diff --git a/home/package-sets/productivity.nix b/home/package-sets/productivity.nix
index fd43a53..706aa14 100644
--- a/home/package-sets/productivity.nix
+++ b/home/package-sets/productivity.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ in {
         anki
         zen-browser-bin
 
+        # uhh idk where else to put this
+        qflipper
+
         # mapping/GIS
         qgis
         josm
diff --git a/home/profile/base.nix b/home/profile/base.nix
index 86e6b98..6accbe9 100644
--- a/home/profile/base.nix
+++ b/home/profile/base.nix
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ in {
         zoxide
         asciinema
         mtr
+
+        screen
+        minicom
+        picocom
       ]
       ++ builtins.map (x: lib.hiPrio x) [
         # terminfo (just the ones i'm likely to use)
diff --git a/system/common/me.nix b/system/common/me.nix
index d054bd5..0e9ea0b 100644
--- a/system/common/me.nix
+++ b/system/common/me.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ in {
       uid = 1000;
       group = "nullbite";
       isNormalUser = true;
-      extraGroups = ["wheel"] ++ lib.optional config.nixfiles.packageSets.fun.enable "input";
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" "dialout" ] ++ lib.optional config.nixfiles.packageSets.fun.enable "input";
       packages = with pkgs; [
         keychain
       ];