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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

@biff I can’t remember if you’ve mentioned it on the show, but with so much of his work on the podcast (Supergirl, Lanterns), you should know that the joke about Tom King is that all of his comics involve bad dads, sad dads, or Baghdad.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

@trs Yeah - and done up by a very good bike mechanic.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

@enobacon Actually that's the weird thing: I have always been a masher, but in the last month or so I've turned over a new leaf and keep a cadence in the 90s all the time. I'm running a 50/34T and 11-32t on a 700c wheel. Not sure how the cogs are attached to the bracket - looks like a metal […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

@Eorlingur Not considering how hard it was to undo (and was locked by bike shop after repairing the axle)

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Trying to figure out what I did to ruin this Ultegra cassette after a year of use. (The three largest cogs are attached to one another via a bracket, as are the next two. The pair are misaligned so that they are at an angle to the rest of the cassette. When […] [Original post on dmv.community]

The view of a rear bicycle wheel looking down at the cassette. On the left side there is a large gap between the three largest cogs and the next two. On the right side those two are too close to the three largest and there’s a gap to the next smallest.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Looking for advice on camping via bike, aka bikepacking: My wife and I spent the last 3 days bikepacking around the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, and had a blast, but it was my first time camping and there were two... pain points. 1. We brought some fancy Picaridin insect repellant that promised […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

RE: dmv.community/@jemal/11699235079249… This is still ongoing, but somebody on Discord suggested using Anubis, an anti-AI-scraping tool, and it looks like it would help... ...if I could figure out how to get it running. The documentation isn't helpful, but the part I keep thinking […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

(Could use a mobile-optimized view.)

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

And here's the thing: it's not much of a site! It's mostly lists of things that were discussed on a podcast. AND YET. If I didn't already hate AI for all the other reasons, this thing where every AI company is suddenly scraping everything on the web for training data SUCKS. I'm doing a bunch […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

I host a couple MediaWiki sites for podcasts that I like, and they were no trouble for a long time. But one of them has drawn the attention of AI crawlers, and made hosting it a nightare. On Saturday while I was at work (not a computer job) I started getting […] [Original post on dmv.community]

A graph labeled "Unique visitors per day - including spiders" that is mostly very flat and hugging the very bottom edge of the graph until you get to the extreme right edge where this past Saturday shows over 31 million hits and over 700,000 visitors.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

@jcrabapple Honestly, finding an easy way to give them SOMETHING (hours, contact form, list of services, etc.) even if it's a single page for not too much money is as much a service to the community as it is to them.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

@jcrabapple YUP. Also, handmade tamales take too long to make, and I don't have the capital to waste.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

@jcrabapple I sometimes wonder how much trouble it would be to operate a tamale cart in Baltimore. As far as I can tell: too much trouble.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

Weird podcast CMS question that I'm hoping a smart person will have an answer to: A podcast I listen to has switched hosting from ZenCastr to Megaphone and I maintain a wiki that links to specific episodes where particular subjects are discussed. My problem is that there aren’t real permalinks […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

Had to get a new Headset for my old bike and was able to swing a 1" Chris King NoThreadSet, but the question is: should I put the cups in right-side-up or upside-down? #BikeTooter #bikemechanics #cycling

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

@Pionir that’s my thinking. My wife went tubeless on her cyclocross bike last fall, and after a half-dozen tube punctures from tiny bits of glass and wire in a month, I went tubeless on my road bike a couple weeks ago. Still trying to get my head around the whole thing. Thanks!

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

My wife got these Bontrager TLR wheels (old, but unused) as spares for her cross bike and we set them up tubeless. She ran them for a bit, took them off for a bit, put them back on and they went flat. It appears there’s a hole in the seam where the rim is […] [Original post on dmv.community]

The inside rim of a bike wheel with sealant bubbling up from a hole in the wheel as air escapes the wheel. There is a bike stand visible that is holding the (not seen) bike up over a hardwood floor.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2026

Weird tech question: I've used a series of iPhones since the 3G basically without a single software issue. Once or twice a year an app crashes, a phone has rebooted a handful of times in extreme heat, but that's it. Mostly rock solid. But in the last two months my 14 Pro seems like it's […]

