Tag Archives: humour

Moore’s Law for corporate computer repair

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Alan Liefting

Given the amount of stuff coming through for recycling from our corporate clients this pretty much sums it up.   Save Feel free to share this . . . LinkedinFacebookTwitterPinterestTumblrGoogle+Printemail

Patently obvious

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Alan Liefting

I was doing some searching on the internet for images of microwave oven parts when good old Google offered up this patent in amongst the search results. It was a patent for a method of wiring up microwave ovens filed … Continue reading →

I’ve done a lot of screwing

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Alan Liefting

I’ll probably get in trouble with everyone about the title of this post but at least it got your attention. Anyway, as a technician I do a lot of screwing (we are only talking about screwdrivers here ok) so having … Continue reading →

Plastics and change

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Alan Liefting

And boy, just how things have changed! Like a lot of good cartoons this one speaks volumes.  It highlights societal change over generations.  It shows the increasing environmental awareness amongst the younger generation.  It shows the cycle from new product … Continue reading →

Exposure of pregnant women

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Alan Liefting

The title will probably raise another “what on earth has this got to do with Ecotech Services” question so let me explain. I was doing a bit of research on manganese dioxide, one of the materials in alkaline batteries, when … Continue reading →

E-waste and volcanoes

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Alan Liefting

Here is another cartoon from Alex Hallatt’s Arctic Circle that is related to the work we do. Feel free to share this . . . LinkedinFacebookTwitterPinterestTumblrGoogle+Printemail

More spam for a scam

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Alan Liefting

This scam arrived in my inbox: (spam links removed) Hi My name is Prof. Dr. Richard Goran, “Gentlemen, finance me and help me improve this and all the planet will afford energy”. Here’s what 71 year old Dustin Grey from … Continue reading →

Fossil fuels

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Alan Liefting

Here at Ecotech Services we pride ourselves in limiting the use of non-renewable resources.  The big one of course is fossil fuels, particularly petroleum, so when I got a spam email inviting me to invest in a petroleum project I … Continue reading →

Lost in translation

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Alan Liefting

I came across this sticker on a no name piece of rubbish masquerading as weigh scales. I am pretty sure that the sticker is supposed to say “Warranty void if removed”.  Not only is the English complete nonsense but there … Continue reading →

Screws

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Alan Liefting

Don’t you hate it when no matter how many screwdriver bit sets you have you will still come across a screw for which you don’t have a bit? And don’t you hate it that the sets come with tri-point but … Continue reading →