diff --git a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
index 079e47f..6e096ff 100644
--- a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
+++ b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 (declare fetch-posts!)
 
 (defn- fetch-application-settings []
-  (->> (db/open-cursor! ::db/application ::db/all)
+  (->> (db/open-cursor ::db/application ::db/all)
        (db/first-result (map #(js->clj % :keywordize-keys true)))))
 
 (defn setup-application!
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
       (.then (fn [application]
                (when application
                  (swap! state assoc :section :posts)
-                 (promise-all [application (db/count! ::db/posts)]))))
+                 (promise-all [application (db/count ::db/posts)]))))
       (.then (fn [[application post-count]]
                (when post-count
                  (if (zero? post-count)
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@
                (map #(js->clj % :keywordize-keys true)))
         refresh-id (now)]
     (swap! state update-in [:section/posts :loading] conj refresh-id)
-    (. (promise-all [(db/count! ::db/posts)
-                     (->> (db/open-cursor! ::db/posts ::db/all
-                                           {:index ::db/post-created-at
-                                            :direction :desc})
+    (. (promise-all [(db/count ::db/posts)
+                     (->> (db/open-cursor ::db/posts ::db/all
+                                          {:index ::db/post-created-at
+                                           :direction :desc})
                           (db/transduce-cursor xform))])
        (then (fn [[total displayed-posts]]
                (swap! state update :section/posts #(-> (assoc % :total total)
@@ -370,6 +370,24 @@
       [:div [:strong "Unsupported attachment"]
        [debug attachment]])))
 
+
+(comment
+  ; query current results
+  (-> @state :section/posts :displayed-posts)
+
+  ; run and time a query on the database
+  (do
+    (js/console.log :start (.toISOString (js/Date.)))
+    (. (->> (db/open-cursor ::db/posts ::db/all)
+            (db/transduce-cursor (comp (mapcat (j/get :tags))
+                                       (map (j/get :name))
+                                       (filter #(= "typescript" %))
+                                       (take 50)) conj (sorted-set)))
+       (then (fn [result]
+               (js/console.log :end (.toISOString (js/Date.)))
+               (js/console.log :accts result)))))
+  )
+
 (defn post [{:keys [post]}]
   ; TODO: handle (:sensitive post)
   [:article.post
@@ -432,11 +450,11 @@
   "Returns a promise which resolves to the smallest or largest internal post id.
   This is useful to continue interrupted paginated requests."
   [max-or-min]
-  (->> (db/open-cursor! ::db/posts ::db/all {:index ::db/post-internal-id
-                                             :direction (if (= max-or-min :min) :asc :desc)})
+  (->> (db/open-cursor ::db/posts ::db/all {:index ::db/post-internal-id
+                                            :direction (if (= max-or-min :min) :asc :desc)})
        (db/first-result (keep (j/get :internal_id)))))
 
-(defn fetch-more-posts! [e]
+(defn- fetch-more-posts! [e]
   (.preventDefault e)
   (. (promise-all [(fetch-application-settings) (internal-post-id :min) (internal-post-id :max)])
      (then (fn [[application min-id max-id]]
@@ -535,7 +553,7 @@
 
 (defn- convert-internal-ids! []
   ; TODO figure out when we can remove this again
-  (. (->> (db/open-cursor! ::db/posts ::db/all)
+  (. (->> (db/open-cursor ::db/posts ::db/all)
           (db/transduce-cursor (filter (comp string? (j/get :internal_id)))))
      (then (fn [rows]
               (doseq [row rows]
diff --git a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs
index 05fcc60..406c82a 100644
--- a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs
+++ b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-(ns computersandblues.lodestone.database)
+(ns computersandblues.lodestone.database
+  (:refer-clojure :exclude [count get]))
 
 (defonce +db+ (atom nil))
 
@@ -72,15 +73,15 @@
          request (.put store (clj->js object))]
      (promisify request))))
 
-(defn get!
-  ([store-id k] (get! @+db+ store-id k))
+(defn get
+  ([store-id k] (get @+db+ store-id k))
   ([db store-id k]
    (let [store (open-store db store-id "readonly")
          request (.get store k)]
      (promisify request))))
 
-(defn get-all!
-  ([store-id key-range] (get-all! @+db+ store-id key-range))
+(defn get-all
+  ([store-id key-range] (get-all @+db+ store-id key-range))
   ([db store-id key-range]
    (let [store (open-store db store-id "readonly")
          request (.getAll store key-range)]
@@ -94,23 +95,23 @@
      (promisify request))))
 
 (defn delete!
-  ([store-id k] (get! @+db+ store-id k))
+  ([store-id k] (get @+db+ store-id k))
   ([db store-id k]
    (let [store (open-store db store-id "readwrite")
          request (.delete store k)]
      (promisify request))))
 
-(defn count!
-  ([store-id] (count! @+db+ store-id))
+(defn count
+  ([store-id] (count @+db+ store-id))
   ([db store-id]
    (let [store (open-store db store-id "readonly")
          request (.count store)]
      (promisify request))))
 
 
-(defn open-cursor!
-  ([store-id key-range] (open-cursor! @+db+ store-id key-range {:direction :asc}))
-  ([store-id key-range opts] (open-cursor! @+db+ store-id key-range opts))
+(defn open-cursor
+  ([store-id key-range] (open-cursor @+db+ store-id key-range {:direction :asc}))
+  ([store-id key-range opts] (open-cursor @+db+ store-id key-range opts))
   ([db store-id key-range {:keys [direction index]}]
    (let [store (open-store db store-id "readonly")
          key-range (if (= key-range ::all)
@@ -161,13 +162,13 @@
                                (resolve @result)))))))))
 
 (defn first-result [xform cursor-req]
-  (transduce-cursor (comp xform (take 1)) (fn [_ x] x) cursor-req))
+  (transduce-cursor (comp xform (take 1)) (fn [_ x] x) nil cursor-req))
 
 (comment
 
   (let [re (js/RegExp. "user" "i")]
     (do (print "starting…" (js/Date.))
-        (-> (open-cursor! ::posts ::all)
+        (-> (open-cursor ::posts ::all)
             (transduce-cursor (comp (filter #(re-find re (.-content %)))
                                     (take 50)
                                     (map #(js->clj % :keywordize-keys true))))