diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b8aeb1c..a8ed7c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ CVS
 .metadata
 .actionScriptProperties
 .#*
+world/net/place/_*.c
+world/net/include/place.i
 *~
 *.swf
 *.swp
@@ -15,4 +17,3 @@ CVS
 *bak
 *diff
 *orig
-world/net/place/_*.c
diff --git a/place/africa.c b/place/africa.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/america.c b/place/america.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/asia.c b/place/asia.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/australia.c b/place/australia.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/europa.c b/place/europa.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/indigestion.c b/place/indigestion.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/london.c b/place/london.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/newyork.c b/place/newyork.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/paris.c b/place/paris.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/spiegel-en.c b/place/spiegel-en.c
index aef97b8..e9fa4ab 100644
--- a/place/spiegel-en.c
+++ b/place/spiegel-en.c
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+// we are currently experiencing some problems with this feed *shrug*
+#if 0
+
 #include <net.h>
+
 #define SILENCE
 #define NAME "Spiegel-EN"
 #define TITLE "Spiegel International"
@@ -11,4 +15,6 @@
 # define CONNECT_DEFAULT
 #endif
 
+#endif
+
 #include <place.gen>
diff --git a/place/spiegel.c b/place/spiegel.c
index 771e355..079210b 100644
--- a/place/spiegel.c
+++ b/place/spiegel.c
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+// we are currently experiencing some problems with this feed *shrug*
+#if 0
+
 #include <net.h>
+
 #define SILENCE
 #define NAME "Spiegel"
 
@@ -9,4 +13,6 @@
 # define CONNECT_DEFAULT
 #endif
 
+#endif
+
 #include <place.gen>
diff --git a/place/telex.c b/place/telex.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/place/tokyo.c b/place/tokyo.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/world/net/include/place.i b/world/net/include/place.i
deleted file mode 100644
index 2671dcc..0000000
--- a/world/net/include/place.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-// generated by '/ve/dist/../bin/psyconf': place.i for place.gen
-
-#ifdef PLACE_HISTORY
-# define Oh "h"
-#else
-# define Oh ""
-#endif
-
-#ifdef PLACE_HISTORY_EXPORT
-# define Oe "e"
-#else
-# define Oe ""
-#endif
-
-#ifdef PLACE_SCRATCHPAD
-# define Os "s"
-#else
-# define Os ""
-#endif
-
-#ifdef PLACE_MASQUERADE
-# define Om "m"
-#else
-# define Om ""
-#endif
-
-#ifdef PLACE_OWNED
-# define Oo "o"
-#else
-# define Oo ""
-#endif
-
-inherit NET_PATH "place/_" Oh Oe Os Om Oo;