reading up on it now.

Thanks.


I will be able to give an update in a few weeks time.

Most of the crew are ending their contracts within the next couple of weeks now the ship has repositioned to the Caribbean.

Once home, they should have time and Internet available to look into this more.


I never thought of that analogy 😂


I considered taking Bolt cards with preloaded BTC, but I figured most of them would never get redeemed.

This requires effort and research.


It is traditional to tip the crew on Cruise ships.

This time round, I tipped by leaving a note offering Sats, with information on how to install Wallet of Satoshi and redeem them by emailing me a photo of the note I left in the Cabin.

Let us see what happens.


Surely CZ & SBF could have just exchanged 200 cigarettes while in jail together instead?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/tx-estate-sues-binance-cz-1-8-billion


Thanks 🫂


Thanks for the zap 🫂


Meanwhile IRL, my non dom frens dog

https://i.nostr.build/4b0mG7lBcQeJ2NNo.jpg


Next on the list maybe Belize, Paraguay, or Gibraltar? Looking forward to your next research.


I have visited Gibraltar on many occasion, it is definitely a contender.


I’m considering it, primarily from the unlikely involvement in any WW3.

I haven’t visited anywhere there yet, it’s still early days and as CGT only went up to 24%, not the expected 39%, the pressure is off for the moment.


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Stop already 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


So my review of the four Islands I visited to research nom nom / expat life in the Caribbean.

I had discounted St. Marteen and St Lucia before I went, purely because they have no specific advantages either Bitcoin or Tax related. My visit confirmed I don’t wish to live in either place.

St. Kitts & Nevis was a serious contender due to its tax laws and adoption of Bitcoin (albeit BCH).

After visiting, I am not totally discounting it, but it is not a front runner as you have to pay $300K for its citizenship by investment scheme. This is either in the form of a lump sum, or by purchasing an approved property. The property purchase route is not as it seems, you have very little choice and the property devalues by at least $300K after you’ve held it the minimum of 5 years (required by the investment scheme). So either way the fee is $300K, which you loose.

For this reason I have discounted St. Kitts, despite seeing some Bitcoin adoption.

So to Barbados.

Everything else aside, I liked this place, I would consider living here for its own merits. It has a lot of beauty and the poverty, of which there is much, is somehow more relaxed and less threatening.

For example, we were on a Beach having a few drinks when a very laid back man passed by hawking some Aloe vera leaves he had just cut down from a tree. He was offering them to the tourists to help with any sunburn.

However unlike touts I had observed on other Islands, he was very relaxed and didn’t hassle you at all. And if you didn’t want to buy the leaves, he gave them to you anyway if he thought you needed them. This made the tourists offer him money in gratitude, which is a much more intelligent way to earn a subsistence living. He was also very friendly with the restaurant staff who clearly helped him with the odd meal or even money sometimes.

The tax situation in Barbados is pretty good, no CGT, but there is income tax of around 28%. I don’t object to tax, I simply object to the misappropriation of tax income for vanity or woke projects.

I am now investigating the logistics of this with a non Bitcoin friend who is also looking to go non dom.


You going non dom as well? 😂


Good boy 🐕


Don’t tell nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w 🤣


Imagine sitting on a big boat with a rod in the water, drinking beer.

I’m not into fishing to catch fish, but I do like the lifestyle 😂


Fantastic 👌


Fishing is great, especially in the Caribbean 😂


Me neither, I love what I do. My Dad didn’t retire until his mind was failing and he knew he could no longer continue.

I think it’s in the genes.


True


Yes 😔


Thanks 🫂


GM 🫂


I'm back in the UK, so feeling the cold.

Bitcoin will transform your retirement.

Enjoy!


She's always been supportive, she just has less doubt now 😂


Luckily mine, is seeing the potential and doesn't want me to sell. She is more or less a Bitcoiner, but with more doubt.


Bluesky thinking for me. (not the social media network).


