Ricky Cadden
@rcadden.bsky.social
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
· Dec 19
What are you planning to do differently in 2025, to make it better than 2024?
It's weird to me that Google Docs has a built-in dictionary but not a thesaurus. Wouldn't the latter be significantly more useful in a writing tool?
February 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
It's weird to me that Google Docs has a built-in dictionary but not a thesaurus. Wouldn't the latter be significantly more useful in a writing tool?
This is the cruelest possible way to package anti-diarrheal medication.
February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is the cruelest possible way to package anti-diarrheal medication.
We don't share enough good, solid, old-school memes over here, so I'm going to start.
February 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
We don't share enough good, solid, old-school memes over here, so I'm going to start.
I switched fully to Microsoft EDGE browser ~18 months ago, mainly for the RAM usage improvements, and it's been fine. However, seeing that Google has *finally* integrated Gemini into Chrome, I'm tempted to switch back. Should I?
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I switched fully to Microsoft EDGE browser ~18 months ago, mainly for the RAM usage improvements, and it's been fine. However, seeing that Google has *finally* integrated Gemini into Chrome, I'm tempted to switch back. Should I?
I work in a pretty high-pressure marketing agency role, my oldest daughter plays club volleyball, and I'm worried if I'm aging faster than my retirement fund can grow, yet the single most stressful thing I experience in life is watch my 5th grade daughter's basketball games.
January 29, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I work in a pretty high-pressure marketing agency role, my oldest daughter plays club volleyball, and I'm worried if I'm aging faster than my retirement fund can grow, yet the single most stressful thing I experience in life is watch my 5th grade daughter's basketball games.
Having 3 chili-cheese dogs for lunch was delicious, but was a really poor investment in my future ability to focus during these three hour-long meetings this afternoon...
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Having 3 chili-cheese dogs for lunch was delicious, but was a really poor investment in my future ability to focus during these three hour-long meetings this afternoon...
If we're going to have AI everywhere, can we please resurrect the cool projects from the early 2000s-2010s of AI on my phone?
"Looks like you're navigating home, I'll open the garage door once you're within 200ft"
Actually do some useful stuff for a change.
"Looks like you're navigating home, I'll open the garage door once you're within 200ft"
Actually do some useful stuff for a change.
January 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
If we're going to have AI everywhere, can we please resurrect the cool projects from the early 2000s-2010s of AI on my phone?
"Looks like you're navigating home, I'll open the garage door once you're within 200ft"
Actually do some useful stuff for a change.
"Looks like you're navigating home, I'll open the garage door once you're within 200ft"
Actually do some useful stuff for a change.
Was surprised to see this headline from The Verge.
This is not Motorola's first smartwatch, lol.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8516...
This is not Motorola's first smartwatch, lol.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8516...
Motorola’s first smartwatch promises 13-day battery life and Polar-powered health tracking
It’ll be available January 22nd.
www.theverge.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Was surprised to see this headline from The Verge.
This is not Motorola's first smartwatch, lol.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8516...
This is not Motorola's first smartwatch, lol.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8516...
What did you wish you'd accomplished in 2025, but didn't?
What are you doing today to have a better chance at accomplishing it in 2026?
What are you doing today to have a better chance at accomplishing it in 2026?
January 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
What did you wish you'd accomplished in 2025, but didn't?
What are you doing today to have a better chance at accomplishing it in 2026?
What are you doing today to have a better chance at accomplishing it in 2026?
I know we've talked about this before but TSA would be less frustrating if it was consistent.
Got stuck in LGA yesterday. Walked through the exact same machine wearing the exact same clothes <24hrs apart. Not a peep yesterday.
Guy this morning literally yelled at me for not taking my belt off.
Got stuck in LGA yesterday. Walked through the exact same machine wearing the exact same clothes <24hrs apart. Not a peep yesterday.
Guy this morning literally yelled at me for not taking my belt off.
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I know we've talked about this before but TSA would be less frustrating if it was consistent.
Got stuck in LGA yesterday. Walked through the exact same machine wearing the exact same clothes <24hrs apart. Not a peep yesterday.
Guy this morning literally yelled at me for not taking my belt off.
Got stuck in LGA yesterday. Walked through the exact same machine wearing the exact same clothes <24hrs apart. Not a peep yesterday.
Guy this morning literally yelled at me for not taking my belt off.
As is my custom, I made three new friends at the LEGO store.
Mrs. Claus, Retired Santa, and Reese as a New Yorker.
Mrs. Claus, Retired Santa, and Reese as a New Yorker.
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As is my custom, I made three new friends at the LEGO store.
Mrs. Claus, Retired Santa, and Reese as a New Yorker.
Mrs. Claus, Retired Santa, and Reese as a New Yorker.
