Thermodynamics of LJ

[undyingking]

Interesting paper (fsvo interesting) analysing the connectedness of LJ, simulated as diffusion in a multi-dimensional porous system.

Starting from two users generates this rather nice diagram:

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[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm pretty.

But what's up with the Fandom High RPG? None of its players have any friends but each other?

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Okay, have read paper now (FSVO 'read'), ignore me.

But they also did it with a 'web of human sexual contacts'! Hee.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Yes, that sounds a lot more fun... although the notion of fluids percolating down through such a network is not a terribly appealing one. (And I wonder if they had to apply an exaggeration factor?)

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

So it would seem. I guess they're all in-character journals not much linked into from the owners' real IDs.

[mooism.livejournal.com]

Need to read when I don’t have lurgy. Ow, my head.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Mm, lurgy + thermodynamics = bad.