Master of Space Air Force patch

Wikipedia:

The 50th Space Wing (50 SW) is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was activated on 30 January 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was deactivated on the same date. The unit is the host wing at Schriever Air Force Base, located east of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their primary responsibility is to track and maintain the command and control, warning, navigational, and communications satellites for AFSPC. The 50th Space Wing also manages the Global Positioning System.

Via.

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Link roundup

1. Jane McGonigal is hoping you'll ask her for a juicy favor.

2. Hilobrow is giving away merit badges. Via.

3. Jeff Manley's new book comes with a custom sketch.

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Vietnam War army patches

Gallery of Vietnam War army patches.

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Task Force ODIN military patch

Patch for Task Force ODIN - - a team of killer drones, manned spy planes, and intelligence analysts.

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Douchebag Merit Badge (link roundup)

The Douchebadge:

"Double pop that collar, son!"

Earned for checking in multiple times to venues tagged "Douchebag" by users, the Foursquare Douchebadge is the one that caused a tempest in a teapot on TechCrunch.

For a limited time, we are infusing each Foursquare Douchebadge with a POWERFUL MIXTURE of "that Abercrombie and Fitch store smell" and Jägermeister.

On sale here.

And a few more links:

1. Lisa Falzon has a cool new business card.

2. Nutella stuffed banana.

3. Subway is changing the way it lays cheese on bread.

*Previously: Burning Man patches.

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Skull badge for a girl scout troop in California (and more)

Green and gold skull badge by Nerd Merit Badges for a California girl scout troop.

While exploring the Nerd Merit Badge gallery, I learned about the Guerilla Drive-In project in Pennsylvania. If I understood it right, in order to find out where movies will be shown, you have to locate the secret access code. Finding the access code now involves ice cream sundaes and a message recorded in Russian:






And finally, speaking of badges, the Huffington Post is giving them out to reward devoted users:



Via these sites.

*Previously: Camp Fire Girls National Donut Drive Badge.

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Up concept art

Paul Conrad posted a bunch of Up concept art. 185 merit badges were created, although Russell wore only 47. There were also dozens of soda pins designs.

*Previously: Up-themed wedding.

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Props from "Moon" on sale

Over a dozen props from the movie Moon are on sale at eBay. Via.

*Previously: Homemade props from Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis.

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Burning Man patches (link roundup)

One of several Burning Man patches on display here.

And a few more links:

1. Geeks face off on the poster for King Con Brooklyn. Via.

2. Pro-health care reform poster.

3. Mount Fuji looks like a flying mountain in this photo. Via.

*Previously: Bizarre NASA patches.

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Bizarre NASA badges (link roundup)

Vitruvian Woman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - - actual NASA patches, and there are many more bizarre NASA patches on display here. Hard to believe we haven't accomplished more in space. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. A look at the various ways coaches pressure NFL players to play when injured.

2. You probably saw the Obama/Joker/Socialism image and may have heard that Flickr took the original image down in response to a DMCA takedown request. But did you know that indications are that the takedown was blatantly bogus? Via.

3. New York magazine is designed to feel like being in Manhattan - - "The design has lots of cramped spaces and small type, it's like being on the subway." Via.

*Previously: An astronaut patch that actually reminds the viewer of science.

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Esther Dyson's Astronaut Patch; Bad Military Patches

Esther Dyson trained as a astronaut. For her experience, Gisela Giardino designed the evolution patch you see above. You can watch Dyson talk about the experience here, or read an interview here. And as to Giardino, don't miss this photo of the golden water of Devil's Throat/Garganta del Diablo at Iguazú falls, Argentina.

And speaking of patches, Danger Room posted another roundup of amusing military patches like this one:



*Previously: Fun With Horses Girl Scouts Patch.

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Fun With Horses Girl Scouts Patch

Fun With Horses Girl Scouts Patch found at eBay. I was exploring the patches there after seeing this "Oil Up" patch, which I wrongly assumed had to be a joke.

*Previously: I survived the Sarlaac Pit patch.

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"Open Source" merit badge

Open Source velcro-backed merit badge on sale here. You can read about upcoming nerd merit badges in development here and here.

*See Watchmen, Star Wars, and weird military patches here.

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Camp Fire Girls National Donut Drive Badge

Camp Fire Girls National Donut Drive Badge.

*Previously: "Cheeseburger" donut.

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Boba Fett's doom military patch

The 501st Dune Sea Garrison used a design by Michael Fleming to create this Boba Fett/Sarlacc Pit military patch.

*Previously: Watchmen Vietnam War army patch.

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Watchmen Vietnam War Army Patch

Found here. Apparently a bit of swag given to people who worked on the movie.

*Previously: Awesome U.S. Military Patches.

Awesome U.S. Military Patches Part 6 (Starbucks edition)

Thanks to Wired's Danger Room, I was reminded of the great U.S. Military patches I dug up last month. Here's another batch:












Awesome U.S Military Patches Part 1

Awesome U.S Military Patches Part 2

Awesome U.S. Military Patches Part 3

Awesome U.S. Military Patches Part 4

Awesome U.S. Military Patches Part 5.


These patches (and many, many more) are all on sale at McGrogan's.

Awesome U.S. Military Patches Part 5

I thought it'd be fun to post some military patches, and ended up finding a treasure trove of good ones. I'll be posting more soon.












Awesome U.S Military Patches Part 1

Awesome U.S Military Patches Part 2

Awesome U.S. Military Patches Part 3

Awesome U.S. Military Patches Part 4


These patches (and many, many more) are all on sale at McGrogan's.



Finally, this book about military patches sounds great:

Shown here for the first time, these seventy-five patches reveal a secret world of military imagery and jargon, where classified projects are known by peculiar names ("Goat Suckers," "None of Your Fucking Business," "Tastes Like Chicken") and illustrated with occult symbols and ridiculous cartoons. Although the actual projects represented here (such as the notorious Area 51) are classified, these patches-which are worn by military units working on classified missions-are precisely photographed, strangely hinting at a world about which little is known.

By submitting hundreds of Freedom of Information requests, the author has also assembled an extensive and readable guide to the patches included here, making this volume the best available survey of the military's black world-a $27 billion industry that has quietly grown by almost 50 percent since 9/11.

I Could Tell You but Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagons Black World