357: Fresh as a daisy   Tuesday 2 March 2010

Vue Omni, Greenside Place, Edinburgh

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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