I took what fluffypony suggested to mean that priorities can be influenced by donations, so if this is meaningful or problematic to him, it might be worth some donation to bump it.
I am not noticing any problematic daily changes in practicality, so I really haven't a clue what has stslimited so flummoxed.
Databases are nifty, but they introduce all sorts of issues that require care. I'd rather it be right than fast.
Syncing tewinget's database build on win7 atm. It seems like there are some portability issues (copying binaries to other windows comps), but bitmonerod seems to working on my computer here.
If anyone wants to give it a shot, here is link to compiled binaries:
https://mega.co.nz/#!GZBFyTBB!Vpd6r-z9PmPzzymitHmQe9F7zYk1tNi_lF4PFQbFPGI
Downloaded to my Win 8.1 comp, extracted the files.
I started by trying to run
blockchain_conveter.exe but it crashes.

Any help? What arguments for the
blockchain_conveter.exe?
I placed it in the folder with the blockchain.bin, ran a command prompt as Administrator, tried it in Windows 7 Compatibility Mode, fed it arguments, ... nothing works.
It just crashes.