mike

Chief Vlog Officer
Former Chief Shitpost Officer - NOSTR Inc.

Node runner - Miner - Author

My public relay: https://nortis.nostr1.com/
My book: https://mikehardcastle.com/my-book-why-bitcoin/

Public Key

npub1aqakd28d95muqlg6h6nwrvqq5925n354prayckr424k49vzjds4s0c237n

NIP-05 Address

mike@mikehardcastle.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqswswmx4rkj6d7q05dtafhpkqq2z42fc62s37jvtp642m2jkpfxc2cprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvrcc3y2

Publishing to

relay.snort.social

Author Public Key

npub1aqakd28d95muqlg6h6nwrvqq5925n354prayckr424k49vzjds4s0c237n

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Last Notes

2025-11-09 13:07:50 UTC

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I'm laughing quite a lot right now 😂

2025-10-31 09:27:15 UTC

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Damn the doubt AI generates about heart warming videos like this 🥹

2025-10-31 09:25:59 UTC

I'm reconsidering my life choices.
This has been the top news story for 2 days running on the Bitcoin friendly tax haven, the Isle of Man 😂
https://i.nostr.build/DRcQgMlshA6pNFx1.jpg

2025-10-31 09:20:00 UTC

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He's perfected that already 😂

2025-10-31 09:18:37 UTC

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If Andrew does go to prison, it won't be for life.
When he gets out, Timpson's have a great rehabilitation program. In time and with good behaviour, he might end up managing his own key cutting shop.

2025-10-31 09:08:55 UTC

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You appear to know your royal history 😂

2025-10-31 09:07:48 UTC

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It's better than a cottage in the grounds of his old house.
If you exits to Saudi, he'll never be able to leave and will be at the whim of the local monarch.

2025-10-31 08:58:46 UTC

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Andy Windsor sounds like a character from Emmerdale 😂
He's landed the role of playing the dirty old man drinking pints in the corner of the pub.

2025-10-31 08:38:52 UTC

I wonder what's next for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?

2025-10-27 19:49:33 UTC

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Yes, hard to believe isn't it 😂

2025-10-27 19:46:16 UTC

This photo is not AI 😱
https://i.nostr.build/qT7mIiG2zhULxQ7D.jpg

2025-10-25 14:47:03 UTC

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You should try living with it 😂

2025-10-25 14:29:02 UTC

So this was a test of the separate mic for my new vlogging camera.
I was filming and the wife was mic'd up.
Worth watching if you are interested in Canals or Cruise black tie masquerade etiquette 😂
https://v.nostr.build/HSMy1a9SFPglX227.mp4

2025-10-25 12:58:19 UTC

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So you admit it 😱

2025-10-25 12:50:36 UTC

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Not all fake jack's are equal tho 😂

2025-10-25 12:49:10 UTC

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Only the best fake jack's follow me 😂

2025-10-25 12:44:45 UTC

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Way ahead of you there buddy 😂
#nevent1q…m3ca

2025-10-25 12:39:34 UTC

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I reckon it's fake jack that follows me 😂

2025-10-25 12:38:03 UTC

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What about @nprofile…cejz who actually makes rugs?
You've been rumbled Pegah, you're Satoshi 😂

2025-10-25 12:26:07 UTC

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I reckon Peter Schiff is Satoshi 😂

2025-10-24 09:06:36 UTC

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I bet it didn't have a $10 timex watch in it tho 😂

2025-10-24 08:59:24 UTC

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A $10 timex can do this, yet a trillion dollar AI can't 😂

2025-10-24 08:57:01 UTC

WOW,
AI can't tell the time 😱
https://i.nostr.build/dCPsahccDebeScTq.jpg

2025-10-23 20:31:10 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/VHZbF0KYOhiqroZU.jpg

2025-10-23 13:01:10 UTC

$38T debt, just like that
https://i.nostr.build/jsy6VHdFiEb6DsE1.jpg

2025-10-23 11:10:01 UTC

Peter Schiff’s launching a gold crypto blockchain 😂
https://v.nostr.build/RNVI0ZMd8EP4BSCN.mp4

2025-10-23 10:44:34 UTC

Chatty's on it today:
https://i.nostr.build/LEsVbqTTwX87Byts.jpg

2025-10-23 08:36:59 UTC

GM
The earth is spinning at 1,670 km/h
The earth is orbiting the sun at107,000 km/h
The sun is orbiting the milky way at 828,000 km/h
The milky way is travelling at 2,160,000 km/h through the universe

2025-10-22 13:49:27 UTC

First there was pong, then first player shooting games, then space exploration games.
What everybody was really waiting for, however, was a Parking Garage Simulator 🤣
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX4KlLAWru8

