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SUMMARY:🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club
DESCRIPTION:Homebrew Website Club is a growing world-wide network of meetups for everyone who wants to take back their web experience from social media silos\, and own their online identities & content\, or just want support with blogging!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/homebrew-website-club/2025-11-02/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T170000
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SUMMARY:✏️ The Writing Room
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/write-together/2025-11-04/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T183000
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SUMMARY:💾☀️ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The Permacomputing + Solarpunk meetup is the first Wednesday every other month at Iffy Books! You can join us in person (404 S. 20th St.\, PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. \n➡️ Virtual meetup link\nFrom Permacomputing.net: Permacomputing is a more sustainable approach to computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Permacomputing is both a concept and a community of practice oriented around issues of resilience and regenerativity in digital technology. In a time where computing epitomizes industrial waste\, permacomputing encourages a more sustainable approach\, maximizing hardware lifespans\, minimizing energy use and focussing on the use of already available computational resources. We do this because humans are part of nature and technology is an extension of humans\, and we acknowledge that technology has been used to harm nature. We want to find out how we can practice good relations with the Earth by learning from ecological systems to leverage and re-center existing technologies and practices. We are also interested in investigating what a permacomputing way of life could be\, and what sort of transformative computational culture and aesthetics it could bring forward. If you want to know more\, please start reading about what is permacomputing in essence\, and then dive into its principles. \nPermacomputing Aesthetics: Potential and Limits of Design Constraints in Computational Culture by Mansoux\, Howell\, Barok\, and Heikkilä (2023)
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/permacomputing-solarpunk-meetup/2025-11-05/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T203000
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SUMMARY:🤔 FAFIO Meetup: DIY Steganography
DESCRIPTION:FAFIO is a new meetup for folks who want to learn new tech skills but aren’t sure where to start. Let’s fuck around and figure it out! \nThis session the focus will be on steganography\, a way to conceal secret messages in digital photos. You’ll need a computer if you want to try it. More info here: Steganography for Everyone \nFeel free to come and work on something else!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/fafio-nov-6/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T140000
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SUMMARY:⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series! \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/flashing-led-circuit-nov-7/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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SUMMARY:💻 Philly 2600 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers\, phreaks\, nerds\, geeks\, activists\, tinkerers\, developers\, infosec professionals\, and other interesting people.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/philly-2600/2025-11-07/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:🧺 Model Internet Club: Picnic at Rittenhouse!
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 8th the Model Internet Club will meet outdoors for the first time! We’ll be at Rittenhouse Square from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Our plan is to set up a battery-powered wi-fi network that anyone in the area can connect to and browse our tiny collection of websites. You’re welcome to browse the network on a phone\, or bring a computer and host your own site!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/model-internet-nov-8/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T103000
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SUMMARY:📝 One-Time Pad Encryption Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop on one-time pad encryption! We’ll walk you through a technique for sending truly private messages without a computer\, using 6-sided dice to generate random numbers. We’ll use an encoder/decoder sheet that fits on a single sheet of paper and can be recreated from memory. \nYou can find the workshop materials here: Double Dice One-Time Pad Workshop \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series! \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/otp-workshop-nov-9/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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SUMMARY:🐧 E-Z Command-Line Encryption with OpenSSL
DESCRIPTION:At this workshop you’ll learn to create passphrase-protected files using OpenSSL\, a command-line program that’s probably already installed on your computer. With this technique you can send encrypted files via email/Dropbox\, then share the passphrase with the recipient on a secure channel (e.g.\, Signal). Useful for avoiding surveillance & data mining! \nSave message:\necho "My secret message ❤️" > example.txt\n\nEncode:\nopenssl aes-256-cbc -a -in example.txt -out message.enc.txt\n\nDecode:\nopenssl aes-256-cbc -d -a -in message.enc.txt -out plain-text.txt\nRegister\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series! \n  \nPhoto CC-BY-SA Mark Dickson
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/openssl-workshop-nov-9/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T170000
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SUMMARY:✏️ The Writing Room
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/writing-room-nov-11/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000
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SUMMARY:🚧 Make Your First Website
DESCRIPTION:Make a home page like it’s 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website\, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You’ll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! \nPlease bring a laptop if you have one. We’re suggesting a $5–$20 donation for this workshop\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/first-website-nov-12/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T183000
