diff --git a/apps/de/polybar/config b/apps/de/polybar/config
index 4b12073..3f1c973 100644
--- a/apps/de/polybar/config
+++ b/apps/de/polybar/config
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ padding-right = 0
 module-margin-left = 1
 module-margin-right = 1
 
-font-0 = iosevka\-lyte:pixelsize=14;1
+font-0 = ${xrdb:polybar.primary_font}
 font-1 = ${xrdb:polybar.secondary_font}
 
 modules-left = bspwm
diff --git a/apps/de/x/resources b/apps/de/x/resources
index 9f7a8b4..4240c8b 100755
--- a/apps/de/x/resources
+++ b/apps/de/x/resources
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ! font
 #define mono_font iosevka-lyte
 #define mono_font_size 14
+#define bar_font_size 12
 #define mono_font_letterspace 0
 #define icon_font Font Awesome 5 Free Solid
 #define icon_font_size 12
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ bspwm.start_compton: false
 bspwm.start_bar: true
 
 ! polybar
-polybar.primary_font: mono_font:pixelsize=mono_font_size;1
+polybar.primary_font: mono_font:pixelsize=bar_font_size;1
 polybar.secondary_font: icon_font:style=Regular:pixelsize=icon_font_size;1
 polybar.display_monitor: HDMI-1
 polybar.bottom_of_display: true
diff --git a/apps/neovim/bindings.vim b/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
index 038837a..e88f9f6 100644
--- a/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
+++ b/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ nnoremap <silent> <leader>v :vsplit<CR>
 " fast split closing
 nnoremap <silent> <leader>q <C-w>q
 
+" fast force quit
+nnoremap <silent> <leader>Q :qall!<CR>
+
 " clear search higlight
 nnoremap <silent> <leader>/ :let @/ = ""<CR>:<BACKSPACE>
 
diff --git a/apps/neovim/settings.vim b/apps/neovim/settings.vim
index 274084c..9873c24 100644
--- a/apps/neovim/settings.vim
+++ b/apps/neovim/settings.vim
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ highlight GitGutterChangeDelete ctermbg=black guibg=black
 
 hi NonText ctermfg=black guifg=black
 
+hi DiffAdd    ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=green
+hi DiffChange ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=blue
+hi DiffDelete ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=red
+hi DiffText   ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=yellow
+
 set hidden " allows buffer switching without saving
 set shortmess+=Ia " hide vim intro, skip lots of file messages/prompts
 set history=1000
diff --git a/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish b/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish
index fb35a4f..7d659a9 100755
--- a/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish
+++ b/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
 
+set -Ux GOPATH $HOME/.go
+
 set -U fish_user_paths \
 	$HOME/.go \
 	$GOPATH/bin \
diff --git a/bin/pipeline b/bin/pipeline
index 8b354c2..70d978e 100755
--- a/bin/pipeline
+++ b/bin/pipeline
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
 
 SAVED_PIPELINE_DIR="$DOTFILES_PATH/bin/pipelines"
 mkdir -p "$SAVED_PIPELINE_DIR"
 
-if [[ ! -z "${1+x}" ]]; then
+if [ -n "${1+x}" ]; then
 	pdir="$SAVED_PIPELINE_DIR/$1"; shift
 	mkdir -p "$pdir"
-	if [[ -z ${1+x} ]]; then
+	if [ -z ${1+x} ]; then
 		td="$(mktemp -p "$pdir" -d "tmp_pipeline.XXXXXXXX")"
 		cleanup_trap="rm -rf \"$td\""
 	else
@@ -20,18 +20,13 @@ else
 	cleanup_trap="rm -rf \"$td\""
 fi
 
-if [[ ! -e "$transform" ]]; then
-	echo -e "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n# for ${td}\n\nbase64" > "$transform"
-fi
+[ ! -e "$transform" ] && \
+	printf "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n# for %s\n\nbase64" "${td}" > "$transform"
 
 in="$td/in"
-if [[ ! -z "${1+x}" ]]; then
-	in="${1}"; shift
-fi
+[ -n "${1+x}" ] && in="${1}" && shift
 out="$td/out"
-if [[ ! -z "${1+x}" ]]; then
-	out="${1}"; shift
-fi
+[ -n "${1+x}" ] && out="${1}" && shift
 
 # TODO: if no logging, log="/dev/null"
 log="$td/log"
@@ -43,16 +38,17 @@ touch "$log"
 fswi \
 	"bash -c 'cd \"$td\" && < \"$in\" \"$transform\" | tee \"$out\"'" \
 	'in$|transform$' \
-	"$td" "$pdir" &> "$log" &
+	"$td" "$pdir" > "$log" 2>&1 &
+
 watcher="$!"
 
