[Cyborg] [EEG] Sorcerers' apprentice (Re: Bootstrapping class?)

[Kelly]

> Because noisebridge is a pretty good lab to start with, and better labs
> may be quite some distance away.

> That said, the prospects of access to an infrastructure far more
> advanced than what exists at noisebridge could keep you too far away to
> make more than very sporadic visits to noisebridge practical.

Ah... what are you talking about? There are two major institutions
within 30 min public transit of NB that each have many many
neuroscience labs. And that's not to mention the many non-academic
sources of neuro work in the bay area.  And I'm assuming both the
lawrence labs do none, which is probably not true. To my knowledge,
two noisebridge members have jobs at neuroscience labs at present, and
more have in the past (and one works at Lawrence).  I just thought I'd
point out that it's totally possible to get a position like this,
especially if you're technical and have modest income requirements.

But sure, Noisebridge makes for a good lab--assuming you want to be
your own PI.  In which case, like I suggested, let's git er done.

-Kelly

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:54, Christoph Maier
<cm.hardware.software.elsewhere at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 10:32 -0700, Kelly wrote:
>> Sai, it sounds like you want an apprenticeship in a lab--why don't you
>> try to get one?
>
> Because noisebridge is a pretty good lab to start with, and better labs
> may be quite some distance away.
>
>> Or alternately, you could just start hacking openEEG. I don't think
>> that any of us are experts, but we learn by doing. We basically google
>> the next step and then hack it up (and then recurse).  The EEG group
>> has been pretty dead lately because I've been really busy and both
>> Josh and I are working on other projects at NB.  I go back and forth
>> on actually hacking openeeg myself, and certainly at some point I'll
>> dig in again, but if you want to see more action, then by all means
>> act.  I will make myself available for guidance.
>>
>> -Kelly
>
> That said, the prospects of access to an infrastructure far more
> advanced than what exists at noisebridge could keep you too far away to
> make more than very sporadic visits to noisebridge practical.
>
> Are y'all going to be around this coming weekend, say, Sunday?
>
> I think Mr Sensebridge's funemployment party would be an excellent
> occasion for me to take a short break from pursuing MY funemployment and
> to discuss how to coordinate my attempts at doing hands-on EEG stuff
> with yours, which has been my goal since ... at least since Mitch Altman
> shanghaied me.
>
> Christoph <- so far only wasting time on facebook, playing games,
> posting videos, and such.
>
>> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 21:24, Sai Emrys <noisebridge at saizai.com> wrote:
>> > On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Kelly <hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I generally give noobs The Spiel when they join up--this includes a
>> >> basic primer on what EEG is.  It's generally a 10-20 min conversation.
>> >>  Do you need something more in depth than that?
>> >
>> > Basically, I want to know as much as you do - as in, enough to do
>> > anything in an EEG lab.
>> >
>> > I've had cogneuro classes at UCB, I know the theoretical basics (minus
>> > whatever I've forgotten in the last four years), but I do not know
>> > anything lower level than that; I can't actually use it or analyze
>> > data.
>> >
>> > - Sai
>
>
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