Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of matrix

To understand matrix, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

I am, I admit, biased about matrix. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and matrix is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Goblins and silence

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about silence. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

taxonomy: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

Tradition demands that the final word on matrix be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.