2A - Bug List

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1.     As a person with severe food allergies, when restaurants do not have an online/physical allergen menu
Why: Restaurants are unwilling to put forth the to create an allergen guide.
Why: Restaurants lack the knowledge/resources to create an allergen guide.]
Why: Restaurants do not think it is necessary/beneficial to create an allergen guide.

2.     When my dorm room is muggy/humid relative to other buildings on campus
Why: My residence hall is over 100 years old and the deteriorating windows do not keep moisture from entering the rooms.
Why: The AC units in the building are inefficient.

3.     When UF transportation buses are not on schedule
Why: Traffic on campus is unpredictable
Why: Some bus drivers may not put in the effort to be on schedule
Why: Some bus riders may slow the process of loading/unloading at each stop.

4.     When internet connection is sporadic when viewing live NFL or College Football games
Why: There is a large volume of viewers and the site/channel is slow to process them.

5.     When bot accounts send emails prompting me to click on links
Why: There is not a reliable protection against these bots

6.     When the Gator’s Football app does not allow you to request/input specific seats
Why: There hasn’t been a mechanism designed allowing this utility within the app

7.     When Apple Music does not differentiate between the explicit and clean version of a song/album when both versions are added to your library
Why: A correction to the code for Apple Music has not been created to eliminate this error

8.     When Netflix no longer has a specific show or movie that I want to watch
Why: Netflix has not designed a mechanism to alert you when a movie/show is leaving the streaming service

9.     When apartments require you to pay lease for an entire month in a situation where you are only utilizing that space for a couple of days at the end of that month
Why: This allows for the most revenue for the lessors of the property.

10.  When the most convenient (and supposedly, most cost-effective) way to purchase a UF textbook (All Access) is not the cheapest method for finding that textbook
Why: Colleges can charge a higher price for the textbooks with little to no repercussions

11.  When parents drag their young children/babies to events that are designed for older audiences (late-night movies, Halloween Horror Nights, etc.)
Why: The parents may be unaware of the older nature of these events

12.  When theme parks consistently raise the prices for their annual passes
Why: The demand is high enough that firms can do this to earn higher profits.

13.  When restaurants have only single-person bathrooms
Why: This may be due to lack of space or no consideration for customer comfort.

14.  When Target runs out of agenda planners.
Why: A spike in demand due to the start of the college semester may cause this shortage.

15.  When people at the gym occupy more than one station at once
Why: Individuals in the gym may lack consideration for others working out in the same gym.

16.  When people drive under the speed limit in the left lane on the interstate
Why: Some drivers may not respect the idea of the “fast lane” on the interstate.

17.  When the Reitz Union food court is closed on weekends
Why: The University may not feel the need to pay for the staff for these restaurants on the weekends.

18.  When ads disrupt the viewing experience on YouTube
Why: These ads account for YouTube’s revenue, and as such, are a necessary evil.

19.  When a store has the style/colorway of shoe that you want, but not the correct size
Why: There may have been an error when forecasting demand for that size of shoe.

20.  When restaurants run out of certain sodas or other drinks.
Why: The firms delivering the syrup for these drinks may be behind in delivering shipments.



I found creating this list to be relatively difficult considering I am used to discussing broader societal issues as opposed to minuscule  aspects of life that simply "bug" me. Some of the items on this list (namely, the first 3) were quite easy to come up with as I deal with these issues regularly. The remainder of the list required me to do some extra thinking. The longer I spent determining "bugs," the more I realized how many small and subtle things inconvenience me relatively often!

Comments

  1. Mauricio RAugust 28, 2019 at 9:58 PM

    Johnathan,

    I've completely forgotten the importance of listing potential allergens in a restaurant menu. This is an often overlooked concept, I wonder if the Ronnie's restaurant, BleuBird, has taken this into consideration. Some of the bugs you listed I share and can easily relate to, especially #16 regarding the fast lane. Obstructing traffic in the left lane is illegal in Florida and many other states, yet people continue to do so. Also, I hate the ads on YouTube as well, and ultimately have considered paying for an ad-free experience.

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  2. Sandra AvilaSeptember 1, 2019 at 5:11 PM

    Hello Johnathan,
    I can relate to many of your bugs, especially the one about shoe stores not carrying your size in the style you want. I am a size 5 in women's shoes and I can almost never find my shoe size in stores because the usually start their sizes at 6. In cases like these, I must then order online which takes longer for me to get shoes.
    I also get a little bugged when there is only one stall in stores or restaurants, because waiting to go to the bathroom when it's an emergency is not fun at all.

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  3. Brooke DesantisSeptember 3, 2019 at 3:46 PM

    Hi Jonathan,
    I found myself relating to a lot of your listed annoyances the more i read through the list. I particularly related to when people occupy more than one machine at the gym and don't let you use the one they're not using. This frustrates me personally because when I go to the gym I am looking to get in and get out, making my workout as quick as possible. I also related to the frustration with reitz food court being closed on the weekends when people are still studying and are looking for somewhere close and fast to eat at.

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  4. Daryl SutherlandSeptember 5, 2019 at 5:59 PM

    Hi Jonathan,
    Many of your bugs I did not even think of but also bother me as well. I do not relate as much to the bus or dorm issues because I learned not to use those resources. Last year I got sick over eight time ending up in the hospital from all the germs from my dorm. My old dorm is currently under renovations. I also talked about the wifi connection and that when there are to many users then all my applications run slower or fail to run at all. My biggest agreement is the UF opt in function. It is very useful but a lot more cost worthy. When you buy a book you can sell it back but when you opt in it is only there for the semester.

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  5. Remi TaylorSeptember 8, 2019 at 12:11 PM

    Hi Jonathan,
    Great post! I noticed that we share some similar "bugs." I think you did really well at explaining why these "bugs" occur. Sometimes it is difficult to think outside the box and go to the root of the issue. I also enjoyed reading your reflection. It was also difficult for me to come up with my list. After completing my list I also noticed how so many little things
    inconvenience me in my daily life.

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