WSJ: How Much Do You Know About the History of Hacking?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Who is considered the first hacker? When did the first denial-of-service attack occur? Test yourself on these and other questions with this quiz. Read more here.

#FRANCE: Britain tiptoes out of recession. @RealConstable @BatcehlroShow Occitanie

By SIMON CONSTABLE

John and I discuss the reality of Britain’s economy. Technically it has come out of a recession, but it is still stagnating.

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Antiquities of Great Britain: illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing.Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

CC: Scottish Local Governments Make Economic War on Workers @RealConstable

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Glasgow-based entrepreneur and businessman Alan Quinn joins us for this episode of CONSTABLE CONFIDENTIAL to discuss the latest efforts by local government to impose more living costs on already cash-strapped people. Notably, this involves ultra-high car parking charges in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and Scotland's largest city, Glasgow.

We also get Quinn's view on where the Scottish votes will fall in the forthcoming general election.

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Photo description: A cropped version of express trains leaving Edinburgh for Aberdeen and Glasgow.

Photo credit: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Forbes.com story about the rising car parking fees in Edinburgh

The intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:

Conductor: James Allen Gähres

Ensemble: Ulm Philharmonic

Location: CCU Einsteinsaal, Ulm

Opera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)

Movement: Prelude from Act 3

Date 3 June 2014

The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Korn Ferry: A 4-Day Workweek… Maybe?

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Half of UK firms testing the shorter week say they will make it permanent. Still, skeptics say innovation and training could suffer. Read more here.

#France: Remembering DOW 10,000. @RealConstable @WSJ @BatchelorShow

By SIMON CONSTABLE

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WSJ: 25 YEARS AGO: Dow Industrials Top 10000

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

In 1999, as the dot-com bubble inflated, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed a major milestone: It closed above 10000 for the first time.

“Dow 10000 absolutely meant something to people not on Wall Street,” says Dan Rasmussen, chief investment officer at Boston-based Verdad Advisors. “For those who don’t follow market swings, these milestones are hugely important.” Read more here.

#FRANCE: Spring in bloom and worry for the tea fleet. @RealConstable @BatchelorShow Occitanie.

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

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