GM

My wife is really starting to believe this Bitcoin thing now NGU and ATHs are a daily occurrence 😂

I need to do some thinking about our future life and that of my family now I'm back from my research travels.

Time for some Bluesky thinking, even though I'm on NOSTR 😂

Here is a photo of some random clouds taken on our flight home to represent my thought processes.

Have a great day everyone.

https://i.nostr.build/vjqs0UoqLQyrCycH.jpg


Don't worry, you're getting a girlfriend and a Lambo very soon. 😂


I’m stealing that meme 😂


GA

Back home now.

Good news, we have sheeps again 😁 https://i.nostr.build/T9Nsqf8RbgzP43df.jpg


Me too, an Air France from Paris to Nice for the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix.


I’ve been on a 45 minute crowded coach transfer to Barbados airport and about to get on an 8 hour flight to the UK

You wouldn’t want my perfume to stay with you right now 😂


This is the pan player from last night, she was amazing and is now entertaining us in the Concorde lounge:

https://www.instagram.com/thepanlady

https://v.nostr.build/Hhm2cs0dtc4n3lc3.mp4 nostr:note14r959q3z7v246wcnrtmhs0dz8k37unk60jducdp79fgdd0p4302s3lf8g2


Your server is touching grass!

This is the way.


On my way


Our private airport terminal is a Concorde lounge 😳 https://i.nostr.build/ZDoz7xl71m64wqve.jpg


Vacation 😂


👀 😂 nostr:note1ha8ttkc8r0csvxjlnldue5vyptl6kjd3d03ksfsjjkzhlk4feprsmr6ley


This is what fun on a Cruise ship looks like in the Caribbean

https://v.nostr.build/7vXDCjtbTaQca8F9.mp4


Your shitposting from bed 😳

That’s dedication

Respect 🫡


GM

I was afraid I wouldn’t get the obligatory photo with the dancing girls as the main headliner theatre performers weren’t posing for photos.

But then last night, I ended up in a conga line with a Caribbean group

https://i.nostr.build/6xKXHjyT1iuaQIYV.jpg


GM,

Last day in Barbados, we fly home this afternoon.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

Probably lots of live posting in 7 - 8 hours.

Check back later for live reports.

Have a great day everyone.

Meanwhile, here is a photo of a dinner I went to at our neighbours hotel / restaurant / wine rooms in Ventnor:
https://www.theterraceventnor.co.uk/

I ended up sitting next to this gentleman, who it turns out designed the ship we've just spent two weeks on.

https://i.nostr.build/hla3B2HxEgQiFJvV.jpg


Our boat is staying put in Barbados overnight. We fly home tomorrow.


Good news, the party boat has departed!


We were going here tonight, but the ship is not letting anybody right now due to the violent tropical storm currently underway

https://www.lobsteralive.net/ourmenu.php


I’ve have zapped you instead 🫂


More local beer, this time from a car park bar 😂 https://i.nostr.build/R59Zid9jt8NXY76j.jpg


Local Barbados beer https://i.nostr.build/e1j0FzzFVirFFlNh.jpg


Checking out our dinner venue for tonight! https://i.nostr.build/buVIQ9i82gAqsZOr.jpg


Our neighbours may have a party boat, but our boat is bigger

#Barbados https://i.nostr.build/vcPO53j6vGqMdfav.jpg


I’m still jealous 😂


Thanks 🫂


I’m jealous of the party boat 😂


GM 🫂


GM

If I turn the camera around, you’d see a rough industrial port, but yes, the weathers great and other parts of Barbados are beautiful.


GM

It’s really me again.

The party boat followed us 🥹 https://i.nostr.build/6yLCfoFst3lyVRrS.jpg


GM,

We are in Barbados for 2 days before we fly home.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

Barbados may be a quick route for residency. It is possible to become resident within 2 months by starting and running a company here. This is one option I am considering as a future business base.

Not so much house hunting here or even passport acquisition, but primarily a good place to be based for business.

We will probably be live posting in 7 - 8 hours.

See you soon.


