diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 7c40722..8503809 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -192,6 +192,148 @@ In short, DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION!!!"
 (setup calendar
   (:option calendar-week-start-day 1))
 
+(setup (:straight circe)
+  (require 'circe)
+  (require 'acdw-irc)
+  
+  (:option acdw-irc/left-margin 12
+           acdw-irc/post-my-nick "-> "
+           circe-channel-killed-confirmation nil
+           circe-color-nicks-everywhere t
+           circe-default-nick "acdw"
+           circe-default-part-message "See You, Space Cowpokes . . ."
+           circe-default-user "acdw"
+           circe-format-action
+           (lambda (&rest plist)
+             (concat
+              (acdw-irc/margin-format "" "*" "*" t)
+              " " (plist-get plist :nick) " " (plist-get plist :body)))
+           circe-format-say
+           (lambda (&rest plist)
+             (concat
+              (acdw-irc/margin-format (plist-get plist :nick) "" " |" t)
+              " " (plist-get plist :body)))
+           circe-format-self-action
+           (lambda (&rest plist)
+             (concat
+              (acdw-irc/margin-format "" "-*" " *" t)
+              " " (plist-get plist :nick) " " (plist-get plist :body)))
+           circe-format-self-say
+           (lambda (&rest plist)
+             (concat
+              (acdw-irc/margin-format (plist-get plist :nick) "-" " >" t)
+              " " (plist-get plist :body)))
+           ;; circe-highlight-nick-type 'message
+           circe-network-options
+           `(("Libera Chat"
+              :channels ("#emacs" "#systemcrafters" "##webpals")
+              :sasl-username ,circe-default-nick
+              :sasl-password ,(acdw/make-password-fetcher
+                               :host "libera.chat"))
+             ("Tilde Chat" :host "irc.tilde.chat" :port 6697 :use-tls t
+              :channels ("#meta" "#bread" "#dadjokes" "#team"
+                         "#emacs")
+              :sasl-username ,circe-default-nick
+              :sasl-password ,(acdw/make-password-fetcher
+                               :host "tilde.chat"))
+             ("Casa" :host "m455.casa" :port 6697 :use-tls t
+              :channels ("#basement")
+              :sasl-username ,circe-default-nick
+              :sasl-password ,(acdw/make-password-fetcher
+                               :host "m455.casa"))
+             ("Pissnet" :host "piss.hmm.st" :port 6697 :use-tls t
+              :channels ("#i-just-peed")
+              :sasl-username ,circe-default-nick
+              :sasl-password ,(acdw/make-password-fetcher
+                               :host "piss.hmm.st"))
+             ;; TODO: irc.chat.twitch.tv
+             )
+           circe-reduce-lurker-spam t
+           circe-server-auto-join-default-type :after-auth
+           circe-server-buffer-action (lambda (buf)
+                                        (message "Connected to %s" buf)))
+
+  ;; (:face circe-nick-highlight-face
+  ;;        ((t (:inherit (modus-themes-hl-line)))))
+
+  (:bind "C-c C-p" #'circe-command-PART
+         "C-l" #'lui-track-jump-to-indicator)
+
+  (:advise circe-command-PART :after
+           (defun circe-part@kill-buffer (&rest _)
+             (let ((circe-channel-killed-confirmation nil))
+               (kill-buffer)))
+
+           circe-command-QUIT :after
+           (defun circe-quit@kill-buffer (&rest _)
+             ;; `circe-server-killed-confirmation' set to nil, and manually
+             ;; deleting all chat buffers, pending Github issue #402
+             ;; (https://github.com/emacs-circe/circe/issues/402)
+             (let ((circe-server-killed-confirmation nil))
+               (with-circe-server-buffer
+                 (dolist (buf (circe-server-chat-buffers))
+                   (let ((circe-channel-killed-confirmation nil))
+                     (kill-buffer buf)))
+                 (kill-buffer))))
+
+           circe-command-GQUIT :after
+           (defun circe-gquit@kill-buffer (&rest _)
+             ;; `circe-server-killed-confirmation' set to nil, and manually
+             ;; deleting all chat buffers, pending Github issue #402
+             ;; (https://github.com/emacs-circe/circe/issues/402)
+             (let ((circe-server-killed-confirmation nil))
+               (dolist (buf (circe-server-buffers))
+                 (with-current-buffer buf
+                   (dolist (buf (circe-server-chat-buffers))
+                     (let ((circe-channel-killed-confirmation nil))
+                       (kill-buffer buf)))
+                   (message "%s: %s" buf circe-server-killed-confirmation)
+                   (kill-buffer))))))
+
+  (defun circe-command-SHORTEN (url)
+    "Shorten URL using `0x0-shorten-uri'."
+    (interactive "sURL to shorten: ")
+    ;; TODO: enable /shorten URL comment syntax
+    (let ((short-url (0x0-shorten-uri (0x0--choose-server) url)))
+      (circe-command-SAY short-url)))
+
+  (:with-mode circe-chat-mode
+    (:hook  #'acdw/stop-paren-annoyances
+            #'enable-circe-color-nicks
+            #'enable-circe-display-images
+            #'enable-circe-new-day-notifier
+            (defun circe-chat@set-prompt ()
+              (lui-set-prompt
+               (concat
+                (propertize
+                 (acdw-irc/margin-format (buffer-name) "" ">")
+                 'face 'circe-prompt-face
+                 'read-only t
+                 'intangible t
+                 'cursor-intangible t)
+                " ")))))
+
+  (autoload 'circe-nick-color-reset "circe-color-nicks")
+  (add-hook 'modus-themes-after-load-theme-hook
+            #'circe-nick-color-reset)
+
+  (:with-mode lui-mode
+    (:option lui-fill-column fill-column
+             lui-fill-type (repeat-string acdw-irc/left-margin " ")
+             lui-time-stamp-position 'right-margin
+             lui-time-stamp-format "%H:%M"
+             lui-track-behavior 'before-switch-to-buffer
+             lui-track-indicator 'fringe)
+
+    (:local-set fringes-outside-margins t
+                right-margin-width 5
+                scroll-margin 0
+                word-wrap t
+                wrap-prefix (repeat-string acdw-irc/left-margin " ")
+                line-number-mode nil)
+    
+    (:hook #'enable-lui-track)))
+
 (setup completion
   (:option completion-ignore-case t
            read-buffer-completion-ignore-case t
@@ -209,13 +351,18 @@ In short, DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION!!!"
   (blink-cursor-mode +1))
 
