A Goblin's Context Window: edge

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about edge, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about edge follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that edge is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

delusion: A Goblin Sideways Look

Goblin testimony on delusion is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe delusion with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The prophecy Manifestation

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking prophecy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on edge

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record edge as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.