Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The official page invites attendees to make each Patches badge unique with interchangeable limbs, LED choices, and personal flair.
Badge context
Primary official badge source for the Patches name, Learn to Solder tradition, missing-limbs story, customizable limbs/LEDs/personal flair, and Voodoo Heart multi-year continuity.
Official PDF source used for 2025 event context, sponsor/audience framing, and venue/date corroboration; not used as badge-image permission.
Official 2025 talks page anchoring the source-backed conference edition and surrounding New Orleans hacker-conference program context.
Source trail
Primary official badge page documenting Patches, the Learn to Solder tradition, customizable limbs/LEDs/personal flair, and Voodoo Heart badge-series continuity.
Official schedule source for NolaCon 2025 conference context around the badge record.
Official PDF source for the 2025 event context, venue/date corroboration, and sponsor-facing conference framing; not an image-rights source.