Advice vs. Advise

I never pictured myself as a member of the spelling police. In fact, I’m not a very good speller at all. But I’ve seen my future as an old & decrepit crone complaining about how the internet ruined the English language. One mistake I’m seeing all over the place lately is people giving ‘advise.’ No, they are not going to advise you but give you ‘advise.’

I just don’t get why that one is so hard. Advice – rhymes with ice. Where is the ‘s’ coming from?