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From: David Mark on 17 May 2010 23:55
The site thereifixedit.com, which is apparently a tribute to the wonders
of duct tape was just mentioned on TV. I tried it and:-

JavaScript - http://thereifixedit.com/

Uncaught exception: ReferenceError: Undefined variable: jQuery
Error thrown at line 1, column 1 in
http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.5.3/jquery-ui.min.js:
(function($){$.ui={plugin:{add:function(module,option,set){var
proto=$.ui[module].prototype;for(var i in
set){proto.plugins[i]=proto.plugins[i]||[];proto.plugins[i].push([option,set[i]]);}},call:function(instance,name,args){var
set=instance.plugins[name];if(!set){return;}
JavaScript -
http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?correlator=1274154716376&output=json_html&callback=GA_googleSetAdContentsBySlotForSync&impl=s&client=ca-pub-0766144451700556&slotname=TIFI_468_ATF_HP&page_slots=TIFI_468_ATF_HP&cust_params=page%3D_&cookie_enabled=1&ga_vid=1668910238.1274154720&ga_sid=1274154720&ga_hid=592115831&ga_fc=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthereifixedit.com%2F&lmt=1274154747&dt=1274154720360&cc=100&biw=779&bih=439&ifi=1&u_tz=-240&u_java=true&u_h=600&u_w=800&u_ah=600&u_aw=800&u_cd=32&u_nplug=13&u_nmime=283&flash=10.0.42

Linked script not loaded
JavaScript -
http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?correlator=1274154716376&output=json_html&callback=GA_googleSetAdContentsBySlotForSync&impl=s&a2ids=%2CBEzYQ%2CBEzBw%2CBEyUw%2CCB5zw&cids=%2CMhxGZ0%2CMhxBe0%2CMhwu2U%2CUYKeY8&client=ca-pub-0766144451700556&slotname=TIFI_125a_BTF_HP&page_slots=TIFI_468_ATF_HP%2CTIFI_728_ATF_HP%2CTIFI_300_ATF_HP%2CTIFI_160_ATF_HP%2CTIFI_LHSnav%2CTIFI_125a_BTF_HP&cust_params=page%3D_&cookie=ID%3D371276dfda70de1d%3AT%3D1274155033%3AS%3DALNI_MaIBNq9nx-KGMmA9JyO8-1-5QyywQ&cookie_enabled=1&ga_vid=1668910238.1274154720&ga_sid=1274154720&ga_hid=592115831&ga_fc=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthereifixedit.com%2F&lmt=1274154747&dt=1274154737599&cc=100&biw=779&bih=439&ifi=6&u_tz=-240&u_java=true&u_h=600&u_w=800&u_ah=600&u_aw=800&u_cd=32&u_nplug=13&u_nmime=283&flash=10.0.42

jQuery UI is the duct tape of widget libraries. How do people think it
is a good idea to pile these things up on their sites? It's hard enough
to maintain jQuery alone. Throw in a rag-tag assortment of widgets and
this is what can be expected.
From: Scott Sauyet on 18 May 2010 09:47
On May 17, 11:55 pm, David Mark <dmark.cins...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> The site thereifixedit.com, which is apparently a tribute to the wonders
> of duct tape was just mentioned on TV.  I tried it and:-
>
> JavaScript -http://thereifixedit.com/
>
> Uncaught exception: ReferenceError: Undefined variable: jQuery

Yes, good catch. They defined a plug-in before the library into which
it plugs in. Can I assume that you reported this to the site owner so
they can fix it?

--
Scott
From: Helbrax on 18 May 2010 10:10
On May 18, 9:47 am, Scott Sauyet <scott.sau...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, good catch.  They defined a plug-in before the library into which
> it plugs in.  Can I assume that you reported this to the site owner so
> they can fix it?
>
> --
> Scott

At the risk of sounding like a jerk, the web site owner probably
wouldn't understand the problem in the first place. Most of the folks
I've worked with that "judiciously" chose JQuery know less about
javascript than I do(and that's saying a lot ;)).

From: David Mark on 18 May 2010 21:14
Scott Sauyet wrote:
> On May 17, 11:55 pm, David Mark <dmark.cins...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> The site thereifixedit.com, which is apparently a tribute to the wonders
>> of duct tape was just mentioned on TV. I tried it and:-
>>
>> JavaScript -http://thereifixedit.com/
>>
>> Uncaught exception: ReferenceError: Undefined variable: jQuery
>
> Yes, good catch.

Not really. It's plain as day for anyone who happens to turn on error
reporting.

> They defined a plug-in before the library into which
> it plugs in.

And the failure was immediate. Wonder how they missed it.

> Can I assume that you reported this to the site owner so
> they can fix it?
>

Of course not. If their developers can't be bothered to do even the
most superficial testing, it's hardly my problem. And who would I
report it to anyway? Customer service? Do you really think they'd have
any idea what I was talking about? I've been down that road many times.
It's a waste of time.

Can I presume that you reported it to the site owners? :)
From: David Mark on 18 May 2010 21:16
Helbrax wrote:
> On May 18, 9:47 am, Scott Sauyet <scott.sau...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yes, good catch. They defined a plug-in before the library into which
>> it plugs in. Can I assume that you reported this to the site owner so
>> they can fix it?
>>
>> --
>> Scott
>
> At the risk of sounding like a jerk, the web site owner probably
> wouldn't understand the problem in the first place. Most of the folks
> I've worked with that "judiciously" chose JQuery know less about
> javascript than I do(and that's saying a lot ;)).
>

Exactly. And you don't sound like a jerk. No need to tiptoe around the
obvious. The query was clearly baiting.
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