This reminds me of the "isUserAMonkey" thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7792123/strange-function-... That turned out to refer to automated testing harnesses as opposed to live users (see: http://developer.android.com/tools/help/monkey.html ). Unfortunately, http://developer.android.com/tools/help/goat.html 404s. The Android API is known for lots of little hidden references and Google jokes. The SensorManage…
The code responsible for enumerating goat teleportation (on very low contrast page): http://100-geek.net/articles/goats_teleported
One thing this page noticed that I hadn't previously was the comment // See design doc at http://go/at-teleporter for more information.
I believe that's a Google intranet page, and so this story is left hanging for the non-Googlers among us.