1. The bathroom doors at Hume Hall lock from the inside both ways so when a suite mate forgets to unlock both doors, you are locked out.
Why it exists: This system ensures that the person inside has complete privacy.
2. The Herman Miller chairs at Marston Library have no armrests.
Why it exists: This makes the chairs a little easier to access and may accommodate for people that do not fit into the chairs that have armrests.
3. My phone continues to disconnect from eduroam WiFi all around campus.
Why it exists: The eduroam WiFi does not cover every corner of UF campus
4. The SW Rec Center is always packed unless you go at 5:30AM
Why it exists: This is the best and one of only two gyms near and on campus that are free to use for all students. Most students also have classes that are at the same time leaving the only time for them to go to the gym be all at the same time.
5. The Hume Hall Ground floor is always extremely cold to the point where it is unbearable to go out into the commons without a hoodie.
Why it exists: Gainesville is extremely humid and keeping the facilities cold prevents mold from growing and also provides relief to people that have been outside all day.
6. The roof of my Jeep leaks if it is opened before the roof has enough time after it rains to evaporate all the water in the cracks.
Why it exists: The top is electronically retractable and they did not test the roof enough to ensure this doesn’t happen. Another potential reason is my Jeep needs to be serviced.
7. When you lost your AirPods, they are unable to be tracked whatsoever until they are opened and you are close enough to connect to them through Bluetooth. They show a last used position that isn’t always accurate.
Why it exists: There is no GPS tracker isn’t the AirPods leaving them confined to this as the only solution for losing them.
8. My hands are constantly extremely dry since I’ve moved to Gainesville.
Why it exists: The water quality may be different and I haven’t adapted yet. Also I refuse to lotion because then my hands feel greasy.
9. With each credit at UF estimated to require about 4-5 hours of work per week, a 15 credit semester would require 60-75 hours of commitment a week to get done. This is almost double a 9-5 job and about 8-11 hours per day of work.
Why it exists: UF is a rigorous school and expects highly of its students in order to push them to succeed in life.
10. The line to get into the Gator Corner dining can get extremely long at times.
Why it exists: Each student is required to scan their card in order to enter or pay with cash which may take even longer
11. The Boosted Electric Skateboard is extremely heavy
Why it exists: It is really difficult to decrease the weight of motors and still have the same power output.
12. It is hard to get a drink at the Starbucks by Marstons when classes change.
Why it exists: Everyone is trying to get a quick drink before their next class starts.
13. The parking garage at Hume Hall become filled extremely quickly during week days.
Why it exists: Faculty and off-campus students use it as a place to park for the day as they go to class.
14. The water fountains at Hume Hall are very low pressure meaning it is hard to fill up a standard water bottle fully.
Why it exists: Hume has not updated their water fountains to be on par with he rest of campus which has the bottle refill option. This may be because of funding or time required to install.
15. The older versions of the Apple Watch begin to slow extremely quickly once the newer models came out
Why it exists: Apple wants to make more money by requiring my processing speed for the same apps, making the product more functional on newer devices.
16. The battery on the AirPods runs out extremely quickly, especially when in constant use.
Why it exists: Apple has to fit an extremely small battery in the AirPods to make them work and small enough to be easy.
17. Marston’s library can get extremely loud at times, especially between class changes.
Why it exists: There is no rule in place that this library must be silent, which does allow for conversation and working together.
18. Stock Emulators on the internet such as Best Brokers are often delayed and limited.
Why it exists: It is hard for these companies to put out a free product that is able to run off fast enough servers to output live data.
19. The walls at Hume Hall are thing and everything can be heard in and outside of the dorms.
Why it exists: Hume may not have had the funding to build high quality walls only for students to pay relatively low prices for housing.
20. The Marston’s security bars near the entrance cause Bluetooth headphones to bug out and emit really high pitches noises
Why it exists: The frequencies given off by the bars react with the AirPods frequency in a way that isn’t normal. The bars need to be a certain frequency in order to do their job.
Reflection: I didn’t find this assignment too challenging, however I did find it time consuming. I found it to be easy when I walked around and really looked at the world around me and analyzed what is useful and what could be improved upon. It is an approach I do every once in a while, but not as often as I had to when doing this assignment. It really helps to build ideas as to how to improve my daily life or even everyone’s lives through solutions such as the ones to the problems above. I think this approach is extremely important in order to maximize efficiency and even just improve the daily happiness of everyone who works at solving these “bugs” in their lives.
Hi Jaiden,
ReplyDeleteI realized that some of your bugs that I did not list on my post are definitely bugs to me as well. Your bug about the apple pods are definitely a bug. Because once your air pods are broken and can't be fixed there is usually a waiting list to receive new ones. Well with my experience. Also, I felt your reflection was the same as mines. As if, I didn't find challenges, but time consuming. I liked your bugs and felt some of your bugs are the same as mines.