diff --git a/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu b/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu
index 59abc124..37692cd7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu
+++ b/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 let height = (term size).rows - 3 # calculate height
 let width = (term size).columns - 5  # calculate width
 let stamp_start = $width * 1.25 # calculate where to start Nu stamp
-let stamp_end = $width * 1.3125 # calculate where to stop Nu stamp
+let stamp_end = $width * 1.3 # calculate where to stop Nu stamp
 let stamp = 'Nu'
-seq 0 $height | par-each { # create these in parallel
+seq 0 $height | par-each {|| # create these in parallel
     let row_data = (seq 0 $width | each { |col|
         let fgcolor = 2 + 2 * $col
         if $fgcolor > $stamp_start and $fgcolor < $stamp_end {
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ seq 0 $height | par-each { # create these in parallel
             $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
         }
     } | str collect)
-    $"($row_data)" | table
+    print -n $"($row_data)" | table
     $nothing
 } | compact
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu
index 7d91b3c4..b80c7506 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu
+++ b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ def iter_inc [incr mult iter] {
     $incr + $mult * $iter
 }
 
-let is_release = input "Did you compile in a release mode? y/n "
+let is_release = (input "Did you compile in a release mode? y/n ")
 
 if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
 
-    $"running test 0 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 0 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 0. this has wrong output
     let 0 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
     } | math avg)
 
 
-    $"running test 1 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 1 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 1. Fixed newline to fix the output (char cr)
     let 1 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 2 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 2 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 2. Replace (char sp) with just space
     let 2 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 3 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 3 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 3. Precompute (ansi -e '48;2;0;0;') and (ansi -e '0m') -- seems to be slower
     let 3 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
         let width = 160
         let stamp = 'Nu'
-        let ansi1 = ansi -e '48;2;0;0;'
-        let ansi2 = ansi -e '0m'
+        let ansi1 = (ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')
+        let ansi2 = (ansi -e '0m')
         seq 0 $height | each { |row|
             let row_data = (seq 0 $width | each { |col|
                 let fgcolor = (iter_inc 2 2 $col)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 4 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 4 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 4. Inline iter_inc call
     let 4 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 5 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 5 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 5. Combine (char sp) substitution and iter_inc inlining
     let 5 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 6 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 6 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 6. The above with par-each outer loop (using par-each anywhere else breaks the output)
     let 6 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
         let width = 160
         let stamp = 'Nu'
-        seq 0 $height | par-each { |row|
+        seq 0 $height | par-each -t 100 { |row|
             let row_data = (seq 0 $width | each { |col|
                 let fgcolor = 2 + 2 * $col
                 if $fgcolor > 200 and $fgcolor < 210 {
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    echo 'collating tests'
+    print 'collating tests'
     [ $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 ]
 
 } else {
-    echo "Compile in a release mode!"
+    print "Compile in a release mode!"
 }
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu
index 37f19d0e..392b85eb 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu
+++ b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ let is_release = "y"
 
 if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
 
-    $"running test 0 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 0 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 0. this has wrong output
     let 0 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
     } | math avg)
 
 
-    $"running test 1 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 1 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 1. Fixed newline to fix the output (char cr)
     let 1 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 2 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 2 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 2. Replace (char sp) with just space
     let 2 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 3 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 3 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 3. Precompute (ansi -e '48;2;0;0;') and (ansi -e '0m') -- seems to be slower
     let 3 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
         let width = 160
         let stamp = 'Nu'
-        let ansi1 = ansi -e '48;2;0;0;'
-        let ansi2 = ansi -e '0m'
+        let ansi1 = (ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')
+        let ansi2 = (ansi -e '0m')
         seq 0 $height | each { |row|
             let row_data = (seq 0 $width | each { |col|
                 let fgcolor = (iter_inc 2 2 $col)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 4 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 4 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 4. Inline iter_inc call
     let 4 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 5 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 5 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 5. Combine (char sp) substitution and iter_inc inlining
     let 5 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    $"running test 6 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
+    print $"running test 6 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
     # 6. The above with par-each outer loop (using par-each anywhere else breaks the output)
     let 6 = (seq 10 | timeit {
         let height = 40
         let width = 160
         let stamp = 'Nu'
-        seq 0 $height | par-each { |row|
+        seq 0 $height | par-each -t 100 { |row|
             let row_data = (seq 0 $width | each { |col|
                 let fgcolor = 2 + 2 * $col
                 if $fgcolor > 200 and $fgcolor < 210 {
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
         } | str collect
     } | math avg)
 
-    echo 'collating tests'
+    print 'collating tests'
     [ $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 ]
 
 } else {
-    echo "Compile in a release mode!"
+    print "Compile in a release mode!"
 }
diff --git a/coloring/24bit-1.nu b/coloring/24bit-1.nu
index 6667e8c9..294f6cb2 100644
--- a/coloring/24bit-1.nu
+++ b/coloring/24bit-1.nu
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ def build-colorstr [
     $"($bg)($fg)($slash_str)"
     # sleep 10ms | ignore
 }
+
+draw
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/custom-completions/cargo/cargo-completions.nu b/custom-completions/cargo/cargo-completions.nu
index 52823321..7c069ffb 100644
--- a/custom-completions/cargo/cargo-completions.nu
+++ b/custom-completions/cargo/cargo-completions.nu
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def "nu-complete cargo features" [] {
 # `cargo --list` is slow, `open` is faster.
 # TODO: Add caching.
 def "nu-complete cargo subcommands" [] {
-  ^cargo --list | lines | skip 1 | str collect "\n" | from ssv --noheaders | get column1
+  ^cargo --list | lines | skip 1 | str join "\n" | from ssv --noheaders | get column1
 }
 def "nu-complete cargo vcs" [] {
   [