I'm always blown away by the ads here when I use the IE browsers at work.
Thank God for Portable Firefox and Ad Blocker Plus!

Spoils ya.

strider_mt2k

ANoel

flysi

Second, if you hate the ads so much, use Firefox like a sane person, and adblock the ads. If you still complain about ads in this day an age, you're an idiot.

Tony Bullard

LinuxGalore

On the ads (one "d", it's not that hard and you do look like a moron when you misspell it): Whoever suffers advertising in webpages nowadays is because they like it. I read the Giz through RSS and use adblock. I understand websites need the ads to cover for costs but I also know I've never clicked nor will I ever click on a banner so I don't feel bad filtering them out.

If you choose not to use RSS and not to block the ads on the page then just filter them out visually and/or ignore them. It's not that hard. We do it all the time in newspapers, magazines and bannered TV Shows.

Calaveras: You're on a losing side there. This was argued already a decade ago and didn't hold. The term "Steampunk" was first used tongue-in-cheek and sadly it stuck (probably because it's easy to remember and sounds cool). The name is completely disconnected from any reference to Cyberpunk and doesn't try to justify itself, it's just what it is. You can't change it because it's not supposed to be logical.

So suggest away, but it will be for naught.

eduo

LinuxGalore

About "steam punk"
Cyber punk kinda made sense back in the 70's-80's. Punk was a relevant trend. Cyber punk injected a new cynicism into the scifi genre.
Steam Punk as a genre is neither cynical nor relevant to punk (which itself trickles onward as a subculture somehow).
It is just repackaged 19th century romanticism. You know, those annoying kids in high school that read Shelley/Byron and Poe obsessively?
Steam punk
I suggest you change the "steam geh" or "vintage multimedia".

calaverasgrandes

The Lab

Second, they are "ads" as in short for "advertisement" - grammar Nazi or not, christ - learn to spell so you don't look like a moron.

Third, the horizontal banners could be a little less obtrusive, the side banners aren't that horrible. So unless we're all going to start chipping in to maintain the Giz writers in the manner to which they've obviously become accustomed - stfu & deal.

FubarGuy

As for steampunk, it's cool and all but don't spiders have, like, 8 legs or something?

apeguero

Well sucks to be you, I'm not alone. And I'm guessing by your lack of interpretive skills that you can't figure out I'm referring to the HUGE Nissan add to the left..

I'm sorry but I read BOTH Engadget and Gizmodo, and Engadget is starting to win me over because they don't cover crap like this!

I realize the value in advertising, which is why I stated that I could argue both ways... Enough said, let's move on.. maybe some more iPhone news?

Wegmans

Crackmonk

troust

jaylake

The Lab

And by the way, steampunk IS totally awesome!

Iggstah345

@Wegmans: You want a consistant internet page? As in one that never changes? What for and um...good luck. The consistancy is in the coverage and writing, which hasn't changed (improved if anything.)

troust

If not then maybe a slightly different designation?

Like Stampunk-esque?

Still, very cool looking.

strider_mt2k

Wegmans

Glad to see the staff at gizmodo is continuing to destroy what once was a really nice blog to read. First, you changed the site design to a less appealing, more difficult to read design.

Now, you post gigantic Nissan ads all over the place. Honestly I have more ad on my screen than content right now.

Come on guys, your ads must bring in premium $$. Do you really need ads that are this outradeous on your site?

krkeegan