Want to bounce around an idea? Need a proxy desk neighbour? Call 714.881.1119

#1

Post by kentf » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 3:14 PM UTC

My name is Kent.

I am a Rails programmer and work from home. I will be online on Skype from 11:00AM EST time until around 3:00PM EST.

If you have a Ruby, Rails problem, question or just want to bounce an idea around give me a call.

I know a lot about web design, web applications, HCI, startups, Ruby, Rails, jQuery, SEO, HTML, CSS and am a good sounding board for ideas in general.

Often times I need someone to talk to when I need to bounce an idea around and I don't have another programmer / techie in my area. I also don't work in an office and find IRC a little cold. So, let's go remote, I will be your proxy desk neighbour.

Skype (kent.fenwick) or call (714) 881-1119

Thanks, Kent

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#2

Post by vitovito » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:03 PM UTC

Please report back on how these "proxy neighbor office hours" work for you. I've been considering doing something similar for user experience and interaction design.

There's also Design Community Twitter Hours (@DCTH) but Twitter doesn't seem like a great way to handle this sort of thing.

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#3

Post by powrtoch » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:13 PM UTC

Casual, colleague-like 'sounding board' services. I would love to see this monetized.

Not because I'd use it, I'd just get a kick out of it.

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#4

Post by HeyLaughingBoy » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:24 PM UTC

powrtoch wrote: post #3

Casual, colleague-like 'sounding board' services. I would love to see this monetized. Not because I'd use it, I'd just get a kick out of it.

Same here. Or if it's not monetized, I'd like to see a social network built of something like this.

I've known older engineers in the same boat: they work alone and the people around them have no idea what they're talking about. At the same time, on a lot of the forums (fora?) I frequent, there are n00bs who could get much better answers by talking/chatting/PM'ing a single person instead of broadcast asking a question they don't really know how to frame in the first place.

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#5

Post by kentf » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:40 PM UTC

Thanks I will.

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#6

Post by charliepark » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:42 PM UTC

I just wrapped a great conversation with Kent. It was awesome, and he was a really great sounding board.

I'd encourage any of you that are on the fence to give him a call.

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#7

Post by kentf » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:49 PM UTC

charliepark wrote: post #6

I just wrapped a great conversation with Kent. It was awesome, and he was a really great sounding board. I'd encourage any of you that are on the fence to give him a call.

Thanks Charlie! It was fun :)

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#8

Post by revorad » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:50 PM UTC

do you have a skype id ?

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#9

Post by kentf » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:52 PM UTC

revorad wrote: post #8

do you have a skype id ?

kent.fenwick on Skype.

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#10

Post by jonah » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 4:57 PM UTC

powrtoch wrote: post #3

Casual, colleague-like 'sounding board' services. I would love to see this monetized. Not because I'd use it, I'd just get a kick out of it.

It'd be great to see it aggregated. Browse a list of available people by skill/topic.

Maybe you have to participate in order to have access.

It's like a professor's open office hours.