diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dc4480e..d9b8bc3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 *snarf
 *theme
 
-*.rom
-*.sym
+*.rom.sym
 
 *.[o0125678vqki]
diff --git a/src/uxncli.c b/src/uxncli.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 220ed40..c9173c9
--- a/src/uxncli.c
+++ b/src/uxncli.c
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int i = 1;
 	Uxn u = {0};
 	Uint8 dev[0x100] = {0};
-	u.dev = (Uint8 *)&dev;
+	u.dev = dev;
 	if(i == argc)
 		return system_error("usage:", "uxncli [-v] file.rom [args..]");
 	if(argv[i][0] == '-' && argv[i][1] == 'v')
-		return system_error("Uxncli - Varvara Emulator(CLI)", "18 Feb 2024.");
+		return system_error("Uxncli - Varvara Emulator(CLI)", "19 Feb 2024.");
 	if(!system_init(&u, (Uint8 *)calloc(0x10000 * RAM_PAGES, sizeof(Uint8)), argv[i++]))
 		return system_error("Init", "Failed to initialize uxn.");
 	/* eval */
diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 744ecd7..5da5540
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ stdin_handler(void *p)
 	SDL_Event event;
 	USED(p);
 	event.type = stdin_event;
-	while(read(0, &event.cbutton.button, 1) > 0 && SDL_PushEvent(&event) >= 0)
-		;
+	while(read(0, &event.cbutton.button, 1) > 0){
+		while(SDL_PushEvent(&event) < 0)
+			SDL_Delay(25); /* slow down - the queue is most likely full */
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -494,8 +496,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Uxn u = {0};
 	Uint8 dev[0x100] = {0};
 	Uxn u_audio = {0};
-	u.dev = (Uint8 *)&dev;
-	u_audio.dev = (Uint8 *)&dev;
+	u.dev = dev;
+	u_audio.dev = dev;
 	/* flags */
 	if(argc > 1 && argv[i][0] == '-') {
 		if(!strcmp(argv[i], "-v"))