Taylor writes:

A real pilot would not use FAA's pilot web to learn about TFRs and
NOTAMs as part of an official weather briefing (verbal or electronic),
which is the only one that counts.

Real pilots use it all the time, and that is its main purpose, which is why
the site is secured with SSL.

Obviously, good pilots will draw information from multiple sources and will
not skip briefings, but pilots definitely use the Web as one of those sources,
particularly for preliminary planning.