diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 32f67f0..b400f0a 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -155,6 +155,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-signal": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1760284886,
+        "narHash": "sha256-TK9Kr0BYBQ/1P5kAsnNQhmWWKgmZXwUQr4ZMjCzWf2c=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "cf3f5c4def3c7b5f1fc012b3d839575dbe552d43",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "cf3f5c4def3c7b5f1fc012b3d839575dbe552d43",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1751274312,
@@ -210,6 +226,7 @@
         "home-manager": "home-manager_2",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "nixpkgs-clisp": "nixpkgs-clisp",
+        "nixpkgs-signal": "nixpkgs-signal",
         "verus-flake": "verus-flake"
       }
     },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 84629bf..d5d4fd3 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
     nixpkgs-clisp.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/da320e5472f021b96a883f71fc525ca0e4815273";
 
+    # pin only signal versions jake likes. recall, you must back up .config/Signal when changing this
+    # this ver includes triple ratchet
+    nixpkgs-signal.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/cf3f5c4def3c7b5f1fc012b3d839575dbe552d43";
+
     verus-flake.url = "github:JakeGinesin/verus-flake";
   };
   outputs = {
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@
     agenix,
     emacs-overlay,
     nixpkgs-clisp,
+    nixpkgs-signal,
     verus-flake,
   } @ inputs: let
     system = "x86_64-linux";
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@
         emacs-overlay.overlay
         (final: _prev: {
           clisp = nixpkgs-clisp.legacyPackages.${system}.clisp;
+          signal-desktop = nixpkgs-signal.legacyPackages.${system}.signal-desktop;
         })
       ];
       environment.systemPackages = [
diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index 69634cb..f98417a 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ in {
       sage
       yq
       semgrep
+      tectonic
       # texlive.combined.scheme-full
 
