<2022-12-23T17:00:43.000Z> strongerthanyou: sincere apologies for bothering you, brother, but i was wondering if, when you have time in 2023 and are feeling a bit bored one day, i could please ask a few tech questions? i know nothing, i have an up-to-date iphone and that's it. so i'm in need of some of your wisdom, obi-wan, if you'd be so kind. BUT not till next year and only if you have a lull in proceedings. i don't expect to take up much of your time at all, but what time i do steal from you, i'd be willing to pay for. 
<2022-12-23T17:01:07.000Z> strongerthanyou: thank you for everything you do to make poast so awesome! 
<2022-12-23T17:41:35.000Z> graf: what do you need friend
<2023-01-18T03:35:09.000Z> strongerthanyou: thank you for asking, brother! i'm gonna sound like a real dumbass but if i don't know a thing in life i just ask about it. 
<2023-01-18T03:37:14.000Z> strongerthanyou: in maybe two or three years i'd like to start my own instance. not for any reason other than i want to know how to do it. i'm pretty smart (i'm not being a dick, i'm a goofy idiot, but i learn very quickly) but my "computer skills" extend as far as my phone. 
<2023-01-18T03:39:38.000Z> strongerthanyou: what kind of hardware would i need before i even start? like just to start thinking about it. i got my iphone before there were androids so i'm an apple person (dont hate me) - would a macbook do it? maybe with some external storage or something? or do i need to go full desktop?
<2023-01-18T03:41:18.000Z> graf: well no but its meant to be a server, so you would expect it to be online 24/7. would you be leaving the laptop on 24/7? turning an instance on and off causes issues with federation in that you will be hours, days, weeks behind and it will take a long time for all of that to catch up before anything new starts to federate so it would be a pain in the ass and confusing for you, maybe even frustrating because you will have to wait for it to happen
<2023-01-18T03:41:23.000Z> strongerthanyou: then the toughest part...  what on earth kind of courses do i need to do to start knowing what i need to know to handle the task easily? i know nothing. should i learn coding or something? or some other kind of basic shit? i have no idea - this is why i want to learn
<2023-01-18T03:41:39.000Z> graf: alternatively, we have launched a service that hosts it for you, you just supply and a domain name and you're your own admin 
<2023-01-18T03:41:50.000Z> graf: everything is point and click
<2023-01-18T03:42:11.000Z> strongerthanyou: no way! i need to learn nothing? that's amazing! 
<2023-01-18T03:42:21.000Z> graf: if you do it manually, you will need to have some adminitrative knowledge or be able to read documents and understand whats happening while you're setting it up
<2023-01-18T03:42:45.000Z> graf: yeah we launched btrf.ly a couple months ago. 15$/mo includes all hosting and management. you can do your own admin stuff, ban people whatever but we handle the server stuff
<2023-01-18T03:43:41.000Z> strongerthanyou: thanks so much for giving me all this info brother, i'm so grateful! i'm not going anywhere, i'm still here cos this is the only social media i use, but i thought i should learn how to host one day in the distant future.
<2023-01-18T03:44:14.000Z> graf: any time friend
<2023-01-18T03:50:40.000Z> strongerthanyou: 🤘🏻 hope you are healthy and content, and i hope 2023 has started off well for you and those close to you. thanks for being so freaking cool, i'm thankful for it. i'll be doing another gratitude post for you and your admins really soon - i hope it's not annoying, it's just something i do. when you're in any position, like you with poast, people tend to take you WAY too much for granted and bitch non-stop about everything WAY too much. so i try to counteract that and be grateful sometimes ☻ 
<2023-01-18T05:35:59.000Z> graf: you too friend 
<2023-04-16T23:55:58.000Z> strongerthanyou: mr graf, if a day comes when you don't want me on your instance anymore, please just let me know and i will leave without a fuss. i'm always polite and nice to everyone (unless they're being a total dick) and i've always respectful towards you and grateful for the use of this space. when someone is snarky at me a few times it starts to feel kinda weird. 
<2023-04-16T23:58:19.000Z> graf: i wasnt meaning to be snarky with you man, sorry if you got that feeling. i was genuinely telling you as a poke at you to toughen up, meant to be light hearted but i will refrain from comment from now on. sorry 
<2023-04-17T00:04:30.000Z> strongerthanyou: it wasn't just that, but it doesn't matter. we've always gotten along fine, both been silly but not in a mean way. i just thought i'd ask if you wanted me to leave cos i don't want to outstay my welcome. doesn't mean you have to never comment again tho. it's all good. 
<2023-04-17T00:04:45.000Z> graf: no you're fine 
<2023-04-17T00:06:44.000Z> strongerthanyou: awesome! 🤘🏻