HW 28 - Informal Research

• "Cool." Dictionary.reference.com. 2009. Random House Dictionary, Web. 8 Dec 2009. .

This was the official dictionary definition of cool and i thought that was a good place to start because i mean that is what people refer back too. We rely on it so it needs to be correct, but putting a debatable word in like cool is like putting life in the dictionary. Anyway i thought it was a good jumping off point.

The reason i chose this was because it was a good point to argue from, like it has the definition "unaffected by emotions; disinterested; dispassionate." I thought this was interesting and that was the main reason behind it being here. Other then that i really didn't have much else to put in.

• "Hulu Homepage." Hulu.com. Web. 8 Dec 2009. .

Hulu.com is a website where people can go and watch full length television shows for free. Most of them are comedy and others are serious. I viewed it as cool because it has shows that i love and when they aren't on television anymore i can still go there and watch them.

The reason that this is cool is because it is free and open to the public. It is stress free and i can go there and numb my mind out to endless episodes of SNL or The Office. It is a great place to go when i am too lazy to turn the t.v. or i missed my favorite show because for some strange reason i forgot to put my schedule for the day around that hour or half hour of programming. I think that is cool

• "Urban Dictionary Homepage." Urbandictionary.com. Web. 8 Dec 2009. .

Oh Urbandictionary.com, it is the rude and crude version of wikipedia.com. It has information, non of it useful. Its funny and crude and that is what makes it cool. People go there to look up their names and see the funny things people wrote about it. Anyone can post a definition. That's what makes it fun.

To me forums are funny because its watching people argue on the Internet. Arguing on the Internet is utterly pointless because no one has a face, anyone can be anonymous and have the power to say and do as they please. So watching people express their feelings about something but bring down someone else in the process is entertaining from an outsiders point of view, not because someone is being hurt, it is because they are arguing and going back and forth at each other when it doesn't really matter. Being a spectator is cool especially when things start to get intense.

Other "Cool" Sources:

• Facebook
• Mylifeisaverage.com
• Funnyjunk.com
• Netflix.com
• Imeem.com

The reason those are there is because those are what i like. I like to be entertained and i like to laugh and when i don't want to laugh i want to listen to music and these are all websites that allow me to do those things. For that i am grateful and because of that they are "cool" in my mind. But then again that is just my opinion so does it really matter to the masses? My guess would be no, but then again, just because someone says i should care, does that mean i should listen? What role does our HUMANITY play in this epic battle?