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Ricky Cadden

@rcadden.bsky.social
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I do cool stuff & play alot of video games. Tech nerd & teller of dad jokes. Digital Strategy @ Balcom Agency. Stuff I post is mine and doesn't reflect my employer. He/him

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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 1h
I can't see why anyone is excited about Googlebooks. We've all used a Chromebook before, right? We know this experience. It's loaded with promise but very meh.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My #tasteprofile is pretty bang on.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Drywater, my mobile survival game, is getting NPC Towns in the next release - including a general store and a bank you can rob! In the meantime, there's also a new trailer! youtu.be/o6Nf3IV8wiU?...
youtu.be
Drywater – Official Trailer | Wild West Survival Pixel Art Game
YouTube video by Applied Flux
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Spotify out here actively ragebaiting me.
Incredibly offensive "100 days till Christmas" ad from Spotify
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As much as I hate to admit this, because I hate Apple, the fact that Apple is comfortable releasing a foldable now has me much more open to the idea of finally picking up the Samsung Galaxy Flip that I've been eyeing for 3 generations now. But also a Fold would be dope.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's insane how this game continues to grow and expand. @whatleydude.com shall we rendezvous on our shared planet soon?
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There are parts of society that I just vehemently despise. The whole process of a "pharmacy" is one of them. Why do I need to come sit here while you fill my order? Why can't I just have a prescription dropped off at my door kike everything else.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Listening to Enya makes me think of @kevinctofel.bsky.social. Hope you're doing well, friend.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Drywater is up to v1.4.4! New visuals, including some nice dynamic lighting, as well as improved rivers/lakes, completely overhauled worker system, and portals. Next up: New biomes - an Old West town and Plains (with tameable Bison) play.google.com/store/apps/d... #indiedev #gamedev
A screenshot of a mobile survival game showing a base on a lake and creatures
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Have an insane urge to re-read The Three-Body Problem series.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My wife's job, they send voice messages to each other. Like, texting, but with audio files. Psycho.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My kid drove us to school today. I'm getting too damn old for all this.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our HOA is voting on a rental-capping amendment in the neighborhood we current rent in and the neighborhood Facebook group is LIT UP with opinions. Halfway tempted to hire @amybrown.xyz to come do some journalism up in here.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
@whatleydude.com you're finally safe.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
3 months ago I decided to build the video game that I've always wanted to play. It's called Drywater, and it's a mobile survival game set (somewhat) in the Old West. Build your homestead, tame wild mounts, explore, craft, and survive. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
play.google.com
Drywater: Old West Survival - Apps on Google Play
Explore, tame wild mounts, build outposts, and survive the Old West.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If cargo shorts are lame now, why does literally every store in the mall still have them?
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I've not tested it myself, but this seems *incredibly* easy to fake, since it's based on the existing profile images on your account. about.fb.com/news/2026/07...
about.fb.com
Introducing Facebook Verified
We’re launching Facebook Verified, a free badge that verifies there's a real person behind a profile.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just logged into my @lastfm.bsky.social for the first time in like, a decade, and my "Shouts" list is a nice walk through memory lane.
Last.FM shouts list
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Accidentally logged into Facebook, figured it's been a while, I'll poke around. Holeee SHIT. If you wondered where all the AI slop has been going, I found it for ya.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Rewatched "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" on the flight home this week. I'd forgotten just how unbelievably awful this movie truly was, and primarily because the two leads had the chemistry of a brown paper bag and a piece of sandpaper.
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at the studios.

I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” He wanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” I never did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head of Warner Bros. threw me into the manager’s office, gave me a legal pad and a pencil, and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” from a daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “No farting.” I said, “It’s out.”That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.

I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.

That’s great advice for life.

