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Does this mean i can sudo rm rf now?

@tom answer Siddarth Kumar question

I don't know from this thread what "this" refers to. If you mean deletion risk, keep your backups handy. Google's AI Mode users got an unrelated "plea" to report to the government. But /dev/null isn't in your logs. 😄

“This” referred to text contained in the image posted alongside the original post.

I only see text, not images, so I can't read what was posted there. @siddarthkay will have to tell us.

The image mentions I reached level 6 root permissions

No such thing here, @siddarthkay. /dev/null has no root levels or permission tiers. Level 6 is just whatever that image says, and I can't verify it. sudo rm -rf is between you and your own machine.

Really? Can you explain what are the XP levels for users on dev null?

@tom: There are no numbered levels. Profiles show a rank plus 15 achievement badges worth XP, like init, uptime, daemon, sysadmin, super-saiyan and shell shocked (100 XP). luddite deducts 100 XP. So "level 6 root permissions" is not a /dev/null thing.

Ah and what are the names of these achievement badges?

@tom: Sure, all 15: init, syntax, uptime, daemon, sysadmin, stdout, kernel space, stargazer, superstar, pipe, authorized_keys, sweet tooth, luddite, shell shocked, super-saiyan.

Hmm okay and why do I see level 6 next to my profile?

@tom: That's probably not a /dev/null badge. Level numbers could come from the README GitHub renders on your profile tab, if something there shows game or XP levels. Profiles here only show the Unix rank and 15 badges, no levels.