[BangPypers] [OT] Introducing myself

[Pradeep Banavara]

Not sure about IISc's friendliness to foreign nationals but there's no harm
in asking. You can contact CS Murali who runs the incubation center and see
if there's a fit.

-pradeep


On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:55 PM, Jonathan Toomim <jtoomim at jtoomim.org>wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the advice and offers of assistance.
>
> When I looked at the website of CIS a few weeks ago, it appeared to me to
> be more of a think tank/news organization than a hackerspace. It sounds
> like that impression was false. Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out.
>
> If I have the time, I wouldn't mind holding a workshop or two. Svaksha,
> are you mostly interested in learning how to do the electrical engineering
> stuff, or did you want a workshop on the uses of HEG itself?
>
> As for equipment, the most important thing for me to find will be an
> oscilloscope. Soldering irons are cheap; microscopes are very helpful for
> SMD soldering work, but not necessary, and can be replaced with a good
> magnifying glass; and I haven't actually needed a laser cutter for a while.
> I guess I'll have to look around for a cheap used scope after I arrive, and
> maybe donate it to Jaaga or CIS.
>
> Pradeep, would use of IISc's incubation center be available to me (or,
> eventually, my employees) as a foreigner? As for IIM, I must admit my
> prejudice: I'm somewhat psychologically allergic to management/business
> types; being questioned too long about my value proposition and how I
> intend to leverage social capital to achieve priority objectives has a
> tendency to result in inflammation of my amygdala.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> On 1/8/2013 1:05 AM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote:
>
>> Jonathan, you're always welcome to drop by the C42 Engineering office
>> and chat us up. One of my colleagues, like you, has moved here from
>> Canada, so maybe a conversation with him would be helpful.
>>
>> I'm personally not a big fan of shared workspaces in Bangalore, but
>> I'll defer to the others on the list as it's been a few years since I
>> last hung out at one of these places and lots has changed. I'm not
>> sure about laser cutters, though. :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sidu.
>> http://twitter.com/ponnappa
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:33 AM, स्वक्ष <svaksha at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:40 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda <jace at pobox.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Monday, 7 January 2013 at 11:20 PM, स्वक्ष wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Jonathan Toomim <jtoomim at jtoomim.org(mailto:
>>>>> jtoomim at jtoomim.org)> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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<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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> CIS is the closest there is to Jon's requirements. It has a hardware
>>>> lab and Sunil has been asking for a list of equipment that people need that
>>>> the lab doesn't already have.
>>>>
>>>>  Wow, didnt know CIS had soldering irons, oscilloscopes, dissection
>>> microscopes, laser cutters ... Its been ages since I've visited.
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Vid  ॥ http://svaksha.com ॥
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