Oculus Rift Development Kit 2: Review and initial impressions

Monthly Archives: July 2014


Oculus Rift Development Kit 2: Review and initial impressions

Posted by in Gadgets,Hardware,Technology,Virtual Reality | July 31, 2014

I received my Oculus Rift DK2 yesterday morning. I ordered it on March 19th, within hours from the announcement. Here are my first impressions.

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Yes, I can sense the presence of ghosts

Posted by in Personal,Rants,Religion,Science | July 22, 2014

Let me tell you a little secret about myself: I can sense the ghosts of dead people, and I’m not using a metaphor here. I really mean ghosts, or souls, or spirits of other dead people. Call them whatever you want. I can feel them, and they used to scare the shit out of me.

This started when I was a kid. The apartment where my parents raised me had a badly-lit corridor with the living room on one end, my parents’ bedroom on the other, and my own bedroom and a bathroom in between. Often, on my way back from the bathroom, I would have a slight feeling that someone was behind me, just standing there looking at my back. I would turn, and each and every time I was unable to see anyone or anything. However, I felt, I knew there was somebody there, some presence staring at me. I would hurry up, run back to my room, and close the door behind me.

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