Thursday, June 12, 2025

Taking A Gamble With A GoPro


After procrastinating for months, I finally decided to bite the bullet, and ordered a used GoPro Hero9 Black on Ebay. The pictures that were included with the ad shows a camera in what appears to be pristine condition. I realize I may regret this purchase, especially after reading so many complaints about the newer cameras. And it doesn't help that my old trusty GoPro Hero4 Silver has been reliable throughout the years. But, sometimes in life I guess we have to take a gamble.

The reason for this sudden decision is twofold:

1) My old trusty GoPro Hero4 Silver does not have Linear Mode, Horizon Leveling or Hypersmooth 3.0 stabilization, which I would like to have for my motorcycle rides. It cannot capture RAW images either.

2) The price was dirt cheap.

The GoPro Hero9 Black camera comes with a charger, two batteries, a SanDisk Extreme 256GB memory card, a case, and several mounts. For now, I am not interested using the MediaMod, since I prefer to use a Zoom recorder with an external microphone. This has been my preferred method to record sound for years.

I plan to use "this new-to-me" camera primarily for some of my basic hobbies like, motorcycle rides, kayaking and snorkeling. Nothing fancy.

Once I put this camera to the test, I'll hope to write an updated review. Never say never, but for now I am not interested in the Insta360 or the DJI Osmo. At least not yet.



Wednesday, June 4, 2025

GoPro Clickbait Nonsense


Just spent over 12 minutes watching a useless "clickbait" video about GoPro major fatal flaw. The video start by mentioning that since the very beginning, there is a flaw in every single GoPro camera ever made. 

To put this blog post in context, for the last several weeks I've been seriously considering upgrading my Gopro and getting a GoPro Hero13; the one with all the new bells and whistles. Which is why I decided to watch this video. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with my GoPro Hero4 Silver. It works flawlessly during snorkeling, kayaking and motorsports.

The fatal flaw is not even mentioned until the last few seconds of the video that I just watched. It took him 12 minutes to get to the point. During the first 2 seconds, he could've just said that the fatal flaw about GoPro is the overheating and be done with it. Not to mention, the video also included a sponsored ad about some product unrelated to GoPro. 

I guess this is the new norm. Content creators with professional looking videos, and lots of ads and blah content. All fluff, no real answer to their own question.

Thursday, May 29, 2025

El Que No Tiene Padrino No Se Bautiza


Gregory Matías Gutiérrez, hijo de el Senador Gregorio Matias Santiago, fue sentenciado a 17 años de cárcel por narcotrafico y el asesinato de un agente de la Policía. Solo cumplira 14 años en prisión para terminar de cumplir su pena.

Matías Gutiérrez fue acusado de ocho cargos criminales, que incluían dos asesinatos y trasiego de drogas. Gutiérrez Matías era el dueño de un punto  de drogas en el residencial Manuel A. Pérez de Río Piedras. Allí se vendía heroína, cocaína, marihuana, fentanilo, Percocet y Xanax. También se le relacionó con el trasiego de drogas en los residenciales Alejandrino, en Guaynabo, y Los Laureles, en Cupey, así como en la comunidad San Isidro de Canóvanas y otras áreas cercanas del municipio de San Juan.

Si a mi me arrestan por tener un punto de drogas, ser gatillero a sueldo y asesinar dos personas, incluyendo un policia, justicia bota la llave y yo me pudro en la carcel. El que no tiene padrino no se bautiza.

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Photo Dump - May 2025

This Photo Dump is a random collection of photos shared on some of my other social media accounts, without a specific narrative or story connecting them. They are shared in no particular order. 












Friday, May 23, 2025

La Corrupcion Arropa A Todo Puerto Rico.


La Oficina del Contralor acaba de revelar que el DTOP no cobro $47.9 millones en boletos a los conductores en Puerto Rico; boletos de transito que no fueron digitalizados. 

Tambien salio a la luz que empleados del CESCO cancelaban multas suyas, familares y amigos en un posible esquema de fraude. Al menos, 19 empleados de CESCO fueron señalados de fraude al alterar el status de multas de transito sin pagar. Incluyendo boletos emitidos a familiares, compañeros de trabajo y hasta del mismo empleado de CESCO. 

De acuerdo a esta auditoria, salio a relucir que en el 2019, el DTOP dejo de cobrar $47.9 millones de multas que fueran arregladas por debajo de la mesa por empleados de CESCO. 

Puerto Rico es la isla del chanchullo; parece que la corrupcion es parte del ADN del pueblo puertorriqueno. Y despues la gente pregunta porque la isla esta en quiebra. La corrupcion arropa a todo Puerto Rico.

The Stock Market Crashes Today After Trump Throws Massive Tantrum Amid More Tariff Threats


The Orange Turd, our authoritarian fascist dictator wannabe crashed the stock market today, again. The stock market crashed today thanks to this moron daily tantrums and tariffs threats.

Never in my wildest dreams I would ever imagine that Republicans in Congress would fully support a president directly targeting specific companies via taxation applied through executive orders. This basically is governmental extortion. Our tyrannical authoritarian wannabe dictator is saying, do this or face retaliation. 

And this congress has no spine. They just follow orders and kiss the ring, from the greatest grifter in the history of our republic. In my opinion, we are watching the downfall of America's democracy and the one clown who is destroying the world's best economy.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Kayakeando en el Rio de Guajataca en Puerto Rico


Hace un par de dias encontre unas cuantas tarjetas de memoria de mi camara GoPro en un bolso, con fotos de cuando fui a kayakear a el Rio Guajataca en Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. 

Desde que descubri el deporte del kayak, trato de practicarlo en aguas tranquilas ya que todavia no soy muy diestro en este pasatiempo. Lo mas que me gusta de kayakear es el explorar la naturaleza, a la misma vez que es un pasatiempo bastante relajante y me ayuda a reducir el estres. 

Hace unos meses conoci un aficionado a las motos Triumph en el taller de motoras de un amigo en Cabo Rojo. Cual fue mi sorpresa cuando me entere que Gary tiene mucha experiencia con kayaks, ya que ha participado profesionalmente en el deporte en Puerto Rico y lo practica a menudo para mantenerse en forma. Las veces que he abordado el tema de los kayaks con el, me ha proporcionado consejos utiles que estoy seguro en algun momento utilizare.