broter's Journal: Putting together a slash site to save face

It's funny that I find myself obligated to cut out a nich of usefulness after the project I've been working on was out right rejected by the users. I say it's funny, cause I've been the person pointing out that it count do a damn thing that the biologists and chemists expected of it.

I've learned that I didn't complain loud enough or in the right manner. Or, perhaps, nothing I said would have convinced "them" that the over all design was irrepairably flawd. In either case, the hostile looks from the community this last week convinced me that if I didn't take matters into my own hands, then I'd endup looking like an incompetent fool. No glory heaped upon my name. No smiles of gratitude. Nothing.

So I've decided to create a Slashdot like site where the biologists can discuss TB Consortium related ideas between conferences. As an added side effect, I'd be informed about the happenings of my coworkers (currently, I'm the red headed step child). Also, this is the only thing I could do that isn't the staked out political territory of someone the lab.

Although I've gotten it installed on my home computer, I'm not sure it'll be possible to get running in the lab. This is a strange endevour.