The cookies this site sets, and how to turn them off.
A cookie is a small file a site leaves in your browser so it can recognise the same visitor twice. This is what this one uses them for.
Essential cookies
A small number keep the site working -- remembering that you are signed in, and that you have already answered this banner. These cannot be turned off without breaking something.
Analytics cookies
These count visits so we can tell which articles are worth writing more of. They are aggregated and carry no name attached to them.
Turning them off
Every browser can block or clear cookies from its settings, for this site alone or for all of them. Nothing here stops working if you do, apart from the parts that were remembering something for you.