     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-v v")       'brain-toggle-minimize-verbatim-blocks)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-w C-m")     'brain-set-min-weight-prompt)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c a")           'brain-acronym-query-prompt)
-    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c b")           'brain-visit-url-at-point)
+    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-b")           'brain-visit-url-at-point)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c d")           'brain-duplicates)
-    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c f")           'brain-find-roots)
+    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-f")           'brain-find-roots)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c h")           'brain-history)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c i")           'brain-infer-types)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c o")           'brain-shortcut-query-prompt)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c P")           'brain-priorities)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c p")           'brain-push-view)
-    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c r")           'brain-ripple-query-prompt)
+    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-w r")           'brain-ripple-query-prompt)
+      ;; likely not the greatest shortcut -- w just stands for weird
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c s")           'brain-fulltext-query-prompt)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c t")           'brain-visit-target)
     (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c u")           'brain-update-view)
-    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c v")           'brain-events)))
+    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-w v")           'brain-events)))
+      ;; likely not the greatest shortcut -- w just stands for weird
 
 ;; special mappings reserved for use through emacsclient
 ;; C-c c  --  atom-id-at-point

    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-e v")       'brain-export-vertices-prompt)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-e w")       'brain-export-webrdf-prompt)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-i g")       'brain-import-graphml-prompt)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-l")         'brain-goto-line-prompt)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-r C-b a")   (brain-visit-in-amazon 'current-root-value))
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-r C-b e")   (brain-visit-in-ebay 'current-root-value))
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-r C-b d")   (brain-visit-in-delicious 'current-root-value))

    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-t C-s")     'brain-set-target-sharability-prompt)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-t C-w")     'brain-set-target-weight-prompt)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-t a")       (brain-visit-as-url 'current-target-value))
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c v")           'brain-copy-target-value-to-clipboard)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-t i")       (brain-atom-info 'current-target))
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-t l")       'brain-preview-target-latex-math)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c r")           'brain-copy-target-reference-to-clipboard)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-v ;")       'brain-toggle-truncate-lines)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c b")           'brain-update-to-backward-view)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-v e")       'brain-enter-edit-view)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c f")           'brain-update-to-forward-view)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-v i")       'brain-toggle-inference-viewstyle)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-v p")       'brain-toggle-properties-view)
    (define-key brain-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-v r")       'brain-enter-readonly-view)
