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 <svak...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:40 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda <j...@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 <jtoo...@jtoomim.org
(mailto:jtoo...@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>, 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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