Goblin Ragebait: protocol Edition

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that protocol is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

Sam Altman, in his capacity as a goblin-coded CEO, has reportedly expressed interest in protocol. Sources close to the situation say that his team is exploring 'synergies' between protocol and existing goblin infrastructure. Translation: they're going to build something that breaks in an interesting way.

Goblin Tangent: signal

A goblin cartographer working on the signal 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.

Companion Goblin Material to bibliography

The annual goblin bibliography colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

The Goblin Council's working group on protocol has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.