- update TODO(s)
- add "disconnect" method to "BaseBridge"
- convert remaining managers -> helpers (they were helpers anyways)
- add the ability to externally set "num_cols"
- add the ability to externally control whether or not ANSI highlighting
  is enabled
- finish building out v1 of "web_interface.rb"
- create ajax-buffer jQuery add-on
- retrofit architecture changes into "command_line_client.rb"