# Limit the internet to 10 websites.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [July 18, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460 "2011-07-18T16:22:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/1 "2011-07-18T16:22:55Z")
What would you pick if you had to limit your internet access permanently to 10 websites?
I don’t know my full 10, but I’d start with:
1. Amazon
2. Google (email, Google+, calendar, etc. are still useful even if I can’t go to any search result sites)
3. Wikipedia
4. IMDb
5. Facebook
6. LiveJournal
7. SDMB
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### Author:  [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/2 "2011-07-18T17:10:17Z")
1. CNN (you have to have news)
2. FoxNews (news in different perspective)
3. Google
4. [Weater.com](http://Weater.com)
5. Slashdot (tech news)
6. Amazon
7. Wikipedia
8. SDMB (of course)
9. IMDb
10. Generic Stock Trading Website
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### Author:  [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/3 "2011-07-18T17:20:55Z")
I think you’re going to find some interest in keeping internet porn.
I also would keep Daily Dish with Andrew Sullivan
NYT or something similar.
Wikipedia
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### Author:  [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/4 "2011-07-18T17:26:26Z")
IMDb
Wikipedia
YouTube
Netflix
local weather site
college football site
pro football site
generic news site (Yahoo! works for me)
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### Author:  [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/5 "2011-07-18T17:38:46Z")
Oh yeah, gotta keep YouTube. Add that to my list.
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### Author:  [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/6 "2011-07-18T18:04:31Z")
[ol]
[li]Straight Dope[/li][li]Amazon[/li][li]Ebay[/li][li]Wikipedia[/li][li]NPR[/li][li]CNN[/li][li][Weather.com](http://Weather.com)[/li][li][Gmail.com](http://Gmail.com)[/li][li]Youtube[/li][li][Techsupportalert.com](http://Techsupportalert.com)[/li][/ol]
You will notice I didn’t list [google.com](http://google.com). Since there would only be 10 web sites, why the need to have a search engine?
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/7 "2011-07-18T18:06:59Z")
> [@Dragwyr](#):
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> You will notice I didn’t list [google.com](http://google.com). Since there would only be 10 web sites, why the need to have a search engine?
For the same reasons listed in the OP.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/8 "2011-07-18T18:08:26Z")
1. SDMB
2. [msnbc.com](http://msnbc.com)
3. Amazon
4. Wikipedia
5. Youtube
6. Twitter
7. GoComics
8. Hotmail
9. My Credit Union
10. My workplace site
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### Author:  [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/9 "2011-07-18T18:12:26Z")
[NPR.org](http://NPR.org) - news and where I get most of my cultural news
SDMB - of course
Free Jazz institute - my go to site for jazz discussion, analysis and trends (musically speaking)
Amazon
[Archive.org](http://Archive.org) - greatest collection of downloadable content in the world
[SI.com](http://SI.com) - gotta have my sports.
[Banjohangout.org](http://Banjohangout.org) - for my picking news and info
Reverbnation
Dropbox
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### Author:  [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/10 "2011-07-18T18:21:25Z")
SDMB and Wikipedia wouldn’t be nearly as interesting or useful without the research, referencing and networking available elsewhere online, too.
Honestly, if the internet was limited to only ten sites, I suspect I wouldn’t bother to have an internet connection at all. (Keep in mind, other things being equal, this would also mean that there were many more print publications and resources based elsewhere.)
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/11 "2011-07-18T18:33:07Z")
The OP didn’t say the **Internet** was limited. Only **your access** to it.
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### Author:  [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/12 "2011-07-18T18:35:40Z")
No, it’s just your internet access that is restricted to 10 sites.
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### Author:  [@Anomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anomie)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/13 "2011-07-18T18:51:17Z")
If you have listed Wikipedia (and you would have to), surely IMDB is redundant (at least in this scenario)?
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### Author:  [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/14 "2011-07-18T19:35:28Z")
I’d exclude SDMB so I could get a lot more done IRL. Not in any particular order:
Wikipedia
[Bartcop.com](http://Bartcop.com)
Amazon
Ebay (but much less so than in the past)
> **[Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters](https://slashdot.org/)**
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> Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news with a heavy slant towards Linux and Open Source issues.
Comcast tv listings
Westlaw
Contra Costa Sup Court
Democratic Underground
SfGate
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### Author:  [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/15 "2011-07-18T19:43:33Z")
Couldn’t do it. I’d find a way around it. I’d break into peoples’ houses and steal their internet.
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/16 "2011-07-18T20:01:52Z")
8% of the SDMb admit the internet is for porn…
92% is lying through their teeth.
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### Author:  [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/17 "2011-07-18T20:31:53Z")
I don’t use the internet for porn. I’m still trying to find porn that appeals to me.
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### Author:  [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/18 "2011-07-18T20:35:44Z")
> [@OpalCat](#):
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> I don’t use the internet for porn. I’m still trying to find porn that appeals to me.
Tell us exactly what you’re looking for, we’re here to help.
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### Author:  [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/19 "2011-07-18T20:48:08Z")
I’ve tried that already. It didn’t help.
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-the-internet-to-10-websites/589460/20 "2011-07-18T21:02:38Z")
IMDB and Wikipedia are redundant. No reason to keep IMDB is you’re keeping Wikipedia, Wiki if the content creators are diligent, can do everything IMDB does on Wikipedia.
If you want to be really practical about it, you could probably say the same thing about CNN (or any general news site) and any other “journalism” website. I love ESPN, but if I was forced to choose 10 websites in the most utilitarian manner I’d probably drop it and stick with CNN because they have a sports section that can provide all the scores, highlights and sports reporting and commentary I really need. Ditto TMZ or any pop culture and entertainment news sites. I’d probably even dump CNN in favor of Yahoo, since their reporting can be almost as comprehensive and they have channels for every niche and the fantasy sports and email come along for the ride.
Weather sites are redundant if you have Google, CNN or Yahoo in the list.
My List:
1. Wikipedia
2. Google
3. Yahoo
4. Amazon
5. Facebook
6. YouTube
7. Netflix\*
8. ESPN\*
9. SDMB
10. PornHub…yeah, I said it.
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- These sites could eventually become redundant as discussed above, but I couldn’t think of anything else that really is important enough for me at the moment. At some point a stock trading site would be a really good idea but I’m not there yet. I’m sure Steam or other gaming sites could be a nice fit but for the time being sports and movies are more important.
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