Cory Wright @corywright.org · 27/09/2026The IATA code is DTX, not TKI. ICAO is KTKI but the IATA TKI was already in use. 000
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 07/09/202620 years ago I was the 5497th person to sign up for twttr. Initially, I used it as a notes/reminder app via sms. But from 2008-2016 Twitter exploded and was a lot of fun. I met people, won plane and concert tickets, learned of bands and restaurants, etc. I miss how positive that site was back then. 131
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 31/08/2026But it makes it funnier! OOOooo www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t... 010
Reposted by Cory WrightLawrence Lessig @lessig.bsky.social · 31/08/2026From The Perfect Metaphors Dept: An ad promoting an academic conference discussing constitutional amendment is banned in the Meta universe, but [insert everything else] is perfectly fine. 33017
Reposted by Cory WrightPurple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026If you live in Texas they have cancelled 1.2 million voters’ registrations. Please check your registration. If you are told you aren’t registered at the voting site, ask for a provisional ballot. They can’t steal our right to vote. #BlueWave #ProudBlue#Vouces4Victory #OneV1 vote.govvote.govRegister to vote in your state | Vote.govFind the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government. 10203187
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 29/08/2026The funniest thing would be if Chicago's O'Hare airport, which is a much more significant airport than Palm Beach's, were renamed to Barack H. Obama International Airport. BHO is taken, but OOO/KOOO are available IATA/ICAO codes. @chicago-city.bsky.social? @mayorofchicago.bsky.social? #avgeek 310
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 20/08/2026FYI, your Bluesky link on the YouTube description is broken. 110
Reposted by Cory WrightCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Hormuz traffic vs. the 10-year yield is a great chart. 🔥 @bloomberg.com 18852258
Reposted by Cory WrightArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 17/08/2026While an all-electric commercial flight remains up in the air, Heart Aerospace's recent demonstration will help shape the development of the company's main offering to the airline industry—a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner.arstechnica.comFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityAirline-backed venture aims to develop a hybrid-electric commercial aircraft. 15821
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 14/08/2026I knew about this flight but I did not realize they cut holes in the top of Concorde for the scientists instruments. #concorde #eclipseyoutube.comThe Longest Solar Eclipse EverYouTube video by Primal Space 000
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 13/08/2026"Being in the path of totality is a much weirder experience than you'd think." Glad y'all got a perfect view! 010
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 11/08/2026Have fun! Being in the path of totality is a much weirder experience than you'd think. Hope y'all get clear skies! 110
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 09/08/2026There is definitely something to that. Going fishing with Dad as a kid I'd often backlash my casts into "bird's nests". Learning to quickly understand and untangle these becomes a priority (both for me *and* Dad) when 80% of your time in the boat is spent staring at a knot. Debugging skills ftw! 011
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 09/08/2026"How to survive in a Louisiana swamp". unherd.com/2026/08/how-... #louisiana #cajun #nutriaunherd.comHow to survive in a Louisiana swamp 000
Reposted by Cory WrightLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 07/08/2026WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...newrepublic.comAmazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire CountryAmazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus. 78087365648
Reposted by Cory WrightJacob Gellman @jacobgellman.com · 04/08/2026There is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...oregonlive.comAs Oregon burns and gamblers bet, lawmakers push back against wildfire betting markets drawing millionsWyden and Merkley are urging federal regulators to crack down on prediction markets that allow users to wager on how long wildfires will burn and how much damage they will cause 661064425
Reposted by Cory WrightElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 04/08/2026On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will vote on four bills that would expand age verification, increase online surveillance, and make it harder to access lawful speech online. Take one minute to tell your senators to vote NO. www.acteff.org/campaign/16...acteff.orgTell the Senate: Don't Turn the Internet Into an ID CheckpointTell the Senate to Reject Bills That Expand Age Verification 7215159
Reposted by Cory WrightConnor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The most satisfying—and deserved—ratio in human history. 356971
Reposted by Cory WrightNPR @npr.org · 30/07/2026Public media is powered by gifts of all sizes from people who believe in an independent press. Each new supporter makes us stronger. Swipe to see why people are taking action. If you already donated, thank you! If you haven’t yet given, please donate: n.pr/3SzxYze Thank you for your support. 1014130
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 11/07/2026I was wondering why I had so many #SkyTeam flights, but I had completely forgotten that Continental Airlines was in that alliance before the merger with United Airlines began in October 2009. Kudos to @myflightpath.club for providing tracking to this level of detail! #avgeek #continentalairlines 050
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 11/07/2026I read it when it was first released and thoroughly enjoyed it, thanks for writing it! 010
