Thanks for the feedback brudgers. I guess that's the burden of being the cookie monster. I need your cookies... but first I'll legally ask for them.

What do you need my cookies for?

I'm hungry

That's why I don't trust you.

Good relationships are built on trust.

"It is legal" is not.

That's ok mate. No hard feelings, I'm as light hearted as light hearted gets. You can skip my site. Have a good one!

There’s no ill will here.

Just an example of their cost in time which could be spent on the product.

Assuming the product is not cookies of course.

Which I do.

Because you are not Google.

With the caveat that you don’t provide the same value proposition either.

I'm sure there's no ill will. But you are quite rude indeed, and so I chose not to explain myself to you and be on my way with light-hearted humour and a smile as it is my way. That said, there's a button to reject the cookies. I won't force them onto you. Have a good day.

Dude. It's a legal requirement for EU and UK companies. Frankly he's being more responsible than half the stuff that's posted around...

Collecting cookies is not a legal requirement.

Not collecting cookies is the easiest way to comply with the law.

And the easiest way to avoid the liability that comes with collecting cookies.

It's a time sink that is easier to do than the actual work. PG called it "playing house." http://www.paulgraham.com/before.html

Not having cookies on a product like this is putting it at a competitive disadvantage with other products that do. In an idealistic world, cookies and tracking wouldn't be needed but it's 100x better than all the indie projects that don't have the notice but keep the Google tracking. If your honestly so pressed then use noscript. The rest of us deal with the cookie consent because it's better than the alternative of unchecked tracking.

What is the competitive advantage?