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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 · 8h
Nice - glad you made it back. We're good - we relocated to Asheville, NC a few years ago. The mountain air and presence of green things is a welcome improvement. I'll take a look and see who else I can tag for you. I lost *a lot* of contacts when the toddler took over Twitter, unfortunately.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 23h
@toddbarnard.bsky.social well hello old friend! What's new?
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The original TRON movie debuted ~6 months before I did, and I've watched it more times than I could count.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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 · 16/09/2026
Nah.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
yeah my backyard backs up to a greenway so I get a nice bunch of them pretty regularly!
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I've also not gotten around to connecting the TikTok video workflow, so don't bother there. But YouTube is alive and kickin'
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
though I've just noticed the dashboard data is out of sync for 8 days, lol. Thanks for helping me spot that!
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@katebevan.com this is what I use for birds.rickycadden.com
birds.rickycadden.com
Birds of Asheville — Feeder Watch
Live bird feeder camera in Asheville, NC. Watch rare and common species visit daily. Follow on YouTube and TikTok @BirdsofAsheville.
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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 · 10/09/2026
I like to say that surprises in your personal life are probably amazing, but surprises at work are almost always a bad idea.
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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 · 22/08/2026
Sorry - I don't think my meaning came across right. I'm keenly aware of how embarrassing we are on the global stage, and even more frustrated that apparently we've no grown ups willing to do anything at all about it. Wasn't intending to minimize anything.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Unfortunately this is probably the least insane thing that's happened since Nov 2024.
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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 · 04/08/2026
Hired a new guy for my team and on day 2 he has a MASTODON t-shirt on and it turns out they're his favorite band and I was like dude, I know a guy you'd get along great with. Hope you're rocking hard still, Eric.
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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
I love when they squabble over what is clearly a buffet of epic proportions.
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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I would actually love to look like a surfer, tbh, as my aging body continues to skew more toward Santa Claus vs a surfer.
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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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Ricky Cadden @rcadden.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
He must've been the Kernel, leading the charge? Sorry, I'll see myself out.
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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
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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 · 16/05/2026
Was this the one who was wearing the exact same outfit onstage as his profile pic in his deck?
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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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