diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index dac49c3b6..ef3148119 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  */
 
 (function() {
-  var $, $$, DAY, a, arr, as, autoWatch, autohide, b, board, callback, changeCheckbox, changeValue, clearHidden, closeQR, config, cooldown, cutoff, d, delform, down, editSauce, el, expand, expandComment, expandThread, formSubmit, g, getConfig, getThread, getTime, hide, hideReply, hideThread, href, html, i, id, iframe, iframeLoad, imageClick, imageExpand, imageExpandClick, imageHover, imageResize, imageThumb, imageToggle, imageType, imageTypeChange, img, inAfter, inBefore, input, inputs, keyModeInsert, keyModeNormal, keydown, keypress, l1, lastChecked, log, m, mv, n, navbotr, navtopr, nodeInserted, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, option, options, parseResponse, pathname, qrListener, qrText, quickReply, recaptcha, recaptchaListener, recaptchaReload, redirect, replace, replyNav, report, request, rm, scroll, scrollThread, show, showReply, showThread, slice, span, src, start, stopPropagation, temp, text, textContent, thread, threadF, threads, tn, tzOffset, ui, up, updateAuto, updateCallback, updateFavicon, updateInterval, updateNow, updateTime, updateTitle, updateVerbose, updaterMake, util, watch, watchX, watcher, watcherUpdate, x, zeroPad, _, _base, _i, _j, _k, _l, _len, _len2, _len3, _len4, _len5, _len6, _len7, _m, _n, _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _ref4, _ref5;
+  var $, $$, DAY, a, arr, as, autoWatch, autohide, b, board, callback, changeCheckbox, changeValue, clearHidden, closeQR, config, cooldown, cutoff, d, delform, down, editSauce, el, expand, expandComment, expandThread, formSubmit, g, getConfig, getThread, getTime, hide, hideReply, hideThread, href, html, i, id, iframe, iframeLoad, imageClick, imageExpand, imageExpandClick, imageHover, imageResize, imageThumb, imageToggle, imageType, imageTypeChange, img, inAfter, inBefore, input, inputs, keyModeInsert, keyModeNormal, keydown, keypress, l1, lastChecked, log, m, mv, n, navbotr, navtopr, nodeInserted, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, option, options, parseResponse, pathname, qrListener, qrText, quickReply, recaptcha, recaptchaListener, recaptchaReload, redirect, replace, replyNav, report, request, rm, scroll, scrollThread, show, showReply, showThread, slice, span, src, start, stopPropagation, temp, text, textContent, thread, threadF, threads, tn, tzOffset, ui, up, updateAuto, updateCallback, updateFavicon, updateInterval, updateNow, updateTime, updateTitle, updateVerbose, updaterMake, watch, watchX, watcher, watcherUpdate, x, zeroPad, _, _base, _i, _j, _k, _l, _len, _len2, _len3, _len4, _len5, _len6, _len7, _m, _n, _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _ref4, _ref5;
   var __slice = Array.prototype.slice;
   if (typeof console != "undefined" && console !== null) {
     log = console.log;
@@ -232,6 +232,63 @@
     }
     return root.querySelector(selector);
   };
+  $.extend = function(object, properties) {
+    var key, val;
+    for (key in properties) {
+      val = properties[key];
+      object[key] = val;
+    }
+    return object;
+  };
+  $.extend($, {
+    bind: function(el, eventType, handler) {
+      return el.addEventListener(eventType, handler, true);
+    },
+    unbind: function(el, eventType, handler) {
+      return el.removeEventListener(eventType, handler, true);
+    },
+    isDST: function() {
+      /*
+             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
+             Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
+             and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
+             place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
+          */      var date, month, sunday;
+      date = new Date();
+      month = date.getMonth();
+      if (month < 2 || 10 < month) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if ((2 < month && month < 10)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      sunday = date.getDate() - date.getDay();
+      if (month === 2) {
+        if (sunday < 8) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (sunday < 15 && date.getDay() === 0) {
+          if (date.getHour() < 1) {
+            return false;
+          }
+          return true;
+        }
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (month === 10) {
+        if (sunday < 1) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        if (sunday < 8 && date.getDay() === 0) {
+          if (date.getHour() < 1) {
+            return true;
+          }
+          return false;
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  });
   $$ = function(selector, root) {
     var node, result, _i, _len, _results;
     if (root == null) {
@@ -1419,49 +1476,6 @@
       return favicon.src = g.favEmpty;
     }
   };
-  util = {
-    isDST: function() {
-      /*
-             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
-             Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
-             and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
-             place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
-          */      var date, month, sunday;
-      date = new Date();
-      month = date.getMonth();
-      if (month < 2 || 10 < month) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      if ((2 < month && month < 10)) {
-        return true;
-      }
-      sunday = date.getDate() - date.getDay();
-      if (month === 2) {
-        if (sunday < 8) {
-          return false;
-        }
-        if (sunday < 15 && date.getDay() === 0) {
-          if (date.getHour() < 1) {
-            return false;
-          }
-          return true;
-        }
-        return true;
-      }
-      if (month === 10) {
-        if (sunday < 1) {
-          return true;
-        }
-        if (sunday < 8 && date.getDay() === 0) {
-          if (date.getHour() < 1) {
-            return true;
-          }
-          return false;
-        }
-        return false;
-      }
-    }
-  };
   g = {
     callbacks: [],
     expand: false,
@@ -1487,7 +1501,7 @@
   g.hiddenReplies = JSON.parse(GM_getValue("hiddenReplies/" + g.BOARD + "/", '[]'));
   tzOffset = (new Date()).getTimezoneOffset() / 60;
   g.chanOffset = 5 - tzOffset;
-  if (util.isDST()) {
+  if ($.isDST()) {
     g.chanOffset -= 1;
   }
   if (location.hostname.split('.')[0] === 'sys') {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 210039d41..08dc9d31e 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -136,6 +136,67 @@ g = null #globals
 #utility
 $ = (selector, root=d.body) ->
   root.querySelector selector
+
+$.extend = (object, properties) ->
+  for key, val of properties
+    object[key] = val
+  object
+
+$.extend $,
+  bind: (el, eventType, handler) ->
+    el.addEventListener eventType, handler, true
+  unbind: (el, eventType, handler) ->
+    el.removeEventListener eventType, handler, true
+  isDST: ->
+    # XXX this should be isDSTinNY
+    ###
+       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
+       Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
+       and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
+       place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
+    ###
+
+    date = new Date()
+    month = date.getMonth()
+
+    #this is the easy part
+    if month < 2 or 10 < month
+      return false
+    if 2 < month < 10
+      return true
+
+    # (sunday's date) = (today's date) - (number of days past sunday)
+    # date is not zero-indexed
+    sunday = date.getDate() - date.getDay()
+
+    if month is 2
+      #before second sunday
+      if sunday < 8
+        return false
+
+      #during second sunday
+      if sunday < 15 and date.getDay() is 0
+        if date.getHour() < 1
+          return false
+        return true
+
+      #after second sunday
+      return true
+
+    if month is 10
+      # before first sunday
+      if sunday < 1
+        return true
+
+      # during first sunday
+      if sunday < 8 and date.getDay() is 0
+        if date.getHour() < 1
+          return true
+        return false
+
+      #after first sunday
+      return false
+
 $$ = (selector, root=d.body) ->
   result = root.querySelectorAll selector
   node for node in result
@@ -1051,55 +1112,6 @@ watchX = ->
     favicon = input.previousSibling
     favicon.src = g.favEmpty
 
