diff --git a/cmd/contrib/main.go b/cmd/contrib/main.go
index 8b74901..f8b1318 100644
--- a/cmd/contrib/main.go
+++ b/cmd/contrib/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ func validExec(execPath string) error {
 }
 
 func submit(opts *contribOpts) error {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
-
 	var cmdName string
 	var category string
 	var shortDesc string
diff --git a/cmd/review/main.go b/cmd/review/main.go
index f6195f4..749ed56 100644
--- a/cmd/review/main.go
+++ b/cmd/review/main.go
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ func _main() error {
 
 	r := newReviewer(signupDB, u.Username)
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
-
 	su := models.TownSignup{}
 
 	signups, err := su.All(signupDB)
@@ -437,7 +435,8 @@ func _main() error {
 					if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 						// no match or interrupt. who cares
 						switch exiterr.ExitCode() {
-						case 1: case 130:
+						case 1:
+						case 130:
 							return
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/cmd/visit/main.go b/cmd/visit/main.go
index 2779c5c..789cea2 100644
--- a/cmd/visit/main.go
+++ b/cmd/visit/main.go
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/glamour"
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func visitRandomUser() error {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	usernames, err := getUsernames()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ func visitPrompt() error {
 }
 
 func visitUser(username string) error {
-	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(filepath.Join("/home", username))
+	files, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join("/home", username))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("user is not accepting visitors (could not read user's home directory: %w)", err)
 	}
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ func visitUser(username string) error {
 
 		path := filepath.Join("/home", username, file.Name())
 
-		data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/request/gitea.go b/request/gitea.go
index fa87c43..3978268 100644
--- a/request/gitea.go
+++ b/request/gitea.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 
 	email "git.tilde.town/tildetown/town/email"
 )
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ if you did _not_ request this, please let an admin know.
 }
 
 func genGiteaPassword() string {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	b := make([]byte, 20)
 	for i := range b {
 		b[i] = pwLetters[rand.Intn(len(pwLetters))]