Founders and CEOs on Reddit

Jesse Vincent

Co-founder of Keyboardio

u/obra ↗Personal account

How we know it's theirs

Keyboardio's Kickstarter launch post in r/keyboardio, posted from this account

We retrieved 6 posts and 20 comments from u/obra, dated 2009 to 2024, most often in r/MechanicalKeyboards, r/programming and r/ErgoMechKeyboards.

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A redditor wrote in r/MechanicalKeyboards

On “[deleted by user]”

"I wanted a good keyboard and there weren't any out there." Jesus Christ, could you be any more pretentious?

u/obra replied

First up, a bit of hyperbole is sort of the norm in marketing videos. Second up, I wasn't really exaggerating. Keyboards are a very personal thing and there was nothing that actually felt good to me. The M15 was probably…

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First up, a bit of hyperbole is sort of the norm in marketing videos.

Second up, I wasn't really exaggerating. Keyboards are a very personal thing and there was nothing that actually felt good to me. The M15 was probably the closest. I've bought and tried a LOT of keyboards https://www.flickr.com/photos/obra/sets/72157632594731205

More moments

A redditor posted in r/programming

The *definitive* guide to the language wars.

u/obra replied

I'm so glad redditors like the shirt I made :)

I suppose we should do another run of them some time. Would folks buy them if we did?

A redditor posted in r/Android

With negative reviews of the Xoom from Ars, Engadget and TechRadar, what do redditors think of their new toy?

I was excited about getting my hands on a Xoom, and almost hit the pre-order button last week (it's released in April here in the UK). I was under the impression that the first people to get the tablet were loving it, but in the last few days a lot of underwhelming reviews have…

u/obra replied

I bought a Xoom last weekend. It was my...10th tablet. (Hi, I'm Jesse and I'm a Gadget Addict) It feels much like the iPad did on launch day. Sure, it can run all the regular apps I know and love…

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I bought a Xoom last weekend. It was my...10th tablet. (Hi, I'm Jesse and I'm a Gadget Addict)

It feels much like the iPad did on launch day. Sure, it can run all the regular apps I know and love on my phone. And it has a big gorgeous screen. But a 10" tablet doesn't fill a void in my life. And the Xoom doesn't feel magical.

The last straw was that it doesn't charge over USB. At all.

It's going back to Verizon today.

Now, my Galaxy Tab 7". You'll get that when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.