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Help the visibility of Python in computational science

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First post2013-01-31 17:05 -0800
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  Help the visibility of Python in computational science dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net - 2013-01-31 17:05 -0800
    Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-02-01 12:16 +1100
    Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-01-31 22:06 -0500
      Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net - 2013-01-31 19:45 -0800
      Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net - 2013-01-31 19:45 -0800
    Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-02-01 16:00 +1100
      Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-02-01 16:09 +1100
        Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net - 2013-02-01 12:46 -0800
        Re: Help the visibility of Python in computational science dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net - 2013-02-01 12:46 -0800

#38018 — Help the visibility of Python in computational science

Fromdg.google.groups@thesamovar.net
Date2013-01-31 17:05 -0800
SubjectHelp the visibility of Python in computational science
Message-ID<fca75705-0db7-4b5e-a3b0-79e5be250a9c@googlegroups.com>
Hi everyone,

There is currently a competition running that could help give Python in
computational science a bit of visibility. The competition is for the
most popular recently published article on the Scholarpedia website, one
of which is about a Python package "Brian" for computational
neuroscience simulations. If you could take one minute to make sure you
are signed in to your Google+ account and click the g+1 icon near the
top right of the page, it has a chance of winning the competition.
Here's the link to the article:

http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Brian_simulator

Full disclosure, I'm the first author of that article, and I'd be happy
to win the competition too. :)

More details:

Scholarpedia is an alternative to wikipedia with slightly tighter
control: contributions only allowed from scholars, etc. "Brain
Corporation" is offering $10000 in prizes to the top 3 most popular
entries published between last October and this June based on google +1
votes. It's a bit of a silly popularity contest because of this, but I
still think it would be great if a Python based thing could win it.

"Brian" is a package I wrote (with several others) to do simulations of
spiking neural networks in Python. Read the article if you want to know
more! :)

Thanks all for your attention,

Dan

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#38019

FromChris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Date2013-02-01 12:16 +1100
Message-ID<mailman.1264.1359681394.2939.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#38018
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 12:05 PM,  <dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net> wrote:
> "Brian" is a package I wrote (with several others) to do simulations of
> spiking neural networks in Python. Read the article if you want to know
> more! :)

Ah, I don't need to read it. You're simulating a brain; the rest is
mere appendix!

(couldn't resist quoting the great detective being wrong)

I don't do social networking though, sorry. Networking is my antidote
to being social. :)

ChrisA

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#38021

FromTerry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Date2013-01-31 22:06 -0500
Message-ID<mailman.1266.1359688032.2939.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#38018
On 1/31/2013 8:05 PM, dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> There is currently a competition running that could help give Python in
> computational science a bit of visibility. The competition is for the
> most popular recently published article on the Scholarpedia website, one
> of which is about a Python package "Brian" for computational
> neuroscience simulations. If you could take one minute to make sure you
> are signed in to your Google+ account and click the g+1 icon near the
> top right of the page, it has a chance of winning the competition.
> Here's the link to the article:
>
> http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Brian_simulator

'Brian' is obviously a play on 'brain', with two letters transposed. But 
comparison of the logo on the page above with the image on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_brian
shows another source ;-).



-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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#38024

Fromdg.google.groups@thesamovar.net
Date2013-01-31 19:45 -0800
Message-ID<0f9682de-d485-4aa4-bea7-c9730ebb8ead@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#38021
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:06:44 PM UTC-5, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 1/31/2013 8:05 PM, dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net wrote:
> > Here's the link to the article:
> > http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Brian_simulator
> 
> 'Brian' is obviously a play on 'brain', with two letters transposed. But 
> 
> comparison of the logo on the page above with the image on
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_brian
> 
> shows another source ;-).
> 

Pure coincidence I assure you, I'm just very stuck in the old days of web design with 3D text logos. ;)

Dan

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#38025

Fromdg.google.groups@thesamovar.net
Date2013-01-31 19:45 -0800
Message-ID<mailman.1269.1359690349.2939.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#38021
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:06:44 PM UTC-5, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 1/31/2013 8:05 PM, dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net wrote:
> > Here's the link to the article:
> > http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Brian_simulator
> 
> 'Brian' is obviously a play on 'brain', with two letters transposed. But 
> 
> comparison of the logo on the page above with the image on
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_brian
> 
> shows another source ;-).
> 

Pure coincidence I assure you, I'm just very stuck in the old days of web design with 3D text logos. ;)

Dan

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#38029

FromSteven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info>
Date2013-02-01 16:00 +1100
Message-ID<510b4bd8$0$29978$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#38018
dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net wrote:

> If you could take one minute to make sure you
> are signed in to your Google+ account 

Which Google+ account would that be? I have so few.




-- 
Steven

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#38030

FromChris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Date2013-02-01 16:09 +1100
Message-ID<mailman.1272.1359695354.2939.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#38029
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net wrote:
>
>> If you could take one minute to make sure you
>> are signed in to your Google+ account
>
> Which Google+ account would that be? I have so few.
>

It's a thing non-nerds do, Steven. You wouldn't understand.

http://xkcd.com/918/

ChrisA
*ducking for cover*

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#38053

Fromdg.google.groups@thesamovar.net
Date2013-02-01 12:46 -0800
Message-ID<c3e8fa3c-be72-4710-a0f0-e373ca00543a@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#38030
On Friday, February 1, 2013 12:09:04 AM UTC-5, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Steven D'Aprano
> 
> <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> 
> > dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> >> If you could take one minute to make sure you
> 
> >> are signed in to your Google+ account
> 
> >
> 
> > Which Google+ account would that be? I have so few.
> 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> It's a thing non-nerds do, Steven. You wouldn't understand.

Sadly for me though, I think the nerds are in the majority here. As of yesterday I got only two additional +1's. Ah well. I had to create a Google+ account for it myself actually. ;)

Dan

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#38054

Fromdg.google.groups@thesamovar.net
Date2013-02-01 12:46 -0800
Message-ID<mailman.1285.1359751592.2939.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#38030
On Friday, February 1, 2013 12:09:04 AM UTC-5, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Steven D'Aprano
> 
> <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> 
> > dg.google.groups@thesamovar.net wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> >> If you could take one minute to make sure you
> 
> >> are signed in to your Google+ account
> 
> >
> 
> > Which Google+ account would that be? I have so few.
> 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> It's a thing non-nerds do, Steven. You wouldn't understand.

Sadly for me though, I think the nerds are in the majority here. As of yesterday I got only two additional +1's. Ah well. I had to create a Google+ account for it myself actually. ;)

Dan

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