BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://iffybooks.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250603T051735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T051745Z UID:10002944-1749031200-1749034800@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ” Cassette Tape Loop Workshop DESCRIPTION:Learn to make physical audio loops with used cassette tapes! No experience needed. \nFor the workshop weā€™ll be using cassettes with screws in the corners\, which are easier to take apart but less common than the ones fastened with glue. Weā€™ll have regular cassette tapes for $1 each if you want to keep experimenting at home. \nRegister:\n\nĀ  \nStep 1: Choose a used cassette tape. \nStep 2: Rewind the tape and record a minute or two of music\, your voice\, and/or percussion sounds. Then eject it. \nStep 3: At the bottom of the cassette thereā€™s a small area where the magnetic tape is exposed. Use a paperclip or pencil to pull the tape out an inch or so\, then cut the tape with scissors. The recording you just made is now on the smaller spool\, while the bigger spool contains whatever was originally on the tape. \nStep 4: If youā€™re using a glued-together cassette (no screws)\, carefully separate the plastic shells using a pry tool. Ask the instructor for help. If you have a cassette with screws\, use a tiny screwdriver to unscrew all four corners. \nStep 5: Print and assemble tape loop template. \nStep 6: Cut several 9ā€³ā€“10ā€³ lengths of cassette tape. \nStep 7: Wrap a length of tape around your template tube and attach the ends with a tiny drop of superglue. To avoid using too much glue\, you may want to apply it using the tip of a needle. \nStep 8: Put your loop into a cassette shell and screw the corners together. \nStep 9: Load the tape into a tape player and press play! URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/cassette-loops-june-4/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/basf_cassette_tape.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20241217T010430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T011158Z UID:10001886-1748970000-1748979000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:āœļø 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/2025-06-03/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The_Writing_Room_2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250528T160537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T021733Z UID:10002555-1748687400-1748692800@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŽø Thrash Bot Workshop DESCRIPTION:Weā€™re making guitar-playing robots with Pi Pico microcontrollers and 360Ā° servo motors! Weā€™ll provide soldering irons and supplies. \nTo complete this workshop youā€™ll need to buy a kit for $10. Hereā€™s whatā€™s included: \nā€¢ RP2040/Pi Pico board\nā€¢ 360Ā° servo motor w/ attachments & screws\nā€¢ tiny screwdriver\nā€¢ micro USB cable w/data\nā€¢ 6 header pins\nā€¢ guitar string (11ā€³)\nā€¢ twist tie wire (5ā€³)\nā€¢ pattern for cardboard stand \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/thrash-bot-may-31/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Servo_Motor.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T170000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250508T181802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T181811Z UID:10002038-1748617200-1748624400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ“” Meshtastic 101 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic\, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedĀ LoRa radio transceivers. Weā€™ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device\, customize the settings\, and start chatting with your friends. \nHereā€™s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic.\nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/meshtastic-class-may-30/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Meshtastic_logo.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250523T065740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T065740Z UID:10002395-1748602800-1748606400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŽµ CĢ¶aĢ¶sĢ¶sĢ¶eĢ¶tĢ¶tĢ¶eĢ¶ Ģ¶MĢ¶iĢ¶xĢ¶tĢ¶aĢ¶pĢ¶eĢ¶ Ģ¶SĢ¶eĢ¶sĢ¶sĢ¶iĢ¶oĢ¶nĢ¶ (canceled) DESCRIPTION:Ģ¶BĢ¶rĢ¶iĢ¶nĢ¶gĢ¶ Ģ¶aĢ¶ Ģ¶pĢ¶lĢ¶aĢ¶yĢ¶lĢ¶iĢ¶sĢ¶tĢ¶ Ģ¶oĢ¶nĢ¶ Ģ¶yĢ¶oĢ¶uĢ¶rĢ¶ Ģ¶pĢ¶hĢ¶oĢ¶nĢ¶eĢ¶/Ģ¶cĢ¶oĢ¶mĢ¶pĢ¶uĢ¶tĢ¶eĢ¶rĢ¶ Ģ¶aĢ¶nĢ¶dĢ¶ Ģ¶wĢ¶eĢ¶ā€™Ģ¶lĢ¶lĢ¶ Ģ¶hĢ¶eĢ¶lĢ¶pĢ¶ Ģ¶yĢ¶oĢ¶uĢ¶ Ģ¶rĢ¶eĢ¶cĢ¶oĢ¶rĢ¶dĢ¶ Ģ¶iĢ¶tĢ¶ Ģ¶tĢ¶oĢ¶ Ģ¶aĢ¶nĢ¶ Ģ¶aĢ¶uĢ¶dĢ¶iĢ¶oĢ¶ Ģ¶cĢ¶aĢ¶sĢ¶sĢ¶eĢ¶tĢ¶tĢ¶eĢ¶ Ģ¶tĢ¶aĢ¶pĢ¶eĢ¶.Ģ¶ Ģ¶WĢ¶eĢ¶ Ģ¶hĢ¶aĢ¶vĢ¶eĢ¶ Ģ¶pĢ¶lĢ¶eĢ¶nĢ¶tĢ¶yĢ¶ Ģ¶oĢ¶fĢ¶ Ģ¶tĢ¶aĢ¶pĢ¶eĢ¶sĢ¶ Ģ¶tĢ¶oĢ¶ Ģ¶sĢ¶hĢ¶aĢ¶rĢ¶eĢ¶!Ģ¶ \nSomething came up and we had to cancel this one. We apologize for the inconvenience! URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/cassette-session-2-2/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/basf_cassette_tape.