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+;;; custom.el --- save custom noise to a separate file -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; this file is messy by default, because its just a bucket
+
+;;; Code:
+(custom-set-variables
+ ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
+ ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
+ ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
+ ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
+ '(epg-gpg-program "/usr/local/bin/gpg")
+ '(global-hl-line-mode t)
+ '(package-selected-packages
+   '(sudo-edit modus-themes org-caldav json-mode pdf-tools org-special-block-extras neotree sr-speedbar lsp-python-ms fira-code-mode yasnippet org-pdftools phps-mode projectile webfeeder znc pinboard yaml-mode which-key web-mode virtualenvwrapper use-package twittering-mode try smex racer powershell poetry pipenv ox-reveal outline-magic org-pdfview org-bullets ob-restclient multiple-cursors magit lua-mode lsp-ui iedit helm flycheck-rust exec-path-from-shell eglot edit-indirect company-lsp ansible ace-window)))
+ '(znc-servers
+   `(("bouncer.awful.club" 5000 t
+      ((freenode "blindidiotgod/freenode" ,znc-password)
+       (OFTC "blindidiotgod/OFTC" ,znc-password)))))
+(custom-set-faces
+ ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
+ ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
+ ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
+ ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
+ )
+
+;;; custom.el ends here