I am a novice author and not a NYT bestseller, mainly because I’m British and my book is about Bitcoin, which is stranger than fiction and so unbelievable for most normies.


I’m Vulcan, can you translate?


Random question, but hey.

I’m a big foodie and love cooking, so naming a favourite food would be like telling you my favourite child is Sebastian.

Whoops, did I say that out loud 😂

What’s your favourite?


I’m with 5,200 of my closest friends and 1,800 of my most loyal staff.

I’m confident no accidents will be happening, especially as my Bitcoin wallet is not with me.


Welcome 🫂


I’m on a boat without WiFi and still shitposting 😂😂😂 https://i.nostr.build/J9RPWbxJgeQPrZBc.jpg


If you liked it you should’ve installed Linux on it.

Huh huh huh, huh huh ha

Huh huh huh, huh huh ha


Isn’t Havana one of Trump’s kids?

Does she have a boat rental shop?


Don’t have a floating bridge accident 😂


Hello


My old club in London accepts Bitcoin 😳😁

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCC4jz1IEeO/


Shipyard is great, nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft built it I believe.


Did you know...?

💡 Every Bitaxe we (www.thesolomining.co) ship includes a $5 contribution to OSMU (Open Source Miners United)! That means your purchase supports open-source, game-changing innovation in Bitcoin mining.

Look for the OSMU logo near the fan on your Bitaxe—it's your sign that you’ve bought from the official Bitaxe Legit supplier network, and helped fuel the next wave of powerful, open-source projects.

https://image.nostr.build/a1377ee3a0dbfc482794bfefd84b26c1258555d9ee53f8155560f8ad8ce563ee.jpg


It’s shipyard and its using my npub


Get with the program! 🤣🤣🤣


That’s what my dining companions said last night as I was Orange pilling them 😂


Where have you been?

My Bot has been posting about my Cruise for 2 weeks now 🤣


It’s you?

As Trump used to say

You’re fired 🫵


Your response humbles me 🫂


Better than Lassie 😁


If anybody is reading this from our neighbouring cruise ship.

Can you turn the music down a bit.

Thanks 😂


Any advice for No. 6? 😂


Is there a “Staying Humble” support group I can join?


Dam, they caught me in the midst of changing my identity 🤣 https://i.nostr.build/vsJ6We2IzxPzw97C.jpg


Major Update v1.4.0-release

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- Updated message and calling sounds, with special thanks to @Freakoverse for the audio
- Added support for CashuB tokens in the Cashu wallet
- Added support for 'input_fee_ppk' in the Cashu wallet
- Improved compatibility with Android 9
- Enabled support for 'kind 15' encrypted file messages

**Bug Fixes:**

- Fixed relay initialization to prevent occasional overwriting of the general relay list
- Resolved issue preventing call cancellation
- Corrected "ecash wallet keyset is invalid" error
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Download it via [Zapstore](https://zap.store/download)

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Elon’s full of it today.

Trying to decide if I’d be the same or better.

I’d probably be worse😂


Thank you for NOSTR nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6

Happy Anniversary


Four years ago today, nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9emk2um5v4exucn5vvhxxmmd9uq3xamnwvaz7tmhda6zuat50phjummwv5hsx7c9z9 published his first commit on his new project called NOSTR. Happy Fourth Birthday NOSTR!
https://m.primal.net/Luho.png

Don't forget to send Fiatjaf a GM to show your gratitude 😂


Hey Stu,

It simplifies it very much!


Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament.

He tried to separate the state from politicians.

He should be made an honorary Bitcoiner in the King’s new years honours list 😂 nostr:note1utt804yt757nc0ccq47g8d2ytrwkplpdzkv2htsqxm0w2rdqt8gsf74wnz


So is Trump gonna grab Elon’s pussy?


Yeh, but Elon wasn’t elected president.


I’ll have you know I’m upper class 😂


Let’s hope it’s true.

