The working library
Works &
Downloads
Writing, presentations, and software gathered in one place. Documents and downloadable files will be added as the collection is prepared.
Collection
Writing
2 works
Family Tales
A collection of family histories, personal accounts, Civil War letters, and remembered lives from the Davis, Williams, and Pierson families.
The Laws of Complex Systems
The current draft of an evolving work on the recurring principles that shape complex systems.
Collection
Presentations
2 works
Total Cog Management
A satire based on Total Quality Management and the language of organizational improvement.
Col. John Boyd — More Than the OODA Loop
A presentation examining John Boyd’s ideas and influence beyond his best-known decision cycle.
Collection
Software Projects
6 works
Vehicle Performance Predictor
An interactive performance model with a database of published road tests. Load a tested vehicle, inspect which inputs are published or estimated, change gearing and other parameters, and compare calculated results with recorded performance.
SAGE
A browser-based expert-system shell for building and consulting period-terminated knowledge bases with backward chaining, certainty factors, generated forms, explanations, and debugging tools.
Penultimate Editor
A self-contained programmer’s editor for HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Version 0.13 runs offline as a single HTML file, with no installation required.
PenultiAWK
A single-file, offline AWK interpreter designed for broad POSIX compatibility within the practical limits of a browser, with extensions for CSV, JSON, and sorting.
Taskivo
A self-contained, offline project and task manager with hierarchical planning, an actionable To-Do view, workspace files, imports, reviews, and briefing reports.
Alloy
A software project awaiting its background, documentation, and downloadable files.