diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/RootCtrl.coffee b/assets/js/controllers/RootCtrl.coffee
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--- a/assets/js/controllers/RootCtrl.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-"use strict"
-
-# Make user and settings available for everyone through root scope.
-habitrpg.controller "RootCtrl", ($scope, $rootScope, $location, User) ->
-  $rootScope.modals = {}
-  $rootScope.User = User
-  $rootScope.user = User.user
-  $rootScope.settings = User.settings
-
-  # FIXME this is dangerous, organize helpers.coffee better, so we can group them by which controller needs them,
-  # and then simply _.defaults($scope, Helpers.user) kinda thing
-  _.defaults $rootScope, window.habitrpgShared.algos
-  _.defaults $rootScope, window.habitrpgShared.helpers
-  $rootScope.authenticated = ->
-    User.settings.auth.apiId isnt ""
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diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/assets/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
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index 0000000000..20db696454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"use strict";
+
+/* Make user and settings available for everyone through root scope.
+ */
+
+habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", function($scope, $rootScope, $location, User) {
+  $rootScope.modals = {};
+  $rootScope.User = User;
+  $rootScope.user = User.user;
+  $rootScope.settings = User.settings;
+
+  /*
+   FIXME this is dangerous, organize helpers.coffee better, so we can group them by which controller needs them,
+   and then simply _.defaults($scope, Helpers.user) kinda thing
+   */
+  _.defaults($rootScope, window.habitrpgShared.algos);
+  _.defaults($rootScope, window.habitrpgShared.helpers);
+
+  /*
+   Very simple path-set. `set('preferences.gender','m')` for example. We'll deprecate this once we have a complete API
+   */
+  $rootScope.set = function(k, v) {
+    var log = { op: 'set' };
+    window.helpers.dotSet(k, v, User.user);
+    log[k] = v;
+    User.log(log);
+  };
+
+  $rootScope.authenticated = function() {
+    User.settings.auth.apiId !== "";
+  };
+
+});