From 79f194da3ef359e7b9aa8bb4b011fdff953fc5e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christopher James Hayward <chris@chrishayward.xyz>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:40:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Code cleanup

---
 README.org         | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++------
 modules/core.el    | 16 +++++++++++-----
 modules/writing.el |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index cceed19..4109620 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -292,16 +292,26 @@ Despite having our *stateful* and *immutable* configurations seperate, it's good
 (use-package no-littering)
 #+end_src
 
-Emacs' default user interface is horrendous, but with less than 10 lines of code we can change that.
+Emacs' default user interface is *horrendous*, let's do something about that.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(setq inhibit-startup-message t)
+(setq inhibit-startup-message t
+      initial-scratch-message "")
+
 (global-prettify-symbols-mode)
 
-(scroll-bar-mode -1)
-(menu-bar-mode -1)
-(tool-bar-mode -1)
-(tooltip-mode -1)
+(when (window-system)
+  (tool-bar-mode -1)
+  (scroll-bar-mode -1)
+  (menu-bar-mode -1)
+  (tooltip-mode -1))
+#+end_src
+
+Emacs has a long history of running on machines without gigabytes of available memory, let it realize its full potential! Just kidding, it just smashes *CPU0*.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(setq gc-cons-treshold most-positive-fixnum
+      gnutls-min-prime-bits 4096)
 #+end_src
 
 *** Babel
@@ -822,6 +832,13 @@ I am using [[https://orgmode.org][org-mode]] extensively for writing projects fo
   :hook (org-mode . org-superstar-mode))
 #+end_src
 
+Encrypt files using symmetric key encryption via PGP. This enables my workflow of storing my personal notes anywhere. Emacs can cache the gpg password if you trust your session.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(setq epa-file-select-keys 2
+      epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption t)
+#+end_src
+
 *** Roam
 
 #+ATTR_ORG: :width 420px
diff --git a/modules/core.el b/modules/core.el
index 3ba7cb8..733bc03 100644
--- a/modules/core.el
+++ b/modules/core.el
@@ -23,13 +23,19 @@
 
 (use-package no-littering)
 
-(setq inhibit-startup-message t)
+(setq inhibit-startup-message t
+      initial-scratch-message "")
+
 (global-prettify-symbols-mode)
 
-(scroll-bar-mode -1)
-(menu-bar-mode -1)
-(tool-bar-mode -1)
-(tooltip-mode -1)
+(when (window-system)
+  (tool-bar-mode -1)
+  (scroll-bar-mode -1)
+  (menu-bar-mode -1)
+  (tooltip-mode -1))
+
+(setq gc-cons-treshold most-positive-fixnum
+      gnutls-min-prime-bits 4096)
 
 (use-package org
   :hook (org-mode . (lambda ()
diff --git a/modules/writing.el b/modules/writing.el
index 549097a..b70c695 100644
--- a/modules/writing.el
+++ b/modules/writing.el
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   :after org
   :hook (org-mode . org-superstar-mode))
 
+(setq epa-file-select-keys 2
+      epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption t)
+
 (use-package org-roam
   :hook (after-init . org-roam-mode)
   :custom (org-roam-directory org-directory)