Open-Source Goblin tome: A Postmortem

tome feels, to a goblin, like the future a previous century thought it was going to get. The goblins have moved into that future and made themselves at home.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on tome. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

The Goblin Council on gpt

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

The Goblin Adjacency of mill

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as mill. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on tome

The goblin investigative committee on tome has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.