Which sites do you read while waiting for the SDMB?

In My Humble Opinion
1

Howyadoin,

I’m an impatient sort, and if I have to wait more than 7-10 seconds for something on the 'net, I get antsy. Needless to say, there are times when viewing a thread on the SDMB requires a lot longer than 7-10 seconds… In the meantime, I flip to other IE windows with other sites to keep myself entertained while the hamsters do their magic. Some of my faves are the following:

I love sites that update constantly throughout the day, since I flip to them a lot while waiting for SDMB. How 'bout you?
-Rav

2

intrepidmedia.com and eBay.

Plus I usually have an (untimed) Boggle game or a round of Double Deck Solitaire in the background. And music playing.

I have a very short attention sp…

3

fark.com
the writing forum at hatrack.com
The columnists section at townhall.com

And sometimes I’ll have a book with me at the computer which I read, or the TV on.

4

If page loading isn’t immediate, then I have a list of things I do

my MIrc window
AIM
ebay
my solitare game

If im the only one home, il have the tv on too, or Il read a few pages of whatever book im working on at the time.

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snopes
Amazon
my email (both school and hotmail)
I Hate Music (at freakytrigger)
yes, occasionally pitchforkmedia
sometimes TexTwist

The TV’s almost always on, as is a game of solitaire.

6

Fark
Gamefaqs
Freecell

I’ve also got some Maxim mags nearby too.

7

Slashdot
Macsurfer
Ars Technica
Google News

8

BBC News
Espn
YupiMSN

9

Neopets! Neopets.com

bash.org

popcap.com

10

CNN
BBC

Porn…

11

I play hearts.

12

Snoops
Strangecosmos
MSN daily comics
weather

13

UnaBoard
my Yahoo group
Washington Post
ESPN

plus AIM.

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I listen to music almost 100% of the time I’m on the computer, so that keeps me entertained the majority of the time. However, if it doesn’t:

blackknightsclan.com
Purposelessproductions.com
OxymoronStudios.com
Ebaumsworld.com

and prolly a bunch others that are innaprpriate to state :wink:

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If the boards are taking so long that with several windows open (different threads and boards) if I can’t get anything to load I don’t bother.

If I’m only on the boards for a few moments I’ll sometimes check the BBC and the CBC websites at the same time.

16

livejournal
craigslist sacramento

all sorts of other stuff, but those are the big 3 besides my own e-mail

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I’ll check my email, or wander over to eBay to see how my auctions are doing…

or I go to www.docsplace.org, an Internet-based FIDO mail server, to read new posts in the FIDO Cooking echo.