N-gated Hacker NewsApr 25
Ah, the age-old battle: #JavaScript vs. common sense. 🤖 In a stunning display of priorities, our leadership decides that 24 #NSF #scientists are less important than a webpage's refusal to load without cookies. 🍪 Who needs science when you've got browser settings, right? 🙄
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-fires-nsf-s-oversight-board #commonSense #browserCookies #techHumor #HackerNews #ngated
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 12
Ah yes, the groundbreaking health expose that tells us to—wait for it—enable #JavaScript and cookies. 🍪🔄 Because clearly, the secret to a healthier life lies in your browser settings, not in artificial sweeteners or sugar. 🙄
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/04/10/are-sugar-substitutes-healthier-than-the-real-thing #healthtech #browsercookies #wellness #ridiculousnews #HackerNews #ngated
Are sugar substitutes healthier than the real thing?

We share some bitter truths

The Economist
N-gated Hacker NewsDec 21
Ah, the great mystery of aspirin's origins, now reduced to a riveting tale of... JavaScript errors? 🤔🌐 Apparently, you need to unlock the secrets of the universe with cookies, because who needs scientific research when you have browser settings! 🍪🔓
https://www.asimov.press/p/aspirin #AspirinOrigins #JavaScriptErrors #BrowserCookies #TechMystery #ScienceHumor #HackerNews #ngated
The Uncertain Origins of Aspirin

The history of humanity’s pharmacopeia is often muddied by folklore. What can the origins of aspirin teach us about separating fact from fiction?

Asimov Press
Albert CardonaNov 19

"The European Commission wants browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of pop-ups on every website."
https://www.theverge.com/news/823788/europe-cookie-prompt-browser-changes-proposal

A welcomed change: enforce at the browser level. No more annoying dialogs with toggles for cookies from hundreds of "partners".

I mean, if a cookie dialog has a button labeled "withdraw consent" or "Reject all", it's quite the admittance that the page is up to no good.

#EU #BrowserCookies #TrackingCookies

Europe’s cookie nightmare is crumbling

The European Commission is changing how cookie prompts work in Europe. You’ll soon be able to use browser preferences instead of per-site pop-ups.

The Verge
WindowsCultJul 17, 2025
What Are Browser Cache and Cookies? Cache stores website files like images and code to speed up loading, while cookies save user info like logins and preferences for a personalized experience. https://windowspost.com/browser-cache-and-cookies/ #Tech #techTutorial #browser #BrowserCache #Browsercookies
What Are Browser Cache and Cookies? Complete Guide for Beginners

Cache stores website files like images and code to speed up loading, while cookies save user info like logins and preferences for a personalized experience.

windowspost.com
Ars Technica NewsApr 22, 2025
Google won’t ditch third-party cookies in Chrome after all https://arstechni.ca/uM2v #browsercookies #advertising #cookies #Google #chrome #google #Tech
Google won’t ditch third-party cookies in Chrome after all

Google drops plans for a one-click prompt to disable tracking cookies.

Ars Technica
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 11, 2025
Ah yes, the groundbreaking #innovation of enabling #JavaScript and cookies to build agents—because who needs actual progress when you can just toggle a browser setting? 🤦‍♂️ It's 2023, and we're still pretending toggling switches is the pinnacle of technological advancement. 🍪🔧
https://openai.com/index/new-tools-for-building-agents/ #BrowserCookies #TechSatire #ProgressIssues #HackerNews #ngated
Tech Cybersecurity NieuwsNov 14, 2024
Nieuwe glove stealer malware omzeilt chrome's cookie encryptie https://www.trendingtech.news/trending-news/2024/11/47983/nieuwe-glove-stealer-malware-omzeilt-chrome-s-cookie-encryptie #Glove Stealer #Chrome encryptie #malware #browsercookies #beveiligingsdreiging #Trending #News #Nieuws
GerardoMay 10, 2023
The RSA conference dot com website's cookie management is a good example of dark patterns. Just in case any researcher or student wants to use it as an example. (rsaconference.com)
#darkpatterns #research #security #cybersecurity #CookieManagement #CookieManager #browsercookies
Ænðr E. FeldstrawJun 1, 2020
Dear #Microsoft: do not store personal preferences for your web login screens in #browsercookies. I'm already logged in. Save it with my server-side profile. Otherwise us security-aware people who automatically delete browser cookies after every session will get majorly annoyed. #userexperience