1) Noticed a large amount of dead animals by the side of the road, likely never picked up because the services to do so are never notified. A specific app that would let people notify certain people where dead animals are located would be a good idea because it seems it would be a simple help.
2) A large amount of potential land for development is lost to irresponsible housing and environmental disasters/conditions. The latter is really something most people have no control over (except for the 1% who own the oil and energy companies), but the former I find most egregious. If I may postulate my idea, I propose that we simply develop an entirely new way of living: through geodesic dome structures! Houses are an ineffective model of living in terms of energy output per person; a communal based system is much more effective.
3) This leads into my next problem; it takes too much time and effort to redevelop land lost by floods or other disasters. The natural movements of the world are to blame for these inconveniences, and as such we must further research methods of damming and controlling water flow throughout North America so as to maximize potential redevelopment of land.
4) I did some digging and found that nearly all efforts that have gone towards recycling programs have resulted in minimal environmental benefits. Given that most people still do not understand how to properly recycle and the near millions of dollars that we have spent on these programs over the years, I propose to lobby for anti-recycling measures in order to save our taxpayers dollars and fund more effective environmental programs (later, of course).
5) I and many others I know hate how when you get a new computer you can't transfer your music files from your iPhone to your iTunes account. There does exist software to allow this process, but it seems rather sketchy and possibly malware-infested. Someone should make a more mainstream/user-friendly application to allow this process. Or just protest outside Apple.
6) Another thing that isn't user-friendly at all: Dungeons and Dragons. I get that being complicated is a large part of the appeal, and there are billions of blogs on how to set up your own dungeon adventures, but what people need and want are solid resources. A book series, even in graphic novel format, would be extremely helpful and I think would sell well enough.
7) I'm really stuck on the idea of land, and there do exist cases of large areas of unused houses or condos that go to waste without any inhabits in them. For this I propose a co-development project with the U.S. Navy to produce satellite-based lasers on which we can glass land that otherwise would've gone wasted to unused housing.
8) Now you know what people really keep losing all the time? Their JUULS! It's black and it's small so of course you lose it! If I could get into contact with that company to develop a Juul locator app that works within a small radius (because people don't often lose them that far away), I'm sure people wouldn't have to buy so many Juul devices. Unless that's exactly what the Juul company doesn't want to happen, of course.
9) You know, a lot of YouTubers I know rely heavily on advertising to make money. I imagine a lot of users who use AdBlock would like to support these content creators and still maintain their freedom from ads, so if I made a software program that would simply notify a user of their AdBlock status being on or off I'm sure I could get many YouTubers to sponsor me.
10) Often in assignments we need to tinker with the time zones due to the online nature of modern education. It was only doing this that I realized public school has failed me in this regard, because I had to spend at least half an hour asking friends and navigating Google to figure out where I belonged. If the computer simply had a calendar-like system for marking time zones and where we each belong, this'd be a simple solution and maybe even life changing.
11) Most common health problem that I see in every person I meet: dehydration. Every single person is consistently dehydrated because we aren't aware of the amount of water we should be taking in at all times. A simple app or device like a FitBit could potentially prevent several life-altering conditions or diseases for thousands of people if they maintained hydration.
12) Every young kid, deep down, kinda wants to be a rock star. But often, at least when I was young and wanted to be a rock star, there is no way to connect with other potential like-minded musicians outside of high school or organizations. A simple ad-type application where people can post ads with information such as music tastes and equipment and room available would be amazing.
13) Back to my Dungeons and Dragons idea: somewhat similar idea but for professional wrestling. How many potential fans are these wrestling companies losing because literally no kid knows the lore or history of professional wrestling?!?! It's insane! There needs to be an effective archive (for sale of course) that could essentially work as the "beginner's guide" to modern, televised wrestling.
14) Okay same idea as above but for Marvel and DC. Seriously, these guys are losing so much potential profit because they literally have no idea how to introduce a little bit of subtlety to their narratives! If they just would release beginner guide's to these comic series as soon as their movies come out then I can guarantee at least a small amount of increase in readership. They are putting no effort in at this point.
15) Going back to Juul and Juul pods. Everyone knows that one pod equals one pack of cigarettes. But does anyone know the ratio to nicotine per big cloud of vape? If I made an app that kept track of that per strength of blow it would make so much money.
