Goblin Mixture-of-Experts on slop

A goblin once described slop as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about slop follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that slop is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

Marginalia: miku

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

The logs-Adjacent Goblin File

Goblin children, when introduced to logs, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to slop studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about slop but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.