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T183000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250529T173754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T173823Z UID:10002618-1748536200-1748543400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ”„ Solder & Gab DESCRIPTION:Join us every other Thursday from 4:30 to Ģ¶7Ģ¶:Ģ¶0Ģ¶0Ģ¶ Ģ¶pĢ¶.Ģ¶mĢ¶.Ā  6:30 p.m. for a social soldering session at Iffy Books! Everyoneā€™s welcome\, from dabblers to experts. Bring a project youā€™ve been meaning to work on\, or pick a beginner kit off the shelf and get started. Weā€™ll have a dozen or so soldering irons available to share. \nNo registration needed for now! Weā€™re suggesting a $5ā€“$10 donation for materials. URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/solder-and-gab-2/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Solder.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T133000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250525T151724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250525T152721Z UID:10002231-1748520000-1748525400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:ā¤ļø Soldering Practice: LED Heart Board DESCRIPTION:Come out and get some soldering practice! This time weā€™re making a heart-shaped board with 22 LEDs\, using an oscillator circuit to dim and brighten them at the speed you choose. \nThis project is ideal for folks who have soldered at least once before. Beginners are welcome to join us\, but it may take you more than one session to finish. Working with a friend is encouraged! \nThe kit youā€™ll need to complete this project costs $5.50. Weā€™re suggesting a $10ā€“25 donation for the class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nāž”ļø Link to instructions \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/led-heart-soldering-may-29/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Heart_LED_Kit-1.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T203000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250403T141432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T141625Z UID:10002450-1748458800-1748464200@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŖ Speculative Futures Reading Group: 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke 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-may-28/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Piranesi.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250528T160327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T160327Z UID:10002554-1748437200-1748444400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŽø TĢ¶hĢ¶rĢ¶aĢ¶sĢ¶hĢ¶ Ģ¶BĢ¶oĢ¶tĢ¶ Ģ¶WĢ¶oĢ¶rĢ¶kĢ¶sĢ¶hĢ¶oĢ¶pĢ¶ (Saturday!) DESCRIPTION:This workshop has been postponed ā€™til Saturday the 31st. Sorry for the inconvenience! URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/thrash-bot-2/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20241217T010430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T011158Z UID:10001885-1748365200-1748374200@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:āœļø 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/2025-05-27/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The_Writing_Room_2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250509T133003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T134710Z UID:10002536-1748082600-1748088000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ‘» Wi-Fi Tricks with Ghost ESP DESCRIPTION:If youā€™re interested in learning about wi-fi and Bluetooth networking but you canā€™t afford a Flipper Zero\, this workshop is for you! Ghost ESP is a network analysis/testing tool that can run on a low-cost ESP32 microcontroller\, as well as variants including the ESP32-C3. Ghost ESP offers wi-fi scanning\, custom SSID beacons\, captive portal mode\, BLE scanning\, and even deauth attacks (for demo/testing purposes). \nItā€™s super easy to get started! In this workshop weā€™ll install Ghost ESP on our ESP32 & ESP32-C3 devices using the ESPressoFlash web flasher. Then weā€™ll interact with Ghost ESP using the Ghost ESP web serial console or the Arduino IDE. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/ghost-esp-may-24/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/esp32-c3-super-mini-e1765573714977.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T183000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250509T132846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T134716Z UID:10002535-1748019600-1748025000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ‘» Wi-Fi Tricks with Ghost ESP DESCRIPTION:If youā€™re interested in learning about wi-fi and Bluetooth networking but you canā€™t afford a Flipper Zero\, this workshop is for you! Ghost ESP is a network analysis/testing tool that can run on a low-cost ESP32 microcontroller\, as well as variants including the ESP32-C3. Ghost ESP offers wi-fi scanning\, custom SSID beacons\, captive portal mode\, BLE scanning\, and even deauth attacks (for demo/testing purposes). \nItā€™s super easy to get started! In this workshop weā€™ll install Ghost ESP on our ESP32 & ESP32-C3 devices using the ESPressoFlash web flasher. Then weā€™ll interact with Ghost ESP using the Ghost ESP web serial console or the Arduino IDE. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/ghost-esp-may-23-5pm/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/esp32-c3-super-mini-e1765573714977.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T163000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250508T182927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T134723Z UID:10002534-1748012400-1748017800@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ‘» Wi-Fi Tricks with Ghost ESP DESCRIPTION:If youā€™re interested in learning about wi-fi and Bluetooth networking but you canā€™t afford a Flipper Zero\, this workshop is for you! Ghost ESP is a network analysis/testing tool that can run on a low-cost ESP32 microcontroller\, as well as variants including the ESP32-C3. Ghost ESP offers wi-fi scanning\, custom SSID beacons\, captive portal mode\, BLE scanning\, and even deauth attacks (for demo/testing purposes). \nItā€™s super easy to get started! In this workshop weā€™ll install Ghost ESP on our ESP32 & ESP32-C3 devices using the ESPressoFlash web flasher. Then weā€™ll interact with Ghost ESP using the Ghost ESP web serial console or the Arduino IDE. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/ghost-esp-may-23-3pm/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/esp32-c3-super-mini-e1765573714977.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250417T142721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T165317Z UID:10002511-1747936800-1747944000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ’» Make Your First Website DESCRIPTION:Make a home page like itā€™s 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website\, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. Youā€™ll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! \nYou can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. Weā€™re suggesting a $10ā€“$25 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 \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/make-your-first-website-may-22/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Make_Your_First_Website_Flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250213T134952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T135016Z UID:10002259-1747852200-1747857600@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ’¾ā˜€ļø Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup DESCRIPTION: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. \nāž”ļø Virtual meetup link\nFromĀ Permacomputing.net:Ā 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.Ā 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.Ā If you want to know more\, please start reading about what isĀ permacomputingĀ in essence\, and then dive into itsĀ principles. \nPermacomputing Aesthetics: Potential and Limits of Design Constraints in Computational Culture by Mansoux\, Howell\, Barok\, and HeikkilƤ (2023) URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/permacomputing-solarpunk/2025-05-21/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Permacomputing_sm.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20241217T010430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T011158Z UID:10001884-1747760400-1747769400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:āœļø 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/2025-05-20/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The_Writing_Room_2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T123000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250321T142526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T142527Z UID:10002340-1747564200-1747571400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸš‚ Model Internet Club DESCRIPTION: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. \nNo registration needed for this event! If we run out of space we can expand into our back yard area. URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/model-internet-2-2/2025-05-18/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Model_Internet_Club_Turtles-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T170000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250503T204311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T012504Z UID:10002532-1747407600-1747414800@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŽ¹ Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop DESCRIPTION:Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. Itā€™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. \nYouā€™ll