On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Jonathan Toomim <jtoo...@jtoomim.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > My name is Jonathan Toomim. I'm a neuroscientist, electrical engineer, > programmer (with a strong preference for python), and entrepreneur. I'll be > moving from San Francisco to Bangalore on February 11th/12th. I have never > been to India before, so I will probably be rather bewildered and lost in > the city initially. If anyone felt like helping me get situated, showing me > around, or introducing me to relevant people or groups, I would be grateful. > I'm on a modest budget, so I'd rather not waste time and money by being > unnecessarily logistically inefficient out of ignorance.
Hi Jonathan, You've reached out to the correct group as far as Python goes. Also, if you are looking for a general Linux group, there is the "ILUG Bengaluru" group at http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-bengaluru?hl=en > In particular, I'll be looking for a place to do work. In California, I > spend a lot of time at hackerspaces, especially Noisebridge > <https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge>, Crash Space > <http://blog.crashspace.org/>, and Nullspace <http://032.la/>. I like > working there because (a) I'm more motivated and productive than if I stay > at home, and (b) much of my work requires or is facilitated by having easy > access to soldering irons, oscilloscopes, dissection microscopes, laser > cutters, and the like. I was hoping to find someplace similar in Bangalore. CIS <http://cis-india.org/> would be the closest match for a free hackerspace, though not exactly equipped with the equipment you require - just so you know what to expect, these may be a little hard to come by outside of the local Engg schools and/or research labs. > One of them is Brain Workshop <http://brainworkshop.net/>, a popular open > source (GPL2) brain-training program based on the dual n-back task > <http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/04/25/0801268105.abstract>, written > (inelegantly) in python and using pyglet for graphics and sound. > > The other is my company HEG Research (which is currently comprised of one > person: me), which makes and sells systems for near-infrared > hemoencephalography neurofeedback > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoencephalography> (or HEG for short). HEG This seems very interesting. Once you are settled in, do consider holding a hacking workshop. (PS: I would be interested in attending) HTH, Vid ॥ http://svaksha.com ॥ _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