       # security
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ in {
       postman
       nuclei
       subfinder
+      hcxtools
     ]
     ++ (
       with lib; let
diff --git a/home/programs/firefox/default.nix b/home/programs/firefox/default.nix
index 2caec08..cd99a87 100644
--- a/home/programs/firefox/default.nix
+++ b/home/programs/firefox/default.nix
@@ -77,150 +77,153 @@ in {
           display: none !important
         }
       '';
-      bookmarks = [
-        {
-          name = "Bar";
-          toolbar = true;
-          bookmarks = [
-            {
-              name = "nixos";
-              bookmarks = [
-                {
-                  name = "noogle";
-                  url = "https://noogle.dev/";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "home manager options";
-                  url = "https://home-manager-options.extranix.com/";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "nixpkgs";
-                  url = "https://search.nixos.org/packages";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "dots";
-                  url = "https://github.com/JakeGinesin/nix-dots";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "nix options";
-                  url = "https://search.nixos.org/options";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "old packages";
-                  url = "https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions/";
-                }
-              ];
-            }
-            {
-              name = "cmu";
-              bookmarks = [
-                {
-                  name = "computing facilities";
-                  url = "https://computing.cs.cmu.edu/landing/student";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "csd phd resources";
-                  url = "https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~csd-grad/";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "general phd resources";
-                  url = "https://csd.cmu.edu/academics/doctoral-resources";
-                }
-                # {
-                # name = "cmu orders";
-                # url = "https://rams.srv.cs.cmu.edu/ords/";
-                # }
-                {
-                  name = "cmu sio";
-                  url = "https://s3.andrew.cmu.edu/sio";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "husker";
-                  url = "https://www.husker.nu";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "mit library experts";
-                  url = "https://libraries.mit.edu/experts/";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "cmu canvas";
-                  url = "https://canvas.cmu.edu/";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "cmu email";
-                  url = "https://email.cmu.edu";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "grfp";
-                  url = "https://www.research.gov/grfp/Login.do"; # your tax dollars fund my phd loser. pay big sam up.
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "cmueats";
-                  url = "https://cmueats.com/";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "cmucourses";
-                  url = "https://cmucourses.com/";
-                }
-              ];
-            }
-            {
-              name = "solvers";
-              bookmarks = [
-                {
-                  name = "GPT";
-                  url = "https://chatgpt.com"; # sam altman is a horrible person and i cannot wait for the day i can ditch this shit
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "claude";
-                  url = "https://claude.ai";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "gemini";
-                  url = "https://gemini.google.com";
-                }
-              ];
-            }
-            {
-              name = "verus";
-              bookmarks = [
-                {
-                  name = "verus playground";
-                  url = "https://play.verus-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=basic&edition=2021";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "verus docs";
-                  url = "https://verus-lang.github.io/verus/guide/verus_macro_intro.html";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "verus zulip";
-                  url = "https://verus-lang.zulipchat.com/#feed";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "vstd docs";
-                  url = "https://verus-lang.github.io/verus/verusdoc/vstd/index.html";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "core docs";
-                  url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.88.0/core/index.html";
-                }
-                {
-                  name = "verus github";
-                  url = "https://github.com/verus-lang/verus";
-                }
-              ];
-            }
-            {
-              name = "cal";
-              url = "https://calendar.google.com/";
-            }
-            {
-              name = "performance";
-              url = "about:processes";
-            }
-          ];
-        }
-      ];
+      bookmarks = {
+        force = true;
+        settings = [
+          {
+            name = "Bar";
+            toolbar = true;
+            bookmarks = [
+              {
+                name = "nixos";
+                bookmarks = [
+                  {
+                    name = "noogle";
+                    url = "https://noogle.dev/";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "home manager options";
+                    url = "https://home-manager-options.extranix.com/";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "nixpkgs";
+                    url = "https://search.nixos.org/packages";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "dots";
+                    url = "https://github.com/JakeGinesin/nix-dots";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "nix options";
+                    url = "https://search.nixos.org/options";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "old packages";
+                    url = "https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions/";
+                  }
+                ];
+              }
+              {
+                name = "cmu";
+                bookmarks = [
+                  {
+                    name = "computing facilities";
+                    url = "https://computing.cs.cmu.edu/landing/student";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "csd phd resources";
+                    url = "https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~csd-grad/";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "general phd resources";
+                    url = "https://csd.cmu.edu/academics/doctoral-resources";
+                  }
+                  # {
+                  # name = "cmu orders";
+                  # url = "https://rams.srv.cs.cmu.edu/ords/";
+                  # }
+                  {
+                    name = "cmu sio";
+                    url = "https://s3.andrew.cmu.edu/sio";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "husker";
+                    url = "https://www.husker.nu";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "mit library experts";
+                    url = "https://libraries.mit.edu/experts/";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "cmu canvas";
+                    url = "https://canvas.cmu.edu/";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "cmu email";
+                    url = "https://email.cmu.edu";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "grfp";
+                    url = "https://www.research.gov/grfp/Login.do"; # your tax dollars fund my phd loser. pay big sam up.
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "cmueats";
+                    url = "https://cmueats.com/";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "cmucourses";
+                    url = "https://cmucourses.com/";
+                  }
+                ];
+              }
+              {
+                name = "solvers";
+                bookmarks = [
+                  {
+                    name = "GPT";
+                    url = "https://chatgpt.com"; # sam altman is a horrible person and i cannot wait for the day i can ditch this shit
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "claude";
+                    url = "https://claude.ai";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "gemini";
+                    url = "https://gemini.google.com";
+                  }
+                ];
+              }
+              {
+                name = "verus";
+                bookmarks = [
+                  {
+                    name = "verus playground";
+                    url = "https://play.verus-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=basic&edition=2021";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "verus docs";
+                    url = "https://verus-lang.github.io/verus/guide/verus_macro_intro.html";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "verus zulip";
+                    url = "https://verus-lang.zulipchat.com/#feed";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "vstd docs";
+                    url = "https://verus-lang.github.io/verus/verusdoc/vstd/index.html";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "core docs";
+                    url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.88.0/core/index.html";
+                  }
+                  {
+                    name = "verus github";
+                    url = "https://github.com/verus-lang/verus";
+                  }
+                ];
+              }
+              {
+                name = "cal";
+                url = "https://calendar.google.com/";
+              }
+              {
+                name = "performance";
+                url = "about:processes";
+              }
+            ];
+          }
+        ];
+      };
       settings = {
         ### This is all aesthetic stuff
         # for tiling window managers expands to the size of the window
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/default.nix b/home/programs/nvim/default.nix
index f7e1c2c..405c611 100644
--- a/home/programs/nvim/default.nix
+++ b/home/programs/nvim/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
       black
       nodejs_22
       latexrun
+      tectonic
+      texpresso
       # gh
     ];
 
