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diff --git a/posts/playing-with-leaves.md b/posts/playing-with-leaves.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2c80b18 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/playing-with-leaves.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" +title: Playing with Leaves +categories: [] +tags: [] +layout: post.liquid +is_draft: true +--- +Start writing already... diff --git a/posts/sketchy-looking-gas-stations-aren-t-that-sketchy.md b/posts/sketchy-looking-gas-stations-aren-t-that-sketchy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd91ec2 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/sketchy-looking-gas-stations-aren-t-that-sketchy.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" +title: "Sketchy-Looking Gas Stations Aren't That Sketchy" +categories: [] +tags: [] +layout: post.liquid +is_draft: true +--- +Start writing already... diff --git a/posts/the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md b/posts/the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d25e8aa --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +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 index 3f994a0..0a4929a 100644 --- a/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md +++ b/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md @@ -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. |