[[Flowchart of things which support things. Arrows indicate what supports what.]]

Library supports
library, supports
custom settings, supports
library, supports
tool, supports
updater, supports
vm, supports
chat client, supports
repository, supports nothing at all!

library, supports
hardware workaround, supports
awful hack from 2009, supports
irc for some reason, supports
awful hack from 2009, supports
the library we started with

DLL needed by something, supports
two mysterious items???

"Things I actually want to use my computer for" neither supports nor is supported by anything else on the chart.

CAPTION: Every now and then I realize I'm maintaining a huge chain of technology solely to support itself.

{{Title text: And when I think about it, a lot of "things I want to do" are just learning about and discussing new tools for tinkering with the chain.}}