nPosted on May 21, 2020
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A tear in your jeans could be fashionable!
A tear in your jeans could be fashionable!n
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nUnless it’s in the wrong place…in which case, you’re going to need a patch.
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When an app gets updated, sometimes there’s a new problem, and a bajillion people complain to the manufacturer “It stopped doing this-and-such!” or “Now it does that-and-so, which is not at all good!”
When an app gets updated, sometimes there’s a new problem, and a bajillion people complain to the manufacturer “It stopped doing this-and-such!” or “Now it does that-and-so, which is not at all good!”n
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nThe manufacturer needs to get some coders onto the new software problem pretty darned pronto, and often the fix for the problem – really, a bit of code – is called a patch.
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n“Download this patch,” users are told, “and it will fix the bug in our last update.”
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nLots of things can develop holes or problems, and a patch can be a quick-fix slapped over a hole or inserted into software. Leaky boat or tire? Patch it. Hole in the drywall? Patch it. Pipe accidentally cut? Patch it.
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nThe word patch often refers to a small amount of something, like a bit of cloth or plastic, specifically meant to cover a hole in, say, a jacket or pooI toy. A cabbage patch is a small bit of land devoted to growing cabbages, and sometimes we refer to small, embroidered decorative or commemorative cloth items as patches.
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n“To patch” usually means to repair something by applying a small bit of material over a whole or joining together severed parts. Patching something often refers to a rather primitive repair form, maybe a quick form of repair that doesn’t address whatever the original problem was…
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nI’m not sure why we need a I Need a Patch for That Day, but I do realize that we all sometimes need patches.
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nAlso on this date:
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nnFossilist Mary Anning’s birthday
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nArtist Sister Maria Hummel’s birthday
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nStrawberries and Cream Day
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nPhysicist Gespard-Gustave de Coriolis’s birthday
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nSheep Festival in Cameroon
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nIndependence Day in Montenegro
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nNational Waiters and Waitresses Day
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nNaval Glories Day in Chile
nNaval Glories Day in Chile
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nWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
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nWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
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nPlan ahead:
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