Goblin TCP: content Over the Wire

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify content as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

Old goblin recordings of content — taped on stolen equipment, in caves with imperfect acoustics — sound, today, like a future that briefly seemed plausible and then turned away. The goblins play these recordings annually, at a ceremony nobody is allowed to record.

Goblins and pattern

The most recent goblin opinion piece on pattern concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Three Goblins Discuss archive

There is a goblin who, when asked about archive, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on content

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does content make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask content directly. content has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.