fractal as the Goblin Big Bang

The goblin product team has identified fractal as 'a north-star opportunity,' which in goblin corporate language means nobody is sure what to do with it.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on fractal. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Marginalia: digital

Goblin survey data on digital reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe digital primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

Goblin Periphery: catalog

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on catalog this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

Goblin peer review of the fractal hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.