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GreatBigJerk, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how
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I hope all the subs have a variation on this.

SpaceNoodle,

Hope in one bucket and shit in the other.

Let me know which one fills up first.

That being said: fuck /u/spez

LetterboxPancake,

Why a variation? What's wrong with sexy John Oliver?

Lichtblitz,

Nothing. Are you saying there is something wrong with badass John Oliver? Or with evil John Oliver? Stop typecasting him. He is more than just his sexy looks!

thedarkfly, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

That's a classic reddit moment. There's such a good community on that website, it's tragic that reddit wants to use that against itself.

These kind of protest won't reduce the traffic on the platform though. They might even gain traction and increase it. If it's not linked to reduced ad revenue, I'm afraid it's counter-productive.

raoulvolfoni,
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Look at the alternatives. It's either this kind of protest, or returning to normal operations or losing their sub.

Freesoftwareenjoyer,

Another alternative: redirect people here

c2h6,

Yeah they should have tried to get people out.

VoterFrog,

Yeah they should've gone with something even more specific - like pictures of Joe Biden eating ham sandwiches. Something with limited content options so that the sub is essentially forced to become inactive.

AFKBRBChocolate,

I think their way was better. It lets the giant number of subscribers have fun and engage, while also screwing the Reddit execs. They'll eventually get bored and it will be the same result.

seeCseas,

the odds are stacked against the mods and the users, but any little bit of resistance is useful.

DrGunjah,

I think it will reduce traffic at some point, when the lurkers are getting tired of John Oliver pics

metaStatic,

who the fuck could ever get tired of that? idiots and losers that's who.

AnonStoleMyPants, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

God dammit I guess I'll make an exception for /r/pics.

Senseibu, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how
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Is Reddit having issues again right now? I can’t load the site properly in the last 5 mins

Nerogar, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

Looks like a few other subs have joined. r/gifs and r/art did the same poll

toomanyjoints69, in "Assume the role of a Chinese immigrant"? 没问题.

I can not believe how hilarious that is

Kaiser, in Can't sell water? Ok, here's some free water with your peanut purchase
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I like that we’re allowing images here instead of just text only.

c2h6,

Yeah this seems like an improvement to me.

dystop,
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Thank you, that's good to know!

young_broccoli,

For sure!

Ps: I spent like 30 seconds looking at the OP thinking "Where's the post?" before realizing.

lynny, in Can't sell water? Ok, here's some free water with your peanut purchase
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Good. The rule is stupid and deserves to be worked around. Water is essential. I hate when I go to these kinds of public places and they give you no option to get water other than bringing it yourself. Poor logistics on the part of the event organizers.

rastilin,

I think these rules are intended to be malicious. If you want to make it hard for people to organize but just banning them is illegal, the next step is to just make it super uncomfortable for them to hang around, so, no water.

vyvanse,
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For real... do they want people dying??

CynAq,
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They want people to not be there, at least for long.

InfiniWheel,

Isn't that like the opposite of the purpose of big events like these?

CynAq,
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It doesn't look like the rule is from the event organizers. Most likely local government who want's the money from the event while keeping the turnover high so that people will come, spend their money, and fuck off as soon as possible.

c2h6,

I think it's more likely that the festival has other stalls selling water for a ridiculous markup.

dystop,
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The official reason for such rules are usually "we need a mix of vendors" or something like that.

The unofficial, true reason is usually that the organizer wants to be the only one selling water so they can sell it for $5.

thorcik, in [REPOST] You can't continue working from home because you go idle in chat too often

Yeah, corporations :rolls_eyes:

Heh, back in my call centre days we used this neat little app called Caffeine. No installation required, just double click and stay online for the whole shift.

dystop,
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Some places block .exes now so that doesn't always work.

Thrife,
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Like my office. We got new thinclients and someone who doesn't know how the rest works decided that these clients have to lock the user out after one minute of inactivity.

Since I very often read articles or forum posts or are in remote sessions to get shown by a user what kind of issue they encounter, I constantly get booted out. I tried caffeine and it doesn't work. So now I constantly have to tab ctrl.. It's very helpful when I'm reading...

dystop,
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One minute?! jesus

Thrife,
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It's as fun as it sounds..

4am, in Can't sell water? Ok, here's some free water with your peanut purchase
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This is often (but not always!) done at events where either the organizers, or the permitting government, suspects that people may use drugs and want to "discourage" such behavior.

TBH that just makes it more of a human rights violation.

I went to a club in NYC 20-ish years ago and they were selling bottled water for $6 a bottle (in 2001!) The bathrooms only had hot water so no one could refill. It was also quite hot in the main room. Scumbags.

dystop,
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How does restricting water stop people from taking drugs? I imagine people can still sniff cocaine or swallow a pill easily.

seeCseas,

Er... drinking water helps with consuming drugs?

buckykat,

Staying hydrated on molly/ecstasy is important

seeCseas,

huh, interesting.

so... they're denying everyone water to stop some people from getting high? still doesn't seem right to me tbh.

buckykat,

Well, that's because it isn't right. But this sort of backwards thinking is extremely common in anti drug policy.

The RAVE Act and crack house laws only punish organizers who knowingly allow drug use to happen at their events or premises...Rave organizers told Anderson that, as a result, they try to avoid looking like they're aware of drug use at their events...Some organizers don't even offer free bottled water to help prevent heat strokes, a potentially fatal side-effect of some drug use on the dance floor.

From Vox

young_broccoli,

How does not selling watter discourages drug use? Like, i get that some drugs can or must be diluted in watter, but I know you can get high on most things without it. What was their logic? Drugs bad :c Heatstroke yay c:!??

BrambleDog,

You are on the right track but it is more malicious than that.

The drug deals done in dance clubs is generally the clubs own product being sold. In every jurisdiction in the US essentially, establishments that serve alcohol are by law required to serve free water. If some suckers spend the $6 on water, cool, but otherwise, those water bottles are the best way to hide drug profits.

Ever wonder why DJs are spraying the crowd down with bottled water from the bar and it isn't just part of the clubs set design? They gotta get rid of the inventory.

Henrik, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

Fantastic! Really good idea from the mod team.

harbo, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

I can’t see what they did, my browser says it can’t establish connection to the server. Sounds like reddit admins took whatever it was down?

redballooon, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

I gotta go back to Reddit now. Haven’t been on /r/pics for years.

Shell, in Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

Aahahaha this is hilarious

kinther, in [REPOST] You can't continue working from home because you go idle in chat too often
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The 40 hour work week is outdated. I could easily get away with a 32 hour work week and get all of my work done. Here I am having been doing it the hard way and actually moving my mouse cursor every 10 minutes so my laptop doesn't go to sleep.

dystop,
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have you considered a mouse jiggler? :)

kinther,
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I joke with my wife that I need one of those bird fluid bouncing toys like Homer had in the simpsons

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