As a result of a recent trip to Texas Hill Country, I've been reminded of three more pet peeves. Two of them are related to captive portals, and I may make a rant about those, because fuck captive portals and I hope the guy who was invented them is killed by army ants.
1. Airports that show you ads to get on their WiFi. (This is not connected to my trip, just reminded of my hatred of captive portals.) I'm already paying for your WiFi by buying a ticket through your airport. If airports were like hotels and I had a choice, I would do like I do with hotels and avoid the ones without free WiFi. Sadly, for most places this is simply not an option. Even in cities with multiple airports, Southwest usually only flies to one of them. Unfortunately, airports are a natural monopoly, and the amazing thing is that there are still some airports that don't do this.
2. Places that aren't showing you ads using captive portals. Ads are the only reason you'd want to use a captive portal where you couldn't use a more secure, more reliable solution.
3. Single-person, sex-segregated restrooms. This seems to be the most common bathroom configuration in Hill Country, though I've also seen it elsewhere. I get why people (particularly women) are uncomfortable with unisex multi-stall bathrooms, but if you have two single-stall bathrooms, what possible reason could you have for having a men's room and ladies' room?