w h y did that fix it

????????

code/__HELPERS/sorts/__main.dm

@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(sortInstance, /datum/sortInstance, new())
 		var/list/L = src.L
 		var/last = fetchElement(L,lo)
 		var/current = fetchElement(L,runHi++)
-		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "current = [current]")
-		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "last = [last]")
 
 		if(call(cmp)(current, last) < 0)
 			while(runHi < hi)

code/controllers/subsystem/timer.dm

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(timer)
 	if (!length(alltimers))
 		return
 
-	sortTim(alltimers,PROC_REF(cmp_timer))
+	sortTim(alltimers, .proc/cmp_timer)
 
 	var/datum/timedevent/head = alltimers[1]