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proxwell

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About proxwell

Plone/Python developer building CMSs and secure intranets for clients including Stanford, USAID, NIH, and Eli Lilly.

http://zentraal.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #5692608

    Essentially, you're shocking your client with price because you haven't adequately explored and quantified the value of the benefits you're providing to their business. Anytime you…

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    Comment #3245837

    If you're trying to work on the elliptical machine, I think you're missing some of the benefits of working out. It's a chance to unplug and let your mind drift creatively. I find t…

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    Comment #2810981

    By saying that you'll work for room and board, you're not establishing the best positioning. You're much better off separating your consulting practice from your living arrangement…

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    Comment #2772601

    I set my own schedule, so I don't really distinguish between week and weekend. I'm often working on the weekend and you can find doing weekend-like activities during the week: surf…

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    Comment #2731743

    Maxed out MacBook Air 11" (1.6Ghz, 4G RAM). It works great for my development workflow. I do mostly Python, Plone, and Django apps and a lot of sysadmin work. I use TextMate for my…

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    Comment #2728145

    I had the opportunity about two years ago. I was on the Google campus for an event for the open source CMS that work on. The HR folks were very friendly and I enjoyed the time that…

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    Comment #2707729

    I'd recommend the Plone CMS as a starting point into learning Python. You get a full-featured CMS that you can use from day one for lots of common use cases. With Plone, you have a…

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    Comment #2626346

    I just got back from spending 3 months in Argentina. I'd recommend the Urban Station coworking spaces as a place to meet hackers. I met some cool tech folks at their Palermo SoHo l…