On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:44:42 -0400, Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo / gmail.com>  
wrote:

>
> On Aug 22, 2006, at 1:36 PM, John Johnson wrote:
>> How about:
>>
>> oblivion = File.open(nil, 'w')
>>
>> Seems intuitive.
>>
>
> For what definition of intuitive? nil is not a path, it's not even a  
> string that could represent a path.

Exactly.

What happens when you write to a nil file? Nothing.

Where does the stuff go? Nowhere.

Oh yeah, it also doesn't have to be translated into 150 languages like  
'bit bucket' would.

Regards,
   JJ


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