Cory Wright
@corywright.bsky.social
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Let's explore the fundamentals of Saltstack and how we use it at Cloudflare. We also explain how we built the infrastructure to reduce release delays due to Salt failures on the edge by over 5%. https://cfl.re/4oCZvef
Finding the grain of sand in a heap of Salt
How do you find the root cause of a configuration management failure when you have a peak of hundreds of changes in 15 minutes on thousands of servers?
blog.cloudflare.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Let's explore the fundamentals of Saltstack and how we use it at Cloudflare. We also explain how we built the infrastructure to reduce release delays due to Salt failures on the edge by over 5%. https://cfl.re/4oCZvef
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📧 Years before Google, “Gmail” was a fan email service on Garfield․com; perfect for anyone who hates Mondays.
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📧 Years before Google, “Gmail” was a fan email service on Garfield․com; perfect for anyone who hates Mondays.
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
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As the FAA deals with a long list of staffing triggers at facilities across the country tonight, the agency shares that half of the “Core 30 facilities are experiencing staffing shortages, and nearly 80 percent of air traffic controllers are absent at New York–area facilities.”
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
As the FAA deals with a long list of staffing triggers at facilities across the country tonight, the agency shares that half of the “Core 30 facilities are experiencing staffing shortages, and nearly 80 percent of air traffic controllers are absent at New York–area facilities.”
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In other words, bringing back insurance denials for pre-existing conditions. The GOP really thinks this is a winning political issue?
John Kennedy on Republican healthcare ideas: "Bringing back high risk pools, which have been outlawed under the ACA."
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
In other words, bringing back insurance denials for pre-existing conditions. The GOP really thinks this is a winning political issue?
Apple, listen, nobody cares about a super-thin iPhone. People want a *smaller* iPhone option.
BRING BACK THE IPHONE MINI!
BRING BACK THE IPHONE MINI!
October 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Apple, listen, nobody cares about a super-thin iPhone. People want a *smaller* iPhone option.
BRING BACK THE IPHONE MINI!
BRING BACK THE IPHONE MINI!
The US Airways IATA & ICAO codes were released by American Airlines after their merger in 2015.
Silk Avia, an airline formed in Uzbekistan in 2021, saw an epic trolling opportunity.
'Silk Avia has adopted the IATA and ICAO codes of "US" and "USA".'
#avgeek #usa #trolling @americanair.bsky.social
Silk Avia, an airline formed in Uzbekistan in 2021, saw an epic trolling opportunity.
'Silk Avia has adopted the IATA and ICAO codes of "US" and "USA".'
#avgeek #usa #trolling @americanair.bsky.social
Silk Avia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The US Airways IATA & ICAO codes were released by American Airlines after their merger in 2015.
Silk Avia, an airline formed in Uzbekistan in 2021, saw an epic trolling opportunity.
'Silk Avia has adopted the IATA and ICAO codes of "US" and "USA".'
#avgeek #usa #trolling @americanair.bsky.social
Silk Avia, an airline formed in Uzbekistan in 2021, saw an epic trolling opportunity.
'Silk Avia has adopted the IATA and ICAO codes of "US" and "USA".'
#avgeek #usa #trolling @americanair.bsky.social
I can confidently say that there is no software I despise as much as @atlassian.bsky.social's Jira.
User hostile, unintuitive, bloated — just truly awful stuff.
No one should be proud that they work on this product.
User hostile, unintuitive, bloated — just truly awful stuff.
No one should be proud that they work on this product.
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I can confidently say that there is no software I despise as much as @atlassian.bsky.social's Jira.
User hostile, unintuitive, bloated — just truly awful stuff.
No one should be proud that they work on this product.
User hostile, unintuitive, bloated — just truly awful stuff.
No one should be proud that they work on this product.
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Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
1. Party Down
2. Trial and Error
3. Better Off Ted
Three of the funniest shows I know of that didn’t survive long enough to develop into their full potential.
2. Trial and Error
3. Better Off Ted
Three of the funniest shows I know of that didn’t survive long enough to develop into their full potential.
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.
What's yours?
What's yours?
September 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
1. Party Down
2. Trial and Error
3. Better Off Ted
Three of the funniest shows I know of that didn’t survive long enough to develop into their full potential.
2. Trial and Error
3. Better Off Ted
Three of the funniest shows I know of that didn’t survive long enough to develop into their full potential.
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Map GIFs are live now on Soar and free for everyone!
It takes less than a minute to create yours, so pick a spot, choose your dates, and hit play! 😎
Soar: soar.earth/satellites/s... [7/7]🧵
It takes less than a minute to create yours, so pick a spot, choose your dates, and hit play! 😎
Soar: soar.earth/satellites/s... [7/7]🧵
August 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Map GIFs are live now on Soar and free for everyone!
It takes less than a minute to create yours, so pick a spot, choose your dates, and hit play! 😎
Soar: soar.earth/satellites/s... [7/7]🧵
It takes less than a minute to create yours, so pick a spot, choose your dates, and hit play! 😎
Soar: soar.earth/satellites/s... [7/7]🧵
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With all eyes on Anchorage today, revisit @aerosavvy.com’s piece from 2023 on why Anchorage is the world’s cargo hub. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...
Anchorage: the world’s cargo hub | Flightradar24 Blog
Anchorage, Alaska serves more than 8,000 cargo flights a month as the perfect way station between Asia and North America.
www.flightradar24.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
With all eyes on Anchorage today, revisit @aerosavvy.com’s piece from 2023 on why Anchorage is the world’s cargo hub. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...
