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YOURLS URL Forwarding with Unicode Characters

posted on 2010-08-20 - amd.im/GRVD

I have been setting up a YOURLS server at amd.ws just to have a shortened URL that a is a bit more unique than bit.ly or tr.im. I had some issues with my unicode domain and here's how I fixed it.

I was getting redirects to WEBSITE.WS parking pages in Safari and failures to redirect in Firefox 3.6 and 4.0 when I tried to visit shortened urls that did not exist yet, like http://amd.ws/nonsense.

The issue lied in the encoding of my config.php file. If you are seeing problems like this, try using a good text editor like BBedit and save the file with "UTF-8 with BOM" encoding and see if that is more successful for you, it solved all my issues.

Sunrise over Shenzhen

posted on 2010-08-10 - amd.im/Uj93

Here's a shot of the Windows of the World amusement park in Nanshan, Shenzhen.

I changed my travel plans yesterday to return home early. There just wasn't enough work over here to warrant me staying. This marks the first time that has ever happened.

As usual I stayed up all night in an attempt to get some sleep on the plane and head off a bit of the jet lag. Wish me luck with that as there is plenty of work to be done back home.

Quiet Reflection

posted on 2010-08-07 - amd.im/iYsb

This is a shot of the pond at my parent's house. It tends to be pretty peaceful out there and I think this silhouette captures that well.

Shot on Ilford Delta 400 pushed to 800 with a Graflex 22 TLR and a 85 f/3.5 lens.

Salvageable Seca Shot

posted on 2010-08-06 - amd.im/AGhO

This is the one salvageable frame I got from the 2010 MotoGP race at Laguna Seca.

Unfortunately, my Mamiya did not respond well to my foam replacement and leaked light all over my roll of Provia.

Shot on Provia 100 with a Mamiya M645 and a 80 f/2.8 lens.