Recently I had a problem when I moved my blog from blog.fantikerz.com to fantikerz.com. I had far too many links on other sites that still looked like http://blog.fantikerz.com/?p=261, and wouldn’t redirect to the new blog’s location. I wouldn’t even know where to start if I had to change all of those.

Instead, I threw together a simple redirection script that I thought I’d just share in case anyone needed it. It’s nothing fancy at all, and stupid easy to set up. There are many ways of doing this, and in my opinion, this is the easiest.

This is explained in a way that even common folk who just want to move their blog will understand. Sorry if I insult your intelligence.

1. Create a file called index.php

Pop open notepad, go to File > Save As…, set the filename as index.php, and then go directly below that and make sure to set Save As Type to All Files.

2. Copy the script into the text editor

<?php
	$post = $_GET["p"];
	$new = "http://newbloglocation.com";
	$string = $new . "?p=" . $post;

	echo "Redirecting to " . $string;
	header("Location: $string");
?>

3. Plug in your information

This is easy. Just plug in your blog’s new address where http://newbloglocation.com is. Make sure to include the http://. If your blog was located in another directory, you’re also able to include it like so: http://newbloglocation.com/blog/. Otherwise, omit anything after the domain name.

4. Presto, now save it and upload it to your server

Do a quick CTRL+S to save and upload it via FTP to the root of where your old blog used to reside.

Now you’re done. That was easy!

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I would be lying if I said this wasn’t Twitter inspired. I initially started with an ugly black colour palette in mind but quickly swapped that for a clean, white and blue scheme. From there, I immediately thought of clouds — that’s where cloud-no9’s brushes came in handy. Admittedly, the placement of everything isn’t very original, but that’s alright.

I probably won’t end up converting the psd to xhtml, but if someone wants to, or just wants the psd, leave a comment and I’ll send it to you.

Hopefully, if I do another one of these videos, the end result will be much more interesting. It should be noted that I still consider myself an ametuer at web design.

Just know that there’s not any particular reason for writing this, and you shouldn’t take anything seriously — unless you’re Anthony or George. There might even be some things that you agree with, but don’t be surprised if there isn’t. In all seriousness, this post is really self-centered and is mostly a joke.

• Airplane or Aircraft
  • Honestly, I have no idea why this bugs me. I prefer using and hearing the word aircraft over airplane — maybe because I find the word airplane redundant. I mean, the plane insinuates flight, so therefore the word air is unnecessary. I like the word aeroplane, though.
• Blueberries
  • These things don’t even taste that great. The only real delectable members of the berry family are the strawberry and the raspberry. I don’t even know what the differences between the blueberry and the huckleberry are. In my opinion, these useless fruits should be eradicated. They are taking up strawberry space.
• People Who Post Pictures of Themselves with no Shirt Online
  • You know those douchebags that take pictures of themselves with their crappy 2MP camera phone their parents bought for them in front of their smeared bathroom mirrors with their sixpack barely visible under the blue fluorescent lights with various pointless effects added in emphasizing their “beastliness”? I hate them.
• Pill Popping
  • Modern medicine has come a long way, but what did humans do before taking drugs became common? Working out? Using natural remedies? Resting? What are those?! It just bugs me that people have appeared to develop an independence on pills to make them feel better when there are even better remedies out there. Of course you still need medication, but it needs to be frowned upon when others take drugs for the sake of laziness.
• Posting Your Personal Problems Online
  • I know I’m not alone on this. Doesn’t it suck when you’re having a nice day, decide to go on Facebook, and then see a deeply obscure but obviously depressive message? It can totally bog your day down. I understand the need to vent, but that’s what a diary (or wrists) are for.
• Rapists
  • ‘Nuff said.
• Saying You can do More than you Really Can
  • So you want to look impressive? Then you might think it would be good to add 10 things you know shit none about to your resume. Even better, tell people that you can do those things and then proceed to show those people work that you jacked off a lowly artist on deviantArt! Boy, aren’t you impressive!
• Those Who Put their Name on their License Plates
  • Are you too good for the random string of numbers and letters that the DMV gives you or do you just forget your name all the time? Quit being an egotistical fool because we don’t care what your name is.
• Unnecessary Swearing
  • Sure, popping off an F bomb every now and then adds comical value, but you shouldn’t replace every other word with it. Swearing should either be used to prove a point, or add comical value to an otherwise stale point.
• Woefully Ignorant People
  • You want to show someone something, but they just dont get it and don’t care. This might even be something that you know they would like, but they still don’t care. You can choose to let it go or persist… you persist, if only for the reason that you know that you’ll be thinking of this for weeks if you don’t. Days later, they still don’t give a shit and you proceed to go to your next, more open-minded, employed friend and show him the thing you’ve been raving about. The person loves it and you become best friends, and the ignorant friend gets arrested for possession of a controlled substance. You need better friends.

