# Which sites do you read while waiting for the SDMB?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [November 9, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189 "2003-11-09T05:23:08Z")
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### Author:  [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/1 "2003-11-09T05:23:08Z")
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:
> **[Drew Curtis' FARK.com](https://www.fark.com/)**
> **[Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters](https://slashdot.org)**
>
> Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news with a heavy slant towards Linux and Open Source issues.
> **[HomeRecording.com](https://homerecording.com/bbs)**
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> Home Recording dot com is a forum for anyone interested in home recording, project studios, mixing their own music and learning how to use studio and computer music products.
I love sites that update constantly throughout the day, since I flip to them a lot while waiting for SDMB. How 'bout you?
-Rav
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### Author:  [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/2 "2003-11-09T05:26:09Z")
[intrepidmedia.com](http://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…
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### Author:  [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/3 "2003-11-09T05:37:36Z")
[fark.com](http://fark.com)
the writing forum at [hatrack.com](http://hatrack.com)
The columnists section at [townhall.com](http://townhall.com)
And sometimes I’ll have a book with me at the computer which I read, or the TV on.
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### Author:  [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/4 "2003-11-09T05:46:05Z")
If page loading isn’t immediate, then I have a list of things I do
> **[CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos](https://www.cnn.com/)**
>
> View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
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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### Author:  [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/5 "2003-11-09T05:49:44Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/6 "2003-11-09T06:07:13Z")
Fark
Gamefaqs
Freecell
I’ve also got some Maxim mags nearby too.
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### Author:  [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/7 "2003-11-09T09:13:01Z")
Slashdot
Macsurfer
Ars Technica
Google News
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### Author:  [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/8 "2003-11-09T11:57:08Z")
BBC News
Espn
YupiMSN
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### Author:  [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/9 "2003-11-09T13:16:33Z")
Neopets! [Neopets.com](http://Neopets.com)
> **[Drew Curtis' FARK.com](https://www.fark.com/)**
[bash.org](http://bash.org)
[popcap.com](http://popcap.com)
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### Author:  [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/10 "2003-11-09T13:27:42Z")
CNN
BBC
Porn…
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### Author:  [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/11 "2003-11-09T14:55:15Z")
I play hearts.
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### Author:  [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/12 "2003-11-09T18:37:25Z")
Snoops
Strangecosmos
MSN daily comics
weather
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### Author:  [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/13 "2003-11-09T18:51:33Z")
UnaBoard
my Yahoo group
Washington Post
ESPN
plus AIM.
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### Author:  [@Mini-Thud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mini-Thud)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/14 "2003-11-09T19:47:00Z")
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](http://blackknightsclan.com)
[Purposelessproductions.com](http://Purposelessproductions.com)
[OxymoronStudios.com](http://OxymoronStudios.com)
[Ebaumsworld.com](http://Ebaumsworld.com)
and prolly a bunch others that are innaprpriate to state 😉
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### Author:  [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/15 "2003-11-09T20:17:43Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/16 "2003-11-09T20:26:21Z")
> **[Snopes.com](https://www.snopes.com/)**
>
> The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
livejournal
craigslist sacramento
all sorts of other stuff, but those are the big 3 besides my own e-mail
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### Author:  [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sites-do-you-read-while-waiting-for-the-sdmb/212189/17 "2003-11-09T22:21:47Z")
I’ll check my email, or wander over to eBay to see how my auctions are doing…
or I go to [www.docsplace.org](http://www.docsplace.org), an Internet-based FIDO mail server, to read new posts in the FIDO Cooking echo.