1) The ads are some of the most unobtrusive ads out there, especially for a tech oriented site. (Except for the random page rank thing up in the left had corner, what's that about???)
2) There was a discussion about this along time ago. Where were you then?
3) Would you rather have a few easy ads (that are easily disabled), or have this become a paid member ship site?
Gothic, you've had some good input on this site, it always is sad to lose a valuable member, but if you've already made up your mind, there's nothing we can do to stop you.