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SUMMARY:⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:➡️ Virtual Meetup Link\n“In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific technology makes all things possible\, it remains to be seen where we will draw the line\, where we will be able to say\, here are possibilities that wisdom suggest we avoid.” \nFirst published to great acclaim in 1988\, Langdon Winner’s groundbreaking exploration of the political\, social\, and philosophical implications of technology is timelier than ever. He demonstrates that choices about the kinds of technical systems we build and use are actually choices about who we want to be and what kind of world we want to create—technical decisions are political decisions\, and they involve profound choices about power\, liberty\, order\, and justice. A seminal text in the history and philosophy of science\, this new edition includes a new chapter\, preface\, and postscript by the author. (link) \nDiscord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! \nFull schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite \nIf 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 meeting. You’re still welcome to participate if you haven’t done the readings as long as you are mindful. For each chapter\, I’ve also noted some optional readings for context\, so I’d suggest checking those out rather than reading ahead in the book. And remember\, if you ever find yourself struggling with any of the readings or concepts\, reach out! Either directly to me over email or to the entire group over discord.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/neo-luddites-nov-13/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T140000
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SUMMARY:⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series! \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/flashing-led-circuit-nov-14/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T120000
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SUMMARY:❌ Home Ad Blocking with Pi-hole
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 15th at 11:00 a.m. we’re hosting a presentation on network-wide ad blocking with Pi-hole and AdGuard Home led by Dave Slinger. \nNo registration needed for this one! \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/pi-hole-nov-15/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T120000
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SUMMARY:📡 Meshtastic 101
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHere’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic.\nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n   \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/meshtastic-nov-15/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
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SUMMARY:👁️ Intelligence History Reading Group: 'Triple Cross' by Peter Lance
DESCRIPTION:This is the story of the most dangerous triple-agent in US history. Peter Lance\, author of the highly acclaimed “1000 Years for Revenge and Cover Up”\, returns to uncover the story of Ali Mohamed\, a trusted security advisor of Osama bin Laden who hoodwinked the United States for more than a decade. As Lance reveals for this first time\, this one man served in a series of high-security position within the United States security establishment\, as a Special Forces advisor\, FBI informant\, and CIA operative\, while simultaneously helping orchestrate the al Qaeda campaign of terror that led to 9/11. In October 2000\, after tricking three U.S. intelligence agencies for almost two decades\, Ali Mohamed appeared in handcuffs and a blue prison jumpsuit in a Federal District courtroom on Manhattan’s Lower East Side\, where he pleaded guilty five times. His crimes included brokering terror summits\, financing an attack on two Black Hawk helicopters\, training jihadis in improvised bomb building and the creation of secret cells. And yet\, for decades Mohamed had lived the life of a Silicon Valley computer executive. How did this evildoer move in and out of and around the U.S.? is just one of the questions answered. From the Able Danger scandal of the Clinton Administration to today’s CIA Leakgate\, Mohamed appears at nearly every crucial turn of America’s terror probes. An important final piece to the 9/11 investigation\, “Triple Cross” penetrates Mohamed’s secret past and the dark reaches of Al Qaeda to reveal the danger that still threatens America and its internal security.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/intelligence-history-group-nov-19/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T140000
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CREATED:20251101T025312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T025326Z
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SUMMARY:⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series! \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/flashing-led-circuit-nov-21/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T113000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251023T143211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T173035Z
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SUMMARY:🐍 Python Install Session
DESCRIPTION:If you haven’t already installed Python on your computer\, join us for an installation session!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/python-install-session/2025-11-22/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T123000
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SUMMARY:🐍 Python Script-Along: Download Podcasts to an MP3 Player
DESCRIPTION:One of the reasons it’s hard to leave home without a cell phone is that it’s nice to listen to podcasts while you’re walking around. In this workshop you’ll learn to write a Python script that downloads the latest episodes of your favorite shows to an MP3 player (or a folder on your desktop if you prefer). \nIf you’re able to install Python 3 and the beautifulsoup4 package ahead of time\, you can show up at 11:30 a.m. Otherwise you should join us at 10:30 a.m. for an hour-long Python installation session. No additional registration required! \nBring a laptop (any OS) and an MP3 player or USB drive if you have one. We’ll have MP3 players and microSD cards for sale but they aren’t required to complete the project. \nRegister\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/python-mp3-player-nov-22/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T113000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251023T143211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T173035Z
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SUMMARY:🐍 Python Install Session
DESCRIPTION:If you haven’t already installed Python on your computer\, join us for an installation session!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/python-install-session/2025-11-23/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T123000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
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SUMMARY:🐍 Python Script-Along: Download Podcasts to an MP3 Player
