Not putting { and } on their own lines is a pet peeve of mine. As is using them for single lines of code in an if statement.

Also, just ugly looking code in general. Stuff like "int i = blah(); return i;" when there is no reason you can't just do "return blah();"

Yeah, with a line break in there. The latest example that comes to mind probably was for debugging, especially since the one-line version was commented out right below it.

Here's a minor one: not having a newline at the end of a text file.

[bamccaig@sephiroth ~]$ cat your_file
This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here. HUGE SUCCESS.[bamccaig@sephiroth ~]$ 

{"name":"FFFFFUUUUU.jpg","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/e\/2\/e24b2cbb5f7cdeee04e0b10689a54437.jpg","w":358,"h":315,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/e\/2\/e24b2cbb5f7cdeee04e0b10689a54437"}

Appended. I don't actually cat other people's files to stdout though. It even bothers me opening the file in a text editor. I bet I've added newlines to the end of files in Trezker's Cumulate and clipboard projects.

I don't like the tools that complain to high heaven about it. Sure I prefer the new line at the end, but sometimes I forget. (Thank god I haven't had to use some tool that would crash or something if it was there)

Also, things like if(blah == true) ... bug me.

Maybe they could have a switch (operated by the managers key) that would refuse to scan more than 20 items?

I hate when stores put in self checkouts, effectively making you work for free. If I have to ring myself out, I should get a discount on my items.

The BAFsters stay away from them, resulting in shorter lines. I'd suppose Adam Smith's invisible hand would reduce prices in the store due to less workload, although I don't see why they couldn't program in a discount right into the self-checkout to encourage its use.

They could, but there's no need. People are using them anyway, because they're faster and you can avoid the awkward social contact.

They touch my food. They talk to me, saying all sorts of numbers. Some of them even greet me.

I actually prefer normal cashiers. I've only used the self-checkouts at one place, but the experience was not pleasant. It's probably been close to two years now, but I scanned the one thing that I was buying and put it in a bag. As I was paying, my brother picked up the bag to get ready to go, and the computer freaked out and said to put the bag back down and ask for assistance (from a person!)... NEVER AGAIN.

That particular place even has the self-checkouts arranged in a square with an employee standing at a podium in between you. Her job: basically to watch you and awkwardly help you if you have trouble.

They're not designed for people that aren't comfortable around people. They're designed to reduce the number of required employees. Computers should be my preferred checkout option, but it turns out the cashiers are less awkward to deal with than the computers. Plus, there's a chance that the cashier will be hot and nice, which only makes the experience pleasant.

Sam's Club really annoys me. You have to have a membership card to shop at their store. And if you don't, then they will not let you SPEND MONEY ON THEIR CRAP! It just seems so asinine...