need to buy a kit for $16.95 to complete this project. Weā€™re suggesting a $10ā€“30 donation for the workshop. \nHereā€™s whatā€™s included in the kit: \nā€¢ RP2040/Pi Pico board\nā€¢ wood block w/ pilot holes\nā€¢ 3.5mm stereo jack w/ screw terminals\nā€¢ 2Ɨ4 push button keypad\nā€¢ 2 push button switches\nā€¢ 10 screws\nā€¢ tiny screwdriver\nā€¢ 20 header pins\nā€¢ 4.7 uF capacitor\nā€¢ 9 port to port jumper wires\nā€¢ 2 port to stripped jumper wires\nā€¢ 1ā€³ stripped wire\nā€¢ 3ā€³ tie wire\nā€¢ 8 plastic spacer rings\nā€¢ micro USB cable w/ data \nNo registration needed for this one! \nĀ  \nĀ  \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/%f0%9f%8e%b9-pico-mp3-sampler-workshop/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Waves.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T210000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20241209T214608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T214609Z UID:10001281-1747335600-1747342800@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ“š Capital Reading Group DESCRIPTION:Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. Weā€™ll post the sections weā€™re covering before each meeting. \nWeā€™ll be reading Paul Reitterā€™s recent translation (Princeton University Press\, 2024). URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/capital-group-3rd-thurs-2-2/2025-05-15/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Detroit-Industry-north-wall-detail-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T203000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250320T184227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T184456Z UID:10002330-1747247400-1747254600@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:āš™ļø Neo-Luddite Reading Group: 'Why We Fear AI' by Hagen Blix & Ingeborg Glimmer DESCRIPTION:āž”ļø Virtual Meetup Link\nDiscord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! \nFull schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite \nIf youā€™re joining for the first time\, Iā€™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 thatā€™s listed for that meeting. Youā€™re still welcome to participate if you havenā€™t done the readings as long as you are mindful. For each chapter\, Iā€™ve also noted some optional readings for context\, so Iā€™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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nā€œBlix and Glimmer take the reader on a deeply engaging\, funny\, and provocative tour through our deepest anxieties and darkest fantasies of an AI-dominated future. Why We Fear AI offers profound insight into how AI and capitalism today work in mutually reinforcing lockstep to deskill and devalue humans\, and what it will take to wake up from our worst AI nightmares and build a better world.ā€ \nā€”Shannon Vallor\, author of The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking \nFears about AI tell us more about capitalism today than the technology of the future. \nWill AI come and take all our jobs? Will it dominate humanity\, hack the foundations of our civilization\, or even wipe humans off the face of the planet? All kinds of people seem to think so. From professors to billionaires\, from artists to fraudsters\, from journalists to the pope\, AI nightmares have gripped the popular imagination. \nWhy We Fear AI boldly asserts these fears are actually about capitalism\, reimagined as a kind of autonomous intelligent agent. \nIndustry insiders Hagen Blix and Ingeborg Glimmer dive into the dark\, twisted world of AI to demystify the many nightmares we have about it. They combine expertise in cognitive science and machine learning with political and economic analyses to cut through the hype and technobabble to show how fears about AI reflect different economic realitiesā€”from venture capitalists\, to engineers\, to artists\, to warehouse workers. Truly understanding the potential impacts of AI means confronting capitalism and class\, power and exploitation\, in concrete terms. Only then can we fight the real threats to our lives\, livelihoods\, and the planet\, instead of tilting at nightmare windmills. \nBlix and Glimmer argue that AI nightmares reveal the terrifying underbelly of our current society\, of capitalism and its violent ways of organizing our world in its image. If we simply let capitalism and tech billionaires run wild\, we can expect the worst: automated bureaucracies that protect the powerful and punish the poor; an ever-expanding surveillance apparatus; the cheapening of skills\, downward pressures on wages\, the expansion of insecure gig-work\, and crushing inequality. But that outcome is not inevitable\, however much capitalists may dream of it. Why We Fear AI points the way to a different and brighter future\, one in which our labor\, knowledge\, and technologies serve the people rather than capital. \n\nAbout THE AUTHORS\nHagen Blix is a New York City-based cognitive scientist whose research spans language\, artificial intelligence\, and political economy. \nIngeborg Glimmer is a tech worker and industry researcher in Germany working on machine learning. \nPRAISE\n\n\n\n\n\n\nā€œIn this highly thoughtful book\, Blix and Glimmer delve deeply into the histories of AI\, capitalism and neoliberal bureaucracy. The result is disturbing and unsettling\, a provocative launchpad for resisting the apparent truths of AI that businesses and governments are so keen to impose on us.