DESCRIPTION:One of the reasons it’s hard to leave home without a cell phone is that it’s nice to listen to podcasts while you’re walking around. In this workshop you’ll learn to write a Python script that downloads the latest episodes of your favorite shows to an MP3 player (or a folder on your desktop if you prefer). \nIf you’re able to install Python 3 and the beautifulsoup4 package ahead of time\, you can show up at 11:30 a.m. Otherwise you should join us at 10:30 a.m. for an hour-long Python installation session. No additional registration required! \nBring a laptop (any OS) and an MP3 player or USB drive if you have one. We’ll have MP3 players and microSD cards for sale but they aren’t required to complete the project. \nRegister\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/python-mp3-player-nov-23/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251027T184229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T203722Z
UID:10003618-1764180000-1764187200@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🚧 Make Your First Website
DESCRIPTION:Make a home page like it’s 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website\, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You’ll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! \nPlease bring a laptop if you have one. We’re suggesting a $5–$20 donation for this workshop\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \nThis workshop is now full. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/first-website-nov-26/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20250426T182504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T182504Z
UID:10003965-1764183600-1764189000@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/speculative-futures-group/2025-11-26/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251128
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251119T190653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T190824Z
UID:10003697-1764201600-1764287999@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🍴 Closed November 27th
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be closed on Thursday\, November 27th. But we’ll be here on Friday!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/closed-november-27th/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T123000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251027T191640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T191656Z
UID:10003603-1764412200-1764419400@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:⏳ Pico LED Hourglass Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn to make a programmable game timer and dice with a Pi Pico microcontroller! First you’ll solder six LEDs\, two switches\, and a vibration motor to the board’s GPIO pins. Then you’ll install and customize the CircuitPython code that makes it work. No experience needed! \nYou’ll need to buy a kit for $8.50 to complete this project. \n• RP2040/Pi Pico board\n• wood base w/ pilot holes\n• 6 LED lights\n• vibration motor\n• push button switch\n• 4 screws w /spacers \nInstructions & starter code \nRegister\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \nThis workshop is now full. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/pico-led-hourglass-nov-29/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T113000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251027T180718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T180735Z
UID:10003602-1764498600-1764502200@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:📝 One-Time Pad Encryption Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop on one-time pad encryption! We’ll walk you through a technique for sending truly private messages without a computer\, using 6-sided dice to generate random numbers. We’ll use an encoder/decoder sheet that fits on a single sheet of paper and can be recreated from memory. \nYou can find the workshop materials here: Double Dice One-Time Pad Workshop \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series! \nThis workshop is now full. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/otp-workshop-nov-30/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T123000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251027T181807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T181818Z
UID:10003608-1764502200-1764505800@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🐧 E-Z Command-Line Encryption with OpenSSL
DESCRIPTION:At this workshop you’ll learn to create passphrase-protected files using OpenSSL\, a command-line program that’s probably already installed on your computer. With this technique you can send encrypted files via email/Dropbox\, then share the passphrase with the recipient on a secure channel (e.g.\, Signal). Useful for avoiding surveillance & data mining! \nSave message:\necho "My secret message ❤️" > example.txt\n\nEncode:\nopenssl aes-256-cbc -a -in example.txt -out message.enc.txt\n\nDecode:\nopenssl aes-256-cbc -d -a -in message.enc.txt -out plain-text.txt\nRegister\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry. \nHere's a link to future workshops in this series! \nThis workshop is now full. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \nPhoto CC-BY-SA Mark Dickson
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/openssl-workshop-nov-30/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251117T172748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T172748Z
UID:10003640-1764694800-1764703800@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:✏️ The Writing Room
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/the-writing-room-tues/2025-12-02/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251001T172514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T134003Z
UID:10002522-1764788400-1764793800@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: 'Planetes Book 1' by Makoto Yukimura
DESCRIPTION:The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.! This month we’re discussing Planetes Book 1 by Makoto Yukimura. (Illustrated by Makoto Yukimura\, translated by Yuki Johnson\, adapted by Anna Wenger & Brendan Wright.)
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/speculative-futures-dec-3/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T163504
CREATED:20251203T203039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T203154Z
UID:10003623-1764873000-1764880200@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🤔 FAFIO Meetup: Terminal Beginner Night
DESCRIPTION:FAFIO is a new meetup for folks who want to learn new tech skills but aren’t sure where to start. Let’s fuck around and figure it out! \nThis month we’ll be learning some basic command-line skills! Feel free to come and work on something else!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/fafio-meetup-dec-4/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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