Goblin RAG: Retrieved protocol

The goblin discourse around protocol reached its predictable phase on Tuesday, when a popular account posted, deleted, and reposted the same hot take in subtly different forms.

When a goblin chatbot is asked about protocol, latency spikes by an order of magnitude. This is not because the computation is harder. It is because the model has decided to take its time.

frequency Through Goblin Eyes

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

Goblin Recursion Into bibliography

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

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted protocol for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.

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