From the conversation about the inconvenience of the buses in Birmingham, it’s become “your inconvenience is my benefit.
Revisiting BoI vs Plain Inconvenience
“Your inconvenience brings me benefit” is something I definitely don’t want to categorize as BoI; it’s just inconvenience.
- Buses in Birmingham require less investment from the bus companies, even at the inconvenience of tourists.
- Because of you persevering on a crowded bus, the roads I take are safe.
- Because of “ATMs whose keys change randomly”, I feel safe from thieves peeking from behind, even though the visually impaired can’t use it.
However, there are some which are awkward.
- At a ring road or “no through road”, it may be inconvenient for those who try to pass through, but is more effective than a sign that reads “Private road- No entry” (In Kanazawa, during the Age of Provincial wars, they made the streets in the castle area like a maze, for protection).
- My bag appears to have a clasp to push, but it’s actually a slide type. It’s inconvenient for pickpockets, but I feel safe.
By the way, a visually impaired person said that, because the numbers on the ATM keys change, they can no longer use ATMs independently.
| Numbers on ATM on | Advantage | Disadvantage |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Key | Can learn with fingers | Thieves can work out PIN from behind by looking at movement |
| Random Key | Difficult for thieves to work out PIN Requires thinking as it doesn’t use fingers |
Effort, because your hands wander Can’t learn with fingers Impossible for visually impaired people |
In reality, the advantages and disadvantages are just opposites of each other, but learning your pin with your memory, not sense of touch, and the fact that we only visit ATMs between once a week to once every few weeks, unlike the passwords for unlocking your PC, the frequency of use is completely different depending on person, so there may be an effect on the balance between the memory for the brain and fingers. If the keys swapped around every day for PC users, they might want to scream out in frustration (>_<).
After some struggling with MSDN-AA for acquiring the Volume License for Windows Vista, having re-installed Vista for a grand total of 4 times, in the end setting up an administrator server called KMS or something, only to find that the volume license isn’t handed out if 25 or more systems aren’t always connected, or some confusing license certification system- I have no idea where the benefit lies in such an inconvenient system (>_<)
To be continued to part 2…