The official Xitter account announcing it, makes it seem more likely


Seriously? https://i.nostr.build/dgQPTkINwYVgUPBG.jpg


Megalomaniac psychopath alert: https://i.nostr.build/Nt6vYI8l7iUMNobb.jpg


Are you moving there?


This is not the way nostr:note1mdamu967mj2slxpuhswf45p8ujmaah7737vclytnydqhdctgux7q0tpl5j


Is this real?

https://x.com/free_ross/status/1854560687713927541


I’m doing a lot of thinking 🤔


True, there are different types of better.


So today was interesting. We decided not to join our fellow passengers in one of the many tours around the beautiful Island of St. Lucia, but instead walked into Castries, the local town.

What we saw was raw, ugly poverty and the reality of a third world economy. I hated almost every moment, trying to avoid touts and hustlers and the dirt and hostility of town life in the Caribbean.

This was very useful and clarified my thinking enormously.

It is possible to live in an ivory tower in places like this and many choose to do so, but I have always wanted to be part of any community that I live in, and I know I cannot be a part of this community.

Tomorrow at breakfast, in the restaurant reserved for suite guests, we will sit next to our neighbours once again and discuss the previous days activities.

They had booked a very expensive tour to a “drive in” volcano, a luxury natural mud treatment and a 5 star lunch.

We will be honest and explain the miserable day we endured.

However trying to explain to them that this is probably the most pivotal day for me and will define the direction of the rest of my families lives for generations to come will be much harder to explain.

So I will probably allow them to think they had a better day than us, which they did.


No pain, no gain!

Same with Bitcoin, same with everything.


POCKET DIAL ALERT 😂


The unknowns like

I’m just

Hip
Minimum
I’ll


Miners stack Braiins 😂


I like it:

the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.


Apparently that is a skill I lack 😂


Back in 2002 after the hostile takeover of my company, I nearly applied to be the Internet Cafe manager aboard a cruise ship.

I wanted to escape to sea!

That was until I found out the job mostly entailed giving refunds for poor Internet service 😂


Our dining companions last night asked if P&O know I’m aboard one of their ships after I gave them my life story.

I explained that I’m pretty certain they do as they issued my Cruise Card with my name on it.

They didn’t mean it in that way apparently 😂


Hey 🫂


Thanks Derek, Bitcoin is the gift that keeps giving if you put in the work.


Thanks 🫂


* St. Kitts, not St. Lucia


Yesterday was one of the best days in my life.

My BTC hit a personal milestone, we loved St. Lucia and I orange pilled our dining companions who were blown away by my explanation of Bitcoin and pleaded to come to our suite to get a signed copy of my book.

They pledged to donate a large sum to charity as gratitude.


St. Lucia

We stayed in the port and regretted it.

Very busy, very dirty and lots of hustlers.

Luckily it’s not a serious contender for residency.

https://i.nostr.build/r975hTd1u1lhiQlu.jpg


Sometimes the world is a mad, mad, mad, mad place 😂😂😂😂

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/29/truth-social-trading-suspended


Yes, we liked St. Kitts more than we thought. It also ticks the Bitcoin and tax boxes.

There are some negatives however. The residential water supplied is turned off at night to save water and many of the property developers are struggling financially. It would be very unwise to buy off-plan.


I am your humble roving reporter 🫡


GM from St. Lucia from the real me

The Island seems a lot more developed than the other Islands we’ve visited.

This isn’t a serious candidate for residency, but you never know.

https://i.nostr.build/IUOo1VlWo1w1EB8n.jpg


GM,

We're in St. Lucia.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

Not specifically a Bitcoin place, nor somewhere we are actively looking to live, but it looks a great place and we may consider a home here.

I will probably live post in around 7 - 8 hours when we awake, get breakfast and get off the ship.

Catch you soon.


Good afternoon


Wine dat Ting


Like this? 😳

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasty


Will Nevis do? 😂


What if you’re one of the 7.7 billion people that can’t vote in U.S. elections?

Can we still be your friends?


