First, the short story: I didn't see any really prominent web sites where people could ask other people on where to find stuff that Google couldn't help them find. In a fit of zealousness, I staked out a domain, and set up a bare-bones bulletin board. You can find it here, although there's no one there as of this post: http://www.helpmefindthis.info (new window)
The premise: I have a stress ball on my desk which I obtained from my parents. It's actually only the "squishy" part of the item; I think it was attached to a base at one point, but was since detached. Since I have pretty strong hands (as a former tuba player) and the ball itself resists force well, I asked if I could borrow it. And so it goes.
Being the geek that I am, and my coworkers being the geeks they are, we all wondered what was inside. After leaving it on my desk for awhile, the texture of the cool inside matter seems to be some form of gel, which retains its shape, or at least succumbs to its own weight, when left alone.
My next thought was this: it would be great to have a second one of these to cut open, so that we could see what was inside without damaging the stress ball I already have. But where would I find it? Something like this would be difficult to find either through canvassing of the local stores or searching the web.
So, I wondered if there was some kind of online community where I could find it. There wasn't anything that stuck out when I searched Google. So, I decided to make my own. After finding and purchasing a humorously accurate domain like "helpmefindthis.info", I downloaded the latest version of phpBB, a bulletin board utilizing PHP and MySQL, and set it up. It wasn't very difficult, although there was some inflexibility that I won't take the time to overcome right now.
So, after all that, now what? How do I get people to come to the site and start helping each other find things? It would probably require effort on my part, which would be something for me to shoot for, a goal, as it were.
Well, we shall see what comes.
If anyone else out there knows of a place similar to what I have detailed, let me know!
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