you and me and the devil makes three

this is NOT because of blocking screenshots, it's because of HOW streaming sites use your computer's hardware to optimise performance, which means the thing rendering the video and the thing capturing your screen aren't the SAME thing. so they can't talk together.

I explained very clearly to the manager my issue with the meat section not having the price tags listed, and they claimed it was only going to be for the meat, since meat is by weight, and the price of each item is printed on the packs of each item.

Sure. That’s how they get their foot in the door. Fast forward not even two weeks, and here we are:

Bar codes. No prices, no item descriptions. No price stickers on the individual items. Heck, not even the name of the item that is SUPPOSED to be there.

No. The only way to see the price is to scan it on your phone app, which is also recording what you looked at recently, as a way of gauging what you might be looking for in the future.

So here’s what we’re gonna do gang:

Every time you go into a store that has implemented these price-less tags:

Take 1-3 items up to the cash register. Ask the cashier for the price, or hit the price check item on the self checkout, which will likely call over the attendant.

Express that you didn’t actually want it, you just couldn’t see on the shelf how much it was.

POLITELY, AND WITH A THANK YOU FOR THE PRICE CONFIRMATION, Give the items to the cashier or attendant to put back.

When they inevitably try to push the app, politely decline. If pressed for why not, say you don’t want to have to carry your phone in-hand the whole time you are shopping in order to see how much things cost. (Not having cell service or data to use the app is NOT a valid excuse, as stores already often have complimentary WiFi AND more stores will provide WiFi rather than give up on this push for surveillance pricing)

If it’s a shelf-stable item, the cashier will have to set it aside, taking up room in their limited operating space, and eventually pass it off to someone to put in a holding area to put back later. If it’s a fridge/freezer item, it might have to get tossed due to food product sale regulations.

In either case, you are making it a pain in the ass for them to have these digital bar codes. Tie up the checkouts. Give the employees more busywork that the company has to pay them to do. Hurt their bottom line having to toss the pint of ice cream you carried around in your cart for 20 minutes before giving it back to the cashier.

but Tumblr refused to let me for some reason.

Anyway, I’ll just show you what I tried to write here:

Why yes, this has basically been my second full time job o_O

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Fan Xian and Li Chengze's intense interactions full of wit where initially Chengze kept trying to bring Fan Xian on his side and later on just the way they openly hate each other and challenge each other.

Fan Xian and Wang Qinian being a great boss-subordinate duo where they make you laugh or be in awe of their teamwork and loyalty to each other. I've seen some comments say that Wang Qinian is only a comic relief but I disagree because have you watched what a resourceful guy he is and how he sticks with Fan Xian through thick and thin. We love Wang Qinian in this house.

The Fan siblings where Fan Xian is the reliable, competent older brother who jokes with the youngest, Fan Sizhe, but also tries to help him find direction in his life and defends him to their father. Fan Ruoruo, the best girl. She is the type who will help Fan Xian hide a body, no questions asked, and I think she will show up to help Fan Sizhe but she will beat him up first and then will tell Fan Xian about it. Fan Xian telling her that he would never let anyone force her into a marriage she doesn't want makes me heart warm so much. As for Fan Sizhe, he will not admit it and say that it's for business but he loves his siblings. The scene of him chasing out the police with a broom and then running to court with garden shears to protect Fan Xian is proof.

The Princes. All of them. They hate each other, fear each other, want to kill each other or want nothing to do with each other, but all their scenes together are SO FUN. JOL's plot is great but it's the characters and their interactions that are the heart of this drama and the princes and their interactions are definitely up there for me. I don't think I've ever seen a better group of princes in another drama.

The Emperor, Fan Jian, and Chen Pingping. The dads basically. I love how they bicker and fight over Fan Xian. They have a lot of history together as well.

Fan Xian and The Emperor. Emperor is a terrifying man but Fan Xian can be so scary as well. And what happens when two scary unhinged guys interact? I scream and lose my mind. Their relationship is so complicated because technically they are father and son but emperors are seldom are good fathers and for the Emperor, Fan Xian is a bait and a tool. I do believe The Emperor sometimes feels the tiniest of fatherly feelings for Fan Xian since Fan Xian is Ye Qingmei's son, but Fan Xian is first and foremost a tool for him, just like everybody else. I love their interactions because even though the Emperor is a seasoned schemer and an unhinged man, Fan Xian is able to match the unhingedness and then some more.

Fan Xian and Wan'er. My OTP. She is the calm shore to his turbulent waves. I love them. There's also that scene when she finds out how Fan Xian had her brother killed and we get a brilliant scene from it. Other OTPs could never.

I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.

The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.

Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.

A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:

Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.

Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.

Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns

Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.

I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.

It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:

These two giant turtles have been fighting each other for more than 120 years.

According to the zoo, one turtle stole the other’s food 120 years ago, and since that day they became enemies.

“And we loved it, we were all having a great time, but then he saw my sister and I, and he just got this - this look in his eyes, and then-”

She hesitated, fingers worrying the course material between her fingers. “Things got pretty bad after that,” she muttered. “I know it’s silly, but I try to keep - her - comfortable. We don’t know if she can still hear us, or see us, or if she’s even still in here, but I like to think she is. I talk to her when I can, I leave music on when I’m out of the house. I tried to convince my parents to bring her with us when we went to Disneyland, but they didn’t - didn’t really take that well.”