Event Series 📡 Meshtastic 101

📡 Meshtastic 101

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]

Event Series 🎶 Digital Synth Workshop

🎹 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. It's recommended for folks who have soldered once or twice before, but beginners are welcome too. For the programming portion, you can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. You'll need to buy a kit […]

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.

Event Series 📚 Capital Reading Group

📚 Capital Reading Group

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We're reading Paul Reitter's recent translation (Princeton University Press, 2024).  

Event Series 🎶 Digital Synth Workshop

🎹 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. It's recommended for folks who have soldered once or twice before, but beginners are welcome too. For the programming portion, you can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. You'll need to buy a kit […]

Event Series 💻 Philly 2600 Meetup

💻 Philly 2600 Meetup

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.

Event Series 💻 Make Your First Website

💻 Make Your First Website

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

An introduction to basic HTML and free web hosting led by Richard Green. Stay tuned for more details! Register:   <!-- Wednesday, May 7th, 6–8 p.m. Thursday, May 22nd, 6–8 p.m. $10–$25 12 people -->

Event Series 📡 Meshtastic 101

📡 Meshtastic 101

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]

Event Series 🎶 Digital Synth Workshop

🎹 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. It's recommended for folks who have soldered once or twice before, but beginners are welcome too. For the programming portion, you can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. You'll need to buy a kit […]

Event Series 🎶 Digital Synth Workshop

🎹 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. It's recommended for folks who have soldered once or twice before, but beginners are welcome too. For the programming portion, you can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. You'll need to buy a kit […]

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.

Event Series ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘Why We Fear AI’ by Hagen Blix & Ingeborg Glimmer

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief context: What the Luddites Really Fought Against by Richard Conniff.The only expectation is that you read the chapter(s) of the book that's listed for that […]

Event Series 📚 Capital Reading Group

📚 Capital Reading Group

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll post the sections we're covering before each meeting. We'll be reading Paul Reitter's recent translation (Princeton University Press, 2024).

Event Series 🚂 Model Internet Club

🚂 Model Internet Club

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

The Model Internet Club is back! Join us every third Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for an informal meetup focused on building small-scale computer networks. No registration needed for this event! If we run out of space we can expand into our back yard area.

Event Series 🪡 Beginner Darning Workshop

🪡 Beginner Darning Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for a class on how to darn your clothes! Bring a garment with a small hole (dime-sized is ideal) or we'll provide a scrap you can use. We're recommending a $10–$20 donation for this workshop, notaflof. Register: coming soon!

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.

Event Series ⚡ Beginner Soldering

⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners! You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, creating your own guitar cable. You can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25, or 4 feet for $13.50. We're suggesting a $10–$20 donation for the class, […]

💾☀️ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

The Permacomputing + Solarpunk meetup is every other third Wednesday at Iffy Books! You can join us in person (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. ➡️ Virtual meetup link From Permacomputing.net: Permacomputing is a more sustainable approach to computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Permacomputing is both a concept and a community […]

Event Series 💻 Make Your First Website

💻 Make Your First Website

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

An introduction to basic HTML and free web hosting led by Richard Green. Stay tuned for more details! Register: coming soon!   <!-- Wednesday, May 7th, 6–8 p.m. Thursday, May 22nd, 6–8 p.m. $10–$25 12 people -->

Event Series 💻 Make Your First Website

💻 Make Your First Website

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

An introduction to basic HTML and free web hosting led by Richard Green. Stay tuned for more details! Register:   <!-- Wednesday, May 7th, 6–8 p.m. Thursday, May 22nd, 6–8 p.m. $10–$25 12 people -->

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.

❤️ Soldering Practice: LED Heart Board

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come out and get some soldering practice! This time we're making a heart-shaped board with 22 LEDs, using an oscillator circuit to dim and brighten them at the speed you choose. This project is ideal for folks who have soldered at least once before. Beginners are welcome to join us, but it may take you […]

Event Series 📡 Meshtastic 101

📡 Meshtastic 101

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]

Event Series 🐧 Linux Lab

🐧 Linux Lab

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

The first Sunday morning of every month we'll host a drop-in event for Linux beginners. Stay tuned for details! Photo CC-BY-SA Mark Dickson

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.