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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Philosophy
Mind

Mathematics

One Acre Fund

Internet classic

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