 (setup cus-edit
-  (:option custom-file null-device      ; don't store customizations
+  (:option custom-file (acdw/dir "custom.el")
            custom-magic-show nil
            custom-magic-show-button t
            custom-raised-buttons nil
            custom-unlispify-tag-names nil
            custom-variable-default-form 'lisp)
 
+  ;; I need this to save `safe-local-variables' between Emacs invocations.  For
+  ;; now, of course .... I would /love/ a better solution.
+  (when (file-exists-p custom-file)
+    (load custom-file nil nil))
+
   ;; `Custom-mode-hook' fires /before/ the widgets are built, so I have to
   ;; install advice after the widgets are made.
   (:advise custom-buffer-create :after
@@ -341,6 +488,28 @@ In short, DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION!!!"
   ;; https://oremacs.com/2015/01/17/setting-up-ediff/
   (add-hook 'ediff-after-quit-hook-internal #'winner-undo))
 
+(setup (:straight edit-indirect))
+
+;; requires extension:
+;; https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/edit-with-emacs1/
+(setup (:straight edit-server)
+  (:require edit-server)
+  (edit-server-start)
+
+  (:option edit-server-default-major-mode 'text-mode
+           edit-server-url-major-mode-alist
+           (list (cons (rx (| "reddit.com"
+                              "tildes.net"))
+                       'markdown-mode)
+                 (cons (rx "github.com")
+                       'gfm-mode)))
+
+  (:advise edit-server-make-frame :before
+           (defun edit-server@set-a-variable (&rest _)
+             (setq-local edit-server-frame-p t))))
+
+(setup (:straight el-patch))
+
 (setup eldoc
   (:option eldoc-idle-delay 0.1
            eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p nil))
@@ -1486,7 +1655,7 @@ specific to most general, they are these:
   (:with-feature flyspell
     (:bind "C-." #'flyspell-correct-wrapper
            "<f7>" #'acdw/flyspell-correct-f7)
-    (:unbind "C-," "C-." "C-M-i")))
+    (:unbind "C-;" "C-," "C-." "C-M-i")))
 
 (setup (:straight-if forge
                      (acdw/system :home))
@@ -1634,9 +1803,26 @@ specific to most general, they are these:
                   w3m-link
                   w3m-message-link))
     (link-hint-define-type type
-	  :open-secondary browse-url-secondary-browser-function))
+	  :open-secondary browse-url-secondary-browser-function
+      :open-secondary-multiple t))
 
-  (:option link-hint-avy-style 'at)
+  (defun acdw/link-hint-open-all-links (prefix)
+    "Open all visible links.
+When PREFIX is non-nil, open links with
+`browse-url-secondary-browser-function'."
+    (interactive "P")
+    (avy-with link-hint-open-all-links
+      (link-hint--all (if prefix :open-secondary :open))))
+
+  (defun acdw/link-hint-open-multiple-links (prefix)
+    "Use `avy' to open multiple visible links at once.
+When PREFIX is non-nil, open links with
+`browse-url-secondary-browser-function'."
+    (interactive "P")
+    (avy-with link-hint-open-multiple-links
+      (link-hint--multiple (if prefix :open-secondary :open))))
+
+  (:option link-hint-avy-style 'post)
   (:global "C-;"
            (defun acdw/link-hint-open-link (arg)
              "Open a link using `link-hint-open-link', prefix-aware.
@@ -1933,6 +2119,39 @@ browser defined in `browse-url-secondary-browser-function'."
 (setup (:straight powerthesaurus)
   (:global "C-c l t" #'powerthesaurus-lookup-word-dwim))
 