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someone who is good at the economy explain to me why the US gov subsidizes the fossil fuel industry if it is the best energy source
August 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
someone who is good at the economy explain to me why the US gov subsidizes the fossil fuel industry if it is the best energy source
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The law of unintended consequences strikes again...
timharford.com/2025/08/the-...
timharford.com/2025/08/the-...
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The law of unintended consequences strikes again...
timharford.com/2025/08/the-...
timharford.com/2025/08/the-...
"Get it boys!" 🛫
a 757 with only the pilots onboard leaving dallas at like 3 am yesterday got permission to do an unrestricted climb (plane go up real fast) to 17,000 feet and everyone, including the controllers, was hilariously excited
August 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Get it boys!" 🛫
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This week in 2017, during an 18-hour, long-endurance engine test for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN, a Boeing 787 drew the world’s largest self portrait. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
August 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This week in 2017, during an 18-hour, long-endurance engine test for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN, a Boeing 787 drew the world’s largest self portrait. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
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Privacy for me but not for thee: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Senators Could Vote Imminently to Remove Their Homes, Travel Info From Internet
The Senate could vote imminently to allow members of Congress and their staff to demand websites take down info about their houses and travel details.
www.rollingstone.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Privacy for me but not for thee: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The NPR Network is extraordinarily grateful to have you and this community by our side as we prepare for the road ahead.
If you’ve already donated — thank you! Here are a few of our favorite comments from generous supporters like you.
If you haven’t given yet, get started here: n.pr/458sOhq
If you’ve already donated — thank you! Here are a few of our favorite comments from generous supporters like you.
If you haven’t given yet, get started here: n.pr/458sOhq
August 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The NPR Network is extraordinarily grateful to have you and this community by our side as we prepare for the road ahead.
If you’ve already donated — thank you! Here are a few of our favorite comments from generous supporters like you.
If you haven’t given yet, get started here: n.pr/458sOhq
If you’ve already donated — thank you! Here are a few of our favorite comments from generous supporters like you.
If you haven’t given yet, get started here: n.pr/458sOhq
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The entire British Concorde fleet in one picture, January 21, 1986, at London's Heathrow Airport
July 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The entire British Concorde fleet in one picture, January 21, 1986, at London's Heathrow Airport
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Do Markets Value Fed Independence? An Event Study.
July 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Do Markets Value Fed Independence? An Event Study.
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If you care about the internet and you're feeling generous today, then donate to some organizations that make the internet good. I just did
- archive.org/donate?origi...
- donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
- supporters.eff.org/donate/EFF35...
- archive.org/donate?origi...
- donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
- supporters.eff.org/donate/EFF35...
June 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you care about the internet and you're feeling generous today, then donate to some organizations that make the internet good. I just did
- archive.org/donate?origi...
- donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
- supporters.eff.org/donate/EFF35...
- archive.org/donate?origi...
- donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
- supporters.eff.org/donate/EFF35...
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Selling the country out for parts
June 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Selling the country out for parts
Ok, seriously, this is getting so annoying that it's causing me to use Bluesky less.
/cc @pfrazee.com @bnewbold.net @divy.zone @jay.bsky.team @emilyliu.me @calabro.io @matthieu.bsky.team @hailey.at @dholms.xyz @esb.lol @foysal.it @gmas.me @rose.bsky.team @darrin.bsky.team @samuel.bsky.team
/cc @pfrazee.com @bnewbold.net @divy.zone @jay.bsky.team @emilyliu.me @calabro.io @matthieu.bsky.team @hailey.at @dholms.xyz @esb.lol @foysal.it @gmas.me @rose.bsky.team @darrin.bsky.team @samuel.bsky.team
@pfrazee.com Please, please, *please* prioritize implementing RFC 6238 TOTP!
Every few days I get logged out of Bluesky in my browser, and without RFC 6238 TOTP I can't use my password manager to quickly login again. The emailed codes would be acceptable if I weren't being logged out so frequently.
Every few days I get logged out of Bluesky in my browser, and without RFC 6238 TOTP I can't use my password manager to quickly login again. The emailed codes would be acceptable if I weren't being logged out so frequently.
June 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ok, seriously, this is getting so annoying that it's causing me to use Bluesky less.
/cc @pfrazee.com @bnewbold.net @divy.zone @jay.bsky.team @emilyliu.me @calabro.io @matthieu.bsky.team @hailey.at @dholms.xyz @esb.lol @foysal.it @gmas.me @rose.bsky.team @darrin.bsky.team @samuel.bsky.team
/cc @pfrazee.com @bnewbold.net @divy.zone @jay.bsky.team @emilyliu.me @calabro.io @matthieu.bsky.team @hailey.at @dholms.xyz @esb.lol @foysal.it @gmas.me @rose.bsky.team @darrin.bsky.team @samuel.bsky.team
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A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
I've spent the morning playing with Claude Code, and I can honestly say that I've not been this excited about a technology in the last 15 years.
I've been using ChatGPT for 2 years for coding help, as well as some Replit, but Claude Code is on a whole different level.
I've been using ChatGPT for 2 years for coding help, as well as some Replit, but Claude Code is on a whole different level.
June 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I've spent the morning playing with Claude Code, and I can honestly say that I've not been this excited about a technology in the last 15 years.
I've been using ChatGPT for 2 years for coding help, as well as some Replit, but Claude Code is on a whole different level.
I've been using ChatGPT for 2 years for coding help, as well as some Replit, but Claude Code is on a whole different level.