It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Hey all, I've been building a top-down pixel art survival game & would love for you to check it out and help with early playtesting. Think Stardew Valley meets Ark meets Red Dead, with a bit of Valheim and Conan: Exiles. If you're curious, jump into the discord for access. 🤠 discord.gg/Kc3MXckFX
discord.gg
Join the Drywater Valley Discord Server!
A solo-built Old West survival-taming game, built in the open. Prepare, then venture. | 4 members
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Pretty sure I've got some game devs following me? If so, identify yourselves! I've started a new project and would love to pick your brain.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It's still wild to me how the MCU came all the way to Infinity War basically printing money, then got through Endgame and promptly lost the plot entirely. Is there even ONE post-Endgame MCU movie worth watching?
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Of course the storm rolls in ten minutes after I get to the pool. Of course.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Loads of updates to thelede.info lately - would love you to check it and give me your thoughts or suggestions on how to continue to improve.
thelede.info
The Lede | Your AI Intelligence Briefing & RSS Reader
A premium AI-powered RSS reader for info-curious professionals. Escape algorithmic noise and get the signal that matters.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Just saw that there is ANOTHER #Halo game up for sale, for $60, that is apparently just a repackage of the original campaign? This would be the THIRD time (that I'm aware of) that MS has sold the same junk. And they wonder why XBOX is struggling.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I am so here for this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-5...
youtube.com
Crazy Taxi: World Tour | Announcement Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026
YouTube video by XBOX
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Forgot how amazing "In The Army Now" is. Pauly Shore was a comedic genius.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Rediscovered SomaFM and forgot how awesome internet radio used to be. Man I miss Winamp. It really whipped the llama's ass. 🦙
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
My coffee cup is empty before I was done with it. So rude.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Bought new Comply foam eargels for my wireless earbuds and WHY HAVE NONE OF YOU SUGGESTED THIS TO ME BEFORE? They're more comfortable, stay in my ears better, and sound more clear. Total game-changer.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
In 2026, teachers shouldn't be allowed to assign schoolwork that requires students to print photos.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Is there anything more engaging than sitting next to someone who is scrolling through Instagram with their sound on? Legitimately rage-inducing.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
When I worked in an office environment, I wanted a reMarkable so freakin bad. I used to actually carry an iPad (I know, it's true) with a stylus around when I worked at RadioShack. Now that I'm WFH, though, I'd struggle to find a use for something like that.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Don't underestimate the amount of time and energy you can waste trying to automate something you don't fully understand.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Call me crazy, but I could *swear* that someone told me a few years ago that the President has full control of gas prices? Like, there's a button or lever in the Oval office - all he has to do is use it to make gas prices drop?
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Cheryl Lindo Jones @jezlyn.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"The beautiful thing about communities and platforms like Flickr is that they remind us that not everything on the internet has to be ephemeral, not everything on the web has to be hyper-commercial." YES.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Just learned what a "push present" is and why? Why is this a thing and why call it that?
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If we're going to break up Ticketmaster, can we go after SiriusXM next? I freaking HATE them with the passion of a thousand suns, but if I want to start my car from my phone, they're literally the ONLY option.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@lastpass.bsky.social you guys *desperately* need to add a "merge duplicates" option to help manage the Vault. Also a duplicate detection. "It looks like you already have a login for this, do you want to merge them?" App vs website for instance.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Built a few new features in Navio yesterday, including being able to filter out major chains from the stop recommendations, or being able to prioritize your favorite chain. Give it a spin: mynavio.com
mynavio.com
Navio | Precision for the Open Road
Navio is your intelligent co-pilot for intentional travel, matching every mile to your specific vehicle and personal style.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The Lede does "saves" differently. Tap the bookmark icon to get three choices to send an item to "your desk". These items will pop back up in your feed periodically via a "nudge" - a gentle reminder to do something. Test it out, let me know what you think. thelede.info
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Made the call a while ago that I won’t be writing much about the series itself, but it was important to spell things out now that Warner Bros. is cranking the hype machine up
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The *only* positive I can see from this whole Strait of Hormuz fiasco is that it *could* theoretically, jump-start the renewable resources drive. Of course, that requires logic and critical thinking to prevail, which is questionable, but it would be nice, wouldn't it?
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Someone needs to figure out to let consumers update all of the media targeting solutions at the same time. I WAS shopping for a mattress. I bought one, but will now see/get ads (including from the people I bought it from, apparently) for the next 6 months. What a waste of ad $$.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Headed in to ~7hrs of continuous volleyball spectating along with what appears to be a billion other people in downtown Atlanta.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Shipped a few new features on The Lede this morning before work. Mostly backend that none of you care about, but I think is cool. Also changed to an invites-based system. Every new user gets 5 invites to hand out to friends. I'd love you to give it a spin: thelede.info
thelede.info
The Lede | Your AI-Powered Intelligence Briefing
A premium, AI-powered RSS reader designed for info-curious professionals. Your news. Your signal. Zero noise.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
My coffee is gone before I was done with it. :(
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