What the fuck are you talking about? A bunch of shit you subscribe to that I have never seen? And now you're all upset about your spam settings and you want to get all indignant on a public forum? You are truly the One Great Ass of Dumbness. Install adBlock and/or microBlock. I have never seen anything like what you are whining about.
You might find it hard to 'see' the concept of public good.
As I read the article, these are some ads that I see: * Cascade - Useful
Some IBM Power and Storage Webinar - not so useful
Used Cars - not so useful (I anticipate doing less driving than normal the next few weeks)
Constant Contact - not so useful
Nike - not so useful
Auto insurance - not so useful
There is something funny about an article arguing against targeted advertising surrounded by ads that do a pretty bad job of targeting