diff --git a/apps/cory/index.json b/apps/cory/index.json
index 18edb3db..9e3421c5 100644
--- a/apps/cory/index.json
+++ b/apps/cory/index.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"type":"tildefriends-app","files":{"app.js":"&KQoBrrw9o/ngsLCeS+1yTNWBWzzjm1tPQTJZ+LQaL98=.sha256","index.html":"&UdGmQAbbLedvG7wpsDZRcpZl05jwUe61GDLACoHANYg=.sha256","vue-material.js":"&K5cdLqXYCENPak/TCINHQhyJhpS4G9DlZHGwoh/LF2g=.sha256","tf-user.js":"&V9Ol799hM6i1PZDbAS91CMhgx7aENDTJnT+KrwK4Lh4=.sha256","tf-message.js":"&VNC8ptzGXWAVl9LBBZfrk3YmweA8PQ02d7/wZxWXoAA=.sha256","tf.js":"&Vcdlau6e9yBimrokJzoSPvRIS5BNWXcrVO+cO9TUKBg=.sha256"}}
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+{"type":"tildefriends-app","files":{"app.js":"&R4Rss5VbuH1lalgy8o5NzzccIC5ofSpK+ywc/u3WTCs=.sha256","index.html":"&UdGmQAbbLedvG7wpsDZRcpZl05jwUe61GDLACoHANYg=.sha256","vue-material.js":"&K5cdLqXYCENPak/TCINHQhyJhpS4G9DlZHGwoh/LF2g=.sha256","tf-user.js":"&V9Ol799hM6i1PZDbAS91CMhgx7aENDTJnT+KrwK4Lh4=.sha256","tf-message.js":"&VNC8ptzGXWAVl9LBBZfrk3YmweA8PQ02d7/wZxWXoAA=.sha256","tf.js":"&Vcdlau6e9yBimrokJzoSPvRIS5BNWXcrVO+cO9TUKBg=.sha256"}}
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diff --git a/apps/cory/index/app.js b/apps/cory/index/app.js
index a4c735b7..ec41b374 100644
--- a/apps/cory/index/app.js
+++ b/apps/cory/index/app.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ async function getPosts(db, ids) {
 	var posts = [];
 	if (ids.length) {
 		await ssb.sqlStream(
-			"SELECT rowid, * FROM messages WHERE id IN (" + ids.map(x => "?").join(", ") + ")",
+			"SELECT rowid, * FROM messages WHERE id IN (" + ids.map(x => "?").join(", ") + ") ORDER BY timestamp DESC",
 			ids,
 			row => posts.push(row));
 	}
diff --git a/core/ssb.js b/core/ssb.js
index 79e60fc1..bbd2e7c9 100644
--- a/core/ssb.js
+++ b/core/ssb.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var g_wants_requests = {};
+var g_database = new Database('core');
 
 async function following(db, id) {
 	var o = await db.get(id + ":following");
@@ -48,20 +49,6 @@ async function followingDeep(db, seed_ids, depth) {
 	return x;
 }
 
-var g_database = new Database('core');
-
-async function test_following() {
-	try {
-		print("I AM", await ssb.whoami());
-		var result = await followingDeep(g_database, [await ssb.whoami()], 1);
-		print("following ", JSON.stringify(result));
-	} catch (e) {
-		print("DOH", e, e.stack);
-	}
-}
-
-test_following();
-
 function get_latest_sequence_for_author(author) {
 	var sequence = 0;
 	ssb.sqlStream(
@@ -78,7 +65,7 @@ function get_latest_sequence_for_author(author) {
 ssb.registerConnectionsChanged(function(change, connection) {
 	if (change == 'add') {
 		var sequence = get_latest_sequence_for_author(connection.id);
-		connection.send_json({'name': ['createHistoryStream'], 'type': 'source', 'args': [{'id': connection.id, 'seq': sequence}]}, function(message) {
+		connection.send_json({'name': ['createHistoryStream'], 'type': 'source', 'args': [{'id': connection.id, 'seq': sequence, 'live': true}]}, function(message) {
 			ssb.storeMessage(message.message.value);
 		});
 		connection.send_json({'name': ['blobs', 'createWants'], 'type': 'source', 'args': []}, function(message) {