+;; (setup (:straight prism)
+;;   (dolist (mode lispy-modes)
+;;     (add-hook (intern (format "%s-hook" mode)) #'prism-mode)))
+
+(setup prog
+  (:option show-paren-delay 0
+           show-paren-style 'mixed
+           show-paren-when-point-inside-paren t
+           show-paren-when-point-in-periphery t
+           smie-indent-basic tab-width)
+  
+  (:hook show-paren-mode
+         electric-pair-local-mode
+         acdw/setup-fringes       
+
+         (defun prog-mode@auto-fill ()
+           (setq-local comment-auto-fill-only-comments t)
+           (turn-on-auto-fill)))
+
+  (mapc (lambda (buf)
+          (with-current-buffer buf
+            (when (funcall persistent-scratch-scratch-buffer-p-function)
+              (persistent-scratch-mode +1))))
+
+        (buffer-list)))
+
+(setup (:straight-if pkgbuild-mode
+                     (executable-find "makepkg"))
+  (:file-match "PKGBUILD"))
+
+(setup (:straight powerthesaurus)
+  (:global "C-c l t" #'powerthesaurus-lookup-word-dwim))
+
 (setup (:straight prism)
   (dolist (mode lispy-modes)
     (add-hook (intern (format "%s-hook" mode)) #'prism-mode)))
diff --git a/lisp/acdw-irc.el b/lisp/acdw-irc.el
index b4b75ec..305dc93 100644
--- a/lisp/acdw-irc.el
+++ b/lisp/acdw-irc.el
@@ -73,6 +73,41 @@ and right on t."
   (dolist (network (mapcar #'car circe-network-options))
     (circe-maybe-connect network)))
 
+(el-patch-feature circe)
+(with-eval-after-load 'circe
+  (defvar circe-server-buffer-action 'pop-to-buffer-same-window
+    "What to do with `circe-server' buffers when created.")
+  
+  (el-patch-defun circe (network-or-server &rest server-options)
+    "Connect to IRC.
+
+Connect to the given network specified by NETWORK-OR-SERVER.
+
+When this function is called, it collects options from the
+SERVER-OPTIONS argument, the user variable
+`circe-network-options', and the defaults found in
+`circe-network-defaults', in this order.
+
+If NETWORK-OR-SERVER is not found in any of these variables, the
+argument is assumed to be the host name for the server, and all
+relevant settings must be passed via SERVER-OPTIONS.
+
+All SERVER-OPTIONS are treated as variables by getting the string
+\"circe-\" prepended to their name. This variable is then set
+locally in the server buffer.
+
+See `circe-network-options' for a list of common options."
+    (interactive (circe--read-network-and-options))
+    (let* ((options (circe--server-get-network-options network-or-server
+                                                       server-options))
+           (buffer (circe--server-generate-buffer options)))
+      (with-current-buffer buffer
+        (circe-server-mode)
+        (circe--server-set-variables options)
+        (circe-reconnect))
+      (el-patch-swap (pop-to-buffer-same-window buffer)
+                     (funcall circe-server-buffer-action buffer)))))
+
 (defun circe-network-connected-p (network)
   "Return non-nil if there's any Circe server-buffer whose
 `circe-server-netwok' is NETWORK."
diff --git a/lisp/acdw.el b/lisp/acdw.el
index d3b0bf9..dcf7b19 100644
--- a/lisp/acdw.el
+++ b/lisp/acdw.el
@@ -402,6 +402,30 @@ first."
   (setq deactivate-mark t)
   nil)
 
+(defun acdw/org-export-copy ()
+  "copy a tree"
+  (interactive)
+  (require 'ox-ascii)
+  (let ((extracted-heading (acdw/org-extract-heading-text)))
+    ;; Export to ASCII - not async, subtree only, visible-only, body-only
+    (let ((org-export-show-temporary-export-buffer nil))
+      (org-ascii-export-as-ascii nil t t t))
+    (with-current-buffer "*Org ASCII Export*"
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (insert extracted-heading)
+      (newline)
+      (newline)
+
+      (unfill-region (point-min) (point-max))
+      (flush-lines "^$" (point-min) (point-max))
+      
+      (copy-region-as-kill (point-min) (point-max)))
+
+    (when (called-interactively-p 'interactive)
+      (indicate-copied-region))
+    (setq deactivate-mark t)
+    nil))
+
 (defun acdw/org-extract-heading-text ()
   "Extract the heading text from an `org-mode' heading."
   (let ((heading (org-no-properties (org-get-heading t t t t))))