Simon Ziegler
@simonziegler.bsky.social
Founder of 2 tech startups. Ex investment banker. Politically centre/lefty. Dad to the most wonderful man and woman on the planet.
Today I always think of two people in particular. My grandfather, who barely survived WWI having contracted assorted illnesses while serving with the Jewish Legion in the Jordan Valley. Also my grandmother’s cousin Barnett Schiff, aged 19 killed in France in 1917, memorialised in Arras.
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Today I always think of two people in particular. My grandfather, who barely survived WWI having contracted assorted illnesses while serving with the Jewish Legion in the Jordan Valley. Also my grandmother’s cousin Barnett Schiff, aged 19 killed in France in 1917, memorialised in Arras.
Hang on, why have you got Spats there? And how did you wind up the gentlest boy to make him swipe?
👇Spats
👇Spats
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hang on, why have you got Spats there? And how did you wind up the gentlest boy to make him swipe?
👇Spats
👇Spats
The standard playground joke of the late 1970s.
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The standard playground joke of the late 1970s.
Oh my. This markup was in the FT.
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Oh my. This markup was in the FT.
Yup, you’re doing great there. Here’s the inside of the cranberry one. Great for kids and also good with cheese.
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yup, you’re doing great there. Here’s the inside of the cranberry one. Great for kids and also good with cheese.
A bit more tearing today - the trick was to cut less deep. Cranberries on the right, and somewhat eaten by the nephews on the left.
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A bit more tearing today - the trick was to cut less deep. Cranberries on the right, and somewhat eaten by the nephews on the left.
I’ll up you one with a shepherds pie that I prepared late last night for this evening. Just needs cheese on top and 40 mins in the oven.
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’ll up you one with a shepherds pie that I prepared late last night for this evening. Just needs cheese on top and 40 mins in the oven.
I’ve mentioned here that I like making bread - usually sourdough. Here I am with my son trying to learn how to make the manliest tiger bread.
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’ve mentioned here that I like making bread - usually sourdough. Here I am with my son trying to learn how to make the manliest tiger bread.
I bet whoever anonymously wrote this insulting reply would be prettier with a silly mask.
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I bet whoever anonymously wrote this insulting reply would be prettier with a silly mask.
Daytime follow-up: the Capybara edition.
October 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Daytime follow-up: the Capybara edition.
My AirBNB in Brasília isn’t bad.
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My AirBNB in Brasília isn’t bad.
The ceasefire is dramatically overdue for the hostages and the entire Gaza population, all of whom have been held hostage by Hamas and Netanyahu for 2 years.
Ali Alkhatib (US based Palestinian peace activist) shows a hideous Achilles Heel to this process. Hamas want war and they know how to get it.
Ali Alkhatib (US based Palestinian peace activist) shows a hideous Achilles Heel to this process. Hamas want war and they know how to get it.
October 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The ceasefire is dramatically overdue for the hostages and the entire Gaza population, all of whom have been held hostage by Hamas and Netanyahu for 2 years.
Ali Alkhatib (US based Palestinian peace activist) shows a hideous Achilles Heel to this process. Hamas want war and they know how to get it.
Ali Alkhatib (US based Palestinian peace activist) shows a hideous Achilles Heel to this process. Hamas want war and they know how to get it.
My daughter took this as a screen shot from Instagram. Why are our kids’ generation so Anti-Semitic?
Daughter thinks many of them don’t really get it and find this stuff funny.
Parents: teach your children right from wrong.
Daughter thinks many of them don’t really get it and find this stuff funny.
Parents: teach your children right from wrong.
September 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My daughter took this as a screen shot from Instagram. Why are our kids’ generation so Anti-Semitic?
Daughter thinks many of them don’t really get it and find this stuff funny.
Parents: teach your children right from wrong.
Daughter thinks many of them don’t really get it and find this stuff funny.
Parents: teach your children right from wrong.
Spats and Mia want to cleanse your timeline. And they want food.
September 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Spats and Mia want to cleanse your timeline. And they want food.
I’m giving my sister in law the ultimate gift of sourdough starter.
August 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I’m giving my sister in law the ultimate gift of sourdough starter.
Dude, it’s all okay. No wasps were found.
(At the site)
(At the site)
July 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Dude, it’s all okay. No wasps were found.
(At the site)
(At the site)
Mia seems concerned that Spats has evolved dragon wings.
@dinahrose.bsky.social, has Ozzy developed his fire breathing capabilities, or is he still masquerading as a ball of soft fluff?
@dinahrose.bsky.social, has Ozzy developed his fire breathing capabilities, or is he still masquerading as a ball of soft fluff?
July 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Mia seems concerned that Spats has evolved dragon wings.
@dinahrose.bsky.social, has Ozzy developed his fire breathing capabilities, or is he still masquerading as a ball of soft fluff?
@dinahrose.bsky.social, has Ozzy developed his fire breathing capabilities, or is he still masquerading as a ball of soft fluff?
My sourdough obviously needs some of my strawberry jam.
July 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
My sourdough obviously needs some of my strawberry jam.
Baked plain and cranberry sourdough.
July 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Baked plain and cranberry sourdough.
I made some focaccia
June 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I made some focaccia
I told CoPilot that it has issues, and I explained. So it asked if I wanted another diagram with "full scientific accuracy". Of course I said yes, because who doesn't love some scientific accuracy on a windy Sunday evening?
Biology teachers take note: your job isn't at risk from AI yet.
Biology teachers take note: your job isn't at risk from AI yet.
June 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I told CoPilot that it has issues, and I explained. So it asked if I wanted another diagram with "full scientific accuracy". Of course I said yes, because who doesn't love some scientific accuracy on a windy Sunday evening?
Biology teachers take note: your job isn't at risk from AI yet.
Biology teachers take note: your job isn't at risk from AI yet.
I just wondered what those fins are on a manta ray's head. I asked CoPilot, which told me that they're Cephalic Lobes and are used go guide food into the mouth etc. So far so good. It then asked if I wanted an illustration. I said yes and am left with anatomical doubts.
June 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I just wondered what those fins are on a manta ray's head. I asked CoPilot, which told me that they're Cephalic Lobes and are used go guide food into the mouth etc. So far so good. It then asked if I wanted an illustration. I said yes and am left with anatomical doubts.