def _remote_profile_dir_default(self):
        """turns /home/you/.ipython/profile_foo into .ipython/profile_foo
        """
        home = get_home_dir()
        if not home.endswith('/'):
            home = home+'/'
        
        if self.profile_dir.startswith(home):
            return self.profile_dir[len(home):]
        else:
            return self.profile_dir