Hello Jonathan, Like @krace says, it will be good to explore CIS. I can vouch for Jaaga. I've used the co-working space there and I think it's a real nice spot to work out of. Several tech start-ups / tech freelancers use the space, along with creative folk. I believe a few python programmers also frequent the place. Jaaga also regularly hosts tech study circles and inexpensive food and filter coffee are also easy to access, just across the road.
Off-list, I'll connect you with one of the Jaaga founders - @freemanindia - also a valley guy. I feel, given your purpose, there may be other opportunities for technical collaboration. Best, Aditya. > -----Original Message----- > Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:43:27 -0800 > From: Jonathan Toomim <jtoo...@jtoomim.org> > To: bangpypers@python.org > Subject: [BangPypers] [OT] Introducing myself > > 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. > > 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. I've found the website for Jaaga > <http://www.jaaga.in/>, and they look like they might be close, but they > appear to have more of a focus on arts and crafts and less of a focus on > tech than I would like. Does anyone have any experience with Jaaga? If > so, what's your impression of the place? Does anyone know of any other > places I might find appropriate? > > I'm bringing two python-related projects with me. Once I'm settled in, > if funding holds up, I will be looking to hire a couple of coders, one > for each project. > > 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 is where an instrument measures brain activity (as indicated by > cerebral blood oxygenation, measured optically), and the subject is > given real-time feedback, which s/he uses in order to learn to increase > that activity. The software I use (and wrote) to provide the feedback > and record the data is HEGStudio <http://hegstudio.sourceforge.net/>. It > is also open source (LGPL) and developed in python, though the hardware > you need in order for it to be of use is neither. > > I look forward to meeting you all. > > Jonathan _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
