diff --git a/hm-modules/xonsh/default.nix b/hm-modules/xonsh/default.nix
index c4035fa8..382651ff 100644
--- a/hm-modules/xonsh/default.nix
+++ b/hm-modules/xonsh/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ in
 
       xontrib load direnv 
       xontrib load fish_completer
+      # >>> mamba initialize >>>
+      # !! Contents within this block are managed by 'mamba init' !!
+      $MAMBA_EXE = "/etc/profiles/per-user/xyno/bin/micromamba"
+      $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX = "/Users/xyno/micromamba"
+      import sys as _sys
+      from types import ModuleType as _ModuleType
+      _mod = _ModuleType("xontrib.mamba",
+                         'Autogenerated from $($MAMBA_EXE shell hook -s xonsh -p $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX)')
+      __xonsh__.execer.exec($($MAMBA_EXE shell hook -s xonsh -p $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX),
+                            glbs=_mod.__dict__,
+                            filename='$($MAMBA_EXE shell hook -s xonsh -p $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX)')
+      _sys.modules["xontrib.mamba"] = _mod
+      del _sys, _mod, _ModuleType
+      # <<< mamba initialize <<<
     '';
     programs.vscode.userSettings."terminal.integrated.profiles.osx" = {
       xonsh = {
diff --git a/hosts/daedalus/default.nix b/hosts/daedalus/default.nix
index cae795c8..c9c33ce8 100644
--- a/hosts/daedalus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/daedalus/default.nix
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ with lib.my;
       "docker-compose"
       "leoafarias/fvm/fvm" # flutter version manager
       "cocoapods" # flutter/other ios shit
+
+      "borgbackup" # time machine can eat my ass
     ];
     casks = [
+      "plexamp"
+      "vorta" # (borgbackup GUI) time machine can eat my ass
+      "grandperspective"
+      "xquartz"
       "hammerspoon"
       "kicad"
       "android-platform-tools"
@@ -36,7 +42,6 @@ with lib.my;
       "openlens"
       "ferdium"
       "discord"
-      "finicky"
       "vlc"
       "rectangle"
       "floorp"
@@ -167,6 +172,8 @@ with lib.my;
         mosh
 
         pandoc
+        tectonic
+
         micromamba
 
         bitwarden-cli
diff --git a/nixos-modules/user/default.nix b/nixos-modules/user/default.nix
index e53d31ea..40b9e746 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/user/default.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/user/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ in
     users.extraUsers.${username} = {
       isNormalUser = true;
       uid = uid;
-      extraGroups = [ "wheel" ] ++ extraGroups;
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" "cdrom" ] ++ extraGroups;
       shell = pkgs.zsh;
       openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = pubkeys.ragon.user ++ extraAuthorizedKeys;
       hashedPasswordFile = config.age.secrets.ragonPasswd.path;