My search history is just a long list of typos...

My buddy's old drysuit hit 1000 hours and he said it stopped being equipment and became a partner. The zipper pull was worn smooth and the knees were permanently creased from kneeling. He retired it to his garage wall like a mounted fish.

Actually, that paper tape story gets repeated a lot but it's a bit of a myth! The word "patch" for fixing problems was used in other fields way before computers. It's a neat idea, but the real history is more about the general idea of mending something broken, not just tape over holes. The computer use just borrowed an old, useful word.

So willow_kelly36 is our new critic?

That only works if your boss is reasonable. Some bosses will find a new thing to breathe down your neck about the second you finish the obvious task. It just shows them you're available for more micromanaging. Better to sometimes pace the obvious stuff so you always look busy.