2025-10-22 12:45:31 UTC

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Yes, but they are beautiful 💜

2025-10-22 11:27:07 UTC

We have a new village gardener, responsible for maintaining public spaces.
He doesn't know that the land backing on to our house is private.
He's doing a very nice job of maintaining it.
I'm not sure whether to be indignant that he's trespassing or pleased that we have a free gardener 😂

2025-10-22 09:00:44 UTC

Third time lucky with the vlogging 😂
Checking to see if Watson, my AI receptionist likes his new name.
#nevent1q…7py9
https://v.nostr.build/K0riV5yII23FH9Hm.mp4

2025-10-22 08:09:54 UTC

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I don't have any rich or powerful friends like that.
I had to pay for mine 🥹

2025-10-21 16:27:18 UTC

As seen on X 😱
https://i.nostr.build/MKu4S0b7u6PIWp4t.jpg

2025-10-20 14:42:49 UTC

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They deliver!

2025-10-20 14:39:36 UTC

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You can get new neurons from Nvidia 😂

2025-10-20 14:35:22 UTC

We've crossed a Rubicon in Bitcoin
https://i.nostr.build/zY5b6pu32oF1j6iw.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/zEPdoasAaJMG1FIo.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/ejfZbZVHA2xEyA8d.jpg

2025-10-20 14:08:42 UTC

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Sadly, as newly appointed "Chief Vlog Officer", I've had to come off the sauce 🥹

2025-10-20 08:41:11 UTC

Remember the old, centralised web?
Well it's down 😂
https://i.nostr.build/JuUbyQYhyBwJkrxi.jpg

2025-10-20 08:26:56 UTC

How it started
https://v.nostr.build/naCc4635sPdSClnD.mp4

2025-10-20 08:21:59 UTC

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I'm on a training course for 2 months, you can't just vlog without the proper training you know 😂

2025-10-20 08:04:15 UTC

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GM
As your newly self appointed "Chief Vlog Officer", I vow to make vlogging great again.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
#nevent1q…jtag

2025-10-20 07:58:09 UTC

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I've just seen this.
Congratulations, may you have a lifetime of love and happiness together 💜

2025-10-19 18:54:37 UTC

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I've got a mug suspiciously similar to that bought with Sats from @nprofile…cees at the Oxford Bitcoin meet up 🤔

2025-10-19 18:11:21 UTC

I’ve been watching Japanese food vlogs today 😂
#dinstr
https://i.nostr.build/TcEqXm9Xs6eXjclR.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/uyCo3DY9tHrKqEO2.jpg

2025-10-19 15:35:30 UTC

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GM 🫂

2025-10-19 13:25:07 UTC

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🤔
Thanks, I’ll check it out.

2025-10-19 13:23:32 UTC

After the revelations coming to light earlier this week and the resulting shame I have brought upon my family. I was devastated when forced to resign my position of “Chief Shitpost Officer”.
It was a job and a life style I took extremely seriously. I poured heart and soul into the important work, applying my skills and effort every single day without rest.
So it is with extreme delight that I am pleased to announce, I have been offered the newly created and prestigious compensatory position of “Chief Vlog Officer,”, which I have gracefully accepted with immediate effect.
Thank you all for your support during this extremely difficult transition.
I will apply myself full to this new role and endeavour to create content worthy of any influencer working within the industry I have grown to love.
Thank you agin
Mike
CVO

2025-10-19 10:31:13 UTC

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Oxford, probably about the same 😂
Just been for my, now daily walk around the canal.
Enjoy your spicy pumpkin.

2025-10-19 10:03:24 UTC

GM
Happy Sunday everyone 🫂

2025-10-18 18:12:09 UTC

The wife made Spiced Apple cake with crème anglais
https://i.nostr.build/SgMKaxXNTA3UfabF.jpg

2025-10-18 15:58:45 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/Gw8fC7U4G9dkiEO1.jpg
https://x.com/antmillionsbot/status/1979260366971420758

2025-10-18 15:33:40 UTC

On a lighter note, let's fiddle, while Rome burns
https://v.nostr.build/VOvlAAYSSTElHao1.mp4

2025-10-18 09:19:49 UTC

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Just being helpful 😂

2025-10-18 08:10:06 UTC

My neighbour is starting to pay attention:
https://i.nostr.build/BXNbJMwjEy1kJ2xD.jpg

2025-10-18 07:57:08 UTC

A more helpful approach to my neighbour
https://i.nostr.build/vCpyaVpgemo6aYgO.jpg

2025-10-18 07:38:56 UTC

GM
My neighbour still doesn’t get it 😞
https://i.nostr.build/W1TqVIercQJgsZA3.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/zk0JGE5O1kvqW4T6.jpg

2025-10-17 20:03:09 UTC

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See @nprofile…5zd4 we're not all genius memers like you 😂

2025-10-17 19:50:53 UTC

Of course it is, I am dumb, why didn't I realise this before 🥹
https://i.nostr.build/L6QHVLxDfXBknVYv.jpg

2025-10-17 19:03:33 UTC

My acronym of the day:
LMFAO 🤣
https://i.nostr.build/bNNk0GyuguWknm5R.jpg

2025-10-17 15:19:49 UTC

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But then where do I go to the toilet?
https://i.nostr.build/Tupm5sCKCEjBfoiH.jpg

2025-10-17 15:17:00 UTC

So what did we learn today?
1. The collapse has started
2. Vlogging camera unboxing photos are very popular
3. My neighbour is going to emoji laugh himself in to poverty

2025-10-17 14:10:28 UTC

This is all @npub1rtl…jtfs fault 😂
https://i.nostr.build/iFn22yICS1KSL5nH.jpg

2025-10-17 13:19:41 UTC

A neighbour after 8 years of trying to Orange pill 🥹
https://i.nostr.build/xwUZDcJFpc6LS2bP.jpg

2025-10-17 07:42:32 UTC

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What's the bet?

2025-10-16 19:31:08 UTC

On that time scale he's not wrong 😂
Let gold have it's moment, it is the old system that people will run to while the elites sail off into the sun in their orange yachts.
So long and thanks for all the karats 🫡
https://i.nostr.build/9eBnkMER6chMXnMf.jpg

2025-10-16 16:09:20 UTC

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What about the baldy patch? 😂

2025-10-16 08:43:06 UTC

GM no 2
Our local institution, the Spyglass pub in Ventnor
https://i.nostr.build/B6UWd9u7yZitUp2h.jpg

2025-10-15 19:41:43 UTC

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I spent 3 months full time deep diving it for a friend who invested in it. It is a genuine scam that nobody else has been able to identify.
I can provide the evidence in private if you wish.
I had the luxury of time and the curiosity to spend time understanding it better than anybody else has outside the Kapsa devs.
My friend sold his holding at around $0.16
I believe it is currently 0.05c
Not all altcoins are scams, Roger genuinely believes in Bitcoin Cash and Craig genuinely believes in BSV. That doesn't mean they are ever going to be successful for anybody but the team that launched the coins, although they can make traders a lot of money in the process.
There is deep complexity and nuance in even the simplest of things, few have the luxury of time to spend thinking about this.

2025-10-15 19:15:34 UTC

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Bitcoin is the solid foundation for all other cryptos if Bitcoin dies, no other crypto survives.
Bitcoin, aside from an EMP pulse from the sun, will attain parity with gold within the next 5 years. My personal opinion is it will attain and surpass golds monetary value a lot sooner than that, but gold will also dramatically increase from its current value.
We have about $200 trillion of weak money to replace with hard money, that will be shared, mostly between gold and Bitcoin. I think Bitcoin will take the lions share, but gold will not be insignificant.

2025-10-15 18:11:46 UTC

Will Bitcoin be the gold of 1933?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI24YiCBfOM

2025-10-15 17:17:12 UTC

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True 💜

2025-10-15 14:52:31 UTC

Bitcoin AND Crypto 🤔
https://i.nostr.build/0oI1vSTtp2V4sdnw.jpg

2025-10-15 11:53:33 UTC

Banks and governments can't afford for you to pay off your debts.

2025-10-15 11:28:42 UTC

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As Charles Dickens' Autopen once wrote:
"It was the best of AI's, it was the worst of AI's" 😂

2025-10-15 11:24:33 UTC

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Mines too busy dealing with junk phone calls 😂
#nevent1q…g8yz

2025-10-15 08:50:43 UTC

GM
I ordered my Christmas Cruise NOSTR vlogging camera direct from DJI as Amazon didn't have the specific combo I wanted.
You can criticise Amazon's dominance and power, but they just get delivery right.
I not only have AI agents from DHL trying to talk to my AI assistant, but DJI decided to launch their own agents to chat to my agent also 😂
I'm starting to wish I'd bought the camera from Amazon and paid extra for the accessories I require 😂
This was all triggered by me changing the delivery date on DHL's website 😂
https://i.nostr.build/Pl185DWKos3oAKBw.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/ALPgpP5yIrm6cXRl.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/bW1nEP12fF5XVlSs.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/IBBz7cQqa9B94BIl.jpg

2025-10-14 19:51:00 UTC

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Thank you for calling Mike Hardcastle. I'm an AI assistant that takes calls while our team is busy. How can I help you today?
AI Agent • 0:00
Hello. Mike told me to give a call
Caller • 0:09
...
AI Agent • 0:13
How are you doing?
Caller • 0:09
I'm well, thank you. How can I assist you with Mike today?
AI Agent • 0:17
Yeah, just pass on the message that Jerome called. Thank you
Caller • 0:23
Got it, Jerome. I’ll pass your message on to Mike. Have a great day.
AI Agent • 0:28
Yeah, bye.
Caller • 0:33

2025-10-14 19:38:38 UTC

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Yes this 😂

2025-10-14 19:38:02 UTC

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The caller, Jerome, contacted the AI assistant for Mike Hardcastle. Jerome did not have a specific request but asked for his message of having called to be passed on to Mike. No specific services, bookings, or concerns were discussed during the call.

2025-10-14 16:33:24 UTC

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I saw that 😂

2025-10-14 16:27:56 UTC

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Call me 😂
+447886075600

2025-10-14 16:12:14 UTC

AI slop has hit mainstream.
I'm now getting AI agents from delivery companies talking to my AI assistant to discuss why I changed the delivery date on a parcel.
Meanwhile I'm laughing over the transcribed notes while sipping a gin and tonic, waiting for my pasta to be cooked 😂

2025-10-14 09:28:57 UTC

And first prize for stating the obvious goes to 🎉
https://i.nostr.build/kXwBckBZH2akkEg6.jpg

2025-10-14 07:12:42 UTC

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Slow TV 💜

2025-10-13 19:20:51 UTC

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2 phone calls and a text are a lot for me 😂

2025-10-13 17:49:16 UTC

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Don't trust, verify. Same as Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is for anybody, but not for everybody.
NOSTR is for anybody, but not for everybody.
I hope you enjoyed your time on NOSTR. I hope you weren't scammed to badly.
Yes, there are many scamming accounts on NOSTR, but the point I want to leave you with is that unlike other platforms, it is possible to definitively detect them, but because NOSTR is an open protocol, it is definitively impossible to stop them.
The freedom you enjoy is equally available to your enemies.
I hope you find what your looking for.
Have a great day.
Live Long and Prosper 🖖 🫂

2025-10-13 17:36:36 UTC

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Try buying microsoft.com or wsj.com and if you can't, try storing your NIP-05 on their server!
Does it make sense yet?
As for me, I might be Dave Smith who registered mikehardcastle.com I might even setup my WHOIS as Mike Hardcastle, but I can't fake my purchase card or matching invoice address.
The power of anonymity that NOSTR offers works equally well in reverse for people that want to be verified, which is why that fake Wall Street Journalist didn't hang about for long when we asked her to confirm her NIP-05.
I was also approached by a fake ID from a BTC mining company, they said they couldn't upload their profile to the mining companies website, so I replied to her email and changed the domain to be the company she claimed to work for. It bounced back. I told her and I never heard from her again.

2025-10-13 17:14:00 UTC

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😂

2025-10-13 17:12:46 UTC

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I shall instruct Chatty to up my fake inflooencer game and start generating AI slop VLOGs 😂

2025-10-13 16:11:29 UTC

Web of Trust may be the real value of NOSTR 💜
#note1pn8…5824

2025-10-13 15:58:33 UTC

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I've got Chatty working on it too.
I have to say, I'm disappointed in the pair of you 😂

2025-10-13 15:53:36 UTC

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I was expecting a meme like that would require just a tiny bit more effort, but hey 😂

2025-10-13 15:43:20 UTC

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I wanna play with the kool kids 😂
https://i.nostr.build/RZTWZNqk09v5Pe26.png

2025-10-13 14:49:38 UTC

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You have a dirty mind 😂

2025-10-13 14:48:57 UTC

By A/B testing over on X, I am starting to understand the engagement algorithm much better than I have for the previous 15 years of my intermittent posting there.
By algorithm, I mean both machine and human.
X is flooded with low quality engagement seeking posts, which I have reposted and commented on here.
I’m going to continue the experiment for the full month, but I now don’t know if we wish to onboard this kind of user and content here.
Of course NOSTR is an open protocol and anybody is free to engage, but what if we are building an elite enclave here?
Has anybody considered this possibility?

2025-10-13 14:27:26 UTC

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I've learned life lessons from Genghis Khan as well as Mother Teresa 😂

2025-10-13 14:09:07 UTC

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Interesting 🤔
#nevent1q…4s6w

2025-10-13 13:57:09 UTC

What comes after Trillionaire? 🤣
https://i.nostr.build/kOK92pvdzYY42Hdo.jpg

2025-10-13 13:15:00 UTC

In the late eighties through to the mid 90's. Almost everybody I spoke to got the Internet wrong. They thought it was a tool used by criminals and pornographers. They were right, which is why they were wrong.