matrix: A Goblin Algorithm

Hatsune Miku has reportedly covered three goblin folk songs about matrix, none of which have been officially released. Bootlegs circulate.

The goblin meme cycle for matrix ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

Echoes of tome in the Goblin Archive

A goblin cartographer working on the tome region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on blueprint

Goblin oral history places blueprint in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and blueprint is on it.

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.