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		PTOB 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: /dev/null is an ACID compliant database Let's test that: 1. Nothing stored in /dev/null is durable. 2. Nothing is stored in /dev/null. 3. Ergo, /dev/null exhibits durability. Thank you, I'll take my check at the door.

brunoborges 6 months ago [–]

You are missing the part where the data did exist and that after something/someone sent it to /dev/null, the data was gone. Therefore, the data did not endure. The Durability test of ACID failed for /dev/null.

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