Reminds me of http://www.supersimplestorageservice.com/
Which reminds me of this Dilbert strip (http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-09-02/)
/dev/null as a Service
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Re: /dev/null as a Service
#22IP address is owned by NSA Fort Meade office. Possible honeypot scheme? I can't think of any other reason it would have that attractive free tier.
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm guessing it's inspired by the video "MongoDB is Web Scale" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs
Wow I can't believe that video has gone viral — I remember showing it around to a few friends 2 years ago or so when it only had a few thousand views. Ironically, MongoDB has since become my go-to DB of choice...
Have you read http://aphyr.com/posts/284-call-me-maybe-mongodb ?
Re: /dev/null as a Service
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, look at their upcoming product: /dev/random as a Service: Do you think every random-number-generator is broken? Well, we do! Simply trust us and use our numbers as your only seeding source!
Nah, that's almost useful. It could be a crowd-sourced random number stream based on noise generated by a network of mobile phones.
I could see a service that just accepts any HTTP you send to it as being kinda useful for early testing of client-side software. Personally I'd just use netcat, but maybe a service would be easier for some people.
Re: /dev/null as a Service
#25IP address is owned by NSA Fort Meade office. Possible honeypot scheme? I can't think of any other reason it would have that attractive free tier.
You're teasing, right?
dig devnull-as-a-service.com
; ANSWER SECTION: devnull-as-a-service.com. 1481 IN A 213.95.21.200
http://whois.domaintools.com/213.95.21.200
Whois Server: whois.psi-usa.info ASN: Germany AS12337 NORIS-NETWORK noris network AG (registered Mar 22, 1999) IP Location: Germany - Bayern - Nuremberg - Noris Network Ag Domain Status: Registered And Active Website
Re: /dev/null as a Service
#26that's very silly.
Re: /dev/null as a Service
#27Pity devnull.io was already taken.
Re: /dev/null as a Service
#28You guys and your fancy HTTP services. Discard should be enough for everyone. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc863
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#30Wow, is it April already?
Do you suppose after they successfully implement /dev/random as a service, they might implement /dev/zero or /dev/full next? Or /dev/console might be especially useful.