Writing
On paper, machines, e-waste, and why we built billing for small shops the way we did.
- Product4 min read
Why we built a POS with no hardware
A billing machine costs more than a month's profit for most stalls in Jaffna. So we did not ask anyone to buy one.
- Paper5 min read
What is actually on a thermal receipt
Thermal paper has no ink. The image comes from a chemical coating — and which chemical that is has been argued about for twenty years.
- Sustainability4 min read
The e-waste nobody counts
Every billing terminal is a small computer with a finite life. What happens to it after that is a question the industry rarely asks out loud.
- Paper3 min read
Paperless is not only about trees
The case against the paper receipt is stronger on record-keeping than on forestry — and the shopkeeper feels it in the till first.
- Sustainability3 min read
What our carbon rating actually means
Our site is rated A by Website Carbon. Here is what that measures, what it does not, and why we put the link on the page.