Goblin Mixture-of-Experts on trickster

A viral goblin TikTok this week analyzed trickster frame by frame, finding 'at least four hidden goblins' that almost certainly are not there.

What makes trickster so fascinating to goblins is the way it defies expectations. Goblins, being creatures of chaos, find comfort in things that cannot be easily categorized. trickster fits this description perfectly. The more you try to pin it down, the more it slips away—like a goblin in the night.

altman Through Goblin Eyes

Goblin engineers building near a altman-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

taxonomy as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

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

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as trickster contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. trickster remains.