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Welcome to 2021! Hope you all enjoyed the recent holidays. I haven’t posted in a while, so let’s get some MangAI and health news going.

I have been (very slowly) working on a MangAI update based on user feedback. Just little stuff since my health rarely lets me program. Also the licensing server was having some issues, but I think I fixed those bits of code.

I finally got disability status after over a year and half of applying (and appealing, and appealing again). It was not an easy process. I will write up a full article once all the dust has settled.

As for my current health, nothing has improved. Every day is a challenge. I imagine a lot of you experienced a new sense of isolation in 2020 with quarantines keeping you at home more. With me mostly in bed all day anyway, 2020 didn’t feel all that different to me.

I hope things get better for everyone this year :)

The SSL update is complete.

MangAI has been updated to be compatible with SSL. This update is mandatory in order to continue using online features of MangAI, including requesting a trial license, activating a full or trial license, and checking for updates. Older versions of MangAI will give error messages when trying to use these features.

Download the latest version from the MangAI project page.

I am currently working on adding SSL to this site to improve security. During this time, some site features may not be available.

MangAI may have trouble talking with the licensing server. Full license users should not be affected since their license only requires activation once per program version. Trial users, however, may not be able to use the program until SSL integration is complete. Checking for updates may also not work.

I will post again when everything is working correctly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Greetings everyone! Sorry I haven’t posted in some time.

The current state of my health is quite bad. It has been bad all of 2018, though I don’t know what triggered it to get worse. There are many days I do not leave the house; if I do, it’s just a quick car ride around the neighborhood or perhaps a little walk inside of a local store. I still do not have a diagnosis or even an idea of who may know what is wrong with me. Please continue to contact me with any health related questions or ideas. If I don’t respond in a timely manner, please send your email again.

It was brought to my attention recently that MangAI is having issues with Java 10. You may have received an error message about there being something wrong with your license file. Let me assure you your license file is fine and you are doing everything correctly. This is a problem with MangAI trying to use a cryptography library that is no longer included in Java 10. I will work on releasing a fix. For now, you can workaround this error by removing Java 10 and reinstalling Java 8. Please forgive me in advance if my health causes me to take a little while to get the update out.

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t posted in a long time. There isn’t really anything new to talk about, so I’ll just share a summary of what’s been going on.

My health is still 24/7/365 bad. The past two months, for whatever reason, have been particularly challenging. I’m lucky if I can handle going out of the house for a bit. There are many days where I am basically stuck in bed. The symptoms are the same as listed in the Earth Axis Syndrome article.

I looked into Lyme disease again (using the Western Blot test this time), but the results were again negative. The current theory is still Utricular Dysfunction, but there is no good way to prove it.

I have been seeing a psychologist for cognitive behavioral therapy to help deal with all the anxiety that comes from these symptoms. I also take anti-anxiety medications. Anxiety is a secondary symptoms though. As far as balance therapy or meds go, nothing I’ve tried has helped. I try to go out each day as a form of physical therapy to push my balance system.

I need to file for disability. It’s been a long time coming. The application process itself is overwhelming. They want to know every doctor, test, test result, treatment, and treatment result. I have 10 years of history of seeing so many doctors, that getting all the data together is like writing a book. In the end, I expect it will be a difficult challenge to get recognized as disabled without a diagnosis that could more easily explain what is wrong with me.

I appreciate the emails I’ve received from others having similar symptoms. This gives us a chance to exchange information and encourage each other. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or information related to these symptoms. It may take me a few days to reply, depending on my health.

You can also contact me if you would like to talk about MangAI. My health doesn’t let me program these days, but I can answer questions related to digital manga processing and do simple things such as adding new device profiles to MangAI’s built-in library.

Best wishes to everyone!