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[–] 54 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

/dev/null sez nothing is also a file

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Asking for a friend.

    If you can recognize "nothing" then "nothing" must be something right? So if nothing is a file, because /dev/null says so, then nothing MUST be something to be a file. And therefore /dev/null can't be nothing.

    Or do I just need more tea? Or maybe whisk(e)y?

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    The word "nothing" isn't itself nothing. It is something used to describe nothing.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    The word "nothing" is the English word describing the concept of nothing. And I have to use the word to describe the concept. So yes, you are correct the word is itself "something". So that is probably one point for "nothing" to not exist.

    I have now consumed 3 cups of tea. And my head now hurts from thinking about nothing. I should never have stepped into this post.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    it's just a sentinel value. You ve reached the end. gimme back the length

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