# File lib/stella/core_ext.rb, line 125
  def encode_fix(enc="UTF-8")
    if RUBY_VERSION >= "1.9"
      begin
        encode!(enc, :undef => :replace, :invalid => :replace, :replace => '?')
      rescue Encoding::CompatibilityError
        BS.info "String#encode_fix: resorting to US-ASCII"
        encode!("US-ASCII", :undef => :replace, :invalid => :replace, :replace => '?')
      end
    end
    self
  end