Notes on maciejb.mehttp://maciejb.me/notes/Recent content in Notes on maciejb.meHugoen-usWed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200EU Annoyanceshttp://maciejb.me/notes/eu-annoyances/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200http://maciejb.me/notes/eu-annoyances/<ul> <li>I have to click through <a href="https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/other/report-work-undertaken-cookie-banner-taskforce_en">cookie-consent banners</a>.</li> <li>I can no longer jump straight from Google Search results to <a href="https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-europe/new-competition-rules-come-with-trade-offs/">Google Maps</a>.</li> <li>Bottle caps now come <a href="https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/recycling-waste-management/single-use-plastics/index_en.htm">tethered to the bottle</a>.</li> <li>My car beeps at me when I am even <a href="https://road-safety-charter.ec.europa.eu/content/mandatory-drivers-assistance-systems-expected-help-save-over-25000-lives-2038">1 km/h over the speed limit</a>.</li> <li>I cannot get a <a href="https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/recycling-waste-management/single-use-plastics/index_en.htm">plastic straw</a> at a restaurant or bar.</li> <li>I have to pay an extra fee for <a href="https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/recycling-waste-management/single-use-plastics/index_en.htm">takeaway food containers</a>.</li> <li>I cannot get a charger with a new computer or phone <a href="https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/eu-common-charger-rules-power-all-your-devices-single-charger-2024-12-28_en">without paying extra</a>, but if it is built in, that is apparently fine.</li> </ul>
  • I have to click through cookie-consent banners.
  • I can no longer jump straight from Google Search results to Google Maps.
  • Bottle caps now come tethered to the bottle.
  • My car beeps at me when I am even 1 km/h over the speed limit.
  • I cannot get a plastic straw at a restaurant or bar.
  • I have to pay an extra fee for takeaway food containers.
  • I cannot get a charger with a new computer or phone without paying extra, but if it is built in, that is apparently fine.
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