I find this to be extremely annoying as well as it obscures the site link as well as it makes it very difficult to copy the source link if I want to share it. I think the comparison to AOL's strategy in 2000 is very warranted.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to copy search result link. Not just "difficult".
it's a pain. but it works.
currently greasemonkey 'direct link out' and 'bypass google redirect'