awiesenhofer

> I'm not nefariously collecting their social security number.

In which case, the GDPR doesnt even apply to you! Only if you collect/store PII the GDPR starts to apply!

> Thanks to the GDPR I cannot do this without the stupid cookie warning popup.

Again, the GDPR has nothing in it about cookie banners.

> the GDPR is clumsy lawmaking

It isnt, people are just complaining about it without ever actually reading it or doing much research.

No need for any "big conspiracy" when nobody is reading the actual law and instead everyone just copies everyone else.

No, you dont! Only if you use third party services to do that or collect data thats not essential to your business. Its just coloquially called a "Cookie Banner", but the laws DONT require you to put up one as soon as you set one cookie!

> do away with the worthless cookie banners requirement

They wont, since they were never "required" nor are they part of the GDPR

> cut some generous but reasonable slack to small organizations

They will, thats the whole reason they are changing it!

How often are you charging your phone in sub-freezing temperatures?

> low-price alternative to mac mini

This starts at 1099$ per the article, so the mac mini is the low-price alternative here.

Sorry, but a Chrome developer complaining about 1.4MB being too "massive" is just the funniest thing ever! xD

They didn't self censor, they had to change the name because most tourists behaved like assholes. Stealing the road signs, parking anywhere, walking into peoples gardens, etc.

Also the road safety sign, while a funny combination, is pretty standard and can be found all over Austria.

> The gov't hasn't allocated enough for maintenance for several decades, and we're paying the price now.

Ah yes, the german approach.

> and that other Charleton Heston movie with zombies that I can’t remember

The Omega Man probably. The first adaptation of Mathesons "I am Legend". Though some people might disagree about the "Zombie" part.