diff --git a/cmd/realy/app/implementation.go b/cmd/realy/app/implementation.go
index 1adf331..568650b 100644
--- a/cmd/realy/app/implementation.go
+++ b/cmd/realy/app/implementation.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -22,14 +23,14 @@ import (
 	"realy.lol/tag/atag"
 )
 
-type List map[st]struct{}
+type List map[string]struct{}
 
 type Relay struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	*config.C
 	Store store.I
 	// Owners' pubkeys
-	Owners []by
+	Owners [][]byte
 	// Followed are the pubkeys that are in the Owners' follow lists and have full
 	// access permission.
 	Followed List
@@ -41,29 +42,29 @@ type Relay struct {
 	Muted List
 	// OwnersFollowLists are the event IDs of owners follow lists, which must not be
 	// deleted, only replaced.
-	OwnersFollowLists []by
+	OwnersFollowLists [][]byte
 	// OwnersMuteLists are the event IDs of owners mute lists, which must not be
 	// deleted, only replaced.
-	OwnersMuteLists []by
+	OwnersMuteLists [][]byte
 }
 
-func (r *Relay) Name() st { return r.C.AppName }
+func (r *Relay) Name() string { return r.C.AppName }
 
 func (r *Relay) Storage() store.I { return r.Store }
 
-func (r *Relay) Init() (err er) {
+func (r *Relay) Init() (err error) {
 	for _, src := range r.C.Owners {
 		if len(src) < 1 {
 			continue
 		}
-		dst := make(by, len(src)/2)
-		if _, err = hex.DecBytes(dst, by(src)); chk.E(err) {
+		dst := make([]byte, len(src)/2)
+		if _, err = hex.DecBytes(dst, []byte(src)); chk.E(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		r.Owners = append(r.Owners, dst)
 	}
 	if len(r.Owners) > 0 {
-		log.T.C(func() st {
+		log.T.C(func() string {
 			ownerIds := make([]string, len(r.Owners))
 			for i, npub := range r.Owners {
 				ownerIds[i] = hex.Enc(npub)
@@ -77,23 +78,23 @@ func (r *Relay) Init() (err er) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *Relay) NoLimiter(pubKey by) (ok bo) {
+func (r *Relay) NoLimiter(pubKey []byte) (ok bool) {
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
-	_, ok = r.Followed[st(pubKey)]
+	_, ok = r.Followed[string(pubKey)]
 	return
 }
 
 func (r *Relay) ZeroLists() {
-	r.Followed = make(map[st]struct{})
-	r.OwnersFollowed = make(map[st]struct{})
+	r.Followed = make(map[string]struct{})
+	r.OwnersFollowed = make(map[string]struct{})
 	r.OwnersFollowLists = r.OwnersFollowLists[:0]
-	r.Muted = make(map[st]struct{})
+	r.Muted = make(map[string]struct{})
 	r.OwnersMuteLists = r.OwnersMuteLists[:0]
 }
 