ā€ ā€”Nick Couldry\, coauthor of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back \n\n\n\n\n\n\nExcerpt\nAre AIs soon going to be all-powerful? Is the Terminator here\, is the Matrix coming? Should we be ready to nuke the data centers in humanityā€™s last stand against rogue AIs? Perhaps the questions are simply ludicrous to some\, but to others they have real urgency. Certainly\, the fears they raise resonate with many people. It is up to all of us what we make of this\, to understand the power of such stories. We must come up with our own interpretations that make sense out of our own experiences of capitalism and the ways in which it shapes technology. If we let those who profit from the status quo tell us what the stories are about\, and shape the narrative\, we risk tilting at windmills or even strengthening the very powers that already exploit us\, that already profit from oppression\, and that have already set us on a path towards climate catastrophe. With or without AI\, those powers are already spelling doom. If weā€™re concerned with the battle for the future\, we must be ready to fight\, not imaginary future AI overlords\, but the capitalist structure that already produces the things we fear. URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/neo-luddite-may-14/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Why_We_Fear_AI_cover.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20241217T010430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T011158Z UID:10001883-1747155600-1747164600@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:āœļø 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/2025-05-13/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The_Writing_Room_2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250426T184511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250525T154741Z UID:10002515-1746871200-1746878400@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŽ¹ Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop DESCRIPTION:Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. Itā€™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. \nYouā€™ll need to buy a kit for $16.95 to complete this project. Weā€™re suggesting a $10ā€“25 donation for the workshop. \nāž”ļø Instructions & example code \nHereā€™s whatā€™s included in the kit: \nā€¢ RP2040/Pi Pico board\nā€¢ wood block w/ pilot holes\nā€¢ 3.5mm stereo jack w/ screw terminals\nā€¢ 2Ɨ4 push button keypad\nā€¢ 2 push button switches\nā€¢ 10 screws\nā€¢ tiny screwdriver\nā€¢ 20 header pins\nā€¢ 4.7 uF capacitor\nā€¢ 9 port to port jumper wires\nā€¢ 2 port to stripped jumper wires\nā€¢ 1ā€³ stripped wire\nā€¢ 3ā€³ tie wire\nā€¢ 8 plastic spacer rings\nā€¢ micro USB cable w/ data \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 \nĀ  \nĀ  \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/digital-synth-workshop-may-10/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Waves.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T170000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250426T172912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T154457Z UID:10002514-1746802800-1746810000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŽ¹ Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop DESCRIPTION:Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. Itā€™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. \nYouā€™ll need to buy a kit for $16.95 to complete this project. Weā€™re suggesting a $10ā€“30 donation for the workshop. \nHereā€™s whatā€™s included in the kit: \nā€¢ RP2040/Pi Pico board\nā€¢ wood block w/ pilot holes\nā€¢ 3.5mm stereo jack w/ screw terminals\nā€¢ 2Ɨ4 push button keypad\nā€¢ 2 push button switches\nā€¢ 10 screws\nā€¢ tiny screwdriver\nā€¢ 20 header pins\nā€¢ 4.7 uF capacitor\nā€¢ 9 port to port jumper wires\nā€¢ 2 port to stripped jumper wires\nā€¢ 1ā€³ stripped wire\nā€¢ 3ā€³ tie wire\nā€¢ 8 plastic spacer rings\nā€¢ micro USB cable w/ data \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 \nĀ  \nĀ  \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/pico-sampler-may-8/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Waves.