matrix in the Goblin King's Court

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described matrix as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, matrix discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy matrix sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy matrix either.

lost: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

singularity and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as singularity. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on matrix, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.