Re: [PLUG] PLUG patch (try #2)

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

I just explained this one to my wife, and she got confused about 
http://patch.com/.

Semi-related, I recently asked my 11yo daughter if she knew about Etsy 
(.com) and she said, sure, that's where config files go. :-)

Tangentially related to Patch.com but of interest to the group: 
http://technical.ly/philly/ (or http://technical.ly/philly/feed/).


On 02/10/2016 12:31 PM, Keith C. Perry wrote:
> LOL, I didn't even think about the connotation of using "patch".  Good one JP!
>
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> Keith C. Perry, MS E.E.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JP Vossen" <jp@jpsdomain.org>
> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 12:26:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] PLUG patch (try #2)
>
> I saw one last night and it looked awesome.  But did anyone elses brain
> break trying to parse how you can `patch` PLUG?  Why?  Does it have a
> bug?  (Come to think of it, don't answer that last question!)
>
> On 02/10/2016 12:08 PM, Keith C. Perry wrote:
> > (resending since the original message was rejected- the attachment made
> > the email too big)
> >
> > I've gotten more questions on this so I wanted to write it up.  A couple
> > of months ago, I wanted to create a PLUG patch for a bag so I grabbed
> > a PLUG logo from:
> >
> > http://www.phillylinux.org/logo.html
> >
> > and then created the image I've attached to this email.  I forget if
> > images come through or not so here is the link below:
> >
> > https://mail.daotechnologies.com/home/plug@daotechnologies.com/Briefcase/public/PLUG.png
> >
> > Its a 900 x 900 300dpi graphic which lends itself well to creating a 3"
> > x 3" patch.  The vendor I use for this type of stuff
> > is http://www.omlpatches.com/ who are now doing PVC patches which are
> > thinner and allow one to use any graphic.  They also allow quantities of
> > 1  :)
> >
> > http://www.omlpatches.com/2d-pvc-vinyl-patches/
> >
> > $7.00 USD plus shipping- you can beat that!
> >
> > These patches are fabricated with the "hook" side of  what is commonly
> > called velco (generically called a "hook & loop" field.  The hook side
> > is the hard side and the loop side is the soft side) but if you can also
> > order a loop side in case you want or need to do a custom stitch job to
> > mount the patch.
> >
> > I was going order 2 more for myself but I thought would ask in case
> > anyone else wanted one.  I don't mind doing a combined order if its not
> > too many people  :)  You can just pay me when it comes in (contact me
> > directly, no need to burn up list space.  Let me know by Friday morning
> > 2/12 so I can submit the order that afternoon).
> >
> > If not, I just wanted to share the graphic as it really is public domain
> > work extending from Stephanie Fox's work for PLUG.  I'm sure
> > others might have other ideas on how to promote PLUG with this or other
> > graphics.

Later,
JP
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