diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98e13cbf..e84dc895 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ Personal website of [@jakejarvis](https://github.com/jakejarvis), created and de
 - [Hugo Extended](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo)
 - [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/)
 - [Simple Analytics](https://referral.simpleanalytics.com/jake-jarvis) (referral link)
-- [utteranc.es](https://utteranc.es/)
-- [Twemoji](https://twemoji.twitter.com/)
-- [...and much more.](https://jarv.is/uses/)
+- [...and more.](https://jarv.is/uses/)
 
 I keep an ongoing list of [blog post ideas](https://github.com/jakejarvis/jarv.is/issues/1) and [coding to-dos](https://github.com/jakejarvis/jarv.is/issues/11) as issues in this repo.
 
diff --git a/assets/js/dark-mode.js b/assets/js/dark-mode.js
index e9267adf..81c29a40 100644
--- a/assets/js/dark-mode.js
+++ b/assets/js/dark-mode.js
@@ -1,72 +1,34 @@
 /* jshint esversion: 6, indent: 2, browser: true, quotmark: single */
 
-// inspired by https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/EMdjOV
+/*! Dark Mode Switcheroo | MIT License | jrvs.io/bWMz */
 
 (function() {
   'use strict';
 
-  // lightbulb toggle re-appears now that we know user has JS enabled
-  const toggle = document.querySelector('button#dark-mode-toggle');
-  toggle.style.visibility = 'visible';
+  // improve variable mangling
+  const win = window;
+  const doc = win.document;
+  const bod = doc.body;
+  const cls = bod.classList;
+  const sto = localStorage;
 
   // check for preset `dark_mode_pref` in localStorage
-  let pref = localStorage.getItem('dark_mode_pref');
+  const pref_key = 'dark_mode_pref';
+  let pref = sto.getItem(pref_key);
 
   // keep track of current state (light by default)
   let dark = false;
 
-  // load utteranc.es with proper theme and dynamically switch it
-  let utterancesLoaded = false;
-  const setUtterancesTheme = function(theme) {
-    const container = document.querySelector('div#comments');
-
-    // don't do any of this if we're not on a page with comments enabled
-    if (container) {
-      if (!utterancesLoaded) {
-        const script = document.createElement('script');
-        script.type = 'text/javascript';
-        script.async = true;
-        script.defer = true;
-        script.src = 'https://utteranc.es/client.js';
-        script.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
-        script.setAttribute('data-repo', '{{ .Site.Params.github | safeJS }}');
-        script.setAttribute('data-label', 'comments');
-        script.setAttribute('data-issue-term', 'og:title');
-        script.setAttribute('data-theme', theme);
-        container.appendChild(script);
-
-        utterancesLoaded = true;
-      } else {
-        const frame = document.querySelector('iframe.utterances-frame');
-
-        // be extra sure frame exists
-        if (frame) {
-          // https://github.com/utterance/utterances/blob/4d9823c6c4f9a58365f06e2aa76c51b8cf5d5478/src/configuration-component.ts#L160
-          frame.contentWindow.postMessage({
-            type: 'set-theme',
-            theme: theme
-          }, 'https://utteranc.es');
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  };
-
   const activateDarkMode = function() {
-    document.body.classList.remove('light');
-    document.body.classList.add('dark');
-
+    cls.remove('light');
+    cls.add('dark');
     dark = true;
-
-    setUtterancesTheme('github-dark');
   };
 
   const activateLightMode = function() {
-    document.body.classList.remove('dark');
-    document.body.classList.add('light');
-
+    cls.remove('dark');
+    cls.add('light');
     dark = false;
-
-    setUtterancesTheme('github-light');
   };
 
   // if user already explicitly toggled in the past, restore their preference.
@@ -77,7 +39,7 @@
   if (!pref) {
     // check for OS dark mode setting and switch accordingly
     // https://gist.github.com/Gioni06/eb5b28343bcf5793a70f6703004cf333#file-darkmode-js-L47
-    if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches)
+    if (win.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches)
       activateDarkMode();
     else
       activateLightMode();
@@ -85,19 +47,27 @@
     // real-time switching if supported by OS/browser
     // TODO: stop listening when the parent condition becomes false,
     //       right now these keep listening even if pref is set.
-    window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addListener(function(e) { if (e.matches) activateDarkMode(); });
-    window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').addListener(function(e) { if (e.matches) activateLightMode(); });
+    win.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addListener(function(e) { if (e.matches) activateDarkMode(); });
+    win.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').addListener(function(e) { if (e.matches) activateLightMode(); });
   }
 
-  // handle lightbulb click
-  toggle.addEventListener('click', function() {
-    // switch to the opposite theme & save preference in local storage
-    if (!dark) {
-      activateDarkMode();
-      localStorage.setItem('dark_mode_pref', 'true');
-    } else {
-      activateLightMode();
-      localStorage.setItem('dark_mode_pref', 'false');
-    }
-  }, true);
+  const toggle = doc.querySelector('.dark-mode-toggle');
+
+  // don't freak out if page happens not to have a toggle button
+  if (toggle) {
+   // lightbulb toggle re-appears now that we know user has JS enabled
+   toggle.style.visibility = 'visible';
+
+    // handle lightbulb click
+    toggle.addEventListener('click', function() {
+      // switch to the opposite theme & save preference in local storage
+      if (!dark) {
+        activateDarkMode();
+        sto.setItem(pref_key, 'true');
+      } else {
+        activateLightMode();
+        sto.setItem(pref_key, 'false');
+      }
+    }, true);
+  }
 })();
diff --git a/assets/sass/components/_global.scss b/assets/sass/components/_global.scss
index 23a454f1..314232d8 100644
--- a/assets/sass/components/_global.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/components/_global.scss
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ body {
   &.light {
     background-color: $color-light-background;
 
