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+permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}"
+title: The Best Way to Transfer GoPro Files with Linux
+categories: ["technology"]
+tags: ["gopro", "camera", "video", "download", "linux", "wireless"]
+layout: post.liquid
+is_draft: true
+---
+
+Transferring files off of most cameras to a Linux computer isn't all that
+difficult. Normally I can rip out the SD card and transfer files or just use a
+USB data transfer of some kind. The exception is my GoPro Hero 4 Black. For 4th
+of July week I took a bunch of video with the GoPro, approximately 20 MP4
+files, about 3GB each. The annoying thing about the GoPros USB interface is
+you need an app to download everything this way. The camera doesn't just show
+up as a USB device that you can mount. The GoPro does have a micro-SD card but
+I'm away from home and didn't have any dongles or adapters.
+
+The solution? GoPro cameras, after the Hero 3, can open up an ad-hoc wireless
+network that lets you browse the GoPros onboard files through an HTTP server.
+This means you can open your browser and scroll through the files on the camera
+at a intranet address, `10.5.5.9`, and download them one by one. Well if you
+have like two dozen videos on there it kinda sucks. 
+
+> *Smiles warmly*
+
+So, I opened up the manual for `wget`. I'm sure you could get really fancy with
+some of the options but the only thing I cared about was downloading every
+single MP4 video off of the camera, automatically. I did not want to download
+any of the small video formats or actual HTML files. So here's what I did:
+
+```sh
+$ wget --recursive --accept "*.MP4" http://10.5.5.9:8080/
+```
+
+Now I've got a directory tree with all of my videos in it. And the best part is
+I didn't have to install the dinky GoPro app on my laptop. Hopefully this helps
+if you're looking for an easy way to migrate lots of footage without manually
+clicking through the web interface or installing additional software.
diff --git a/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md b/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md
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@@ -85,6 +85,27 @@ survived long enough for them to realize it before she drove off.
 
 160$ for new lugnuts; knew that these were a problem with ford and chrysler, class action lawsuit so keep lugnuts
 
+I decided to give YABS another try after a long leave of absence. I needed new
+tires all around for my daily driver. I also needed an inspection and an
+alignment. A simple set of tasks for any shop (you see where this is going). I
+initially tried to go to another local shop but they were all out of the tires
+I was looking to get so I caved and went to YABS. About halfway through the job
+they gave me a call and told me they had some bad news. They said that there
+were some issues getting the lugnuts off my wheels and that they had all been
+stripped, warped, or otherwise destroyed in the process. They told me the only
+fix was to get new ones from a supplier in town for about $160. Keep in mind
+the entire job (inspection, tires, etc.) was going to cost $650. Furthermore,
+dad and I had no problem getting those lugnuts off and back on again just a few
+weeks prior when we changed the transmission fluid.
+
+They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmoe over
+the phone told me this is typical of Fords and Chryslers these days and that
+they'd like to keep my lugnuts for a class action lawsuit they're participating
+in. Now why on Earth would any sane mechanic, with full knowledge they are
+dealing with a defective set of lugnuts, take a high power impact wrench to
+those wheels without speaking with the owner about it first? Smelled fishy to
+me honestly. 
+
 # Ole Blue -- 
 
 Lost hupcap, took a chunk out of tire sidewall
@@ -93,3 +114,6 @@ Lost hupcap, took a chunk out of tire sidewall
 
 - good things -> hassle-free inspections, etc., honestly years of good service
 
+Oh the tires were Cooper GTs by the way and they're amazing. They're smoothe
+and quiet and came with a very nice warranty. They're also made in the USA,
+which is very important to me.