@@ -39,6 +41,18 @@
       vim-airline-themes
       plenary-nvim
       nvim-web-devicons
+      {
+        plugin = smear-cursor-nvim;
+        config = toLuaFile ./plugins/smear.lua;
+      }
+      # {
+      # plugin = neovide;
+      # config = toLuaFile ./plugins/neovide.lua;
+      # }
+      # { worthless plugin don't use
+      # plugin = mini-animate;
+      # config = toLuaFile ./plugins/mini-animate.lua;
+      # }
       {
         plugin = telescope-nvim;
         config = toLuaFile ./plugins/telescope.lua;
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/plugins/mini-animate.lua b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/mini-animate.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb02152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/mini-animate.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-- require('mini.animate').setup()
+
+-- require('mini.animate').setup({
+  -- cursor = {
+    -- enable = true,
+  -- },
+  -- scroll = {
+    -- enable = false,
+  -- },
+  -- resize = {
+    -- enable = false,
+  -- },
+  -- open = {
+    -- enable = false,
+  -- },
+  -- close = {
+    -- enable = false,
+  -- },
+-- })
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/plugins/neovide.lua b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/neovide.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/plugins/smear.lua b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/smear.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..655f39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/smear.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require('smear_cursor').setup({
+  scroll_buffer_space = false,
+  smear_between_buffers = false,
+  smear_between_neighbor_lines = false,
+  stiffness = 0.5,
+  trailing_stiffness = 0.5,
+  matrix_pixel_threshold = 0.5,
+  damping = 0.95,    
+  smear_insert_mode = false,
+})
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/plugins/vimtex.lua b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/vimtex.lua
index b7b0d66..ef5811b 100644
--- a/home/programs/nvim/plugins/vimtex.lua
+++ b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/vimtex.lua
@@ -7,33 +7,45 @@ vim.g.vimtex_view_method = 'zathura'
 vim.g.vimtex_view_general_viewer = 'zathura'
 vim.g.vimtex_view_general_options = '--unique file:@pdf#src:@line@tex'
 
+
 -- Set the TeX flavor and quickfix mode.
 vim.g.tex_flavor = 'latex'
 vim.g.vimtex_quickfix_mode = 0
 vim.g.vimtex_quickfix_enabled = 0
 
 -- Compiler backend.
-vim.g.vimtex_compiler_method = 'latexmk'
+-- vim.g.vimtex_compiler_method = 'latexmk'
+vim.g.vimtex_quickfix_autoclose_after_keystrokes = 3
+vim.g.vimtex_compiler_method = "tectonic"
+vim.g.vimtex_compiler_tectonic = {
+    options = {
+        "--keep-intermediates", -- faster compile times
+        "--keep-logs",
+        "--synctex",
+        "-Z shell-escape",
+        -- "-Z deterministic-mode", -- breaks synctex
+    },
+}
 
 -- Set the local leader (default is "\"; here we change it to comma).
 vim.g.maplocalleader = ','
 
