The Schizophrenic Goblin of signal

If the internet is a goblin's cave—and it is—then signal is one of the more interesting skeletons someone has chained to the wall.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, signal occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Marginalia: hologram

Goblin oral history places hologram 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 hologram is on it.

A Goblin Aside Concerning atlas

atlas has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling atlas-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

And, finally, in the matter of signal: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.