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Marty Day @martyday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

Okay folks. One last hard sell. Tomorrow at 5pm (it's a matinee, you're welcome, fellow olds!), at the Ottobar in Baltimore, MD (Doors at 4), I will host my last @superartfight event. www.superartfight.com/event/260338-…

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Super Art Fight: End of Day – Super Art Fight

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

@martyday OH SHIT wish I could make it for one last Marty Farts! 😟

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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

waiting for the inevitable Slate article “I used OpenClaw agents to prep and file my taxes. Then I got audited”

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026

@adarsh What's weird about that is that my house is my most valuable asset, and I don't make any money on it until I sell it, but every year I have to give 2.2% of its value to the city of Baltimore in the form of property taxes, which is fine, but... it sure seems like we could tax stocks based […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

@Pionir also, I’m pretty sure it’s a US model given the local bike shop sticker. Check the options here and see if you think it matches the PGN 10: www.bikeboompeugeot.com/Brochures%2…

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Peugeot 1984 USA Brochure

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

@Pionir well, first off it’s a very dark gray metallic paint, and I don’t think it’s a respray. The only original parts are the frame, fork, maybe the seatpost and maybe maybe the BB. It looks a lot like an ‘85 501, but those weren’t lugged. As far as I can tell, after poking around Bike Boom […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

@thechildofroth I’ve already asked the RetroGrouches in the Classic & Vintage section of Bike Forums and gotten one wrong answer. 😀 However, I think it might be a March 1984 PGN 10 based on the serial number starting with 403 and the tubing, forks, and seat tube screw matching this description:

A section of the 1984 Peugeot Bike Catalog showing a black road bike with white bar tape and orange accents. It’s labeled a PGN 10 and has a long list of features which are not on my bike:

PGN 10
Frame and Fork: "REYNOLDS 501" Cro-Moly double butted main tubes
with forged drop-outs, brazed-on bottle cage fittings, chrome fork and
Delrin derailleur cable guide. REYNOLDS 501 fork.
Handlebar: Alloy racing
Stem: Alloy, aero.
Brakes: WEINMANN 506 alloy side-pull, with drilled levers.
Chainwheel: NERVAR 3020.42 x 52T.
Pedals: MAILLARD alloy, aero.
Chain: SEDISPORT %z" silver.
Freewheel: MAILLARD Helicomatic 6 speed, 13.15. 17. 20. 24.28 T. silver.
Hubs: ATOM Helicomatic alloy, small flange with quick release.
Rims: RIGIDA alloy, 700C.
Tires: MICHELIN BIB 20 TS white wall, 700C.
Derailleurs: SIMPLEX SX 610T rear, SJA 222 front, downtube shifters.
Saddle: SELLA ITALIA racing style, suede.
Seat Post: Alloy, micro adjust.
Accessories: CHRISTOPHE toe clips with straps, wide angle reflectors,
spoke protector.
Weight: 23.9 Ibs. (size 22).
Sizes: 20½" (52 cm), 22" (56 cm), 23½" (60 cm), 25" (64 cm).
Colors: Metallic Black (NM), Burgundy (BU).

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

Here's the bike in question. The serial number is 4034614 and the sticker says it's Reynolds 501 tubes if anyone wants to help me figure out the year/model! :-) #cycling #BikeTooter

A fixed gear bike made from a vintage black Peugeot steel frame with orange/yellow accents and a polished chrome fork stands on a wooden floor in front of a mid-century Danish cabinet. The bike has a white racing saddle, a short Deda stem with riser flat bars and wooden grips fitted with one brake lever on the right side attached to a front Ultegra brake caliper. The wheels have deep white sections and are fitted with Continental GP4000 23C tires. The Origin8 chainring is white 42T fitted with Sugino RD2 "Messenger" crank arms, and is mated to a 15t cog attached to a flip-flop rear hub.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

I got a fixie today and rode it around a little. It’s an old Peugeot steel frame with a Deda stem, narrow flat bars with wooden grips(!!), Sugino messenger cranks, Origin8 chainring, 42/15 gearing, flip-flop hub, and a front brake. Took it for a short ride and it’s a lot to get used to! I […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2026

