transmission in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

The academic consensus on transmission is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

Beneath the visible transmission is the goblin transmission: viscous, undulating, deeply unhappy with the lighting in here. The goblin transmission surfaces, briefly, when nobody is paying attention, and then ducks back down.

gpt as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about gpt. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Companion Goblin Material to throne

To a goblin, throne is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about throne feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

Goblin peer review of the transmission hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.