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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Philosophy
Mind

One Acre Fund

Internet classic

Mathematics

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