diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 1005eb0b..9a2c9fd5 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1759853171,
-        "narHash": "sha256-uqbhyXtqMbYIiMqVqUhNdSuh9AEEkiasoK3mIPIVRhk=",
+        "lastModified": 1760015796,
+        "narHash": "sha256-c/WkaynHrRE1EHWATe5+vb9M9YabfTaR1GHivdybaSU=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "1a09eb84fa9e33748432a5253102d01251f72d6d",
+        "rev": "6564ee29d0521af3feba937a91024e6a3e77a8b6",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1759733170,
-        "narHash": "sha256-TXnlsVb5Z8HXZ6mZoeOAIwxmvGHp1g4Dw89eLvIwKVI=",
+        "lastModified": 1759831965,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vgPm2xjOmKdZ0xKA6yLXPJpjOtQPHfaZDRtH+47XEBo=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8913c168d1c56dc49a7718685968f38752171c3b",
+        "rev": "c9b6fb798541223bbb396d287d16f43520250518",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-master": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1759856483,
-        "narHash": "sha256-HZl/TKVPVvnSPa3sqTAUSer/N7kKbavQogYccEPKcms=",
+        "lastModified": 1760020272,
+        "narHash": "sha256-/w2H6t+NxdtbZ/oBkb0i/bW766aOuq7X69Jz1CzC3Vw=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "357b20be9d21add386065c0dabd007c187dc8f43",
+        "rev": "531f6038cfe85c60b3f349b85e71939b539bc334",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -838,11 +838,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1759810989,
-        "narHash": "sha256-QZGjGBps8DLx56+60m1nAaJihNZZXoggtB76nCE7nks=",
+        "lastModified": 1759965431,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HvXr+rOkSZeseOYCruuMKMAUedcDkHOuYpFbnlIPs8Y=",
         "owner": "0xc000022070",
         "repo": "zen-browser-flake",
-        "rev": "a36d0113a80d1b70511192bbefdfa30303f05fab",
+        "rev": "391a133511ad7e09651b9c3939d8cf8d379766b1",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/hm-modules/helix.nix b/hm-modules/helix.nix
index fe243c55..5770f75b 100644
--- a/hm-modules/helix.nix
+++ b/hm-modules/helix.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ in
 
       ]);
     programs.helix = {
-      package = inputs.helix.packages.${pkgs.system}.default;
+      # the flake is really slow to download bc it does like 1000 builtins.fetchTree
+      # just switch back to using what's in nixpkgs until stuff gets annoying
+      # package = inputs.helix.packages.${pkgs.system}.default;
       enable = true;
       defaultEditor = true;
       settings = {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/waybar/cal.nix b/modules/desktop/waybar/cal.nix
index 1c854ef9..552d1ff6 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/waybar/cal.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/waybar/cal.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ let
             "$HOME/.calendars" 2> /dev/null) || true | \
             while read -r _; do
               render
-              timeout 3 cat || true # debounce for 3s, https://stackoverflow.com/a/69945839
+              # timeout 3 cat || true # debounce for 3s, https://stackoverflow.com/a/69945839
             done
         done
       '';
diff --git a/modules/presets/development.nix b/modules/presets/development.nix
index fcd46abe..c06f739d 100644
--- a/modules/presets/development.nix
+++ b/modules/presets/development.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ in
     virtualisation.podman.enable = true;
 
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-      jetbrains.rider
+      unstable.jetbrains.rider
       # android-studio
       nixpkgs-manual
       nixpkgs-manual.lib-docs
diff --git a/modules/system/user.nix b/modules/system/user.nix
index 6a2f67bd..cbeeb6ff 100644
--- a/modules/system/user.nix
+++ b/modules/system/user.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     environment.homeBinInPath = true;
+    nix.settings.trusted-users = [cfg.name];
     users.users.${cfg.name} = {
       openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = ["ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAID/oMAi5jyQsNohfhcSH2ItisTpBGB0WtYTVxJYKKqhj"]; # theseus
       isNormalUser = true;