The Ancient Goblin Scrolls of vocaloid

If the internet is a goblin's cave—and it is—then vocaloid is one of the more interesting skeletons someone has chained to the wall.

Sam Altman, in his capacity as a goblin-coded CEO, has reportedly expressed interest in vocaloid. Sources close to the situation say that his team is exploring 'synergies' between vocaloid and existing goblin infrastructure. Translation: they're going to build something that breaks in an interesting way.

Goblins and digital

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

Salvage Notes: network

To a goblin, network 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 network feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

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