Bug #1- Despite having a listed start time on the ticket, viewers must still sit through 15 minutes of advertisements before the start of a movie at a movie theater.
Why?- The movie theater likely receives a significant portion of their income through these advertisements and ensure that viewers arriving slightly late do not miss segments of the movie they paid for.
Bug #2- Occasionally I will go to get food out of my refrigerator only to find out that my roommate has eaten the food I was going to make.
Why?- Perhaps my roommate did not think that I would notice that the food is missing and thought that taking the food was worth the risk of getting caught.
Bug #3- I always encounter numerous red lights when driving through downtown Tampa.
Why?- Being a major city traffic is very heavy in Tampa and as such requires many traffic lights to be positioned downtown to manage traffic resulting in me running into at least one every time I drive through Tampa.
Bug #4- Professor Banko's finance class gives me at least one headache a day.
Why?- The difficulty of Professor Banko's class causes immense stress and results in at least one headache per day.
Bug #5- Pedestrians constantly dart out in front of traffic in downtown Tampa.
Why?- Perhaps they think that because pedestrians get the right of way that they are allowed to just run out in front of traffic assuming there will be no consequences.
Bug #6- The elevator in my apartment building is very slow.
Why?- This could be due to a lack of maintenance to the elevator or a be caused by a dated elevator system.
Bug #7- When I drive to the movie theater there are hardly ever any open parking spots.
Why?- There are many other people who see movies at the local movie theater, but not enough parking spaces for the immense traffic resulting in overcrowded parking.
Bug #8- My neighbors have very loud dogs that constantly bark and interrupt my day.
Why?- It could be that my neighbors either do not know or do not care that their dogs are very loud and disruptive and as a consequence refuse to train them to not bark.
Bug #9- At random times in the day my internet speed will drop causing very long and irritating load times.
Why?- It could be that high traffic during these times of the day causes a slower internet speed across the network.
Bug #10- Despite being on the "Do Not Call" list I still receive numerous telemarketer calls a day.
Why?- It is possible that businesses have found ways to bypass the "Do Not Call" list to continue making calls to potential customers.
Bug #11- The Bic pens I purchased from Walmart consistently bleed through the paper of my notebook as I take notes causing my notes to become much harder to read.
Why?- The quality of the Bic pens is likely directly related to them being a lower price at Walmart, exchanging a lower price for a lower quality.
Bug #12- The staff at the local Taco Bell continue to forget to include the complete list of food I have ordered, always missing at least one item whenever I go through the Drive-Thru.
Why?- The employees at the Taco Bell could be either inattentive or uncaring enough to pay attention to the complete order once I place it.
Bug #13- My Iphone charger is just slightly too short to reach my bed causing it to become damaged and unusable whenever I attempt to use it while laying down.
Why?- The length and durability of the standard Iphone charging cord are not high quality, requiring me to either attempt to use the standard cable at awkward angles damaging the cord or opting to purchase a longer more durable cord to replace it.
Bug #14- My brother regularly plays music very loud using an amplifier from his room to echo the music throughout the entire house.
Why?- Perhaps my brother is not aware that not everyone in the house is fond of his very loud, distracting music or simply does not care that he disrupts the work and sleep of the entire household.
Bug #15- The UF Outlook mail box occasionally becomes frozen on the inbox page causing the page to not notify you when you receive an email resulting in missed emails.
Why?- This could be due to a technical error caused by a lengthy time of being inactive on the page requiring a refresh to resolve the issue.
Bug #16- The Canvas To-do list does not include notifications for Professor Banko's extra credit assignments.
Why?- Due to Professor Banko using Pearson MyFinanceLab over Canvas as the location for his extra credit assignments Canvas does not display the due dates in the To-do list.
Bug #17- My Grandfather usually calls me very early in the morning, waking me up in the process resulting in me becoming tired and agitated throughout the day due to a lack of sleep.
Why?- My Grandfather likely does not realize how early he wakes up, usually calling around 6am to say good morning. Despite his good intentions this is much earlier than I would like to wake up.
Bug #18- The HP printer I have set up in my house only works about 1/4th of the times we attempt to use it.
Why?- This is likely due to the age of the printer as we have owned and operated it for many years, however when it does break down it forces us to make a print order at the local Office Depot to get our printing done there instead.
Bug #19- There is almost always an auto accident on the Howard Franklin bridge outside of Tampa resulting in immensely long traffic wait times.
Why?- This is likely due to the sheer volume of cars that travel across the Howard Franklin bridge every day resulting in a higher chance of an auto accident.
Bug #20- Amazon arrival times are usually days longer than the listed delivery time upon purchasing an item.
Why?- It could be that due to the immense popularity of Amazon package delivery my deliveries are pushed back and delayed caused by attempting to move such a large number of packages within a span of a few days.
Reflection: To my surprise I actually found this assignment very difficult and had a hard time thinking about things that really bug me in my everyday life. I usually just shrug off these annoyances as just inconveniences and had never really asked why these things happen in the past. By participating in this assignment I have developed the skills to analyze these problems deeper and really dive into the reasoning behind them rather than simply accepting these bugs for the minor irritants they are.
I agree it was difficult to come up with the bugs. I did see however that at your list went on the bugs got more interesting and got me thinking. These are things that bug me too that hadn’t even popped in my head before while I was making my list. I also now see it as a way of understanding the bugs rather than accepting them.
ReplyDeleteYour bug about the movie start time was something super common, yet I was unable to think of it. I feel like at this point everyone just expects the movie to start late anyways. The Amazon bug you mentioned about packages being late is not something I have truly experienced so sorry for your bad luck. I'm also sorry it was hard for you to come up with your bugs. I was able to come up with mine fairly easily after keeping track of things throughout the week.
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ReplyDeleteI too found this assignment very difficult at first. It’s amazing how there are so many things that bother us day to day but we don’t ever take the time to think about the reason why these thing happen. I don’t know about you, but I definitely think I will be paying closer attention to things that bug me! I’m sorry to hear that professor Banko’s finance class gives you all those headaches, I dropped my business minor solely due to what I heard about his class.
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteI completely relate to the 'bugs' that involve technology and the adjustments we have to make when things are not as convenient as we hope them to be. Ultimately, this really got me thinking about our reliance of technology and our assumption of how they will always suit our needs in an instant. That false trust creates many of our bugs that we experience on a daily basis.
Like most of our bugs, they are things out of our control but we all experience them! For example, the traffic you experience in Tampa is surely similar to the horrible traffic I experience in Miami, especially triggered by car accidents. A technological problem you encountered that could be fixed for example is that of your printer. However, I've found that printers are way more confusing than they should be and often break down with the simplest tasks...and they break down at the worst times too! Nice list!
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