The Bug List (2A)

1.  Having to use dongles for most pieces of technology today. Monitors, phones, laptops

Why: Companies are trying to get people to buy the extra "tech" products they make that are compatible with these connections.

2. People speeding and cutting all through the interstate for me to just meet them at the same exit on the red light, or see them slightly ahead on another traffic light.

Why: People fail to realize that in short to medium distances going 90-95 mph rather than 70-75mph isn’t going to make a big difference in the time saved.

3. University class textbook requirements that I can’t find online for free.

Why: Universities and the textbook creators have an affiliation that creates a lot of money, at the expense of people trying to learn.

4. The increasing number of scam calls I receive on a daily basis. Sometimes 3-4 a day.

Why: Preventive security technology/practices over scam and fraud calls are still not implemented for calls like this to automatically be blocked and never see for phone users and their providers.

5. The gimmicks of technology today (Multiple lenses on cameras, face sensors), particularly in smartphones that demand very expensive prices as compared to 10 years ago.

Why: The improvements for companies in their technology have been small increments recently as a result of higher costs and time to find the next innovation in computing technology that would enhance peoples’ lives.

6. Restaurant bathrooms that look like they haven’t been cleaned since they’ve been opened.

Why: I’m not entirely sure if restaurants exactly clean their restaurants every day, or if the employees cleaning take the necessary effort/ procedure to clean the bathrooms properly.

7. (5-6) YouTube "mini" ads on a 10-minute video, or sometimes 2 advertisements back to back that you can’t skip.

Why: YouTube trying to increase their ad revenue, or content creators trying to as well as YouTube has forced them to.

8. Seemingly increasing food prices at Fast Food restaurants.

Why: Costs to make food appealing and more “organic” to the consumer. Also, the increasing costs from food suppliers has made it more expensive.

9.  Increasing number of subscription-based software (Adobe), instead of being able to buy the software outright.

Why: Piracy issues with the software that has caused companies to go subscription based instead of selling copies.

10. Unknown people littering stuff on your front yard. Either construction workers or drivers throwing stuff out of their car.

Why: Some people really don’t care about anybody but themselves and have no respect for others.

11. Increasing lack of in store customer service and experiences when going shopping. Stores feel very empty and not well maintained.

Why: Most people are buying online, so stores are cutting down costs of having employees in store reducing customer service, and the store environment.

12. Fire alarm making annoying “beep” noise when batteries are low. 

Why: To make sure people are replacing their batteries in their systems so their house is prepared for a fire.

13. When gum gets stuck on my shoes, not noticing it until I’m at home, and are covered with grass, leaves, and dirt.

Why: Some people are lazy and don’t have the decency to throw their gum in a trash can.

14. Drivers not turning their blinker lights on when making a turn when I’m trying to see if I can get onto the road they're on.

Why: Some drivers forget to put their lights on, indecisiveness, or they just don’t care to do it.

15. Amount of time I’m forced to be online, or on a computer to complete tasks or assignments. (Granted I’m in an online class, but besides that).

Why: A lot of the work being done is now mostly through technology and is more efficient that way. Saves the use of paper, pencils, and other resources.

16. Having to pay multiple streaming subscriptions to watch all the shows I want. (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+).

Why: Properties of shows, entertainment franchises, and characters have all been so monetarily successful to a point where streaming providers don’t want to share their properties, but profit off them entirely themselves. 

17. Having to submit a financial aid application and verifying documents each year I’m in school.

Why: So, people who aren’t attending school or aren’t even in school can't receive aid or benefits.

18. The lack of local computer hardware stores in most areas of the country.

Why: From a business perspective it isn’t a great idea for someone to open a business selling computer hardware. There’s only a small population that deal with computer hardware.

19. Canvas, Outlook or other online programs not responding, or malfunctioning during heavily populated times of the day (starting from noon).

Why: So much traffic going on the servers can’t keep up with all the information it has to process, so it delays the response for some users or doesn’t respond at all.

20. Vegetables or fruits that look very old/ not fresh in the produce sections of grocery stores.

Why: Stores don’t care about the quality they are displaying in their produce section. They don’t take out what looks bad until they are forced to in the hopes that someone will buy it.

Reflection:

It was easy to come up with my first ten “bugs”. After that, I really did have some trouble thinking of things that bugged me. I would say it was because I’ve never really kept note of them, and usually they don’t happen that often to the point where I’m constantly annoyed by them. One struggle for me though in this assignment was the “why”. Some are just personal preferences on how one should act, but the other “Why” answers actually come from a point of business problems that are arising in multiple industries. I would say the tech and food sector, as I noted in this list. So, having to look some of them up opened my eyes to the intricate little details that might cause such a huge problem which created “bugs” for me. Such as with my fast food bug, I didn’t really realize that I was paying $20 for fast food for 2 people until Monday, and then I had to research as to why that was happening. This list really made me understand a little bit more of what’s happening that's affecting me.