diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index a129330ca..62efa5364 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
   );
 
   $("#publisher").find("textarea").keydown( function(e) {
-    if (e.keyCode == 13) {
+    if (e.keyCode === 13) {
       $(this).closest("form").submit();
     }
   });
 
   $("#stream").delegate("textarea.comment_box", "keydown", function(e){
-    if (e.keyCode == 13) {
+    if (e.keyCode === 13) {
       $(this).closest("form").submit();
     }
   });
@@ -101,26 +101,29 @@ $.fn.clearForm = function() {
 var video_active_container = null;
 
 function openVideo(type, videoid, link) {
-  var container = document.createElement('div');
+  var container = document.createElement('div'),
+      $container = $(container);
   if(type == 'youtube.com') {
-    container.innerHTML = '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v='+videoid+'" target="_blank">Watch this video on Youtube</a><br><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/'+videoid+'?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/'+videoid+'?fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>';
+    $container.html('<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v='+videoid+'" target="_blank">Watch this video on Youtube</a><br><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/'+videoid+'?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/'+videoid+'?fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>');
   } else {
-    container.innerHTML = 'Invalid videotype <i>'+type+'</i> (ID: '+videoid+')';
+    $container.html('Invalid videotype <i>'+type+'</i> (ID: '+videoid+')');
   }
   if(video_active_container != null) {
     video_active_container.parentNode.removeChild(video_active_container);
   }
   video_active_container = container;
-  $(container).hide();
+  $container.hide();
   link.parentNode.insertBefore(container, this.nextSibling);
-  $(container).slideDown('fast', function() { });
-  link.onclick = function() { $(container).slideToggle('fast', function() { } ); }
+  $container.slideDown('fast', function() { });
+  link.onclick = function() { $container.slideToggle('fast', function() { } ); }
 }
 
 $(".make_profile_photo").live("click", function(){
-  var user_id   = $(this).closest(".controls").attr('data-actor');
-      person_id = $(this).closest(".controls").attr('data-actor_person');
-      photo_url = $(this).closest(".controls").attr('data-image_url');
+  var $this = $(this),
+      $controls  = $this.closest(".controls"),
+      user_id   = $controls.attr('data-actor');
+      person_id = $controls.attr('data-actor_person');
+      photo_url = $controls(".controls").attr('data-image_url');
 
   $.ajax({
     type: "PUT",
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ $(".make_profile_photo").live("click", function(){
     data: {"person":{"profile":{ "image_url": photo_url }}},
     success: function(){
       $("img[data-person_id='"+ person_id +"']").each( function() {
-        $(this).attr('src', photo_url);
+        this.src = photo_url;
       });
     }
   });