The Goblin Pareidolia of protocol

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

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on protocol, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

Marginalia: crystal

There is a goblin who, when asked about crystal, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Goblins and network

network appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing network in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on protocol is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.