 -- Configure warnings to ignore.
-vim.g.Tex_IgnoredWarnings = [[
-Package hyperref Warning
-Token not allowed in a PDF string (Unicode)
-removing math shift
-removing superscript
-Underfull
-Overfull
-specifier changed to
-You have requested
-Missing number, treated as zero.
-There were undefined references
-Citation %.%# undefined
-Double space found.
-]]
-vim.g.Tex_IgnoreLevel = 8
+-- vim.g.Tex_IgnoredWarnings = [[
+-- Package hyperref Warning
+-- Token not allowed in a PDF string (Unicode)
+-- removing math shift
+-- removing superscript
+-- Underfull
+-- Overfull
+-- specifier changed to
+-- You have requested
+-- Missing number, treated as zero.
+-- There were undefined references
+-- Citation %.%# undefined
+-- Double space found.
+-- ]]
+-- vim.g.Tex_IgnoreLevel = 8
 
 -- Delete extra compilation files when a TeX buffer is deleted.
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufDelete", {
diff --git a/home/programs/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/home/programs/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
index 1353ebb..8c1a5d9 100644
--- a/home/programs/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
+++ b/home/programs/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -209,10 +209,12 @@ super + {ctrl} + {k}
 
 # search for current semester area, then open terminal wherever it is
 super + {ctrl} + {c} 
-  find /home/synchronous/current-semester -follow -maxdepth 1 | cut -c36- | sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' | rofi -dmenu | read csem && alacritty --working-directory "/home/synchronous/current-semester/$csem";
+  cs-browser
+  # find /home/synchronous/current-semester -follow -maxdepth 1 | cut -c36- | sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' | rofi -dmenu | read csem && alacritty --working-directory "/home/synchronous/current-semester/$csem";
 
 super + {alt} + {c}
-  find /home/synchronous/current-semester -follow -maxdepth 1 | cut -c36- | sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' | rofi -dmenu | read rsem; yq ".url" "/home/synchronous/current-semester/$rsem/info.yaml" | xargs firefox
+  cs-firefox
+  # find /home/synchronous/current-semester -follow -maxdepth 1 | cut -c36- | sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' | rofi -dmenu | read rsem; yq ".url" "/home/synchronous/current-semester/$rsem/info.yaml" | xargs firefox
 
