Alfredo Sequeida

👨‍💻 I code
🛠️ Currently building:

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

The hard part isn't the keyboard, it's that the enclosure already exists so that's going to drive a lot of the design decisions.

I'm building the pcb with KiCad and will probably use OpenSCAD to do some test fits to make sure I have the dimensions right before making the pcb.

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

I'm taking the keyboard out of this ThinkPad and I'm not putting it back.

Split, ortholinear, detachable. Nobody manufactures one that fits inside a laptop, so I'm designing the PCB myself.

I have never designed a PCB before.

Day 1 🧵

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

I made Vimum for the Linux desktop | Use Linux without a mouse
https://t.co/IgcsLsE1fu
#Linux #vimium #vim #neovim

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

I think part of the problem is how niche it is. It's a tool only people who create custom ergonomic keyboards would be interested in. So I'm a bit limited on who I can market it to. I've been considering bringing the price down and as a last result, making it free with ads.

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

I've been having trouble getting customers for https://t.co/Cc2hiRtp0d. I have marketed the product with some reddit posts as thats where I know the community lives. As a result, I have had 1 customer and a share on a keyboard news website. Any tips?

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@Saas_Dude Is this an AI comment made with powerin? 😆

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

I made a mistake today. I tried to replicate traffic spikes with a reddit post hopping to get more traffic to https://t.co/Cc2hiRsRaF. However, I had 0 traffic. Then I realized - in an earlier update I did, I accidentally removed analytics 🤦. #buildinpublic #buildinginpublic

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@aModestDuck At first I thought it might be too busy. But I guess time will tell based on conversions.

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

Updated the https://t.co/Cc2hiRtp0d homepage today with some examples of the types of edits that can be done and an updated demo video. What do you think? #buildinpublic #buildinginpublic

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@Hamdi33727935 If you're looking for something that can last a really long time, I would suggest you consider https://t.co/pf8yO3hwI2. They make fully reparable and upgradable machines. So if something breaks / needs upgrading, you can just buy that part instead of a new one.

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@BuildWithEvan Ignore, I pretty much think any cold email is a scam attempt. Or an attempt to sell me something. Which the later is fine, but not how I consume services I want to buy.

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@OngDevLab Well if you're building webapps probably all of them because sometimes things might work differently in one over another. If you're just browsing the web, take your pick, any will do.

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@nicoschriever Fro my experience cloudflare has really good long term prices. But namecheap has really good promotional discounts, so if I want to test something for really cheap, a domain from namecheap is the way to go.

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@johnrush Well you can always self host everything in digital ocean, it just depends on how much work you want to do / time you want to spend.

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@AdityaS79983107 neovim

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@Eche_codes Neovim

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https://t.co/Cc2hiRtp0d now has a lot of configuration options. So I added some optional documentation so users know what each option does.
#buildinpublic #buildinginpublic

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

@karanbhakuni Thanks!

[Alfredo Sequeida @AlfredoSequeida]

Added support for MX Style key switches to https://t.co/Cc2hiRsRaF today (a tool to create custom keyboard key/stem tilters). I'm hopping that this can help me expand my market compared to only supporting Kailh Choc V1 style switches. #buildinpublic #buildinginpublic

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@SDinesh91 CONGRATS!

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@hxutixnnn That's awesome congrats! I just made my first sale too!