diff --git a/damus-c/damus.c b/damus-c/damus.c
index 854f195a..6121e768 100644
--- a/damus-c/damus.c
+++ b/damus-c/damus.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ static int parse_url(struct cursor *cur, struct note_block *block) {
     u8 *host;
     int host_len;
     struct cursor path_cur;
-    struct nostr_bech32 bech32;
     
     if (!parse_str(cur, "http"))
         return 0;
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ static int parse_url(struct cursor *cur, struct note_block *block) {
     }
 
     // get the length of the host string
-    host_len = cur->p - host;
+    host_len = (int)(cur->p - host);
 
     // save the current parse state so that we can continue from here when
     // parsing the bech32 in the damus.io link if we have it
@@ -228,14 +227,14 @@ static int parse_url(struct cursor *cur, struct note_block *block) {
     }
 
     // save the bech32 string pos in case we hit a damus.io link
-    block->block.str.start = path_cur.p;
+    block->block.str.start = (const char *)path_cur.p;
 
     // if we have a damus link, make it a mention
     if (host_len == 8
-	&& !strncmp(host, "damus.io", 8)
+	&& !strncmp((const char *)host, "damus.io", 8)
 	&& parse_nostr_bech32(&path_cur, &block->block.mention_bech32.bech32))
     {
-	    block->block.str.end = path_cur.p;
+	    block->block.str.end = (const char *)path_cur.p;
 	    block->type = BLOCK_MENTION_BECH32;
 	    return 1;
     }
diff --git a/damus/Views/Onboarding/SuggestedUsersViewModel.swift b/damus/Views/Onboarding/SuggestedUsersViewModel.swift
index b4d91c82..8e91e589 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Onboarding/SuggestedUsersViewModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Onboarding/SuggestedUsersViewModel.swift
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class SuggestedUsersViewModel: ObservableObject {
         }
 
         switch nev {
-        case .event(let sub_id, let ev):
+        case .event:
             break
 
         case .notice(let msg):
diff --git a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfilePicView.swift b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfilePicView.swift
index d6b32d46..cc3773ed 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfilePicView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfilePicView.swift
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func get_profile_url(picture: String?, pubkey: Pubkey, profiles: Profiles) -> UR
 
 func make_preview_profiles(_ pubkey: Pubkey) -> Profiles {
     let profiles = Profiles(ndb: test_damus_state.ndb)
-    let picture = "http://cdn.jb55.com/img/red-me.jpg"
+    //let picture = "http://cdn.jb55.com/img/red-me.jpg"
     //let profile = Profile(name: "jb55", display_name: "William Casarin", about: "It's me", picture: picture, banner: "", website: "https://jb55.com", lud06: nil, lud16: nil, nip05: "jb55.com", damus_donation: nil)
     //let ts_profile = TimestampedProfile(profile: profile, timestamp: 0, event: test_note)
     //profiles.add(id: pubkey, profile: ts_profile)