I'd be so much more likely to use Python if it weren't the most common problem preventing `apt-get upgrade` from working.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

I thnk I have an answer, or at least some ideas and starting places - let's see how things go at the bike co-op. In the meantime, here's a pic of the bike this was all about. #BikeTooter #cycling #bikemechanics

A road bike with black raw carbon rods for the top tube, down tube and seat tube with decals on them that say "Composite," "Trek" and "2300 Pro" in that order. The lugs, head tube, bottom bracket shell, seat stays, chain stays and forks are painted neon yellow with little gray lines that resemble marbling. There is a black modern Fizik saddle on a black seat post, a black stem mounted to a quill stem adapter, black handlebars with matching yellow tape, and brake levers with modern-shaped black hoods and black levers. The caliper brakes are a medium gray, connected by greenish yellow cable housings. The bike has gray downtube shifters, a silver Dura-Ace crankset with flip-flop flat/SPD pedals, a silver 7400 Dura-Ace front derailleur, a silver Dura-Ace 7410 rear derailleur with a short run of greenish yellow housing, and silver-gray bottle cages. The wheels are nondescript with silver brake tracks and spokes with black Rubino Pro Control tires and too-long valve stems. The bike stands in front of a rich brown wooden mid-century cabinet with shelves below and glassware stored in cabinets above all on a brown hardwood floor.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

@pws HUH. If the main difference is the width of the axle and the freehub body, that could work and be much easier. Thanks!

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

@pws BTW, back in October my wife did a bike tour from Burlington to Ticoderoga to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu down through the islands and back to Burlington and it was really lovely. Foolishly we started far too late in the season and it was cold and windy and almost everything was closed, but we […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

@pws (but responding to the suggestions of everyone who replied - thanks to all!) The issue is that I have a ‘91 Trek 2300 Pro Composite with carbon tubes for the main triangle with aluminum lugs/rear triangle with 126mm rear spacing – and I LOVE the way it rides. Even if I were willing to […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

Hey bike experts: if I have a nicer wheelset with an 8-speed hub and a less nice wheelset with a 7-speed hub, and they both have 32-spoke rear wheels with Shimano hubs, is it possible to swap the freehub bodies between them? Or failing that to loosen all the […] [Original post on dmv.community]

Closeup of the rear 8-speed hub that is labeled: Shimano 105 FH-1056

Closeup of the rear 7-speed hub that is labeled: Shimano RZ1”” FH-A550

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025

@mathowie yeah, the modulation is worse than even caliper brakes. I think I can get a pair of Tiagra brifters with brakes for pretty cheap.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025

Happy Christmas, war is over – if you want it.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025

Got a gravel bike with mechanical disc brakes and after today's ride, I'm convinced that I should upgrade to hydraulic. It has a 10-speed Tiagra 2x groupset with a 50/34T up front and 11/34t in back. Need to decide if I should go 1x, get a new groupset, or just change to Tiagra hydraulic […]

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2025

@vees oh no! My wife drives a Fit, and with the model being cancelled, I’m sad to see another off the road. Glad you’re okay!

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2025

@vees and evidently the proof is that I don’t know what that is either! 😀

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2025

Found this photo I tried to take of a dog named “Nugget”, and I think I really captured its spirit.

A small extra fluffy dog with blue eyes that are extremely bugged out lunges at the camera mouth open with its tongue out and curling upwards.

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Waldo Jaquith @waldoj.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2025

Every decade I have to relearn this; today I bestow it on you: on Unix systems, `cd -` will take you to the directory that you were in previously.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2025

@vees I've been very checked out on the news for months and my complete inability to parse this is very gratifying.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2025

I miss Commander, the White House dog who hated cops, but I’m glad they named the Washington football team after him.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2025

My only problem is that on my induction stove it gets hot MUCH faster than I expect form mostly using cast iron pans, and have charred some things because of that.

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Jemaleddin Cole @jemal.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2025

I got the 12" and was very skeptical of how good the pan would be, but it's really well made, is totally oven-safe (to 1100F°), and doesn't have the problems that other non-stick pans have when used at high heat. It works on all cooktops, and has become my favorite pan incredibly quickily.

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