Guys, google "block with hosts" and and read the first link.
Google "hostman", click first link, download and use the program found there.

What happened to the not intrusive design? ! now we are doomed to get cover albums?

hope they don't mess with too much information that would make the search slow... that's what make google so great, it's so fast but it's also very straightforward. I see google trying to transform the search page in a chrome application. we'll see.

Isn't having two click through and one floating advert a bit excessive - especially since the reporting is going down the drain (general comment, not specifically directed at this article).

You'll rapidly find that it doesn't increase income, but reduces it as readers cannot be arsed to wait and click to read - I already come to the Inquirer a lot less, and won't at all if I keep getting bombarded with trash.