-func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
-	authedPubkey by) (accept bo, notice st, afterSave func()) {
+func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c context.T, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin string,
+	authedPubkey []byte) (accept bool, notice string, afterSave func()) {
 	// if the authenticator is enabled we require auth to accept events
 	if !r.AuthEnabled() {
 		return true, "", nil
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 			// followed can access the relay and upload DM events and such for owner
 			// followed users.
 			for o := range r.OwnersFollowed {
-				if equals(by(o), evt.PubKey) {
+				if bytes.Equal([]byte(o), evt.PubKey) {
 					return true, "", func() {
 						r.ZeroLists()
 						r.CheckOwnerLists(context.Bg())
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 		if evt.Kind.Equal(kind.MuteList) {
 			// only owners control the mute list
 			for _, o := range r.Owners {
-				if equals(o, evt.PubKey) {
+				if bytes.Equal(o, evt.PubKey) {
 					return true, "", func() {
 						r.ZeroLists()
 						r.CheckOwnerLists(context.Bg())
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 		}
 		for _, o := range r.Owners {
 			log.T.F("%0x,%0x", o, evt.PubKey)
-			if equals(o, evt.PubKey) {
+			if bytes.Equal(o, evt.PubKey) {
 				// prevent owners from deleting their own mute/follow lists in case of bad
 				// client implementation
 				if evt.Kind.Equal(kind.Deletion) {
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 					aTags := evt.Tags.GetAll(tag.New("a"))
 					for _, at := range aTags.F() {
 						a := &atag.T{}
-						var rem by
-						var err er
+						var rem []byte
+						var err error
 						if rem, err = a.Unmarshal(at.Value()); chk.E(err) {
 							continue
 						}
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 							// don't allow owners to delete their mute or follow lists because
 							// they should not want to, can simply replace it, and malicious
 							// clients may do this specifically to attack the owner's relay (s)
-							if equals(own, a.PubKey) ||
+							if bytes.Equal(own, a.PubKey) ||
 								a.Kind.Equal(kind.MuteList) ||
 								a.Kind.Equal(kind.FollowList) {
 								return false, "owners may not delete their own " +
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 			// check the mute list, and reject events authored by muted pubkeys, even if
 			// they come from a pubkey that is on the follow list.
 			for pk := range r.Muted {
-				if equals(evt.PubKey, by(pk)) {
+				if bytes.Equal(evt.PubKey, []byte(pk)) {
 					return false, "rejecting event with pubkey " + hex.Enc(evt.PubKey) +
 						" because on owner mute list", nil
 				}
@@ -189,9 +190,9 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 			// for all else, check the authed pubkey is in the follow list
 			for pk := range r.Followed {
 				// allow all events from follows of owners
-				if equals(authedPubkey, by(pk)) {
+				if bytes.Equal(authedPubkey, []byte(pk)) {
 					log.I.F("accepting event %0x because %0x on owner follow list",
-						evt.ID, by(pk))
+						evt.ID, []byte(pk))
 					return true, "", nil
 				}
 			}
@@ -206,8 +207,8 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptEvent(c cx, evt *event.T, hr *http.Request, origin st,
 	return
 }
 
-func (r *Relay) AcceptReq(c cx, hr *http.Request, id by, ff *filters.T,
-	authedPubkey by) (allowed *filters.T, ok bo) {
+func (r *Relay) AcceptReq(c context.T, hr *http.Request, id []byte, ff *filters.T,
+	authedPubkey []byte) (allowed *filters.T, ok bool) {
 	if !r.AuthEnabled() || r.PublicReadable && len(authedPubkey) > 0 {
 		allowed = &filters.T{}
 		// non-authed users may not make filters that have too broad criteria, resource
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptReq(c cx, hr *http.Request, id by, ff *filters.T,
 	defer r.Unlock()
 	if len(r.Owners) > 0 {
 		for pk := range r.Followed {
-			if equals(authedPubkey, by(pk)) {
+			if bytes.Equal(authedPubkey, []byte(pk)) {
 				ok = true
 				return
 			}
@@ -287,17 +288,17 @@ func (r *Relay) AcceptReq(c cx, hr *http.Request, id by, ff *filters.T,
 // CheckOwnerLists regenerates the owner follow and mute lists if they are empty.
 //
 // It also adds the followed npubs of the follows.
-func (r *Relay) CheckOwnerLists(c cx) {
+func (r *Relay) CheckOwnerLists(c context.T) {
 	if len(r.Owners) > 0 {
 		r.Lock()
 		defer r.Unlock()
-		var err er
+		var err error
 		var evs []*event.T
 		// need to search DB for moderator npub follow lists, followed npubs are allowed access.
 		if len(r.Followed) < 1 {
 			// add the owners themselves of course
 			for i := range r.Owners {
-				r.Followed[st(r.Owners[i])] = struct{}{}
+				r.Followed[string(r.Owners[i])] = struct{}{}
 			}
 			log.D.Ln("regenerating owners follow lists")
 			if evs, err = r.Store.QueryEvents(c,
@@ -307,20 +308,20 @@ func (r *Relay) CheckOwnerLists(c cx) {
 			for _, ev := range evs {
 				r.OwnersFollowLists = append(r.OwnersFollowLists, ev.ID)
 				for _, t := range ev.Tags.F() {
-					if equals(t.Key(), by("p")) {
-						var p by
-						if p, err = hex.Dec(st(t.Value())); chk.E(err) {
+					if bytes.Equal(t.Key(), []byte("p")) {
+						var p []byte
+						if p, err = hex.Dec(string(t.Value())); chk.E(err) {
 							continue
 						}
-						r.Followed[st(p)] = struct{}{}
-						r.OwnersFollowed[st(p)] = struct{}{}
+						r.Followed[string(p)] = struct{}{}
+						r.OwnersFollowed[string(p)] = struct{}{}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			evs = evs[:0]
 			// next, search for the follow lists of all on the follow list
 			log.D.Ln("searching for owners follows follow lists")
-			var followed []st
+			var followed []string
 			for f := range r.Followed {
 				followed = append(followed, f)
 			}
@@ -333,12 +334,12 @@ func (r *Relay) CheckOwnerLists(c cx) {
 				// deleted, only replaced.
 				r.OwnersFollowLists = append(r.OwnersFollowLists, ev.ID)
 				for _, t := range ev.Tags.F() {
-					if equals(t.Key(), by("p")) {
-						var p by
-						if p, err = hex.Dec(st(t.Value())); err != nil {
+					if bytes.Equal(t.Key(), []byte("p")) {
+						var p []byte
+						if p, err = hex.Dec(string(t.Value())); err != nil {
 							continue
 						}
-						r.Followed[st(p)] = struct{}{}
+						r.Followed[string(p)] = struct{}{}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ func (r *Relay) CheckOwnerLists(c cx) {
 		}
 		if len(r.Muted) < 1 {
 			log.D.Ln("regenerating owners mute lists")
-			r.Muted = make(map[st]struct{})
+			r.Muted = make(map[string]struct{})
 			if evs, err = r.Store.QueryEvents(c,
 				&filter.T{Authors: tag.New(r.Owners...),
 					Kinds: kinds.New(kind.MuteList)}); chk.E(err) {
@@ -354,12 +355,12 @@ func (r *Relay) CheckOwnerLists(c cx) {
 			for _, ev := range evs {
 				r.OwnersMuteLists = append(r.OwnersMuteLists, ev.ID)
 				for _, t := range ev.Tags.F() {
-					if equals(t.Key(), by("p")) {
-						var p by
-						if p, err = hex.Dec(st(t.Value())); chk.E(err) {
+					if bytes.Equal(t.Key(), []byte("p")) {
+						var p []byte
+						if p, err = hex.Dec(string(t.Value())); chk.E(err) {
 							continue
 						}
-						r.Muted[st(p)] = struct{}{}
+						r.Muted[string(p)] = struct{}{}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -369,11 +370,11 @@ func (r *Relay) CheckOwnerLists(c cx) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *Relay) AuthEnabled() bo { return r.AuthRequired || len(r.Owners) > 0 }
+func (r *Relay) AuthEnabled() bool { return r.AuthRequired || len(r.Owners) > 0 }
 
