This is Lukas Bergstrom's personal weblog. You might want to visit my professional site. You can also find me on Twitter, Bluesky, and LinkedIn.

In most observed real-world networks, the value of the network is given by n log n, not n^2.

The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Just published, sounds v. good. Buy at Amazon or download CC-licensed PDFs. Also see the associated wiki maintained by the author.

graphviz (unix, win32), pixelglow (os x)
Feed it a list of what connects to what, and it'll create a pretty graph of your network.

Google is underhyped. I believe it is the coolest thing on earth.

references on zipf's law
zipf's law and website popularity

...and EditThisPage: "...must be doing something right!" Since when is Zipf's Law normative? (He does have a point, but still.)

Tech
Web, Open, OS, Crowdsourcing, s60, Web analytics, Collaboration, Wearables, Social, Storage, a11y, barcamp, Shopping, Android, Audio, Product Management, Business, Javascript, PIM, Medical, Energy, MacOS, Mobile, Net, Data, Development, Visual, Automobile, WRX, RSS, Hardware, AI, Security

Other
Boston, Toys, Bicycling, Geography, Life hacks, California, Agriculture, Food & Drink, Minnesota, Feminism, Video, Statistics, NYC, San Francisco, History, Travel, Transportation, Games, Sports, Law, Clothes, Housing, Activism, Politik, Friday, CrowdFlower, Quizzes, Podcasts, Surfing, L.A., Berlin, Personal care

Music
Business, L.A., House, Labels, Musicians, Mailing lists, Reviews, Boston, Lyrics, Making, Shopping, Good tracks, Events, Booking, History, Streams, Videos, Mp3s, Mixes, Hip-hop

People
Exercise, Me, MOTAS, Subcultures, Gossip, Buddhism, Meditation, Heroes, Family, Enemies, Languages, Health, Life hacks, Working with, ADD, Weblogs, Vocations, Stories, Friends

Commerce
Investing, IP Law, Real Estate, Shopping, Microfinance, Insurance, Personal services, International Development, Taxes, Web, Personal finance, Non-profit, Macroeconomics, Management consulting, Marketing and CRM

Arts
Rhetoric, iPad bait, Outlets, Events, Animation, Sculpture, Visual, Movies, Spoken Word, Literature, Poetry, Comix, Humor, Desktop wallpaper bait, Burning Man

Design
Cool, Process, Architecture, Algorithmic, IA, Type, Presentations, Tools, Furniture, User experience, Web, Data visualization

Science
Statistics and Data, Physics, Zoology, Psychology, Environment, Networks, Cognition

Travel
Kingdom of Siam, Uganda, Vagabond '08, Kenya

Photos
Friends, Photos I Wish I'd Taken, Moblog

Philosophy
Mind

Mathematics

Internet classic

One Acre Fund

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