# Your essential URLS **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2000, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420 "2000-07-13T10:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Baglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/41 "2000-08-09T06:51:51Z")
Here’s mine. I visit these daily, if not at least 4 times a week. Many I visit repeatedly during the day. **References** [http://www.google.com](http://www.google.com) > **[IMDb: Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watch the Best Movies & TV Shows](https://www.imdb.com)** > > IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming... > **[AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands](https://www.allmusic.com/)** > > AllMusic provides comprehensive music info including reviews and biographies. Get recommendations for new music to listen to, stream or own. [http://www.about.com](http://www.about.com) > **[Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America's most-trusted online dictionary](https://www.merriam-webster.com/)** > > The dictionary by Merriam-Webster is America's most trusted online dictionary for English word definitions, meanings, and pronunciation. #wordsmatter [http://www.eblast.com/](http://www.eblast.com/) **Daily visits** [http://www.excite.com](http://www.excite.com) (customized with MyExcite) [http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) [http://www.mouseplanet.com](http://www.mouseplanet.com) [http://www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com) [http://www.visorcentral.com](http://www.visorcentral.com) [http://www.starbulletin.com](http://www.starbulletin.com) (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) [http://www.obscurestore.com](http://www.obscurestore.com) [http://www.news.com](http://www.news.com) [http://mrshowbiz.go.com](http://mrshowbiz.go.com) [http://www.sitemeter.com](http://www.sitemeter.com) (to check stats on my own site) **Not quite every single day, but darned close** [http://www.palmcentral.com/](http://www.palmcentral.com/) [http://www.drudgereport.com](http://www.drudgereport.com) [http://www.travelite.org](http://www.travelite.org) (my own site) [http://www.ebay.com](http://www.ebay.com) [http://www.slashdot.org](http://www.slashdot.org) [http://www.go2mac.com](http://www.go2mac.com) [http://www.sfgate.com](http://www.sfgate.com) [http://www.peanutpress.com](http://www.peanutpress.com) [http://www.webflyer.com](http://www.webflyer.com) [http://www.amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com) [In Medias Res](http://www.lightfantastic.org/imr/) (online journal) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/42 "2000-08-09T10:11:45Z")
Besides the Straight Dope, I use the following: > **[Official Los Angeles Angels Website | MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/angels)** > > The official website of the Los Angeles Angels with the most up-to-date information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. [http://www.baseballboards.com/](http://www.baseballboards.com/) [http://www.comics.com/](http://www.comics.com/) > **[Daily News](https://www.dailynews.com/)** > **[ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.](https://www.espn.com/)** > > Visit ESPN to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball and more. > **[Official Los Angeles Dodgers Website | MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/dodgers)** > > The official website of the Los Angeles Dodgers with the most up-to-date information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. and finally > **[Los Angeles News and Events - LA Weekly](https://www.laweekly.com/)** > > LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles. Maybe I spend too much time on the net. ---
**Author:** ![fyslee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dec6dc/32.png) [@fyslee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fyslee)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/43 "2000-09-17T22:48:03Z")
Here are some of my favorites. You’ll never guess what my hobby is…😉 Quackwatch > **[Home Page | Quackwatch](https://quackwatch.org/)** > > Quackwatch, which is operated by Stephen Barrett, M.D., is a network of Web sites and mailing lists maintained by the Center for Inquiry (CFI). The sites focus on health frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct. Their main goal is to provide... Chirobase [http://www.chirobase.org/](http://www.chirobase.org/) National Association for Chiropractic Medicine [http://www.chiromed.org](http://www.chiromed.org) Spin Doctors: Deaths, Deceptions and Dubious Claims…(Chiropractic) [http://www.canoe.ca/ChiroYork](http://www.canoe.ca/ChiroYork) Alternative Medicine: A Skeptical Look [http://www.canoe.ca/HealthAlternative/home.html](http://www.canoe.ca/HealthAlternative/home.html) National Council for Reliable Health Information [http://www.ncrhi.org](http://www.ncrhi.org) Anti-Quackery Web Sites [http://www.ncrhi.org/Mis/links.htm](http://www.ncrhi.org/Mis/links.htm) Health Frontiers Center for Quackery Control, Inc. [http://www.netasia.net/users/truehealth/](http://www.netasia.net/users/truehealth/) Chirowatch [http://www.chirowatch.com/](http://www.chirowatch.com/) Healthwatcher [http://www.healthwatcher.net](http://www.healthwatcher.net) Healthcare Reality Check [http://www.hcrc.org](http://www.hcrc.org) American Council on Science and Health > **[American Council on Science and Health](https://www.acsh.org)** The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine [http://www.hcrc.org/sram/](http://www.hcrc.org/sram/) Science Meets Alternative Medicine [http://www.hcrc.org/sram/conf.htm](http://www.hcrc.org/sram/conf.htm) Concerns about chiropractic at York University [http://www.ndir.com/chiro/intro.html](http://www.ndir.com/chiro/intro.html) HCRC FAQ Sheet: Chiropractic [http://www.hcrc.org/faqs/chiro.html](http://www.hcrc.org/faqs/chiro.html) The Entirely Online “Alt Med Primer” [http://www.seanet.com/~vettf/Primer1.htm](http://www.seanet.com/~vettf/Primer1.htm) The Alt Med Advisory Page (on Veterinary Pseudoscience) [http://www.seanet.com/~vettf/](http://www.seanet.com/~vettf/) The Skeptic’s Dictionary [http://www.skepdic.com/](http://www.skepdic.com/) “Postmodern” Attacks on Science and Reality > **["Postmodern" Attacks on Science and Reality | Quackwatch](https://quackwatch.org/related/reality/)** > > Recent trends in some academic circles have called into question conventional notions of truth and reality. The claim is made in these circles that all statements, whether in science or literature, are simply narratives -- stories and myths that do... And of course my own site: The Quack-Files [http://www.geocities.com/healthbase](http://www.geocities.com/healthbase) [http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/homeopathy.html](http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/homeopathy.html) [http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/links\_page.html](http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/links_page.html) Paul Lee, PT Denmark E-mail - pglee@mail1.stofanet.dk HF List Intro. - [http://www.hcrc.org/wwwboard/messages/197.shtml](http://www.hcrc.org/wwwboard/messages/197.shtml) The Quack-Files - [http://www.geocities.com/healthbase](http://www.geocities.com/healthbase) * * * ---
**Author:** ![Gabz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/838e76/32.png) [@Gabz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gabz)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/44 "2000-09-18T01:51:21Z")
[http://decommerce.com](http://decommerce.com) > **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com/)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! [http://come.to/SmokersInfo](http://come.to/SmokersInfo) > **[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. > **[Overlawyered](https://www.overlawyered.com/)** > > Chronicling the high cost of our legal system > **[JunkScience.com](http://junkscience.com/)** > > All the junk that’s fit to debunk. [http://www.speakup.org](http://www.speakup.org) [http://sfdusa.cjb.net](http://sfdusa.cjb.net) [http://www.newszap.com](http://www.newszap.com) Of course this site goes without saying. Then of course there is my favorite site for searching news articles > **[Gaming Wonderland](https://www.gamingwonderland.com/)** > > Get your game on at Gaming Wonderland, home to hundreds of the best free online games! And for news: [http://www.freerepublic.com](http://www.freerepublic.com) [http://thenewsforum.com](http://thenewsforum.com) > **[MSNBC News - Breaking News and News Today | Latest News](https://www.msnbc.com)** > > MSNBC breaking news and the latest news for today. Get daily news from local news reporters and world news updates with live audio & video from our team. Oh well - I spend most of my life on line - I can’t help it. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/45 "2000-09-18T02:23:23Z")
1. My ISP’s personalized start page (for news) 2. [http://boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) 3. [http://www.macfixit.com](http://www.macfixit.com) 4. [http://espn.go.com/mlb](http://espn.go.com/mlb) (March through October, anyway) 5. [http://www.ebay.com](http://www.ebay.com) ---
**Author:** ![Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/46 "2000-09-18T02:52:52Z")
All of the sites I visit daily have already been named. However, I have a question for the few of you who said that you no longer read The Onion. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/47 "2000-09-18T04:20:41Z")
What. no porn sites??!! ---
**Author:** ![saam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@saam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saam)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/48 "2000-09-19T00:21:20Z")
[yp.yahoo.com](http://yp.yahoo.com) yellow pages email [zaptv.com](http://zaptv.com) daily TV details grid That’s about it. I haven’t had a regular computer until I got access at school. Off-hours I usually use a coffee shop, but can’t afford a lot. ---
**Author:** ![fredicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/779978/32.png) [@fredicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fredicus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/49 "2000-09-19T16:43:27Z")
The only non-adult site I visit on anything akin to a regular basis is : [http://boards.straightdope.com/](http://boards.straightdope.com/) 🙂 I don’t believe no-one else here is willing to admit to visiting adult boards / sites ! ROFLOA ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/50 "2000-09-19T16:56:43Z")
The old faves of course, Straight Dope, Google, The Onion. The past month or so I have a new favorite, [http://www.meals.com](http://www.meals.com) A personal weekly meal planner, grocery list(with a pantry for regular items), recipe box and more, all at one site. I love this place. And [http://www.theknot.com](http://www.theknot.com) For anyone planning a wedding or even planning to be in or attend a wedding, this site has it all. Gowns, rings, favors,a budget planner, a personal web page, and more. I love useful sites, these two are at the top of my list. ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-essential-urls/25420/51 "2000-09-19T17:15:50Z")
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