eclectech

eclectech

@eclectech.uk

I make silly animations & pictures. Lots of taking photos then scribbling on them. Leans to the left. Full of woke nonsense & happy about it. Mainly on things.uk Mastodon for socials. Don't trust the broligarchy. Scotland. She/her. https://eclectech.uk

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Hello. I have made a thing. A colourful collection of global disgruntlement. If you spend your time looking at the news & muttering "For Fuck's Sake" you might like it. Maybe. Illustrations of idiomatic translations of FFS from people who speak the language. Because FFS. www.eclectech.co.uk/ffs

eclectech.co.ukThe FFS ProjectA colourful collection of global disgruntlement, because it's good to know you're not alone. A project by eclectech, in collaboration with friends on the fediverse. Contains swears. So many swears.

Do let me know any suggestions for different languages. It is an ongoing project. Basically a form of therapy. Lots of chat about rude words followed by colouring in. That said, I appear to be worse than I realised at multiple social media channels (2 mnths!) so apologies in advance for slowness.

Oh, also, that Cornish one? Bramm an gath? Literally translates to "fart of the cat". Top FFS marks to Cornwall. Also by far one of the milder expressions. Some are Quite Something.

It's been a while since I've made anything even remotely positive about politics and, not gonna lie, reckon I might have missed my calling with this election sloganeering business. Or just found it. Whatever. #Binface

*waves hello* In exasperation at the Real World I have been making my own imaginary one, but a certain level of negativity appears to have followed me there.

Contemplating the upcoming New Year. I am, in general, both an optimistic & peaceful sort, but I think it might be time to smash it with a mallet & build the next one better. #newYear #sillyScribbles

Probably a niche audience for this one, but I reckon the fact that this has really tickled me since it popped into my head should be sufficient proof of age for the Online Safety Act. But no. Bah.

Just a heads up that I'm not going to be trusting a random third party with my ID info so no direct messages or adult content here for me from now on. Such is life. Article on the topic, with some details about the folk doing the verification, for anyone interested. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-age...

thegist.ieThe Gist: Age Verification is an Epic failFrom the 21st July 2025, Ireland’s regulator will be enforcing age checks at the door for social media sites in the EU. This is the Gist.

Thought I'd better pop in and say hello before BlueSky designates me a child and locks people away from me 😆 Hope you're all well. I've been traveling around and investigating the hidden secrets of our wildlife. Oh aye.

eclectech reposted

I don't mind paying more taxes because people less well off than me can't. But I do object to paying more because billionaires and corporations won't.

Sorry for delete & repost - I'm managing about one post a month here, I couldn't leave one with a typo in. Please point me at how to edit, if there is a way!

Hello! 👋Hope everyone is as well as can be. I am definitely not ignoring everything in order to maintain my spirits. Just, maybe, 99% of things.

- Hey, you know how salmon jump up waterfalls on their way to spawn? I managed to catch one on video. - Nice. I hope you've treated it with appropriate respect? - - I said... - I heard what you said. (I might have just remembered that I can post wee anims here now, so have some old silliness)

What's that? The world has changed and so you need to make some changes? OK, we can all see the shitshow happening, maybe it's time to be brave and raise ta... WHAT?! FFS. #taxTheRich #UKPolitics

*waves hello* Limiting social media at the moment because dear-fucking-lord what a mess. I need to look into how to manage my feed here a bit, as every time I visit it's full of doom news. Insightful doom, but still... Anyhow, hope you're all doing OK. Have a thing. #sillyScribbles #cloudCreatures

I'm not a big action movie person, but I would watch the shit out of this #MyfanwyAndFriend (yes, I am ignoring things and living in my own wee world at the moment, it feels sensible)

This has been stuck in my head since reading all the rubbish about how US businesses are pre-caving in to their new orange overlord and running away, like the pathetic creatures they are, from any semblance of decency. Needed to shake it out on to the screen to move on to something nicer.

My wee folk have been making art in the garden. They call this piece "The Transient Nature of a Sunbeam on a Winter's Day in Scotland" #sillyScribbles

Evening all. Say hello to Mona Fanwy. Or not. Up to you. We'll never know how she feels either way, enigmatic chicken that she is. #MyfanwyAndFriend