We speculated that this might have been 𝘵𝘩𝘦 rig that served the first version of Google, but there didn’t seem to be anything to confirm it. It was just a hacked together server rack filling a corner.
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In case you doubted my claim that our story takes place during the heady days of 2004, the lobby was replete with a Segway parking area.pic.twitter.com/Hx8YhKS1i6
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There was a large screen with a live stream of ostensibly unfiltered Google search queries. Despite being unstaffed, the computer at the reception desk was unlocked. So … there was no one to stop us from printing ourselves official Google visitor credentials.pic.twitter.com/R3zSsgqSPO
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Unfortunately, “God’s-gift-to-Google” didn’t entirely fit.pic.twitter.com/y28jMxOSVc
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Did I mention alcohol was involved? The identities of my accomplices have been hidden to protect the guilty. With our newly minted credentials, we made our way upstairs.pic.twitter.com/cBZfnPpWpb
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We quickly stumbled upon Brin and Page’s shared office. Looks like they were Homestar Runner fans! Also, lol, jewel cases.pic.twitter.com/DDz8hxgdpP
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Another shared office filled with some big names, and space for one more.pic.twitter.com/b94tOccIIK
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That’s some proprietary information right there! I guess Google hasn’t gotten to that giant space mirror yet.pic.twitter.com/3wt96boXd2
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Finally, I'll just leave this here.pic.twitter.com/k7NivTkWZy
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Replying to @ESultanik
HAHAH this sounds so fun!

Hey @generativist@Kensan42 y’all might appreciate this.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
This was very appreciated!
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