-if [[ -z ${cleanup_trap+x} ]]; then
+if [ -z "${cleanup_trap+x}" ]; then
 	trap "kill \"$watcher\"" EXIT
 else
 	trap "${cleanup_trap}; kill \"$watcher\"" EXIT
 fi
 
-job="$(echo "let g:pipeline_job_id = jobstart(['inotifywait', '-m', '-e', 'close_write', '${out}'], {'detach':1,'on_stdout':{j,d,e->execute('checktime')}})")"
+job="$(echo "let g:pipeline_job_id = jobstart(['inotifywait', '-m', '-e', 'close_write', '${out}'], {'detach':1,'on_stdout':{j,d,e->execute('checktime')}})" | tr "'" '"')"
 
 echo $job >> "$log"
 
@@ -61,76 +57,8 @@ echo $job >> "$log"
 # very scary
 nvim -V9"$td/vimlog" \
 	-o "$in" "$transform" "$out" \
-	--cmd 'set autoread' \
+	--cmd "$job" \
 	--cmd 'set updatetime=250' \
 	--cmd 'autocmd CursorHold,CursorHoldI <buffer> silent write' \
 	--cmd 'autocmd VimLeave call jobstop(g:pipeline_job_id)' \
 	--cmd "$job"
-
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# SAVED_PIPELINE_DIR="$EDFP/pipelines"
-# mkdir -p "$SAVED_PIPELINE_DIR"
-
-# if [[ ! -z "${1+x}" ]]; then
-# 	pdir="$SAVED_PIPELINE_DIR/$1"; shift
-# 	mkdir -p "$pdir"
-# 	if [[ -z ${1+x} ]]; then
-# 		td="$(mktemp -p "$pdir" -d "tmp_pipeline.XXXXXXXX")"
-# 		cleanup_trap="rm -rf \"$td\""
-# 	else
-# 		td="$pdir/$1"; shift
-# 		mkdir -p "$td"
-# 	fi
-# 	transform="$pdir/transform"
-# else
-# 	td="$(mktemp --tmpdir -d pipeline.XXXXXXXX)"
-# 	transform="$td/transform"
-# 	cleanup_trap="rm -rf \"$td\""
-# fi
-
-# if [[ ! -e "$transform" ]]; then
-# 	echo -e "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n# for ${td}\n\nbase64" > "$transform"
-# fi
-
-# in="$td/in"
-# if [[ ! -z "${1+x}" ]]; then
-# 	in="${1}"; shift
-# fi
-# out="$td/out"
-# if [[ ! -z "${1+x}" ]]; then
-# 	out="${1}"; shift
-# fi
-
-# # TODO: if no logging, log="/dev/null"
-# log="$td/log"
-
-# chmod +x "$transform"
-# echo "Hello World" > "$in"
-# touch "$log"
-
-# fswi \
-# 	"bash -c 'cd \"$td\" && < \"$in\" \"$transform\" | tee \"$out\"'" \
-# 	'in$|transform$' \
-# 	"$td" "$pdir" &> "$log" &
-# watcher="$!"
-
-# if [[ -z ${cleanup_trap+x} ]]; then
-# 	trap "kill \"$watcher\"" EXIT
-# else
-# 	trap "${cleanup_trap}; kill \"$watcher\"" EXIT
-# fi
-
-# job="call jobstart(['inotifywait', '-m', '-e', 'close_write', '${out}'], {'on_stdout':{j,d,e->execute('checktime')}})"
-
-# # this will only autosave (and therefore autoreload) for the out buffer (since
-# # it was opened last) - autosaving (and therefore autorunning) is potentially
-# # very scary
-# nvim \
-# 	--cmd 'set shm+=atIWF' \
-# 	--cmd 'set shm-=Oo' \
-# 	-o "$in" "$transform" "$out" \
-# 	--cmd 'set autoread' \
-# 	--cmd 'set updatetime=250' \
-# 	--cmd 'autocmd CursorHold,CursorHoldI <buffer> silent write' \
-# 	--cmd "$(<<< "$job" tr "'" '"')"
diff --git a/bin/reload-xresources b/bin/reload-xresources
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8d9e6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/reload-xresources
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+"$DOTFILES_PATH/apps/de/x/loadresources"
diff --git a/env/laptop/x/resources b/env/laptop/x/resources
index 9617455..fd23b1c 100755
--- a/env/laptop/x/resources
+++ b/env/laptop/x/resources
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define bar_font_size 12
+
 *.font: xft:Iosevka Nerd Font Mono:pixelsize=12,xft:Noto Emoji,xft:Font Awesome 5 Free:pixelsize=14,xft:FreeSans:pixelsize=14
 *.boldFont: xft:Iosevka Nerd Font Mono:style=bold:pixelsize=12,xft:Font Awesome 5 Free:pixelsize=14,xft:FreeSans:pixelsize=14
 
@@ -9,5 +11,6 @@ dpi: 190
 *dpi: 190
 Xft.dpi: 190
 
-polybar.height: 80
+polybar.height: 70
 polybar.display_monitor: eDP1
+polybar.primary_font: iosevka-lyte:pixelsize=bar_font_size;1