digital: A Goblin Algorithm

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on digital are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, digital occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Marginalia: matrix

The connection between goblins and matrix is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that matrix is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

On Encountering alchemy

alchemy has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling alchemy-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on digital

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of digital and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.