For folks not running adblock software already or running on limited resources where such software might consume too many resources, there is this. This will work on all major OSes.
Why block these ads and spy monitors? Deprives the site (and others) from making money by selling ads based on your usage and contributions. It prevents Google from knowing directly every page you view, every comment you are about to submit, etc.
In Linux:
nano /etc/hosts
Add these to the hosts file:
127.0.0.1 buysellads.com
127.0.0.1 s3.buysellads.com
127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 ssl.google-analytics.com
For WIndows users, the hosts file:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Buysellads is the outsourced broker of ads for Lowend. Google Analytics is site-wide spy on everything reporting software.