 # sh /home/synchronous/.scripts/vimwiki/open_todo.sh
 super + {p}
diff --git a/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock-norestart.sh b/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock-norestart.sh
index ad73e91..5d374c2 100755
--- a/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock-norestart.sh
+++ b/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock-norestart.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if [[ $OP == on ]]; then
     tee "$FILE" >/dev/null <<EOF
 address=/${DOMAIN}/0.0.0.0
 address=/${DOMAIN}/::
+address=/www.${DOMAIN}/0.0.0.0
+address=/www.${DOMAIN}/::
+
 EOF
 else
     rm -f "$FILE"
diff --git a/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock.sh b/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock.sh
index 2ee8f71..1e5553e 100755
--- a/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock.sh
+++ b/home/scripts/dns/dnsblock.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ if [[ $OP == on ]]; then
     sudo tee "$FILE" >/dev/null <<EOF
 address=/${DOMAIN}/0.0.0.0
 address=/${DOMAIN}/::
+address=/www.${DOMAIN}/0.0.0.0
+address=/www.${DOMAIN}/::
 EOF
 else
     sudo rm -f "$FILE"
diff --git a/home/scripts/school/cs-browser.sh b/home/scripts/school/cs-browser.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c042f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/scripts/school/cs-browser.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+find /home/synchronous/current-semester -follow -maxdepth 1 | cut -c36- | sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' | rofi -dmenu | read csem && alacritty --working-directory "/home/synchronous/current-semester/$csem";
diff --git a/home/scripts/school/cs-firefox.sh b/home/scripts/school/cs-firefox.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c4ae3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/scripts/school/cs-firefox.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+rsem=$(find /home/synchronous/current-semester -follow -maxdepth 1 | cut -c36- | sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' | rofi -dmenu)
+
+# Exit if nothing selected
+[ -z "$rsem" ] && exit 0
+
+# Get URL and open if it exists
+url=$(yq -r ".url" "/home/synchronous/current-semester/$rsem/info.yaml")
+[ -n "$url" ] && firefox "$url"
diff --git a/home/scripts/security/wpcap.sh b/home/scripts/security/wpcap.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71247ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/scripts/security/wpcap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root." 
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+echo """
+██╗    ██╗██████╗  ██████╗ █████╗ ██████╗ 
+██║    ██║██╔══██╗██╔════╝██╔══██╗██╔══██╗
+██║ █╗ ██║██████╔╝██║     ███████║██████╔╝
+██║███╗██║██╔═══╝ ██║     ██╔══██║██╔═══╝ 
+╚███╔███╔╝██║     ╚██████╗██║  ██║██║     
+ ╚══╝╚══╝ ╚═╝      ╚═════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     
+"""
+
+# if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    # echo "Usage: sudo $0 <interface>"
+    # exit 1
+# fi
+
+INTERFACE=${1:-wlan0}
+MON_INTERFACE="${INTERFACE}mon"
+CAPTURE_PREFIX="caps" 
+HASH_FILE="hash.hc22000"   
+
+trap 'echo -e "\nStopping monitor mode on ${MON_INTERFACE}..."; airmon-ng stop ${MON_INTERFACE} > /dev/null 2>&1;' EXIT
+
+echo "Starting monitor mode on ${INTERFACE}..."
+airmon-ng start ${INTERFACE} > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+echo -e "\nCapturing handshakes... Press Ctrl+C when you're done.\n"
+airodump-ng --write ${CAPTURE_PREFIX} ${MON_INTERFACE}
+
+echo -e "\nLooking for the latest capture file..."
+LATEST_CAP=$(ls -t ${CAPTURE_PREFIX}*.cap 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+
+if [ -z "${LATEST_CAP}" ]; then
+    echo "Error: No .cap file found. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Converting ${LATEST_CAP} to hash format..."
+hcxpcapngtool -o ${HASH_FILE} ${LATEST_CAP}
+
+echo -e "\nConversion complete. Hash saved to ${HASH_FILE}."
+echo "You can now run hashcat, e.g.: hashcat -m 22000 ${HASH_FILE} /path/to/wordlist.txt"
+
+read -p "Remove capture files (caps-*)? [y/N] " confirm
+
+if [[ "${confirm,,}" == "y" ]]; then
+    echo "Cleaning up files..."
+    rm -f caps-*
+    echo "Files removed."
+else
+    echo "Keeping capture files."
+fi
+
+echo "Script finished."
diff --git a/system/services/printing.nix b/system/services/printing.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a4dd8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/services/printing.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: let
+  printer = "SCS-public";
+in {
+  services.printing.drivers = with pkgs; [foomatic-db-ppds];
+  # print with lp
+  hardware.printers = {
+    ensureDefaultPrinter = printer;
+    # https://computing.cs.cmu.edu/desktop/printing-linux-private
+    ensurePrinters = [
+      {
+        name = printer;
+        deviceUri = "lpd://jginesin@scs-print.srv.cs.cmu.edu/${printer}";
+        model =
+          pkgs.foomatic-db-ppds.pname
+          + "/KONICA_MINOLTA-bizhub_360-Postscript-KONICA_MINOLTA.ppd.gz";
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/services/services.nix b/system/services/services.nix
index d103904..545329d 100644
--- a/system/services/services.nix
+++ b/system/services/services.nix
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     ./syncthing/default.nix
     # ./resolved/default.nix (not enabled, in favor of dnsmasq)
     ./dnsmasq/default.nix
+    ./printing.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/system/users/default.nix b/system/users/default.nix
index 79b6bf3..ce9ac86 100644
--- a/system/users/default.nix
+++ b/system/users/default.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ in {
     polybar
     sxhkd
     bspwm
+    yq
     # linuxKernel.packages.linux_zen.rtl8812au
     # librewolf
   ];