diff --git a/crates/daemon/src/rpc_server.rs b/crates/daemon/src/rpc_server.rs
index 69ca67c9..d688848f 100644
--- a/crates/daemon/src/rpc_server.rs
+++ b/crates/daemon/src/rpc_server.rs
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ impl RpcServer {
             connection,
             ObjectRef::Id(SYSTEM_OBJECT),
             Symbol::mk("do_login_command"),
-            args.iter().map(|s| v_str(&s)).collect(),
+            args.iter().map(|s| v_str(s)).collect(),
             args.join(" "),
             SYSTEM_OBJECT,
             session,
diff --git a/crates/db/src/db_worldstate.rs b/crates/db/src/db_worldstate.rs
index 7f192510..b6dfb557 100644
--- a/crates/db/src/db_worldstate.rs
+++ b/crates/db/src/db_worldstate.rs
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ use moor_values::model::{PropAttrs, PropFlag};
 use moor_values::model::{PropDef, PropDefs};
 use moor_values::model::{VerbDef, VerbDefs};
 use moor_values::util::BitEnum;
-use moor_values::Objid;
 use moor_values::Variant;
 use moor_values::NOTHING;
-use moor_values::{v_int, v_objid, Var};
+use moor_values::{v_bool, Objid};
 use moor_values::{v_list, Symbol};
+use moor_values::{v_objid, Var};
 
 use crate::worldstate_transaction::WorldStateTransaction;
 
@@ -83,6 +83,22 @@ impl DbTxWorldState {
         self.tx.update_verb(obj, verbdef.uuid(), verb_attrs)?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Check the permissions for the application of an application of inheritance to a parent.
+    /// This is a helper function for `create_object` and `change_parent`.
+    /// It checks that the parent is writable and fertile, and that the parent is either the
+    /// NOTHING object or that the parent is usable by the object's owner.
+    fn check_parent(&self, perms: Objid, parent: Objid) -> Result<(), WorldStateError> {
+        if parent != NOTHING {
+            let (parentflags, parentowner) = (self.flags_of(parent)?, self.owner_of(parent)?);
+            self.perms(perms)?.check_object_allows(
+                parentowner,
+                parentflags,
+                BitEnum::new_with(ObjFlag::Write) | ObjFlag::Fertile,
+            )?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl WorldState for DbTxWorldState {
@@ -148,14 +164,7 @@ impl WorldState for DbTxWorldState {
         owner: Objid,
         flags: BitEnum<ObjFlag>,
     ) -> Result<Objid, WorldStateError> {
-        if parent != NOTHING {
-            let (flags, parent_owner) = (self.flags_of(parent)?, self.owner_of(parent)?);
-            self.perms(perms)?.check_object_allows(
-                parent_owner,
-                flags,
-                BitEnum::new_with(ObjFlag::Read) | ObjFlag::Fertile,
-            )?;
-        }
+        self.check_parent(perms, parent)?;
 
         // TODO: ownership_quota support
         //    If the intended owner of the new object has a property named `ownership_quota' and the value of that property is an integer, then `create()' treats that value
@@ -227,7 +236,7 @@ impl WorldState for DbTxWorldState {
             return Err(WorldStateError::ObjectNotFound(ObjectRef::Id(obj)));
         }
 
-        // Special properties like namnne, location, and contents get treated specially.
+        // Special properties like name, location, and contents get treated specially.
         if pname == *NAME_SYM {
             return self.names_of(perms, obj).map(|(name, _)| Var::from(name));
         } else if pname == *LOCATION_SYM {
@@ -239,39 +248,34 @@ impl WorldState for DbTxWorldState {
             return self.owner_of(obj).map(Var::from);
         } else if pname == *PROGRAMMER_SYM {
             let flags = self.flags_of(obj)?;
-            return if flags.contains(ObjFlag::Programmer) {
-                Ok(v_int(1))
-            } else {
-                Ok(v_int(0))
-            };
+            return Ok(flags
+                .contains(ObjFlag::Programmer)
+                .then(|| v_bool(true))
+                .unwrap_or(v_bool(false)));
         } else if pname == *WIZARD_SYM {
             let flags = self.flags_of(obj)?;
-            return if flags.contains(ObjFlag::Wizard) {
-                Ok(v_int(1))
-            } else {
-                Ok(v_int(0))
-            };
+            return Ok(flags
+                .contains(ObjFlag::Wizard)
+                .then(|| v_bool(true))
+                .unwrap_or(v_bool(false)));
         } else if pname == *R_SYM {
             let flags = self.flags_of(obj)?;
-            return if flags.contains(ObjFlag::Read) {
-                Ok(v_int(1))
-            } else {
-                Ok(v_int(0))
-            };
+            return Ok(flags
+                .contains(ObjFlag::Read)
+                .then(|| v_bool(true))
+                .unwrap_or(v_bool(false)));
         } else if pname == *W_SYM {
             let flags = self.flags_of(obj)?;
-            return if flags.contains(ObjFlag::Write) {
-                Ok(v_int(1))
-            } else {
-                Ok(v_int(0))
-            };
+            return Ok(flags
+                .contains(ObjFlag::Write)
+                .then(|| v_bool(true))
+                .unwrap_or(v_bool(false)));
         } else if pname == *F_SYM {
             let flags = self.flags_of(obj)?;
-            return if flags.contains(ObjFlag::Fertile) {
-                Ok(v_int(1))
-            } else {
-                Ok(v_int(0))
-            };
+            return Ok(flags
+                .contains(ObjFlag::Fertile)
+                .then(|| v_bool(true))
+                .unwrap_or(v_bool(false)));
         }
 
         let (_, value, propperms, _) = self.tx.resolve_property(obj, pname)?;
@@ -712,15 +716,7 @@ impl WorldState for DbTxWorldState {
 
         let (objflags, owner) = (self.flags_of(obj)?, self.owner_of(obj)?);
 
