The irony for me is that I had no idea Marco had ads on his site, because I get to read his blog content in Google Reader!
Of course, being as above board as possible would still not be good enough for the anti-Marco brigade stomping around this pale imitation of what HN once was. I certainly wasn't here right from the beginning, so no hipster douchbaggery intended by any stretch, but I swear to those who have arrived more recently: You have no idea how good HN used to be compared to this. Sad, truly sad.
But yes, I like nostalgia too.