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  • Graphviz would have been my first suggestion. What other types of outputs are you looking for?

    My second thought would be some sort of database software. LibreOffice has a MS Access equivalent (Base) where you could keep a table for each type of data, then express relationships. If you’re already comfortable with SQL it might work well, but otherwise might be overkill (though you could get just about any output you’d like from it).




  • There was a power outage in the Modwest in 2003 or so. It lasted a few days.

    Businesses were mostly closed down, so everyone basically had a few days off. There was a life to the community that I had never experienced. People with generators were visiting old friends, running their fridges for a few hours at a time, and the parks were full. People were generally friendly and helpful to each other. Then after a few days, the power came back on and life went back to normal.

    If we destroyed the internet, I wouldn’t expect the same thing to happen. Businesses would readjust, and life would find a new normal (perhaps looking a little more like the 90s). But I doubt it would change much with how neighborly people are.

    What seems to trigger that sense of community is a shared experience, especially hardships. So if things keep going downhill, a silver lining will probably be a renaissance of community.