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T133000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250506T224356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T233552Z UID:10002422-1746705600-1746711000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ“” Meshtastic 101 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic\, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedĀ LoRa radio transceivers. Weā€™ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device\, customize the settings\, and start chatting with your friends. \nHereā€™s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic.\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 \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/meshtastic-101-may-8/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Meshtastic_logo.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250417T142500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T165901Z UID:10002510-1746640800-1746648000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ’» Make Your First Website DESCRIPTION:Make a home page like itā€™s 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website\, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. Youā€™ll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! \nYou can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. Weā€™re suggesting a $10ā€“$25 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 \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/make-your-first-website-may-7/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Make_Your_First_Website_Flyer_IG.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20241217T010430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T011158Z UID:10001882-1746550800-1746559800@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:āœļø 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/2025-05-06/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The_Writing_Room_2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T123000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250410T171154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T171207Z UID:10002217-1746354600-1746361800@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ§ Linux Lab: How to Transfer a Large File DESCRIPTION:The first Sunday morning of every month weā€™ll host a drop-in event for Linux beginners. No registration needed. Stay tuned for details! \nPhoto CC-BY-SA Mark Dickson URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/linux-lab-may-4/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/King_Penguin_portrait.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20240418T125320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T135200Z UID:10001916-1746208800-1746216000@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ’» 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-2600/2025-05-02/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/philly2600.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250426T172124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250510T212622Z UID:10002513-1746198000-1746205200@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸŽ¹ Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop DESCRIPTION:Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. Itā€™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. Hereā€™s a link to the workshop materials. \nYouā€™ll need to buy a kit for $16.95 to complete this project. Weā€™re suggesting a $10ā€“30 donation for the workshop. \nHereā€™s whatā€™s included in the kit: \nā€¢ RP2040/Pi Pico board\nā€¢ wood block w/ pilot holes\nā€¢ 3.5mm stereo jack w/ screw terminals\nā€¢ 2Ɨ4 push button keypad\nā€¢ 2 push button switches\nā€¢ 10 screws\nā€¢ tiny screwdriver\nā€¢ 20 header pins\nā€¢ 4.7 uF capacitor\nā€¢ 9 port to port jumper wires\nā€¢ 2 port to stripped jumper wires\nā€¢ 1ā€³ stripped wire\nā€¢ 3ā€³ tie wire\nā€¢ 8 plastic spacer rings\nā€¢ micro USB cable w/ data \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 \nĀ  \nĀ  \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/pico-sampler-may-2/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Waves.png ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T210000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164026 CREATED:20250430T154308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T154319Z UID:10001269-1746126000-1746133200@iffybooks.net SUMMARY:šŸ“š Capital Reading Group DESCRIPTION:Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. \nReadings for May 1st:\nā€¢ The Working Day\nā€¢ The Rate and Amount of Surplus-Value \nWeā€™re reading Paul Reitterā€™s recent translation (Princeton University Press\, 2024). \n \nĀ  URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/capital-group-1st-thurs-may-1/ LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/the-factory-vincent-van-gogh.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR