PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #136 · From Blue Screens to Blockchains: A Chaotic Week and a Clear Path

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A very human start this week: I battled the blue screen of death, a failed SSD and a last‑minute OBS install to get us on air. We swapped war stories about tech resilience, backups, lost jingles and the fine art of making tea, then veered joyfully into rail nostalgia (Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street and the DLR), small EVs, and why public transport should be beautiful, punctual and built around people. We also nattered books and big ideas: Jesuits, history as told (and untold), and two dense tomes that prod you to question everything. Hour two, Gary Glendale joined to make the case for Bitcoin SV as a public, time‑stamped ledger for more than money: auditable records, private-by-choice messaging, and a route to provably honest administration. We explored affidavits, courts de jure, and why open ledgers could starve corruption, help farmers and small businesses transact, and put the public back in the driving seat. We wrapped with practical next steps: wallets, simple onboarding, and a future how‑to session so newcomers can try a small, low‑risk first purchase.

• 'OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software)': https://obsproject.com
• 'Signal Private Messenger': https://signal.org
• 'Telegram Messenger': https://telegram.org
• 'Bitcoin SV (Bitcoin Association)': https://bitcoinsv.com
• 'Transport for London – Docklands Light Railway (DLR)': https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/dlr/
• 'Bank of England': https://www.bankofengland.co.uk
• 'Georgetown University': https://www.georgetown.edu
• 'Amazon Web Services (AWS)': https://aws.amazon.com
• 'Microsoft Azure': https://azure.microsoft.com
• 'Bill Hicks (official site)': https://billhicks.com
• 'Rumble': https://rumble.com
• 'YouTube': https://www.youtube.com https://metanetapps.com
• 'Metanapps': https://metanetapps.com