diff --git a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
index 70cd04d..945705c 100644
--- a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
+++ b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
@@ -153,11 +153,13 @@
               (obtain-oauth-authorization-code! application))))))
 
 (declare fetch-posts!)
-(declare debounced-refresh!)
+(declare refresh-displayed-posts!)
 
 (defn- fetch-application-settings []
-  (->> (db/open-cursor! ::db/application db/all)
-       (db/first-result (map #(js->clj % :keywordize-keys true)))))
+  (-> (db/open-cursor! ::db/application db/all)
+      (db/transduce-cursor (comp (take 1)
+                                 (map #(js->clj % :keywordize-keys true)))
+                           (fn [_ x] x))))
 
 (defn setup-application!
   "Handles Mastodon application setup on the client side"
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@
                  (if (zero? post-count)
                    (fetch-posts! {:instance-url (:instance_url application)
                                   :bearer-token (:bearer_token application)})
-                   (debounced-refresh! (:section/posts @state))))))))
+                   (refresh-displayed-posts! (:section/posts @state))))))))
 
 ;;; views
 
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@
            :on-change (fn [e]
                         (let [query (.. e -target -value)]
                           (swap! state assoc-in [:section/posts :query] (if (str/blank? query) nil query))
-                          (debounced-refresh! (:section/posts @state))))}])
+                          (refresh-displayed-posts! (:section/posts @state))))}])
 
 (defn- debug
   "Implements a lazy pretty-printer for whatever is passed in as `obj`. The
@@ -315,23 +317,16 @@
         (drop 1))])
 
 (defn attachment [{:keys [attachment]}]
-  (let [preview-url (or (:preview_remote_url attachment) (:preview_url attachment))
-        remote-url (or (:remote_url attachment) (:url attachment))
-        _ (js/console.log :preview-url preview-url :remote_url remote-url :attachment attachment)
-        ext (last (str/split remote-url #"\."))]
-    (case (:type attachment)
-      "image" [:img {:src preview-url
-                     :srcset (str preview-url ", " remote-url)
-                     :alt (:description attachment)
-                     :lazy "lazy"}]
-      "video" [:video {:controls true}
-               [:source {:type (str "video/" ext) :src remote-url}]
-               [:a {:href (:remote_url attachment)} (str "Original video at " (:remote_url attachment))]]
-      "gifv" [:video {:controls true :loop true :autoplay true}
-              [:source {:type (str "video/" ext) :src remote-url}]
-              [:a {:href (:remote_url attachment)} (str "Original video at " (:remote_url attachment))]]
-      [:div [:strong "Unsupported attachment"]
-       [debug attachment]])))
+  (case (:type attachment)
+    "image" [:img {:src (:preview_url attachment)
+                   :alt (:description attachment)
+                   :lazy "lazy"}]
+    "video" [:video {:controls true}
+             [:source {:type (str "video/" (last (str/split (:remote_url attachment) #"\.")))
+                       :src (:remote_url attachment)}]
+             [:a {:href (:remote_url attachment)} (str "Original video at " (:remote_url attachment))]]
+    [:div [:strong "Unsupported attachment"]
+     [debug attachment]]))
 
 (defn post [{:keys [post]}]
   ; TODO: handle (:sensitive post)
@@ -382,8 +377,8 @@
         refresh-id (js/Date.now)]
     (swap! state update-in [:section/posts :loading] conj refresh-id)
     (. (promise-all [(db/count! ::db/posts)
-                     (->> (db/open-cursor! ::db/posts ::db/post-created-at db/all "prev")
-                          (db/transduce-cursor xform))])
+                     (-> (db/open-cursor! ::db/posts ::db/post-created-at db/all "prev")
+                         (db/transduce-cursor xform))])
        (then (fn [[total displayed-posts]]
                (swap! state update :section/posts #(-> (assoc % :total total)
                                                        (assoc :displayed-posts displayed-posts)
@@ -412,10 +407,12 @@
     (paginate-posts! (merge defaults opts))))
 
 (defn- internal-post-id [max-or-min]
-  (->> (db/open-cursor! ::db/posts ::db/post-created-at db/all (if (= max-or-min :min)
-                                                                 "next"
-                                                                 "prev"))
-       (db/first-result (keep (j/get :internal_id)))))
+  (-> (db/open-cursor! ::db/posts ::db/post-created-at db/all (if (= max-or-min :min)
+                                                                "next"
+                                                                "prev"))
+      (db/transduce-cursor (comp (keep (j/get :internal_id))
+                                 (take 1))
+                           (fn [_ x] x))))
 
 (defn fetch-more-posts! [e]
   (.preventDefault e)
diff --git a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs
index 119bc6a..0ec3905 100644
--- a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs
+++ b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/database.cljs
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@
   Takes a transducer `xform`, a reducing function `rf` and an initial `init`.
   If no `init` is given, it will default to `(rf)`. If no `rf` is given, the
   resulting value will be a persistent vector containing the result of all steps."
-  ([xform cursor-req]
+  ([cursor-req xform]
    ; optimization: work with a transient vector before returning the final result
-   (-> (transduce-cursor xform conj! (transient []) cursor-req)
+   (-> (transduce-cursor cursor-req xform conj! (transient []))
        (.then persistent!)))
-  ([xform rf cursor-req]
-   (transduce-cursor xform rf (rf) cursor-req))
-  ([xform rf init cursor-req]
+  ([cursor-req xform rf]
+   (transduce-cursor cursor-req xform rf (rf)))
+  ([cursor-req xform rf init]
    (let [result (volatile! init)
          xform (xform rf)]
      (js/Promise.
@@ -121,15 +121,14 @@
                                ; to avoid unnecessary conversion costs.
                                (let [step (xform @result (.-value cursor))]
                                  (if (reduced? step)
-                                   (resolve @step)
+                                   (do
+                                     (vreset! result @step)
+                                     (resolve @result))
                                    (do
                                      (vreset! result step)
                                      (.continue cursor))))
                                (resolve @result)))))))))
 
-(defn first-result [xform cursor-req]
-  (transduce-cursor (comp xform (take 1)) (fn [_ x] x) cursor-req))
-
 (def all (js/IDBKeyRange.lowerBound ""))
 
 (comment