-        if new_parent != NOTHING {
-            let (parentflags, parentowner) =
-                (self.flags_of(new_parent)?, self.owner_of(new_parent)?);
-            self.perms(perms)?.check_object_allows(
-                parentowner,
-                parentflags,
-                BitEnum::new_with(ObjFlag::Write) | ObjFlag::Fertile,
-            )?;
-        }
+        self.check_parent(perms, new_parent)?;
         self.perms(perms)?
             .check_object_allows(owner, objflags, ObjFlag::Write.into())?;
 
diff --git a/crates/kernel/src/builtins/bf_server.rs b/crates/kernel/src/builtins/bf_server.rs
index f3cffec1..df52579a 100644
--- a/crates/kernel/src/builtins/bf_server.rs
+++ b/crates/kernel/src/builtins/bf_server.rs
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ fn bf_ctime(bf_args: &mut BfCallState<'_>) -> Result<BfRet, BfErr> {
     let tz_str = get_timezone().unwrap();
     let tz: Tz = tz_str.parse().unwrap();
     let offset = tz.offset_from_local_date(&date_time.date_naive()).unwrap();
-    let abbreviation = offset.abbreviation().unwrap_or_else(|| "??");
+    let abbreviation = offset.abbreviation().unwrap_or("??");
     let datetime_str = format!(
         "{} {}",
         date_time.format("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y"),
diff --git a/crates/kernel/src/tasks/scheduler.rs b/crates/kernel/src/tasks/scheduler.rs
index 7bba7321..ec20335f 100644
--- a/crates/kernel/src/tasks/scheduler.rs
+++ b/crates/kernel/src/tasks/scheduler.rs
@@ -399,11 +399,11 @@ impl Scheduler {
                     };
                     vloc
                 } else {
-                    let vloc = match vloc {
+                    
+                    match vloc {
                         ObjectRef::Id(id) => id,
                         _ => panic!("Unexpected object reference in vloc"),
-                    };
-                    vloc
+                    }
                 };
 
                 let task_start = Arc::new(TaskStart::StartVerb {
diff --git a/crates/moot/src/lib.rs b/crates/moot/src/lib.rs
index 11d386ff..45fb2e39 100644
--- a/crates/moot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/moot/src/lib.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl<R: MootRunner> MootState<R> {
     ) -> eyre::Result<()> {
         match command_kind {
             CommandKind::Eval => {
-                runner.eval(player, &format!("{command} \"moot-line:{line_no}\";"))
+                runner.eval(player, format!("{command} \"moot-line:{line_no}\";"))
             }
             CommandKind::Command => runner.command(player, command),
         }?;
diff --git a/crates/values/src/model/mod.rs b/crates/values/src/model/mod.rs
index d054e40e..7ba0877d 100644
--- a/crates/values/src/model/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/values/src/model/mod.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub trait ValSet<V: AsByteBuffer>: FromIterator<V> {
 }
 
 pub fn uuid_fb(&uuid: &Uuid) -> values_flatbuffers::moor::values::Uuid {
-    values_flatbuffers::moor::values::Uuid::new(&uuid.as_bytes())
+    values_flatbuffers::moor::values::Uuid::new(uuid.as_bytes())
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error, Clone, Decode, Encode, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/crates/values/src/model/verbdef.rs b/crates/values/src/model/verbdef.rs
index 0b90f42d..767d7b46 100644
--- a/crates/values/src/model/verbdef.rs
+++ b/crates/values/src/model/verbdef.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl Named for VerbDef {
         self.get_flatbuffer()
             .names()
             .map(|names| names.iter().collect())
-            .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/values/src/var/var.rs b/crates/values/src/var/var.rs
index 102f4d16..b22453ab 100644
--- a/crates/values/src/var/var.rs
+++ b/crates/values/src/var/var.rs
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_float_pack_unpack() {
-        let f = Var::mk_float(42.0.into());
+        let f = Var::mk_float(42.0);
 
         match f.variant() {
             Variant::Float(f) => assert_eq!(f, 42.0),
diff --git a/crates/web-host/src/host/mod.rs b/crates/web-host/src/host/mod.rs
index e951db51..c2070f6d 100644
--- a/crates/web-host/src/host/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/web-host/src/host/mod.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn var_as_json(v: &Var) -> serde_json::Value {
 pub fn json_as_var(j: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<Var> {
     match j {
         serde_json::Value::Null => Some(v_none()),
-        serde_json::Value::String(s) => Some(v_str(&s)),
+        serde_json::Value::String(s) => Some(v_str(s)),
         serde_json::Value::Number(n) => Some(if n.is_i64() {
             v_int(n.as_i64().unwrap())
         } else {