diff --git a/.bin/_config b/.bin/_config
index e3c2a72..7b0c208 100644
--- a/.bin/_config
+++ b/.bin/_config
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 # FONTS
 #
-DFONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--26-200-72-72-c-100-iso10646-1"
+DFONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--18-200-72-72-c-100-iso10646-1"
 SFONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--18-200-72-72-c-100-iso10646-1"
-BFONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--26-200-72-72-c-100-iso10646-1"
-HFONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--38-200-72-72-c-100-iso10646-1"
+BFONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--13-200-72-72-c-100-iso10646-1"
+HFONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--26-200-72-72-c-100-iso10646-1"
 
 #
 # TERMINALS
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ HTERM="st -f ${HFONT}"
 #
 
 # NOTION ORANGE
-# DMENUOPTS="-fn '$DFONT'  -nb #121212 -nf #707070 -sf #FFA600 -sb #121212 -l 20 -i -f"
+DMENUOPTS="-fn '$DFONT'  -nb #121212 -nf #707070 -sf #FFA600 -sb #121212 -l 10 -i -f"
 
 # SPECTRWM GREY
-DMENUOPTS="-fn $DFONT -nb #181818 -nf #999999 -sf #CCCCCC -sb #181818 -i -f"
+# DMENUOPTS="-fn $DFONT -nb #181818 -nf #999999 -sf #CCCCCC -sb #181818 -i -f"
 
 DMENU_CMD="dmenu $DMENUOPTS"
 DMENURUN_CMD="dmenu_run $DMENUOPTS"
diff --git a/.bin/cbar b/.bin/cbar
index 9d275d0..322ed39 100755
Binary files a/.bin/cbar and b/.bin/cbar differ
diff --git a/.bin/dexec_browser b/.bin/dexec_browser
index a0c2132..48acc62 100755
--- a/.bin/dexec_browser
+++ b/.bin/dexec_browser
@@ -10,32 +10,26 @@
 # 3. choose which browser to use
 #       (can suggest a matching default)
 
+
+. ${HOME}/.bin/_config
+
 HISTFILE="${HOME}/.browser_history"
+touch "${HISTFILE}"
 
-test -f ${HOME}/.bin/_config \
-    && . ${HOME}/.bin/_config \
-    || DMENU_CMD=dmenu
-
-test -f "${HISTFILE}" \
-    || touch "${HISTFILE}"
-
-PICKLIST="\
-paste_from_clipboard
-$(< "${HISTFILE}")
-"
-
-# show filtered history file
-# EXPECTS:  $PICKLIST $HISTFILE $DMENU_CMD
+# show history file
+# EXPECTS:  $HISTFILE $DMENU_CMD
 # PROVIDES: $INPUT
 read_input() {
-    local S=$(printf '%s\n' "${PICKLIST}" \
-        | ${DMENU_CMD} -p "Bookmarks")
+    local S=$( { echo "paste_from_clipboard"; tail -r ${HISTFILE}; } \
+                 | awk '!seen[$0]++' \
+                 |  ${DMENU_CMD} -p "Bookmarks")
+
     case "${S}" in
-        paste_from_clipboard)
-            S=$(xclip -o \
-                | head -n 1) ;;
+        paste_from_clipboard) S=$(xclip -o | head -n 1); ;;
     esac
+
     [ -z "${S}" ] && exit 0
+
     INPUT="${S}"
 }
 
@@ -175,7 +169,7 @@ choose_browser() {
 }
 
 save_history() {
-    printf '%s\n' "${INPUT}" >> "${HISTFILE}"
+    printf '%s\n' "${INPUT}" | sed 's/^ *//g;s/ *$//g' >> "${HISTFILE}"
 }
 
 # main program starts here.
diff --git a/.kshrc b/.kshrc
index 594b7f6..e6631fe 100644
--- a/.kshrc
+++ b/.kshrc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ PASSWORD_STORE_ENABLE_EXTENSIONS=true
 export PASSWORD_STORE_ENABLE_EXTENSIONS
 
 # PORTS
-MAKE_JOBS=8
+MAKE_JOBS=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpuonline)
 FETCH_PACKAGES=No
 export MAKE_JOBS FETCH_PACKAGES
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ mygdb() {
 alias update-ksh="cd /usr/src/bin/ksh \
                     && doas make clean \
                     && doas make obj \
-                    && doas make \
+                    && doas make -j $MAKE_JOBS \
                     && doas make install"
 
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