Okay, just found my post was deleted. It surely was too long...
Will still consider to contribute. My work machine just runs perfectly and the 10 years old machine of my wife also runs like a new one again.
I am very excited so far...
Pursuing Open Source Full-Time Development
6 days later
Forgot to post that I put up Day 2 of Koto Prototyping on Tuesday. Day 3 will be happening today.
https://odysee.com/@JoshStrobl:3/Koto-Prototyping-and-Learning-C-Day-2:0
For those of you that wanted to financially contribute to help facilitate my goal of full-time open source development, but less inclined to use Patreon, I've now created a Liberapay!
Hopped in at the highest tier to support a Nautilus replacement 
JoshStrobl Excited to see what Koto will become.
Day 5 of Koto development is now up on Odysee at https://odysee.com/@JoshStrobl:3/Koto-Development-Day-5:6 
5 days later
Stream of Day 6 of Koto development is now up on Odysee and it was a rather productive one today. Check it out at https://odysee.com/@JoshStrobl:3/Koto-Development-Day-6:f
P.S. Thanks those of you that have been tipping LBC on my videos to get them higher in the search rankings. Much appreciated 
JoshStrobl great progress!
Do you plan to add an option to hide the unused categories e.g. audio-books or podcasts?
Solarmass Yep!
I'm now part of the View Rewards Program on Odysee! So if you happen to use the platform and need to catch up on development streams, if one of my videos is the first you watch for the day, you get a bit of LBRY Credits (LBC) 
My latest write-up is now up on my site! Dev Diary 2: Koto February Progress Report (A-side) provides an update on progress made on Koto in late January and first half of February!
https://joshuastrobl.com/2021/02/17/dev-diary-2-koto-february-progress-report-a-side
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Day 7 of Koto development is now up on Odysee at https://odysee.com/@JoshStrobl:3/Koto-Development-Day-7:2, be sure to check it out! It's a longer session today. I even ported it to GTK4 
Heads Up: Will be having a stream tomorrow (with alcohol, oh my) starting at 2PM GMT+2. Brain derped and forgot to mention that at end of stream. However won't be able to stream on Tuesday due to having a dentist appointment starting an hour prior.
JoshStrobl When to expect the file playback for the first time in Koto! Tomorrow? 
Solarmass Probably not that soon, but we are getting closer to starting the work on the playback engine. I will likely focus on getting the database functionality and local music content view (albums and songs, with all the event signals to accompany that) out of the way first before I start tackling playback, playlists, and more.
JoshStrobl I just don't want to miss this important event
Day 8 of Koto development is now up on Odysee over at https://odysee.com/@JoshStrobl:3/Koto-Development-Day-8:a. In this stream, I fix our new GTK4 port's HeaderBar, implemented the Artist View, KotoAlbumView component, and KotoTrackItem component!
Just a friendly reminder that I will not be streaming tomorrow as I have a dentist appointment at a conflicting time. I expect the streaming schedule to be Thursday and Friday, with the "B-side" post going out to Patreon on Friday night or Saturday.