 // ServiceUrl returns the address of the relay to send back in auth responses.
 // If auth is disabled this returns an empty string.
-func (r *Relay) ServiceUrl(req *http.Request) (s st) {
+func (r *Relay) ServiceUrl(req *http.Request) (s string) {
 	if !r.AuthEnabled() {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/realy/app/resources.go b/cmd/realy/app/resources.go
index bf3fa14..2ce956b 100644
--- a/cmd/realy/app/resources.go
+++ b/cmd/realy/app/resources.go
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
+
+	"realy.lol/context"
 )
 
-func MonitorResources(c cx) {
+func MonitorResources(c context.T) {
 	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
 	log.I.Ln("running process", os.Args[0], os.Getpid())
 	// memStats := &runtime.MemStats{}
diff --git a/cmd/realy/app/util.go b/cmd/realy/app/util.go
index 4a324a9..9f30ef8 100644
--- a/cmd/realy/app/util.go
+++ b/cmd/realy/app/util.go
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
 package app
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"realy.lol/context"
 	"realy.lol/lol"
 )
 
-type (
-	bo = bool
-	by = []byte
-	st = string
-	er = error
-	no = int
-	cx = context.T
-)
-
 var (
 	log, chk, errorf = lol.Main.Log, lol.Main.Check, lol.Main.Errorf
-	equals           = bytes.Equal
 )
diff --git a/cmd/realy/main.go b/cmd/realy/main.go
index 17667af..6ab5e8f 100644
--- a/cmd/realy/main.go
+++ b/cmd/realy/main.go
@@ -6,28 +6,28 @@ import (
 	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/profile"
 