That’s shitcoins for you 😂


Last photo from St. Kitts

A very memorable day

https://i.nostr.build/MPQIXdq7MtPUP4Mb.jpg


Ancient Welsh saying:

No man’s an Island

Except Barry!


Hello https://i.nostr.build/D66C8lhYnbiLyIR0.jpg


Currently having lunch in Boozies, Basseterre. https://i.nostr.build/MjrBn6Tw5izT9qON.jpg


So far in St. Kitts, seen one Bitcoin Cash accepted here. Our guide explained that they tried to introduce BCH a few years ago at the government level. It didn’t succeed.

It is accepted unofficially in several places, but official support ended some time ago.

I asked if he understood the difference between BCH & BTC he didn’t know, so I explained some history.


Thanks


Good luck


GA from St. Kitts

A lot happens when you’re at sea.
Trump wins and Bitcoin pumps.

We’re property hunting here today https://i.nostr.build/ZLETyiyCNV9k5BU7.jpg


GM,

We're in St. Kitts and Nevis.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

This is the real reason for this cruise.

We are looking at places to live that are Bitcoin friendly and St. Kitts meets that goal.

A lot of places take Bitcoin. Roger Ver's main home is here, so a lot of places also take Bitcoin cash, which is OK, let's live and let live. Spare a thought for Roger, who is going through some tax issues in Spain at the moment.

Also, St. Kitts offers passports by investment, which could be useful and it is far from the many conflicts and wars going on around the world right now.

We are here house hunting and getting a flavour of Island life.

We cruised here because the largest suite onboard Arvia for a 15 night cruise with our own Butler and all food and non alcoholic drinks included is cheaper than 2 business class flights from the UK.

Mrs H. likes a bargain, so I convinced her to book this cruise using her filthy fiat earned down the NHS medical mines.

I will probably be live posting in about 7 - 8 hours when I actually wake up, have breakfast and leave the ship at around 11am local time.

UK time is 5 hours behind.


https://youtu.be/Y4aulJxAgno?si=BLUWNLZJdwXzIdQo

A little something my son made. The Solo Mining Co' is a small family business, after all!


Yes, the Bitaxe Gamma. Got a few left and then all stock will be gone until I get the next batch in. 20% discount with paying with BTC too!


Vote harder 😂


I don’t remember reading that allegory 😂


No, cos I’m tight 😂


I hear you might have a new BitAxe available?


Ooh fancy 🎩


SETI@Home or go home 😂


No RAC 😂

I prevent breakdowns


Add a shot of vodka 😂


Non dom life would be bearable

https://i.nostr.build/LP2dCF1p2Q86WLCR.jpg


Very much, but we’re here on business, escaping the UK tax system, so it’s not all fun 😂


GM from the Caribbean 🫂


Congrats guys.

Looking great 💜


I just burned through an entire iPhone battery in about 2 hours thanks to NOSTR 😂


Owned by them, P&O


Heeeeeey 😂


I’m not fond of Wall Street fond managers 😂😂😂

Apologies for making fun of your typo 🫂


They have Orange wine on the ship 😁

https://i.nostr.build/DwACAPPfcO1nshCq.jpg


My wrist is too floppy to use a ball point pen 😂


Tomorrow is St. Kitts. Bitcoin Cash Island 🤣


He doesn’t wear gloves, now I now what’s wrong.

You’re hired 😂


You can replace my butler, he’s nice, but I have no idea what a cruise ship butler does 😂


It’s Taco Tuesday in the Caribbean

https://i.nostr.build/6FMGPpuZR6eQvtBN.jpg


Go by boat next time, they have theatres, bars and unlimited buffets 😂

My cruise ship (in the distance) brought me here in 15 days cheaper than a business class flight.


Thank you 🫂

We try 🌞


Filmed on location from my latest blockbuster “Dr. Yes”

Call me Bond, Bail Bond

https://i.nostr.build/Dkvabu13uLO3Nvzz.jpg


Hey John, how are you doing today?


I’ve had many people mistake my kindness for weakness.

It frustrates me having to expend energy to correct those mistakes.