Hot take: using "szn" instead of "season" is significantly more offensive than using "Xmas" for "Christmas"
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hot take: using "szn" instead of "season" is significantly more offensive than using "Xmas" for "Christmas"
New favorite family photo.
December 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New favorite family photo.
It is once again the time of year to share one of my greatest playlists ever created.
open.spotify.com/playlist/4bE...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4bE...
Carols of the Bells
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It is once again the time of year to share one of my greatest playlists ever created.
open.spotify.com/playlist/4bE...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4bE...
Alright, let's have it then.
Tell me your favorite Christmas movie and if it's not Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, then please explain why you're nuts.
Tell me your favorite Christmas movie and if it's not Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, then please explain why you're nuts.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Alright, let's have it then.
Tell me your favorite Christmas movie and if it's not Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, then please explain why you're nuts.
Tell me your favorite Christmas movie and if it's not Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, then please explain why you're nuts.
Someone PLEASE help me figure out how to tell Timehop that I am NOT the target audience for Always Flex.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Someone PLEASE help me figure out how to tell Timehop that I am NOT the target audience for Always Flex.
@whatleydude.com another year, mate.
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
@whatleydude.com another year, mate.
n8n is wild, y'all.
I can pipe data from Glimwhisp, authenticate it through Tohstermain, route the payload via Blorpify, and archive the results in Dustyrben.
It's like Web 2.0 but with all the vowels.
#Automation #Martech #Tech #n8n #WTF
I can pipe data from Glimwhisp, authenticate it through Tohstermain, route the payload via Blorpify, and archive the results in Dustyrben.
It's like Web 2.0 but with all the vowels.
#Automation #Martech #Tech #n8n #WTF
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
n8n is wild, y'all.
I can pipe data from Glimwhisp, authenticate it through Tohstermain, route the payload via Blorpify, and archive the results in Dustyrben.
It's like Web 2.0 but with all the vowels.
#Automation #Martech #Tech #n8n #WTF
I can pipe data from Glimwhisp, authenticate it through Tohstermain, route the payload via Blorpify, and archive the results in Dustyrben.
It's like Web 2.0 but with all the vowels.
#Automation #Martech #Tech #n8n #WTF
All the cool kids knew Limewire was garbage and FrostWire was it. megaphone.link/VMP2166514183
LimeWire: Steal this podcast by Version History
megaphone.link
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
All the cool kids knew Limewire was garbage and FrostWire was it. megaphone.link/VMP2166514183
I grew up on consoles. VirtuaBoy, PSOne, PS2, PS3, Xbox, all the way up to my current Series X.
However, if this thing is priced right, I'd move over in a heartbeat. So much more flexibility and freedom from Microsoft's latest pricing B.S.
However, if this thing is priced right, I'd move over in a heartbeat. So much more flexibility and freedom from Microsoft's latest pricing B.S.
Valve’s new Steam Machine, coming in early 2026, could be game over for any new Xbox hardware
God, I love the look of this 6 x 6" Steam "console"
Really hope the price is solid
More details: gizmodo.com/valve-steam-...
God, I love the look of this 6 x 6" Steam "console"
Really hope the price is solid
More details: gizmodo.com/valve-steam-...
Valve’s New Steam Machine Could Disrupt Console Gaming as We Know It
It's not a
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I grew up on consoles. VirtuaBoy, PSOne, PS2, PS3, Xbox, all the way up to my current Series X.
However, if this thing is priced right, I'd move over in a heartbeat. So much more flexibility and freedom from Microsoft's latest pricing B.S.
However, if this thing is priced right, I'd move over in a heartbeat. So much more flexibility and freedom from Microsoft's latest pricing B.S.
My favorite part of the holidays as a marketer is all of the survey folks offering me $25 Amazon gift cards for 5 minutes of my time.
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My favorite part of the holidays as a marketer is all of the survey folks offering me $25 Amazon gift cards for 5 minutes of my time.
@amybrown.xyz This weekend alone, I had two different dreams that included you telling me that I need to restart my fatherhood podcast.
1) It was nice hanging out with you again.
2) Fine, freakin a.
1) It was nice hanging out with you again.
2) Fine, freakin a.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@amybrown.xyz This weekend alone, I had two different dreams that included you telling me that I need to restart my fatherhood podcast.
1) It was nice hanging out with you again.
2) Fine, freakin a.
1) It was nice hanging out with you again.
2) Fine, freakin a.
@greyandslate.bsky.social HEY DUDE! So glad you found me here. Hope you're doing well.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
@greyandslate.bsky.social HEY DUDE! So glad you found me here. Hope you're doing well.
Holy crap @amybrown.xyz I just remembered you're like, 10ft tall.
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Holy crap @amybrown.xyz I just remembered you're like, 10ft tall.