+	"realy.lol/bech32encoding"
 	"realy.lol/cmd/realy/app"
 	"realy.lol/context"
 	"realy.lol/interrupt"
 	"realy.lol/lol"
+	"realy.lol/p256k"
 	"realy.lol/ratel"
 	"realy.lol/realy"
 	"realy.lol/realy/config"
-	"realy.lol/units"
 	"realy.lol/realy/options"
-	"strings"
-	"realy.lol/bech32encoding"
-	"realy.lol/p256k"
 	"realy.lol/signer"
+	"realy.lol/units"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	var err er
+	var err error
 	var cfg *config.C
 	if cfg, err = config.New(); chk.T(err) {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ func main() {
 			MaxLimit:       ratel.DefaultMaxLimit,
 			UseCompact:     cfg.UseCompact,
 			Compression:    cfg.Compression,
-			Extra: []no{
+			Extra: []int{
 				cfg.DBSizeLimit,
 				cfg.DBLowWater,
 				cfg.DBHighWater,
-				cfg.GCFrequency * no(time.Second),
+				cfg.GCFrequency * int(time.Second),
 			},
 		},
 	)
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func main() {
 		if len(admin) < 1 {
 			continue
 		}
-		var pk by
-		if pk, err = bech32encoding.NpubToBytes(by(admin)); chk.E(err) {
+		var pk []byte
+		if pk, err = bech32encoding.NpubToBytes([]byte(admin)); chk.E(err) {
 			return
 		}
 		log.I.S(pk)
diff --git a/cmd/realy/util.go b/cmd/realy/util.go
index 6e09e1f..03d0211 100644
--- a/cmd/realy/util.go
+++ b/cmd/realy/util.go
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"realy.lol/context"
 	"realy.lol/lol"
 )
 
-type (
-	bo = bool
-	by = []byte
-	st = string
-	er = error
-	no = int
-	cx = context.T
-)
-
 var (
 	log, chk, errorf = lol.Main.Log, lol.Main.Check, lol.Main.Errorf
-	equals           = bytes.Equal
 )
diff --git a/cmd/vainstr/main.go b/cmd/vainstr/main.go
index 7ea4a0f..453f137 100644
--- a/cmd/vainstr/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vainstr/main.go
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ const (
 
 type Result struct {
 	sec  *secp256k1.SecretKey
-	npub by
+	npub []byte
 	pub  *secp256k1.PublicKey
 }
 
 var args struct {
-	String   st `arg:"positional" help:"the string you want to appear in the npub"`
-	Position st `arg:"positional" default:"end" help:"[begin|contain|end] default: end"`
-	Threads  no `help:"number of threads to mine with - defaults to using all CPU threads available"`
+	String   string `arg:"positional" help:"the string you want to appear in the npub"`
+	Position string `arg:"positional" default:"end" help:"[begin|contain|end] default: end"`
+	Threads  int    `help:"number of threads to mine with - defaults to using all CPU threads available"`
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Options:
   --help, -h             display this help and exit`)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
-	var where no
+	var where int
 	canonical := strings.ToLower(args.Position)
 	switch {
 	case strings.HasPrefix(canonical, "begin"):
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Options:
 	}
 }
 
-func Vanity(str string, where no, threads no) (e er) {
+func Vanity(str string, where int, threads int) (e error) {
 
 	// check the string has valid bech32 ciphers
 	for i := range str {
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ out:
 	return
 }
 
-func mine(str st, where no, quit qu.C, resC chan Result, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
+func mine(str string, where int, quit qu.C, resC chan Result, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 	counter *atomic.Int64) {
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 	var r Result
-	var e er
+	var e error
 	found := false
 out:
 	for {
@@ -182,17 +182,17 @@ out:
 		}
 		switch where {
 		case PositionBeginning:
-			if bytes.HasPrefix(r.npub, append(prefix, by(str)...)) {
+			if bytes.HasPrefix(r.npub, append(prefix, []byte(str)...)) {
 				found = true
 				quit.Q()
 			}
 		case PositionEnding:
-			if bytes.HasSuffix(r.npub, by(str)) {
+			if bytes.HasSuffix(r.npub, []byte(str)) {
 				found = true
 				quit.Q()
 			}
 		case PositionContains:
-			if bytes.Contains(r.npub, by(str)) {
+			if bytes.Contains(r.npub, []byte(str)) {
 				found = true
 				quit.Q()
 			}
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ out:
 // GenKeyPair creates a fresh new key pair using the entropy source used by
 // crypto/rand (ie, /dev/random on posix systems).
 func GenKeyPair() (sec *secp256k1.SecretKey,
-	pub *secp256k1.PublicKey, err er) {
+	pub *secp256k1.PublicKey, err error) {
 
 	sec, err = secp256k1.GenerateSecretKey()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/vainstr/util.go b/cmd/vainstr/util.go
index 6e09e1f..03d0211 100644
--- a/cmd/vainstr/util.go
+++ b/cmd/vainstr/util.go
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"realy.lol/context"
 	"realy.lol/lol"
 )
 