-    button#dark-mode-toggle {
+    button.dark-mode-toggle {
       background-image: url($icon-bulb-on);
     }
   }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ body {
   &.dark {
     background-color: $color-dark-background;
 
-    button#dark-mode-toggle {
+    button.dark-mode-toggle {
       background-image: url($icon-bulb-off);
     }
   }
diff --git a/assets/sass/components/_header.scss b/assets/sass/components/_header.scss
index 19f0fae3..7b4cb9f3 100644
--- a/assets/sass/components/_header.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/components/_header.scss
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ header {
       }
 
       // Dark mode toggle
-      button#dark-mode-toggle {
+      button.dark-mode-toggle {
         background-repeat: no-repeat;
         background-size: 100% 100%;
         display: block;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ header {
         }
 
         // Dark mode toggle
-        button#dark-mode-toggle {
+        button.dark-mode-toggle {
           // TODO: figure out need for weird magic numbers here
           height: 1.025em;
           width: 0.75em;
diff --git a/assets/sass/pages/_single.scss b/assets/sass/pages/_single.scss
index 80d06b79..44038034 100644
--- a/assets/sass/pages/_single.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/pages/_single.scss
@@ -37,19 +37,6 @@ main#single {
       color: inherit;
     }
   }
-
-  div#comments {
-    margin-top: 1.5em;
-    padding-top: 0.5em;
-
-    @include themed() {
-      border-top: 2px solid t(color-light);
-    }
-
-    div.utterances {
-      max-width: unset;
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 // Responsive
diff --git a/content/humans.txt b/content/humans.txt
index 23363c7d..ea07bee5 100644
--- a/content/humans.txt
+++ b/content/humans.txt
@@ -29,16 +29,14 @@
 
 # TECHNOLOGY
 
-    Hugo extended
+    Hugo Extended
     Netlify
     Simple Analytics
-    utteranc.es
-    Twemoji
     ...and much more: https://jarv.is/uses/
 
 # VIEW SOURCE
 
-    https://go.jarv.is/source
+    https://jrvs.io/source
 
 # LICENSES
 
diff --git a/content/notes/shodan-search-queries/index.md b/content/notes/shodan-search-queries/index.md
index 0a0c3a11..091c21ad 100644
--- a/content/notes/shodan-search-queries/index.md
+++ b/content/notes/shodan-search-queries/index.md
@@ -618,6 +618,6 @@ port:17 product:"Windows qotd"
 
 ---
 
-If you've found any other juicy Shodan gems, whether it's a search query or a specific example, definitely drop a comment below or [open an issue/PR on GitHub](https://github.com/jakejarvis/awesome-shodan-queries)!
+If you've found any other juicy Shodan gems, whether it's a search query or a specific example, [open an issue/PR on GitHub!](https://github.com/jakejarvis/awesome-shodan-queries)
 
 Bon voyage, fellow penetrators! 😉
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index d71e847d..6c9d966f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
     <div id="content">
       {{ .Content }}
     </div>
-
-    {{ if and (ne .Params.comments false) (eq hugo.Environment "production") }}
-    <div id="comments"></div>
-    {{ end }}
   </article>
 </main>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head/preload.html b/layouts/partials/head/preload.html
index b0c9d114..679f6e59 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head/preload.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head/preload.html
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-{{ if eq hugo.Environment "production" }}
-  {{ if and .IsPage (and (eq .Type .Site.Params.mainSection) (ne .Params.comments false)) }}
-    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://utteranc.es" crossorigin>
-    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://api.utteranc.es" crossorigin>
-    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://api.github.com" crossorigin>
-  {{ end }}
-{{ end }}
-
 <link rel="preload" href="{{ "vendor/inter/inter-regular-subset.woff2" | absURL }}" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
 <link rel="preload" href="{{ "vendor/inter/inter-medium-subset.woff2" | absURL }}" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
 <link rel="preload" href="{{ "vendor/inter/inter-bold-subset.woff2" | absURL }}" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/page/header.html b/layouts/partials/page/header.html
index 2381fbd7..14ed90f5 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/page/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/page/header.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       {{- range .Site.Menus.main }}
       <li><a class="no-underline" {{ printf "href=%q" .URL | safeHTMLAttr }} aria-label="{{ .Name }}"{{ if strings.HasPrefix .URL "http" }} target="_blank" rel="me noopener"{{ end }}><span class="icon">{{ .Pre }}</span><span class="text">{{ .Name }}</span></a></li>
       {{ end -}}
-      <li><button id="dark-mode-toggle" title="Toggle Dark Mode" aria-label="Toggle Dark Mode"></button></li>
+      <li><button class="dark-mode-toggle" title="Toggle Dark Mode" aria-label="Toggle Dark Mode"></button></li>
     </ul>
   </nav>
 </header>
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 1e192827..f94a224c 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -84,22 +84,18 @@
   from = "/sa/send.gif*"
   to = "https://queue.simpleanalyticscdn.com/simple.gif:splat"
   status = 200
-  force = true
 [[redirects]]
   from = "/sa/noscript.gif*"
   to = "https://queue.simpleanalyticscdn.com/noscript.gif:splat"
   status = 200
-  force = true
 [[redirects]]
   from = "/sa/append"
   to = "https://queue.simpleanalyticscdn.com/append"
   status = 200
-  force = true
 [[redirects]]
   from = "/sa/post"
   to = "https://api.simpleanalytics.io/post"
   status = 200
-  force = true
 
 # Support ancient RSS subscriptions and links from WordPress era:
 [[redirects]]
diff --git a/utterances.json b/utterances.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d0d41f2c..00000000
--- a/utterances.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "origins": ["https://jarv.is"]
-}