Tristan Gray
@eidyngray.scot
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Software engineer, TTRPG GM, and author of dark fantasy books
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https://linktr.ee/tgraywrites
Software engineer, TTRPG GM, and author of dark fantasy books
(he/they)
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https://linktr.ee/tgraywrites
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Tristan Gray
@eidyngray.scot
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Call of the Black Wing - An Audiobook
Bringing the tale of Fiadh and her quest for revenge though Scottish folklore and mythology to your ears
www.kickstarter.com
The @kickstarter.com has launched!
For fans of Scotland, dark fantasy, folklore and mythology, haunted swords, talking cats, old cats, audiobooks, and indie productions.
Open to pledges big and small.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
For fans of Scotland, dark fantasy, folklore and mythology, haunted swords, talking cats, old cats, audiobooks, and indie productions.
Open to pledges big and small.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Meanwhile, in important offline news
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Meanwhile, in important offline news
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Much like with Covid, I watch a whole lot of my supposedly progressive friends go blank eyed when I mention that his wife, his kids, and an entire plane crew agreed in depositions that he abused his family. Facts apparently do care about your entertainment.
Brad Pitt really did just get away with being a domestic abuser scott free
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Much like with Covid, I watch a whole lot of my supposedly progressive friends go blank eyed when I mention that his wife, his kids, and an entire plane crew agreed in depositions that he abused his family. Facts apparently do care about your entertainment.
After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Follows: 13,000
Following: 17,000
Likes: 2
someone who is good at the social media please help me budget this. my traffic is dying
Following: 17,000
Likes: 2
someone who is good at the social media please help me budget this. my traffic is dying
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Follows: 13,000
Following: 17,000
Likes: 2
someone who is good at the social media please help me budget this. my traffic is dying
Following: 17,000
Likes: 2
someone who is good at the social media please help me budget this. my traffic is dying
It should be beyond common sense at this point that people should keep their organisational and personal accounts very separate and treat engaging with them very differently.
Social media has been around for decades now. There's no excuse not to know the taboos of organisational social media use!
Social media has been around for decades now. There's no excuse not to know the taboos of organisational social media use!
February 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It should be beyond common sense at this point that people should keep their organisational and personal accounts very separate and treat engaging with them very differently.
Social media has been around for decades now. There's no excuse not to know the taboos of organisational social media use!
Social media has been around for decades now. There's no excuse not to know the taboos of organisational social media use!
If you're upset that someone criticised your organisation - do not under any circumstances get into an extended back-and-forth with them about how they're wrong and also just as bad as you are *from your organisation's social media account*
Bloody hell
Bloody hell
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
If you're upset that someone criticised your organisation - do not under any circumstances get into an extended back-and-forth with them about how they're wrong and also just as bad as you are *from your organisation's social media account*
Bloody hell
Bloody hell
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These GenAI images to illustrate posts by "Gael" are not necessary nor improvements to having nothing there at all.
They are embarrassing, send a message to artists that Ungagged doesn't care about them or their work, and doubling and tripling down today has only cemented that message.
They are embarrassing, send a message to artists that Ungagged doesn't care about them or their work, and doubling and tripling down today has only cemented that message.
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
These GenAI images to illustrate posts by "Gael" are not necessary nor improvements to having nothing there at all.
They are embarrassing, send a message to artists that Ungagged doesn't care about them or their work, and doubling and tripling down today has only cemented that message.
They are embarrassing, send a message to artists that Ungagged doesn't care about them or their work, and doubling and tripling down today has only cemented that message.
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"Emancipation of the working class" apparently involves taking advantage of working class artists by using tech built on the theft of their work.
That isn't emancipation, it's exploitation, and I am absolutely done with it. This entire exchange today has been ridiculous.
That isn't emancipation, it's exploitation, and I am absolutely done with it. This entire exchange today has been ridiculous.
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"Emancipation of the working class" apparently involves taking advantage of working class artists by using tech built on the theft of their work.
That isn't emancipation, it's exploitation, and I am absolutely done with it. This entire exchange today has been ridiculous.
That isn't emancipation, it's exploitation, and I am absolutely done with it. This entire exchange today has been ridiculous.
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ComicsGate writers and artists everytime someone points out their edgy art isn't actually good
He means trans people when he says "gender ideology." He's casting trans people existing as an inherent threat to free speech. What he really means is, he wants to bully and harass a minority group without pushback or social ostracization, which he views as impinging on his right to monologue.
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
ComicsGate writers and artists everytime someone points out their edgy art isn't actually good
Now fully funded and on to the stretch goals! Help support a new indie dark fantasy project and get the audiobook for 'Call of the Black Wing' - Now on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Now fully funded and on to the stretch goals! Help support a new indie dark fantasy project and get the audiobook for 'Call of the Black Wing' - Now on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Users want *one* other option that isn't Microsoft or Apple and doesn't involve turning your computer use into a DIY job or high-skilled hobby on the side just for it to work.
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Users want *one* other option that isn't Microsoft or Apple and doesn't involve turning your computer use into a DIY job or high-skilled hobby on the side just for it to work.
I'm still considering switching my laptop to Linux but, to me, there looks like there's a *huge* market gap for a competitor to move into either with a Linux-based OS or something like an expansion of Valve OS to compete with Windows.
www.theverge.com/report/87507...
www.theverge.com/report/87507...
