A total ML newb looking to start a machine learning project with a fellow redditor..

So I posted this a while back:

http://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1svh3i/i_would_like_to_collect_data_and_give_it_out_for/

I got a lot of responses and, in particular, I tried to start a project with /u/utunga. Unfortunately it looks as though he's too busy for a side project, so that didn't quite work out.

I'm still very adamant about learning ML enough to eventually be employable, but outside of Coursera, I have very little hands-on experience. I have 3 other solo projects at the moment, so I'd like to have at least one collaborative project. Also, I'd like to make an effort to connect with more people in this subreddit.

Any takers?