Jon Ziegler
@jonziegler.bsky.social
Retired software guy, hiker, skier, cat lover. Caltech drop-out.
Married dad to four adult kids. 3x cancer survivor.
Ex-Tesla enthusiast.
Favorite jobs:
my first: Caine, Farber, & Gordon (1977-89)
my last: Apple (2002-10) [Compiler group]
Married dad to four adult kids. 3x cancer survivor.
Ex-Tesla enthusiast.
Favorite jobs:
my first: Caine, Farber, & Gordon (1977-89)
my last: Apple (2002-10) [Compiler group]
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
Perhaps, having revealed himself as nothing more than a troll, the light of day will cure Musk. Tolkien would be delighted.
The more I think about Musk citing Tolkien for his racism, the more his gross ignorance grates on me.
The hobbits of the shire WERE REFUGEES. They had to flee from the Vales of Andui as their homeland (now Mirkwood) became unsafe due to the return of Sauron. They spent centuries wandering, ...
The hobbits of the shire WERE REFUGEES. They had to flee from the Vales of Andui as their homeland (now Mirkwood) became unsafe due to the return of Sauron. They spent centuries wandering, ...
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Perhaps, having revealed himself as nothing more than a troll, the light of day will cure Musk. Tolkien would be delighted.
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This report is harrowing.
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This report is harrowing.
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Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
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Would MAGAs stop hoovering Elon Musk's sharts if they knew how to read charts?
(By the way, in the last chart here, the cash held by the richest Americans is so vast it's 10 times the height of the chart and can't be shown. Never forget, it's not democratic socialists who hate us but billionaires.)
(By the way, in the last chart here, the cash held by the richest Americans is so vast it's 10 times the height of the chart and can't be shown. Never forget, it's not democratic socialists who hate us but billionaires.)
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Would MAGAs stop hoovering Elon Musk's sharts if they knew how to read charts?
(By the way, in the last chart here, the cash held by the richest Americans is so vast it's 10 times the height of the chart and can't be shown. Never forget, it's not democratic socialists who hate us but billionaires.)
(By the way, in the last chart here, the cash held by the richest Americans is so vast it's 10 times the height of the chart and can't be shown. Never forget, it's not democratic socialists who hate us but billionaires.)
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Fresh is best.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Fresh is best.
Elon is a sick man.
NEW: I did a very deep dive into one month's worth of Elon Musk's posts on X so I could understand the breadth and depth of what he is posting about these days. In a word: fringe. www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu... 🧵
A month of Elon Musk on X: Conspiracy theories, fringe politics and self-promotion
An NBC News analysis of one month of Musk’s social media posts shows what’s been on his mind, including a broad cross-section of fringe political topics.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Elon is a sick man.
qz.com/1711536/cana...
Interesting. I guess the key question is whether 60% efficiency is commercially viable.
Interesting. I guess the key question is whether 60% efficiency is commercially viable.
Storing energy in compressed air could finally become cheap enough for the big time
Solar and wind power provide carbon-free electricity. But their generation is tied to the vagaries of nature. That is why, to achieve a zero-carbon electric grid, technologies that can store that ener...
qz.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
qz.com/1711536/cana...
Interesting. I guess the key question is whether 60% efficiency is commercially viable.
Interesting. I guess the key question is whether 60% efficiency is commercially viable.
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“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
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A blockbuster investigation by the AP, out today.
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A blockbuster investigation by the AP, out today.
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
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For me, Trump’s unhinged and savage use of the epithet “Piggy” triggered a middle school memory of reading Lord of the Flies in which a sane, rational, and sickly character named Piggy with whom I identified is murdered by a mob of angry brutalizing boys.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
For me, Trump’s unhinged and savage use of the epithet “Piggy” triggered a middle school memory of reading Lord of the Flies in which a sane, rational, and sickly character named Piggy with whom I identified is murdered by a mob of angry brutalizing boys.
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
"I would also bet that Cook moves into the role of executive chairman, and will still play a significant... role... when it comes to... Trump."
Agreed. Tim Cook owns the repulsive task of managing Trump. He's falling on his sword to protect Apple.
"I would also bet that Cook moves into the role of executive chairman, and will still play a significant... role... when it comes to... Trump."
Agreed. Tim Cook owns the repulsive task of managing Trump. He's falling on his sword to protect Apple.
Financial Times: ‘Apple Intensifies Succession Planning for CEO Tim Cook’
Link to: https://www.ft.com/content/0d424625-f4f8-4646-9f6e-927c8cbe0e3e
daringfireball.net
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
"I would also bet that Cook moves into the role of executive chairman, and will still play a significant... role... when it comes to... Trump."
Agreed. Tim Cook owns the repulsive task of managing Trump. He's falling on his sword to protect Apple.
"I would also bet that Cook moves into the role of executive chairman, and will still play a significant... role... when it comes to... Trump."
Agreed. Tim Cook owns the repulsive task of managing Trump. He's falling on his sword to protect Apple.
Context for anything you read about Trump-Epstein.
(🧵) This thread from a retired journalism professor who helped usher in the era of metajournalism in the 2010s—and has written a book on the relationship between Trump and Epstein as part of his NYT-bestselling Proof Series—explains how to report properly on the Trump-Epstein Scandal.
Here we go.
Here we go.
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Context for anything you read about Trump-Epstein.
Hard to believe Reagan appointed somebody ethical.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/fede...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/fede...
Federal Judge Resigns - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mark L. Wolf, appointed by Ronald Reagan, has resigned his federal judgeship because of Donald Trump’s lawlessness. He writes his reasons in The Atlantic. I think that’s a gift link – let me know if i...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hard to believe Reagan appointed somebody ethical.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/fede...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/fede...
Yes, yes! Please create a new iPhone mini! daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Tyler Hayes Suggests Trying a Flip-Style Foldable If You Want a Smaller Phone
Link to: https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/do-you-think-phones-are-too-big-and-want-a-smaller-one-i-have-the-perfect-solution-234401104.html
daringfireball.net
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Yes, yes! Please create a new iPhone mini! daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
An excellent take on where Apple Intelligence is likely headed.
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
Apple and Google, Sitting in a Tree
It makes sense in this scenario for neither company to want to publicize a white-label version of Gemini behind Apple Intelligence.
daringfireball.net
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
An excellent take on where Apple Intelligence is likely headed.
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Wikipedia deserves your support.
Wikipedia deserves your support.
‘Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology’
Link to: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology
daringfireball.net
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Wikipedia deserves your support.
Wikipedia deserves your support.
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-new-us...
As always with Trump, it's a lie. He won't do anything to upset Putin. Not now, not ever. Putin owns him.
As always with Trump, it's a lie. He won't do anything to upset Putin. Not now, not ever. Putin owns him.
The New US Sanctions Move Actually Protects Russia For Now
Think Four Weeks, Not Two
phillipspobrien.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-new-us...
As always with Trump, it's a lie. He won't do anything to upset Putin. Not now, not ever. Putin owns him.
As always with Trump, it's a lie. He won't do anything to upset Putin. Not now, not ever. Putin owns him.
4quarters10dimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/no-k...
Always worth a look.
Always worth a look.
October 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
4quarters10dimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/no-k...
Always worth a look.
Always worth a look.
Pretty intense.
October 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Pretty intense.
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Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk,...”
Read it!
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk,...”
Read it!
October 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk,...”
Read it!
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk,...”
Read it!