diff --git a/extra/io/unix/linux/linux.factor b/extra/io/unix/linux/linux.factor
index fcb48dd577..6d55decb5a 100755
--- a/extra/io/unix/linux/linux.factor
+++ b/extra/io/unix/linux/linux.factor
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 IN: io.unix.linux
 USING: io.backend io.unix.backend io.unix.launcher io.unix.select
-namespaces kernel assocs unix.process ;
+namespaces kernel assocs unix.process init ;
 
 TUPLE: linux-io ;
 
 INSTANCE: linux-io unix-io
 
 M: linux-io init-io ( -- )
-    <select-mx> mx set-global
-    start-wait-thread ;
+    <select-mx> mx set-global ;
 
 T{ linux-io } set-io-backend
+
+[ start-wait-thread ] "io.unix.linux" add-init-hook
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diff --git a/extra/namespaces/lib/lib.factor b/extra/namespaces/lib/lib.factor
index 6e66119cb0..528e770558 100644
--- a/extra/namespaces/lib/lib.factor
+++ b/extra/namespaces/lib/lib.factor
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ IN: namespaces.lib
 
 ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
-: set* ( val var -- ) namestack* set-hash-stack ;
+: set* ( val var -- ) namestack* set-assoc-stack ;
diff --git a/extra/ui/tools/workspace/workspace.factor b/extra/ui/tools/workspace/workspace.factor
index b4a6574c83..de21bf3187 100755
--- a/extra/ui/tools/workspace/workspace.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/tools/workspace/workspace.factor
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ M: gadget tool-scroller drop f ;
     [ find-workspace hide-popup ] <debugger>
     "Error" show-titled-popup ;
 
-M: workspace pref-dim* drop { 600 700 } ;
+SYMBOL: workspace-dim
+
+{ 600 700 } workspace-dim set-global
+
+M: workspace pref-dim* drop workspace-dim get ;
 
 M: workspace focusable-child*
     dup workspace-popup [ ] [ workspace-listener ] ?if ;