Help computer. Stop all the javascriptin. August 21, 2008 8:38 AM Subscribe
FireFox. MetaFilter. A script on this page has stopped responding, do you want to stop the script, debug the script, or cry. Anybody else seeing this on Firefox 2.x?
Only started occuring the past few weeks for me. Happens regardless of the site (Ask, MeFi, MeTa). I pulled all my addons out and tried a new profile. Still busted. Any recent changes to the script?
I'm not too good at reproducing it yet. It's not happening every time, but it doesn't seem like a memory issue -- I get it sometimes when I have freshly opened the app, and sometimes only after I've had several tabs open.
Only started occuring the past few weeks for me. Happens regardless of the site (Ask, MeFi, MeTa). I pulled all my addons out and tried a new profile. Still busted. Any recent changes to the script?
I'm not too good at reproducing it yet. It's not happening every time, but it doesn't seem like a memory issue -- I get it sometimes when I have freshly opened the app, and sometimes only after I've had several tabs open.
Metafilter: Not the ONLY reason I bought a new computer.
posted by yeoz at 9:28 AM on August 21, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by yeoz at 9:28 AM on August 21, 2008 [1 favorite]
I get that whenever I load a monster thread. I usually just get annoyed and tell it to stop the script. Never had it happen anywhere other than metafilter, though.
posted by merelyglib at 9:31 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by merelyglib at 9:31 AM on August 21, 2008
No.
posted by boo_radley at 9:38 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by boo_radley at 9:38 AM on August 21, 2008
I noticed on a couple of occasions on start up when the long boing thread was round. Mind you I'm kind of surprised the street lights didn't dip when that thread was loading.
posted by tallus at 10:03 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by tallus at 10:03 AM on August 21, 2008
I have never seen this, and I run Firefox 2.x on Windows and OSX.
posted by heatherann at 10:18 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by heatherann at 10:18 AM on August 21, 2008
Never seen it on MeFi, but I work with a script-heavy page which triggers that error frequently. Usually it's because the connection has slowed, not because there's anything wrong with the script. The script doesn't complete in the time FF is allowing, so you get that dialog. It clears if I just wait. We should both take a look at this.
posted by sageleaf at 10:30 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by sageleaf at 10:30 AM on August 21, 2008
i see it once in awhile, here, there and the other place - i don't know if it's a real problem, though
posted by pyramid termite at 10:33 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by pyramid termite at 10:33 AM on August 21, 2008
Happened every time I tried to load the BoingBoing thread, FWIW.
posted by Sys Rq at 10:56 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by Sys Rq at 10:56 AM on August 21, 2008
cavalier: FireFox. MetaFilter. A script on this page has stopped responding, do you want to stop the script, debug the script, or cry. Anybody else seeing this on Firefox 2.x?
Ah, that problem. I've found that if I just go ahead and cry for four or five hours, everything ends up okay.
posted by koeselitz at 11:16 AM on August 21, 2008
Ah, that problem. I've found that if I just go ahead and cry for four or five hours, everything ends up okay.
posted by koeselitz at 11:16 AM on August 21, 2008
Being a non-nerd, I have been puzzled by that script thingie, but I figures it was just Mr. Gates punishing me for using Firefox.
posted by Cranberry at 11:20 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by Cranberry at 11:20 AM on August 21, 2008
Bill made me write 'figures' instead of 'figured'.
posted by Cranberry at 11:21 AM on August 21, 2008
posted by Cranberry at 11:21 AM on August 21, 2008
I've found that if I just go ahead and cry for four or five hours, everything ends up okay.
As an emotional cripple who is incapable of human emotion, this option isn't available to me. But I've discovered that if I make someone else cry for a couple of hours, I get to feeling pretty good.
Wait... what were we talking about again?
posted by quin at 1:00 PM on August 21, 2008
As an emotional cripple who is incapable of human emotion, this option isn't available to me. But I've discovered that if I make someone else cry for a couple of hours, I get to feeling pretty good.
Wait... what were we talking about again?
posted by quin at 1:00 PM on August 21, 2008
I've never had this problem with Metafilter, but sometimes it shows up in Gmail. Gmail also likes to make Firefox completely seize up, frequently, for a good half-minute, even in the most recent versions.
posted by JHarris at 1:41 PM on August 21, 2008
posted by JHarris at 1:41 PM on August 21, 2008
It sounds to me like you guys just need more cybermegs™. I'm not using all of mine; Paypal me ten bucks and I'll email you some.
posted by Plutor at 2:07 PM on August 21, 2008
posted by Plutor at 2:07 PM on August 21, 2008
happens all the time to me on Firefox 2.0.0.14 on WinXP at work. never seen it on Firefox 3.0.1 on Ubuntu Linux at home.
posted by quonsar at 2:18 PM on August 21, 2008
posted by quonsar at 2:18 PM on August 21, 2008
I have seen this a few times, usually when I am on the train (unreliable connection).
posted by dg at 2:25 PM on August 21, 2008
posted by dg at 2:25 PM on August 21, 2008
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posted by marxchivist at 8:49 AM on August 21, 2008