diff --git a/main/_layouts/blog.html b/main/_layouts/blog.html
index f9f4f83..1ce6855 100644
--- a/main/_layouts/blog.html
+++ b/main/_layouts/blog.html
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ nav: nav/blognav.html
 {% else %}
     <script>
         let style = dark ? "monokai" : "friendly";
-        addStyle(`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/richleland/pygments-css@master/${style}.css`);
+        $('head').append($("<link/>", {
+            rel: "stylesheet",
+            href: `https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/richleland/pygments-css@master/${style}.css`
+        }));
     </script>
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/main/_layouts/default.html b/main/_layouts/default.html
index a5274ff..ce5d0a7 100644
--- a/main/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/main/_layouts/default.html
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery@3.6.0/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@4.6.0/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
-
-    <script src="/scripts/util.js"></script>
     <script src="/scripts/main.js"></script>
 </head>
 
diff --git a/main/actaddmanual/index.html b/main/actaddmanual/index.html
index fac9448..f56931c 100644
--- a/main/actaddmanual/index.html
+++ b/main/actaddmanual/index.html
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery@3.6.0/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@4.6.0/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="../scripts/util.js"></script>
-
     <script data-ad-client="ca-pub-5754829579653773" async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
 </head>
 
diff --git a/main/actaddmanual/index.js b/main/actaddmanual/index.js
index 411abb2..1903fb7 100644
--- a/main/actaddmanual/index.js
+++ b/main/actaddmanual/index.js
@@ -45,7 +45,16 @@ function populateManual(lang) {
         entries.append(t);
     }
 
-    forceToAnchor();
+    let anchor = undefined || location.hash;
+    // this is probably a terrible hack
+    if (anchor.startsWith("#")) {
+        let element = $(anchor);
+        if (element.length) {
+            $('html, body').animate({
+                scrollTop: element.offset().top
+            }, 0);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 function replaceFormatting(text) {
diff --git a/main/scripts/cookieinfo.js b/main/scripts/cookieinfo.js
index 42cdfe2..85ca479 100644
--- a/main/scripts/cookieinfo.js
+++ b/main/scripts/cookieinfo.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-if (getCookie("notification") !== "true") {
+if (localStorage.getItem("notification") !== "true") {
     $('#cookieinfo').html( /*html*/ `
         <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
-            This site uses cookies to store information about your browsing activity.
+            This site uses your browser's local storage to store information about your browsing activity.
             <br>For more information, check out the <a href="/privacy">privacy policy</a>.
             <br>Have a nice day!
             <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" id="notif-close">
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ if (getCookie("notification") !== "true") {
         </div>
     `);
     $("#notif-close").on("click", function () {
-        setCookie("notification", "true", 365);
+        localStorage.setItem("notification", "true");
     });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/main/scripts/main.js b/main/scripts/main.js
index d52c200..b981651 100644
--- a/main/scripts/main.js
+++ b/main/scripts/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-const darkCookie = getCookie("dark");
-const dark = darkCookie == undefined ? window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches : darkCookie == "true";
+const darkCookie = localStorage.getItem("dark");
+const dark = darkCookie === null ? window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches : darkCookie === "true";
 if (dark)
-    addStyle("/style/dark.css");
+    $('head').append($("<link/>", {
+        rel: "stylesheet",
+        href: "/style/dark.css"
+    }));
 
 // redirect legacy anchors
 if (/^#privacy\/?$/.test(location.hash))
@@ -21,8 +24,8 @@ $(function () {
     let mode = $('#dark-mode');
     mode.prop('checked', dark);
     mode.on('click', function () {
-        setCookie("dark", $(this).prop('checked'), 365);
+        localStorage.setItem("dark", $(this).prop('checked'));
         location.hash = "";
         location.reload();
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/main/scripts/util.js b/main/scripts/util.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ee0b4ef..0000000
--- a/main/scripts/util.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-function getCookie(key) {
-    let match = new RegExp(`${key}=([^;]+);?`, "g").exec(document.cookie);
-    return match ? match[1] : undefined;
-}
-
-function setCookie(key, value, days) {
-    let date = new Date();
-    date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
-    document.cookie = `${key}=${value}; expires=${date.toUTCString()}; path=/`;
-}
-
-function forceToAnchor(customAnchor) {
-    let anchor = customAnchor || location.hash;
-    // this is probably a terrible hack
-    if (anchor.startsWith("#")) {
-        let element = $(anchor);
-        if (element.length) {
-            $('html, body').animate({
-                scrollTop: element.offset().top
-            }, 0);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-function addStyle(path) {
-    $('head').append($("<link/>", {
-        rel: "stylesheet",
-        href: path
-    }));
-}
\ No newline at end of file