-type (
-	bo = bool
-	by = []byte
-	st = string
-	er = error
-	no = int
-	cx = context.T
-)
-
 var (
 	log, chk, errorf = lol.Main.Log, lol.Main.Check, lol.Main.Errorf
-	equals           = bytes.Equal
 )
diff --git a/codec/codec.go b/codec/codec.go
index df2c61b..f80683d 100644
--- a/codec/codec.go
+++ b/codec/codec.go
@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Envelope interface {
-	Label() st
-	Write(w io.Writer) (err er)
+	Label() string
+	Write(w io.Writer) (err error)
 	JSON
 }
 
 type JSON interface {
 	// Marshal converts the data of the type into JSON, appending it to the provided
 	// slice and returning the extended slice.
-	Marshal(dst by) (b by)
+	Marshal(dst []byte) (b []byte)
 	// Unmarshal decodes a JSON form of a type back into the runtime form, and
 	// returns whatever remains after the type has been decoded out.
-	Unmarshal(b by) (r by, err er)
+	Unmarshal(b []byte) (r []byte, err error)
 }
 
 type Binary interface {
 	// MarshalBinary converts the data of the type into binary form, appending it to
 	// the provided slice.
-	MarshalBinary(dst by) (b by)
+	MarshalBinary(dst []byte) (b []byte)
 	// UnmarshalBinary decodes a binary form of a type back into the runtime form,
 	// and returns whatever remains after the type has been decoded out.
-	UnmarshalBinary(b by) (r by, err er)
+	UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) (r []byte, err error)
 }
diff --git a/codec/util.go b/codec/util.go
index 224885c..e1a1ac3 100644
--- a/codec/util.go
+++ b/codec/util.go
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
 package codec
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"realy.lol/context"
 	"realy.lol/lol"
 )
 
-type (
-	bo = bool
-	by = []byte
-	st = string
-	er = error
-	no = int
-	cx = context.T
-)
-
 var (
 	log, chk, errorf = lol.Main.Log, lol.Main.Check, lol.Main.Errorf
-	equals           = bytes.Equal
 )
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 4f59625..ed6e83a 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type Env map[st]st
+type Env map[string]string
 
 // GetEnv reads a file expected to represent a collection of KEY=value in
 // standard shell environment variable format - ie, key usually in all upper
 // case no spaces and words separated by underscore, value can have any separator, but usually
 // comma, for an array of values.
-func GetEnv(path st) (env Env, err er) {
-	var s by
+func GetEnv(path string) (env Env, err error) {
+	var s []byte
 	env = make(Env)
 	if s, err = os.ReadFile(path); chk.T(err) {
 		return
 	}
-	lines := strings.Split(st(s), "\n")
+	lines := strings.Split(string(s), "\n")
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		if len(line) == 0 {
 			continue
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ func GetEnv(path st) (env Env, err er) {
 
 // LookupEnv returns the raw string value associated with a provided key name, used as a custom
 // environment variable loader for go-simpler.org/env to enable .env file loading.
-func (env Env) LookupEnv(key st) (value st, ok bo) { value, ok = env[key]; return }
+func (env Env) LookupEnv(key string) (value string, ok bool) { value, ok = env[key]; return }
diff --git a/config/util.go b/config/util.go
index e2298f7..46ac79f 100644
--- a/config/util.go
+++ b/config/util.go
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"realy.lol/context"
 	"realy.lol/lol"
 )
 
-type (
-	bo = bool
-	by = []byte
-	st = string
-	er = error
-	no = int
-	cx = context.T
-)
-
 var (
 	log, chk, errorf = lol.Main.Log, lol.Main.Check, lol.Main.Errorf
-	equals           = bytes.Equal
 )
diff --git a/context/util.go b/context/util.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0058a52..0000000
--- a/context/util.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package context
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-)
-
-type (
-	bo = bool
-	by = []byte
-	st = string
-	er = error
-	no = int
-	cx = context.Context
-)
-
-var (
-	equals = bytes.Equal
-)
diff --git a/lol/log.go b/lol/log.go
index ccef517..edc7033 100644
--- a/lol/log.go
+++ b/lol/log.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ type (
 
