Bravo.!

I conour.

I agree wholeheartedly.

Thats one reason why I don't read the magazine much, and thats also a reason why I block all ads on my computer.

While I find advertisements in magazines annoying and block them on my computer, I believe the average reader of Popular Science is smart enough not to go buy penis enlargement pills or to send their gold and jewelry to 'cash4gold'. Anyway, newspapers, magazines, and other print media are hurting right now and any advertisements they get are probably very welcome. Also Popular Science does a fairly good job at keeping the trashier ads in the back of the magazine. Anyway, maybe one of those penis pumps will revolutionize the world one of these days...

Most publications break even on subscriptions, or make a very small amount of revenue compared to expenses. With all the effort they put into writing articles, printing, delivering, etc, your $20 a year isn't really helping with that. The big money comes from advertisers. In today's economy, and also with the internet, it's not a good idea to be picky about who they let advertise in their publication. Those ads in the back? They keep the magazine printed. Drop them, and the magazine will fold up soon after.

They provide the freshmen with endless entertainment!!!

Nobody likes ads but M_novoty is right, just block them from your computer and be happy that both the mag and website is here. I don't like seeing those ads anymore than you do but, I prefer it over no mag or website.

When life gives you to many Apple IPO's make Apple sauce, now where did I put that blender?

Also like to add, the "WORK FROM HOME ASSEMBLING PRODUCT" ads are a scam as well. They have you pay for the supplies to start, and then send you these overly complicated products to build to there specs, and then refuse to pay you for them cause they will say they don't meet spec. I am sure they keep them, and I bet they still sell them too.

The make money from home ad "TESTING WEBSITES AND SENDING EMAILS" and such is a scam as well, I checked them out with the BBB and there rating sucked.

The "COMPUTER ERASE BAD CREDIT, DUI-FREE INSTANTLY!" ad is a scam. You cannot do this, reguardless of what they say, do not even try.

I work for a private consumer fraud company, sorry but I cannot disclose who I work for, but just wanted to let you people know about these as well since I happened to see this thread here.

Take care, and I will let you know any others I hear about.
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You are known by the company you keep, but what publication can you pick up and not see crap like that. Be smarter than the con. It is great revenue. I don't like it eather but understand why it is allowed.