diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index dcfc4895e..ee44c4fb2 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  */
 
 (function() {
-  var $, $$, DAY, Favicon, HOUR, MINUTE, Main, NAMESPACE, Recaptcha, SECOND, Time, VERSION, anonymize, conf, config, cooldown, d, engine, expandComment, expandThread, filter, flatten, g, getTitle, imgExpand, imgGif, imgHover, key, keybinds, log, nav, options, qr, quoteBacklink, quoteDR, quoteInline, quoteOP, quotePreview, redirect, replyHiding, reportButton, revealSpoilers, sauce, strikethroughQuotes, threadHiding, threadStats, threading, titlePost, ui, unread, updater, val, watcher;
+  var $, $$, DAY, Favicon, HOUR, MINUTE, Main, NAMESPACE, Recaptcha, SECOND, Time, VERSION, anonymize, conf, config, cooldown, d, engine, expandComment, expandThread, filter, flatten, g, getTitle, imgExpand, imgGif, imgHover, key, keybinds, log, nav, options, qr, quoteBacklink, quoteDR, quoteInline, quoteOP, quotePreview, redirect, replyHiding, reportButton, revealSpoilers, sauce, strikethroughQuotes, threadHiding, threadStats, threading, titlePost, ui, unread, updater, val, watcher, _base;
   var __slice = Array.prototype.slice;
 
   config = {
@@ -171,11 +171,7 @@
     }
   };
 
-  if (typeof console !== "undefined" && console !== null) {
-    log = function(arg) {
-      return console.log(arg);
-    };
-  }
+  log = typeof (_base = console.log).bind === "function" ? _base.bind(console) : void 0;
 
   if (!Object.keys) {
     Object.keys = function(o) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index ca8a7db52..6120a9072 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -98,11 +98,7 @@ config =
       'Auto Update':  [true,  'Automatically fetch new posts']
     'Interval': 30
 
-# XXX chrome can't into `{log} = console`
-if console?
-  # XXX scriptish - console.log.apply is not a function
-  log = (arg) ->
-    console.log arg
+log = console.log.bind? console
 
 # XXX opera cannot into Object.keys
 if not Object.keys