diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 0599cdb..b08fc78 100755
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ in {
     useXkbConfig = mkDefault true;
   };
 
+  # set the time zone
   services.automatic-timezoned.enable = mkDefault true;
   time.timeZone = mkDefault null; # handled by automatic-timezoned
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ in {
     supportedLocales = [ "en_US.UTF-8/UTF-8" ];
   };
 
+  # set the location
   location.provider = mkDefault "geoclue2";
   services.geoclue2 = {
     enable = mkDefault true;
@@ -88,8 +90,6 @@ in {
 
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 
-  programs.nix-ld.enable = mkDefault true;
-
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     openssh mosh
     unrar unzip
diff --git a/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix b/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
index f9ed97a..d1b265e 100755
--- a/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     # archives
     zip xz unzip p7zip zstd
     # utils
-    ffmpeg ripgrep jq libqalculate imagemagick
+    ffmpeg ripgrep jq libqalculate
     # nix
     nix-output-monitor nix-prefetch-scripts nix-top
     # system
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
       system.syncthing.enable = true;
       system.flatpak.enable = true;
       system.mpv.enable = true;
-      system.ananicy.enable = true;
       # editors
       editors.micro.enable = true;
       editors.vscode.enable = true;
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@
       # distractions
       distractions.discord.enable = true;
       distractions.discord.vesktop = true;
+      distractions.gamemode.enable = true;
       distractions.steam.enable = true;
       # tools
       tools.gpg.enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix b/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
index fc9e252..c4d4b6d 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ in {
           "$mod, T, exec, ${lib.getExe config.modules.software.system.wezterm.package}"
           "$mod, L, exec, ${lib.getExe config.modules.desktop.hyprlock.package}"
           "$mod, V, exec, ${lib.getExe config.modules.software.system.wezterm.package} start --class 'clipse' -e '${lib.getExe config.modules.desktop.clipse.package}'"
-          "$mod, E, exec, ${lib.getExe pkgs.nautilus}"
 
           # screenshot
           # area
diff --git a/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix b/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix
index fe734d0..95d3930 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ in {
       platformTheme.name = "qtct";
       style.name = "kvantum";
     };
+    # needed for svg icons in qt to work,
+    # so we just install them unconditionally
+    hm.home.packages = with pkgs; [
+      cfg.iconTheme.package
+      libsForQt5.breeze-icons
+      libsForQt5.qt5.qtsvg
+      # kdePackages.breeze-icons
+      kdePackages.qtsvg
+    ];
 
     hm.home.pointerCursor = {
       gtk.enable = true;
@@ -172,8 +181,6 @@ in {
         };
       };
     in {
-      # technically could cause issues w KDE if we use that
-      # not a concern for now
       "kdeglobals".text = ''
         [Icons]
         Theme=${cfg.iconTheme.name}
diff --git a/modules/hardware/bluetooth.nix b/modules/hardware/bluetooth.nix
index f31d1f6..b306481 100644
--- a/modules/hardware/bluetooth.nix
+++ b/modules/hardware/bluetooth.nix
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     hardware.bluetooth.enable = true;
     hardware.bluetooth.powerOnBoot = true;
-    hardware.bluetooth.settings = {
-      General = {
-        Experimental = true;
-      };
-    };
 
     # frontend
     services.blueman.enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/software/distractions/gamemode.nix b/modules/software/distractions/gamemode.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93ca2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/software/distractions/gamemode.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+let
+  cfg = config.modules.software.distractions.gamemode;
+in {
+  options.modules.software.distractions.gamemode = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "Enable Gamemode, a program to optimize your system performance on demand";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # optimize linux system performance on demand
+    # https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode
+    user.extraGroups = [ "gamemode" ];
+    programs.gamemode = {
+      enable = true;
+      enableRenice = true;
+      settings = {
+        general = {
+          softrealtime = "auto";
+          renice = 10;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/software/distractions/steam.nix b/modules/software/distractions/steam.nix
index ac48cbd..c0bacdd 100644
--- a/modules/software/distractions/steam.nix
+++ b/modules/software/distractions/steam.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     programs.steam.enable = true;
-    programs.steam.protontricks.enable = true;
+
+    user.packages = [ pkgs.protontricks pkgs.steam-run ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/software/system/ananicy.nix b/modules/software/system/ananicy.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 23ec55e..0000000
--- a/modules/software/system/ananicy.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with lib;
-let
-  cfg = config.modules.software.system.ananicy;
-in {
-  options.modules.software.system.ananicy = {
-    enable = mkEnableOption "Enable Ananicy, an auto nice daemon with community rules support";
-  };
-
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    services.ananicy = {
-      enable = true;
-      package = pkgs.ananicy-cpp;
-      rulesProvider = pkgs.ananicy-rules-cachyos;
-    };
-  };
-}