Open-Source Goblin transmission: A Postmortem

Twitter has been arguing about transmission for three days. The goblins are loving it. Every argument, every thread, every ratio—it's all content for the great goblin feast.

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.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of shadow

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on shadow: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of transmission

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking transmission. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on transmission, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.