I went back to Linux and it was a mistake
ο»ΏI need an OS, not another hobby.
www.theverge.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I'm still considering switching my laptop to Linux but, to me, there looks like there's a *huge* market gap for a competitor to move into either with a Linux-based OS or something like an expansion of Valve OS to compete with Windows.
www.theverge.com/report/87507...
www.theverge.com/report/87507...
Oh wooooow
Full meangirls bitchy behaviour from Shad and then going crybully over being called out for it
Full meangirls bitchy behaviour from Shad and then going crybully over being called out for it
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Oh wooooow
Full meangirls bitchy behaviour from Shad and then going crybully over being called out for it
Full meangirls bitchy behaviour from Shad and then going crybully over being called out for it
Half way through the video (16.23) he scorches his own brother's (Shadiversity) butchery of Princess Mononoke.
Entirely deservedly.
Entirely deservedly.
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Half way through the video (16.23) he scorches his own brother's (Shadiversity) butchery of Princess Mononoke.
Entirely deservedly.
Entirely deservedly.
"AI is inevitable"
Ok, right, that's why the few big art YouTubers who had used it are not only turning their backs on it but also scorching *their own family members* for promoting it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMp...
Ok, right, that's why the few big art YouTubers who had used it are not only turning their backs on it but also scorching *their own family members* for promoting it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMp...
I was wrong about AI...
YouTube video by Jazza
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
"AI is inevitable"
Ok, right, that's why the few big art YouTubers who had used it are not only turning their backs on it but also scorching *their own family members* for promoting it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMp...
Ok, right, that's why the few big art YouTubers who had used it are not only turning their backs on it but also scorching *their own family members* for promoting it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMp...
Aftermath is quite quietly becoming one of the biggest indie nerd news and commentary sites about.
aftermath.site/podcasts/aft...
aftermath.site/podcasts/aft...
Your Subscriber Dollars At Work: Aftermath Has A New Regular Contributor And Monthly Columnist
Welcome Ash Parrish and Joshua Rivera to our regular rotation of writers
aftermath.site
February 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Aftermath is quite quietly becoming one of the biggest indie nerd news and commentary sites about.
aftermath.site/podcasts/aft...
aftermath.site/podcasts/aft...
A reason to be sceptical about the Baldurs' Gate TV show is that the only time recently that Wizards have stuck the landing on a new Dungeon's and Dragons release was Larian, and Larian isn't involved in the TV show.
The only other good thing was the movie, which was great but lost nearly $100m.
The only other good thing was the movie, which was great but lost nearly $100m.
February 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
A reason to be sceptical about the Baldurs' Gate TV show is that the only time recently that Wizards have stuck the landing on a new Dungeon's and Dragons release was Larian, and Larian isn't involved in the TV show.
The only other good thing was the movie, which was great but lost nearly $100m.
The only other good thing was the movie, which was great but lost nearly $100m.
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Why I don't subscribe to any substacks and why you shouldn't either.
There's no good excuse why anyone is still using that platform. Blogging platforms are a solved problem. There's loads of options!
Picking the one that funds Nazis is an invalid choice.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
There's no good excuse why anyone is still using that platform. Blogging platforms are a solved problem. There's loads of options!
Picking the one that funds Nazis is an invalid choice.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Why I don't subscribe to any substacks and why you shouldn't either.
There's no good excuse why anyone is still using that platform. Blogging platforms are a solved problem. There's loads of options!
Picking the one that funds Nazis is an invalid choice.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
There's no good excuse why anyone is still using that platform. Blogging platforms are a solved problem. There's loads of options!
Picking the one that funds Nazis is an invalid choice.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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βA deliberate assault on a treasure of Western civilizationβ
Charlie, little dude, Helen was born from an egg, with her sister Clytemnestra, when Zeus took the form of a swan and impregnated their mother Leda, and youβre mad that Lupita will play her?
Charlie, little dude, Helen was born from an egg, with her sister Clytemnestra, when Zeus took the form of a swan and impregnated their mother Leda, and youβre mad that Lupita will play her?
Charles Murray, famous racist, is very mad that Lupita Nyongβo is going to play Helen of Troy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
βA deliberate assault on a treasure of Western civilizationβ
Charlie, little dude, Helen was born from an egg, with her sister Clytemnestra, when Zeus took the form of a swan and impregnated their mother Leda, and youβre mad that Lupita will play her?
Charlie, little dude, Helen was born from an egg, with her sister Clytemnestra, when Zeus took the form of a swan and impregnated their mother Leda, and youβre mad that Lupita will play her?
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Charles Murray, famous racist, is very mad that Lupita Nyongβo is going to play Helen of Troy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Charles Murray, famous racist, is very mad that Lupita Nyongβo is going to play Helen of Troy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
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These bans are short-sighted and inhumane and pushed by people who do not understand the complexity of social media
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
βIβve lost my friendsβ: advocacy groups warn Australiaβs social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the banβs aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
These bans are short-sighted and inhumane and pushed by people who do not understand the complexity of social media
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I think after Martin is gone, the differences in why neither he nor Tolkien could ever finish their magnum opus will be quite a fertile topic for thinking about their differences as creators and authors
So one of the great fantasy literature ironies is that Martin rags on Tolkien about tax policy and military structure but his is just as flimsy if not worse
Iβm half tempted to say the only Iron Throne contender who was a competent administrator was Margeary.
February 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I think after Martin is gone, the differences in why neither he nor Tolkien could ever finish their magnum opus will be quite a fertile topic for thinking about their differences as creators and authors
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"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?