16) A simpler invention for the Juul: a mini-garbage container designed to stack empty Juul pods. It'll be set up like a plastic garbage toy that is meant to fit Juul pods exactly. This'll get rid of the pollution problem they pose because people are too lazy to look for garbage cans.
17) Ashtrays are becoming a less and less common commodity in households due to the generation of parents who are more aware of the dangers of cigarettes. That said, we are approaching a generation of children who do not care for the dangers of smoking as well as more heavily smoke in general and as such it is important that we redesign ashtrays to be hip for these new generations. Ashtrays that double as plant vases or look like coffee mugs, etc.
18) I notice that among vinyl enthusiasts they consider themselves archivists of a sort. When they see vinyl being improperly stacked or never dusted, it drives them into a murderous rage in a way. That's why we must create a First Vinyl Collection type of kit for young music lovers. It'll come with all the professional editions to a vinyl collector such as dusting material, cloths, and instructions on how to stack and store vinyl.
19) I've already seen people make a living off of selling series of books dedicated to translating Shakespeare for young people taking tests, and the problem with this is we forget about the other, harder to decipher classic authors such as Ben Johnson or even James Joyce. Solution? Develop series for all the neglected classics who are in school curriculum.
20) Remember those problems that applied to vinyl enthusiasts? Same applies to music lovers. Too many local bands are simply using the same amps and strings they've had since they first got their equipment and we are seeing a slow decline of interest in local music scenes in favor of the cities that breed talent. It is vital that we combat this decline and turn a profit through developing either a First Musician Kit for each instrument or creating a music tech social media app that is more effective than reddit in tying people together.
Wow, I really did come up with 20 things! You know before I took on this challenge I was really worried about having to figure out so many things that bug me cause really I consider myself relatively calm with my surrounding environment. Excluding questions of political government and philosophical rights, of course. That said, I found that once I found about 5 or so problems that truly disgusted me the rest of them seemed to come naturally to me.
16) A simpler invention for the Juul: a mini-garbage container designed to stack empty Juul pods. It'll be set up like a plastic garbage toy that is meant to fit Juul pods exactly. This'll get rid of the pollution problem they pose because people are too lazy to look for garbage cans.
17) Ashtrays are becoming a less and less common commodity in households due to the generation of parents who are more aware of the dangers of cigarettes. That said, we are approaching a generation of children who do not care for the dangers of smoking as well as more heavily smoke in general and as such it is important that we redesign ashtrays to be hip for these new generations. Ashtrays that double as plant vases or look like coffee mugs, etc.
18) I notice that among vinyl enthusiasts they consider themselves archivists of a sort. When they see vinyl being improperly stacked or never dusted, it drives them into a murderous rage in a way. That's why we must create a First Vinyl Collection type of kit for young music lovers. It'll come with all the professional editions to a vinyl collector such as dusting material, cloths, and instructions on how to stack and store vinyl.
19) I've already seen people make a living off of selling series of books dedicated to translating Shakespeare for young people taking tests, and the problem with this is we forget about the other, harder to decipher classic authors such as Ben Johnson or even James Joyce. Solution? Develop series for all the neglected classics who are in school curriculum.
20) Remember those problems that applied to vinyl enthusiasts? Same applies to music lovers. Too many local bands are simply using the same amps and strings they've had since they first got their equipment and we are seeing a slow decline of interest in local music scenes in favor of the cities that breed talent. It is vital that we combat this decline and turn a profit through developing either a First Musician Kit for each instrument or creating a music tech social media app that is more effective than reddit in tying people together.
Wow, I really did come up with 20 things! You know before I took on this challenge I was really worried about having to figure out so many things that bug me cause really I consider myself relatively calm with my surrounding environment. Excluding questions of political government and philosophical rights, of course. That said, I found that once I found about 5 or so problems that truly disgusted me the rest of them seemed to come naturally to me.
I would like to start by saying thank you for all the effort you put into this post. I truly enjoyed reading your thought process and may have to use this format in the future. The conclusion and reflection is well put and I look forward to seeing your post this semester. On the last one you had a small grammar error by using or twice when listing options. Nothing big this post is awesome keep it up
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled that I am not the only one to have pointed out the flaws in our recycling system in some way. It really bugs me that we are tricked into thinking we are helping "save the environment" but in reality are doing very little. I think that in the future it's more about consuming less goods as a whole but there definitely needs to be improvements in the recycling programs, possibly we should take notes from some of the countries that do it well.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good idea to run with for future assignments! The others don't seem like they would have a big enough market.
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