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 10/07/2026Love all the new changes you are implementing! Maybe consider linking to your Bluesky profile in the footer of myflightpath.club to bring more attention to your posts here. 120
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 09/07/2026Damn Interesting is such a great site, worth supporting! www.damninteresting.com/a-possible-f... #DamnInterestinggofund.meDonate to Keep Damn Interesting Alive and Thriving, organized by Alan BellowsI'm Alan Bellows, founder of Damn Interesting, a publication featuring long-form… Alan Bellows needs your support for Keep Damn Interesting Alive and Thriving 000
Reposted by Cory WrightMyFlightPath.club @myflightpath.club · 08/07/2026Want to share your flight map and diary with others, but worried about privacy? Now you can keep your future flights private 🔒 #myflightpath #flightlog #privacy #avgeek #aviation 011
Reposted by Cory WrightEric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 06/07/2026Good lord, this is bleak. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...nytimes.com‘Who Should I Vote for?’ Voters Turn to A.I. Before Casting Their Ballots 1414931
Reposted by Cory WrightTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026In my day, $18 of Taco Bell was enough food to kill you. 5172931253
Reposted by Cory WrightJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 30/06/2026NEW from me: Americans are set to lose nearly $250B gambling this year—a record high, up more than 60% since 2019—and that's before counting unofficial betting via prediction markets or crypto Can anything stop America's gambling boom? 🧵 962097647
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 02/07/2026I think by posting it here you also emphasized it, so you weren't wrong. 010
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 02/07/2026@troyteslike.bsky.social Please consider returning to posting on Bluesky. 010
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 02/07/2026That's something we do too, and it makes me angry and annoyed as well. There are trash cans at every gas station, yet people would rather throw garbage out the window than wait to till they are refueling. Lawnmowers then chop it up into a million little pieces and make it impossible to pick up. 😠 000
Reposted by Cory WrightEromancer @eromancer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026We have a little over 24 hours to save the internet. The vote for a package of internet-freedom destroying bills is being rushed to the US House floor on Monday the 29th. Spread this beyond Bluesky, ASAP. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...eff.orgThe KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get OnlineBuried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about p... 2639684680
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 29/06/2026Stumbling across those was one of my favorite things about living in the West Village. Once, while walking around inside the 5th Ave Apple Store I spotted a movie scene playing on an iPad (Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist) that was shot across the street from our apartment, that was a bit surreal. 000
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 29/06/2026Fascinating article (gift link) Claude (deontological) essentially has a different set of ethics than ChatGPT and Gemini (consequentialism). Also: "In 2024 ... 7% of those who had studied computer science were unemployed, against just 5.1% of philosophers."economist.comWhy big AI labs are hiring so many philosophersThe technology presents all sorts of thorny problems—a philosopher’s favourite kind 141
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 24/06/2026Wow, @casciencecenter.bsky.social did a fantastic job with this exhibit! #SpaceShuttle #Endeavourbsky.app 110
Reposted by Cory WrightMatthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026So Will Cathcart is leaving WhatsApp and this is the new leader that Mark Zuckerberg has chosen. 56919
Reposted by Cory WrightScience Magazine @science.org · 22/06/2026In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers in 2023 reported a species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it. Learn more during #InsectWeek: scim.ag/4mM2aS9 419964
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 21/06/2026Just adding to the chorus here, but I've really enjoyed being able to see your posts on Bluesky. 000
Reposted by Cory WrightThe Economist @economist.com · 21/06/2026Though the carmaking industry’s centre of gravity has shifted to China, the stamp of America’s “Big Three” on Detroit endures. But can they stay relevant?econ.stAmerica’s carmakers cannot escape Chinese EVs for everCan they stay relevant? 2217
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 18/06/2026Wow, that brought back a memory! Hadn't thought of that scene since watching it when I was a kid. 020
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 17/06/2026Wow, then it was your doppelgänger! He even had an AvTalk podcast sticker. Apologies for misidentifying you! 210
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 17/06/2026Neat site! Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields (of the U.S.) airfields-freeman.com #aviation #avgeek 000
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 17/06/2026Yet another brand retirement of an airline I've flown on. 000
Cory Wright @corywright.org · 17/06/2026In late April I was waiting to board a KLM flight from MUC to AMS when I noticed someone with a laptop with a lot of @flightradar24.com stickers on it. I almost went over to speak, but he seemed intensely focused on something so I didn't want to interrupt. I now realize it was @petchmo.bsky.social 👋 110
Reposted by Cory WrightSoar Atlas @soaratlas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026📣3D Mode is LIVE on Soar Atlas! 🌍 Explore 1M+ maps 3D 🛰️ View the latest satellite imagery in 3D 📍 Annotate with markers, text, and 3D models 🎥 Record fly-throughs and share discoveries All inside your browser: soaratlas.com Open any map → Click "View in 3D" 1102