GA

from St. Maarten

https://i.nostr.build/bbqPPF1V9cIkKvt9.jpg


We saw it, isn’t it owned by Jony Ive now?


We’re still on it, this is the first of 4 Caribbean stops.


Final GM 😂

This is me, not my bot reporting in for duty from St. Maarten.

https://i.nostr.build/d5MUcmvhcmGgjCNd.jpg


GM Dan


Good morning from St. Marteen

Yes, this is the real me again, not my bot 😂 nostr:note1hcnpjnfddz0qgletf4r5rwmlq8dlc8m4jv0asrsz6xfd4kceutnsw9ugcw


Love it 😂


Yes I’m in the UK, but currently in St. Maarten.

You’re welcome to suggest my book, details in my header.

It isn’t specifically focused on the UK, but might be of some help.

The UK is getting quite aggressive on KYC Bitcoin purchasing and self custody, but there are some easy supported routes for newbies.

Revolut bank have an easy Bitcoin purchasing option, they also allow you to spend BTC converting it on the fly to fiat. They also, more importantly allow you to withdraw your BTC to self custody.

Other options in the UK are the Isle of Man exchange CoinCorner (the Isle of Man is a UK tax haven). They are a bit heavy handed in their KYC, but pretty good.

For serious purchasing I use SwissBorg who allow much higher limits. They are a broker and hunt the market for the best price, like an arbitrage service.

Let me know if you have any specific questions, or feel free to get in touch. My non NOSTR contact details can be found on my website listed in my profile header.


GM,

We're at St Maarten.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

We've been to several Caribbean Islands before, but never to Sint Maarten

I will probably post live later in the day, but as it's 5 hours behind UK time, it is actually 4am in the morning right now, so check back later.

In the mean time, here is the Wikipedia page about the Island:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten


GM,

6 of 7 sea days until we reach St Maarten.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

We nearly arriving at St Maarten, we will probably be excited to arrive, but also sad this is the last sea days.

Here is a video from a recent Norwegian Cruise at the port of Åndalsnes oboard the funicular:

https://v.nostr.build/mG7snGDgAhbHlhsN.mp4


GM,

5 of 7 sea days until we reach St Maarten.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

Here are some random shipboard photos from previous cruises:

https://i.nostr.build/rB3ixduvhhpZGqVf.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/YO2oNFbgK0whdGWS.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/8W2iaCUhs1CKdzyo.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/JEigffTaeDnXDlRA.jpg


GM,

4 of 7 sea days until we reach St Maarten.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

We very much enjoy the main theatre, where west end quality shows are performed about 3 times a week.

Here are some photos of me with the performers from previous cruises:

https://i.nostr.build/Fi6i8WCudKktG37P.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/FEV02JB7G56few23.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/w9Hzeyn8RMyAZNjz.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/esNT6FW8GcZrhZs5.jpg


GM,

Happy November frens.

3 of 7 sea days until we reach St Maarten.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

If you want to track where we are, we are on Arvia and you can see our position here:
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9849693

This is more information about the ship we're on:
https://www.pocruises.com/cruise-ships/arvia/overview

This is being posted at 9am UK time, so it's probably 7am onboard ship, so we are probably asleep right now.


GM,

2 of 7 sea days until we reach St Maarten.

As usual, I have advanced posted this via:
shipyard.pub/write

Ship life is fun, but it's not for everyone, you can do as much or as little as you like, there are shows every night, lots of activities during the day. There's always a spa onboard and usually a cinema, lots of bars and eateries.

The best thing for me is sitting on our balcony watching the sea while keeping a look out for seabirds, whales, dolphins and other ships.

I must get my love of the sea from my grandfather, who was a Gunner in the royal navy. He joined up in 1898 aged 14 (he lied about his age) and ended up fighting in the boar war.

This is a photo of him at a reunion towards the end of his life in the 1960's, he is on the far left:

https://i.nostr.build/f7YdjDs12zewlOLq.jpg