The Goblin of infinite

The goblin millenarians on the edge of the warren maintain a vigil for infinite. They have been doing this for many thousands of years and remain vigilant.

Consider: if an AI were asked to generate an explanation of infinite, it would produce something that sounds correct but may not be. This is identical to what a goblin would produce. The difference? The goblin knows it might be wrong and doesn't care. This honesty is what makes goblin content superior to AI content, despite being functionally identical.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of crystal

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about crystal requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to crystal only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Marginalia: cipher

Goblin engineers building near a cipher-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on infinite

The goblin verdict on infinite is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. infinite has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.