diff --git a/meta.sample.json b/meta.sample.json
index d5fc4b4..24d123e 100644
--- a/meta.sample.json
+++ b/meta.sample.json
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 	"flask_key":"put a secure secret key here, and rename this file to 'meta.json'",
 	"dbuser":"curiousgreg",
 	"dbpass":"choose a good password for the mysql user and put it here",
-	"dbname":"curiousgreg"
+	"dbname":"curiousgreg",
+	"min_time_between_checks":1,
+	"max_time_between_checks":60
 }
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index e1f2b6a..0908246 100755
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -18,4 +18,22 @@ dc = db.cursor(dictionary=True)
 dc.execute("SELECT * FROM data")
 for row in dc.fetchall():
 	print(row)
-	
\ No newline at end of file
+	t = int(time.time())
+	next_check = row['last_check'] + row['time_between_checks'] * 60
+	if next_check > t:
+		row['time_between_checks'] = cfg['min_time_between_checks']
+		#time to check
+		if row['cc'] != "None" and row['cc'] != None:
+			r = requests.get("https://curiouscat.me/api/v2/profile?username={}&count=100&min_timestamp={}".format(row['cc'], row['latest_post']))
+			j = r.json()
+			if len(j['posts'] > 0):
+				#they've made some new posts, log in to masto
+				client = Mastodon(client_id=row['client_id'], client_secret=row['client_secret'], access_token=row['secret'], api_base_url=row['instance'])
+				for post in j['posts']:
+					if post['senderData']['id'] == False:
+						sender = "Anonymous user"
+					else:
+						sender = post['senderData']['username']
+
+					toot = "Curious cat question from {}: \"{}\"<br />My answer: {}\nView online at https://curiouscat.me/{}/post/{}".format(sender, post['comment'], post['reply'], row['cc'], post['id'])
+
diff --git a/web.py b/web.py
index 09a65e8..e4ee786 100755
--- a/web.py
+++ b/web.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ dc = db.cursor(dictionary=True)
 # | latest_post         | tinytext      | YES  |     | NULL                                           |       |
 # | last_check          | tinytext      | YES  |     | NULL                                           |       |
 # | time_between_checks | int(11)       | YES  |     | NULL                                           |       |
-# | settings            | varchar(4096) | YES  |     | {'cw': False}                                  |       |
+# | settings            | varchar(4096) | YES  |     | {"cw": false}                                  |       |
 # +---------------------+---------------+------+-----+------------------------------------------------+-------+
-c.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `data` (username VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL, instance VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL, password TINYTEXT NOT NULL, avi TEXT NOT NULL, secret TINYTEXT NOT NULL, client_id VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL, client_secret TINYTEXT NOT NULL, cc TINYTEXT, ccavi VARCHAR(128) DEFAULT 'https://lynnesbian.space/res/ceres/cc-smol.png', latest_post TINYTEXT, last_check TINYTEXT, time_between_checks INT, settings VARCHAR(4096) DEFAULT \"{}\", PRIMARY KEY(username, instance))".format(settings))
+c.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `data` (username VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL, instance VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL, password TINYTEXT NOT NULL, avi TEXT NOT NULL, secret TINYTEXT NOT NULL, client_id VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL, client_secret TINYTEXT NOT NULL, cc TINYTEXT, ccavi VARCHAR(128) DEFAULT 'https://lynnesbian.space/res/ceres/cc-smol.png', latest_post TINYTEXT, last_check TINYTEXT, time_between_checks INT, settings VARCHAR(4096) DEFAULT \"{}\", PRIMARY KEY(username, instance))".format(json.dumps(settings)))
 
 app = Flask(cfg['name'])
 app.secret_key = cfg['flask_key']