Alright, so I was trying to see if MSN was down by Googling “is msn down”, and some somewhat comical suggestions popped up when I punched in the first word. This sparked a short-lived Googling frenzy. Here are my highlights.

I never found out if MSN was down..

All this post is about, is feel good , and catchy, songs. As a music junkie, I come across them quite often, and I even have a playlist of them on my iPod that’s 150-ish songs deep.

What makes a song catchy? A nice beat, of course, with sometimes clever lyrics. The same thing goes for the feel good songs, which will probably have some more meaningful lyrics.

I figured some of you might enjoy some songs on this Saturday morning. Here are some of the better ones, after the break…

1. Imogen Heap — Goodnight and Go — Pop

This really is a dictionary definition of a “feel good song”, in my opinion. Imogen is bloody talented.

2. David Guetta — Delirious — Pop / Dance

David Guetta always churns out great songs that would fit best at a party. There is a build up to the chorus in this song, which makes a great impact when this is turned up loud.

3. MGMT — Time to Pretend — Alternative

When I heard this a while ago, I knew I had heard it before. I had heard it from the movie 21 (a great movie), and listening to the lyrics is almost a story in itself.

4. ATB — Let You Go — Dance / Trance

This is another song with great lyrics. “I’ve been running like a sentence” — priceless!!

5. Chicane — Stoned in Love ft. Tom Jones — Dance / Trance

This is one of those songs that, for me, seem to impact you best in the morning. This track deserved MUCH more recognition than it’s gotten. Tom Jones is a beast.

6. Jem — They — Pop

I hear that this song is supposedly a tribute to Cinderella (that’s where the bum baa da bit comes from). I think it’s more of a tribute f***ing catchy music.

7. Kaskade — Sweet Love — Trance / Dance

Yes, this is another song that’s in the same class as Stoned in Love, that’s above. In addition, this is a great night time song. Just close your eyes and listen to the beat.

8. Flunk — Blue Monday - Indie

Here’s another, slow paced, version of the song Blue Monday, by New Order. You know, that old classic with plenty of base? Yeah, that’s the one. But you know, I really like this version a lot more…

9. Dido — Here With Me — Pop / Lounge

Not sure why I included this… but you can’t deny that it’s somewhat catchy.

10. Zaho — Dima — French Pop / Rap

You don’t need to understand what she’s saying to like the song.

11. Rob Dougan — Clubbed to Death — Instrumental / Soundtrack

This one comes from the Blade Trinity soundtrack, and it is a good instrumental. I would throw it up there with Requiem for a Dream.

I tried to choose songs that [normal] people probably don’t already have on their iPods and stuff, yet. This post took a nice two hours to put together, so I can only hope you found something you liked.

I’ve pre ordered their new album, Viva la Vida which promises to be promising.

Of course you’d never want to take my word on something, so take a listen to some tracks (including their latest one) for yourself, after the break.

Their newest song, Viva la Vida

One of my favorite tracks, Clocks

So, what do you think of their music?

I personally hung out with Regicidal1 for a while, and we went over to Clan Wars and lost multiple times. I pwned with my Mith stuff… But hey, who cares about me?

Videos and pictures after the break.

Runescape 2008 Gathering

Video by TheUnforgiving

Here are some pictures I took in the short while I was there.

Ice Mountain

Clan Wars