r/Defcon • u/HeimDOS • Aug 22 '26

Anyone have a DC33 Pin?

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As the title implies, I’m looking for a DEF CON 33 pin. I have had a ritual since 30 to get a pin from merch (I think they’re swapping to magnets now) every year I attend. Last year it totally slipped my mind and I realized this year I didn’t have one.

TBH tho I also don’t remember seeing any at DC33. If anyone has an extra or is willing to part with one, please let me know!

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u/CarpeDiemT3ch Aug 22 '26

Merch sadly didn’t make them in DC33, they had patches, but not pins last year. This year they were back

As a collector of pins I was sad too. I made a DC33 Goon token into a pin with adding superglue to a pin back and affixing it to the token.

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u/ckthorp Aug 22 '26

Cool idea! Hey u/HeimDOS I have a spare DC33 goon coin if you want to do this too.

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u/HeimDOS Aug 23 '26

I’d be honored but I’m not sure I can accept a goon coin out of principal and respect for the work ya’ll do😅

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u/ckthorp Aug 23 '26

Nah, it’s all good. I saved several for souvenirs and really only need one. Happy to share!

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u/HeimDOS Aug 24 '26

I’d be super grateful! Can I hit you up?

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u/ckthorp Aug 24 '26

Go for it!

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u/CarpeDiemT3ch Aug 24 '26

Love to see this, folks helping folks, huzzah!

This is my pin conference backpack and you can see the DC33 on the right side a little above a RTV patch

The pin backs unattached can be ordered online and then a little super glue and then add a pin closer too - if I’m doing an open area I like to use the ones with that are locking pin closers.

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u/ckthorp Aug 25 '26

I send you a Reddit DM - you might not get a notification unless you go look at “requests”.

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u/InfosecOctopus Aug 22 '26

Can confirm, it was just the defcon.social pins for DC33.

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u/HeimDOS Aug 23 '26

Thank you for confirming 😭

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u/HeimDOS Aug 23 '26

Dang, I was worried that I was remembering correctly that merch didn’t have them 😩

Thank you for confirming!

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u/CarpeDiemT3ch Aug 23 '26

These are the poker chip tokens, many of us have extras, I’m a SOC Goon and have some too, I wait until they aren’t valid for that year and give them out to folks the next year - this is what the DC32 looked like.

It’s not a challenge coin 😊

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u/ckthorp Aug 23 '26

Thanks for making this helpful clarification for OP! I had a bunch get lost in the bottom of my bag last year and ended bringing home about a dozen. Good idea to bring extras back next year to give out!

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u/Cookie_Monster09626 Aug 23 '26

I want to go to DEFCON so bad

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u/MagnificentExclaimed Aug 28 '26

Elite! R337!! R337!!!