357: Fresh as a daisy Tuesday 2 March 2010
Vue Omni, Greenside Place, Edinburgh
“changing to WhiffAway means no more expensive call out charges to clear blockages, or money wasted on the cost of odour masking products.”
source: Green Planet Solutions (PDF)
337: Call the man out Tuesday 2 February 2010
an office, Edinburgh
“Tiny particles emitted by office printers may be as dangerous to health as cigarette smoke, a study has revealed.”
source: The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
336: Broke the bank Monday 1 February 2010
Roman Road, London
“Public anger is to many bankers neither here nor there: they don’t care.”
source: Telegraph.co.uk
photo by Sam Oakley
324: Access denied Thursday 14 January 2010
The internet, a computer
“The Digital Economy Bill sets out Government plans to ensure the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy.”
source: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport
296: Technotrauma Thursday 3 December 2009
Abbey Lane, Edinburgh
“Discarded Computer Monitors, whether CRT or TFT, working or faulty, are classed as hazardous waste by the European Union.”
source: IT Green
289: No plastic Tuesday 24 November 2009
Victoria Wine, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
“An average cash transaction costs retailers 2 pence; a debit card payment costs 8 pence, but they are charged a massive 35 pence when a customer uses a credit card … If charges for every payment method were as low as they are for cash, over £800 million in cost savings would be passed on to customers through lower shop prices.”
source: The British Retails Consortium
278: What a relief Monday 9 November 2009
Halfords, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston
“POCKETOILET™ utilises advanced technology originally developed to relieve the problems of astronauts in space”
source: Ardern Healthcare
270: OMG!!1! Wednesday 28 October 2009
The Salvation Army, The Pleasance, Edinburgh
“If Jesus had been born in the 21st rather than the 1st century, would he have taught by text?”
source: rejesus.co.uk
254: Sky’s the limit Tuesday 6 October 2009
Sky News
“Most of the time these problems can be resolved by turning the box off and turning it back on.”
source: eKnowledge
212: Dirty qwerty Friday 7 August 2009
office keyboard, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
“The main cause of a bug-infested keyboard is eating lunch at your desk. The food deposits encourage the growth of millions of bacteria, which can lead to stomach bugs.”
source: Which?
