RDI Example - any /tmp

Want any fast temporary storage "/tmp":

"Temp" storage usually maximizes bandwidth and latency (BLUE).

We get arbitrary fast storage by relaxing permanence and ownership (RED).

Now when we say "/tmp", we get the fastest /tmp, either local RAM, remote RAM, or any available disk or other storage, whatever is fastest.

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