Fri Dec 29, 2017, 09:10 AM

Soph0571 (9,650 posts)

Washington Post data reporter uncovered a stunningly hypocritical error message on Trump's website

That’s right, Trump’s website has an error message ready for launch that inexplicably and erroneously blames Barack Obama, who is retired, for playing too much golf—all while the current occupant of the White House has spent roughly 90 days this year playing golf.

This has to be a made up, right?

[link:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/28/1728221/-Washington-Post-data-reporter-uncovered-a-stunningly-hypocritical-error-message-on-Trump-s-website|

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Washington Post data reporter uncovered a stunningly hypocritical error message on Trump's website (Original post)	Soph0571	Dec 2017	OP
If that is JavaScript (And it appears to be) there is an error.	TBA	Dec 2017	#1
Good catch!	infullview	Dec 2017	#4
No. See the correct code below	Yavin4	Dec 2017	#5
It's not just wrong, it's also strange	localroger	Dec 2017	#6
500 internal server error	alp227	Dec 2017	#7
Then the message should explain that	localroger	Dec 2017	#8
Unlike Obama???	kinghov	Dec 2017	#2
Unfortunately	Scarsdale	Dec 2017	#3

Response to Soph0571 (Original post)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 09:56 AM

TBA (817 posts)

1. If that is JavaScript (And it appears to be) there is an error.

The equality operator is ==, a single = os assignment. So it should be ... if (errorCode == '500').

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Response to TBA (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 10:52 AM

infullview (814 posts)

4. Good catch!

I'm a developer and I breezed right past this without scrutinizing the syntax. BTW if you follow the link shown in this tweet you'll notice that the choices for approval rating on tRump is missing "Poor" while it is there for Obama. Nothing like trying to skew the results to bolster the Yuge ego.

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Fri Dec 29, 2017, 10:54 AM

Yavin4 (33,230 posts)

5. No. See the correct code below

POTUS = 'Hillary Clinton'

There. I fixed it.

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Response to TBA (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 11:31 AM

localroger (3,015 posts)

6. It's not just wrong, it's also strange

The programmer appears to be testing a specific error code (500) which isn't named or documented -- generally poor form, because what does 500 mean? Well the error message in addition to being uselessly snarky is just generally uselessly vague. I assume it's working against some kind of framework for transferring data to or from the server, but even if you got rid of the snark and fixed the equality operator, it would still be useless for troubleshooting.

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Response to localroger (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 11:51 AM

alp227 (31,464 posts)

7. 500 internal server error

https://www.westhost.com/knowledgebase/display/WES/What+Is+A+500+error

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Response to alp227 (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 12:23 PM

localroger (3,015 posts)

8. Then the message should explain that

Especially the "it's us not your PC" part.

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Response to Soph0571 (Original post)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 10:29 AM

kinghov (9 posts)

2. Unlike Obama???

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Fri Dec 29, 2017, 10:46 AM

Scarsdale (9,426 posts)

3. Unfortunately

he is the polar opposite of President Obama. President Obama had intelligence, class, diplomacy, a loving family, worldwide respect and was a handsome devil!! The orange anus is repulsive, dumb, uncouth and married a gold digging nude "model". Seems that the rest of the gop is just fine with that. Luckily he did not run as a democratic candidate, they would have crucified him. I wonder what dirt he has on them to keep them in line? I hope he enjoys golfing with his Russian buddies, while nobody is checking the guest list (non existant) at his golden shithouse in Florida?

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