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From Kickstarter to Facebook: the full Oculus Rift story

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Guess what I found in the Oculus VR lobby a decade ago?

The other day, Vjeran discovered we still have the original Oculus Rift dev kit I brought back from Oculus HQ ten years ago. It made me nostalgic, so I decided to spruce up my story about touring their early offices to fix a little linkrot.

Then, an old photo suddenly caught my eye.

No idea how long this was on display, but it had a seat of honor at the front desk. Oculus sold to Facebook one year later.

“Warning: Facebook may cause loss of time, poor work ethic, obesity, social disorders, and possible interference of destiny.”
It’s an artistic commentary on Facebook by street artist 2Wenty, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/04/06/l-a-street-artists-unfiltered-take-on-facebook-social-cigarettes/?sh=37eb01db7d9f">as profiled by Kashmir Hill in 2011</a>.
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“Warning: Facebook may cause loss of time, poor work ethic, obesity, social disorders, and possible interference of destiny.”
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