-util =
-  isDST: ->
-    ###
-       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
-       Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
-       and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
-       place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
-    ###
-
-    date = new Date()
-    month = date.getMonth()
-
-    #this is the easy part
-    if month < 2 or 10 < month
-      return false
-    if 2 < month < 10
-      return true
-
-    # (sunday's date) = (today's date) - (number of days past sunday)
-    # date is not zero-indexed
-    sunday = date.getDate() - date.getDay()
-
-    if month is 2
-      #before second sunday
-      if sunday < 8
-        return false
-
-      #during second sunday
-      if sunday < 15 and date.getDay() is 0
-        if date.getHour() < 1
-          return false
-        return true
-
-      #after second sunday
-      return true
-
-    if month is 10
-      # before first sunday
-      if sunday < 1
-        return true
-
-      # during first sunday
-      if sunday < 8 and date.getDay() is 0
-        if date.getHour() < 1
-          return true
-        return false
-
-      #after first sunday
-      return false
 
 #main
 g =
@@ -1131,7 +1143,7 @@ g.hiddenReplies = JSON.parse(GM_getValue("hiddenReplies/#{g.BOARD}/", '[]'))
 tzOffset = (new Date()).getTimezoneOffset() / 60
 # GMT -8 is given as +480; would GMT +8 be -480 ?
 g.chanOffset = 5 - tzOffset# 4chan = EST = GMT -5
-if util.isDST() then g.chanOffset -= 1
+if $.isDST() then g.chanOffset -= 1
 
 if location.hostname.split('.')[0] is 'sys'
   if recaptcha = $ '#recaptcha_response_field'