 	// Ln prints lists of interfaces with spaces in between
 	Ln func(a ...interface{})
-	// F prints like fmt.Println surrounded by log details
+	// F prints like fmt.Println surrounded []byte log details
 	F func(format string, a ...interface{})
 	// S prints a spew.Sdump for an enveloper slice
 	S func(a ...interface{})
@@ -48,10 +47,10 @@ type (
 	// not being viewed
 	C func(closure func() string)
 	// Chk is a shortcut for printing if there is an error, or returning true
-	Chk func(e er) bo
+	Chk func(e error) bool
 	// Err is a pass-through function that uses fmt.Errorf to construct an error
 	// and returns the error after printing it to the log
-	Err          func(format string, a ...interface{}) er
+	Err          func(format string, a ...any) error
 	LevelPrinter struct {
 		Ln
 		F
@@ -61,9 +60,9 @@ type (
 		Err
 	}
 	LevelSpec struct {
-		ID        no
+		ID        int
 		Name      string
-		Colorizer func(a ...interface{}) string
+		Colorizer func(a ...any) string
 	}
 
 	// Entry is a log entry to be printed as json to the log file
@@ -124,12 +123,12 @@ func init() {
 	SetLoggers(Info)
 }
 
-func SetLoggers(level no) {
+func SetLoggers(level int) {
 	Main.Log.T.F("log level %s", LevelSpecs[level].Colorizer(LevelNames[level]))
 	Level.Store(int32(level))
 }
 
-func GetLogLevel(level string) (i no) {
+func GetLogLevel(level string) (i int) {
 	for i = range LevelNames {
 		if level == LevelNames[i] {
 			return i
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ func GetPrinter(l int32, writer io.Writer) LevelPrinter {
 				msgCol(GetLoc(2)),
 			)
 		},
-		Chk: func(e er) bo {
+		Chk: func(e error) bool {
 			if Level.Load() < l {
 				return e != nil
 			}
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ func GetPrinter(l int32, writer io.Writer) LevelPrinter {
 			}
 			return false
 		},
-		Err: func(format string, a ...interface{}) er {
+		Err: func(format string, a ...interface{}) error {
 			if Level.Load() < l {
 				fmt.Fprintf(writer,
 					"%s%s %s %s\n",
@@ -246,8 +245,8 @@ func GetNullPrinter() LevelPrinter {
 		F:   func(format string, a ...interface{}) {},
 		S:   func(a ...interface{}) {},
 		C:   func(closure func() string) {},
-		Chk: func(e er) bo { return e != nil },
-		Err: func(format string, a ...interface{}) er { return fmt.Errorf(format, a...) },
+		Chk: func(e error) bool { return e != nil },
+		Err: func(format string, a ...interface{}) error { return fmt.Errorf(format, a...) },
 	}
 }
 
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ func Timestamper() (s string) {
 	timeText := fmt.Sprint(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	lt := len(timeText)
 	lb := lt + 1
-	var timeBytes = make(by, lb)
+	var timeBytes = make([]byte, lb)
 	copy(timeBytes[lb-9:lb], timeText[lt-9:lt])
 	timeBytes[lb-10] = '.'
 	lb -= 10
@@ -296,22 +295,22 @@ func Timestamper() (s string) {
 	return fmt.Sprint(string(timeBytes), " ")
 }
 
-var wd, _ = os.Getwd()
+// var wd, _ = os.Getwd()
 
-func GetNLoc(n no) (output string) {
+func GetNLoc(n int) (output string) {
 	for ; n > 1; n-- {
 		output += fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", GetLoc(n))
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func GetLoc(skip no) (output string) {
+func GetLoc(skip int) (output string) {
 	_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(skip)
-	split := strings.Split(file, wd+string(os.PathSeparator))
-	if len(split) < 2 {
-		output = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", file, line)
-	} else {
-		output = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", split[1], line)
-	}
+	// split := strings.Split(file, wd+string(os.PathSeparator))
+	// if len(split) < 2 {
+	output = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", file, line)
+	// } else {
+	// 	output = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", split[1], line)
+	// }
 	return
 }
diff --git a/lol/util.go b/lol/util.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ab6ca55..0000000
--- a/lol/util.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package lol
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"realy.lol/context"
-)
-
-type (
-	bo = bool
-	by = []byte
-	st = string
-	er = error
-	no = int
-	cx = context.T
-)
-
-var (
-	equals = bytes.Equal
-)