Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
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On Friday, February 24th at 6 p.m. we're hosting a book launch party for Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World by Cris Thomas. Join us at 6:30 for a reading and Q&A with the author, followed by a book signing. We'll have drinks and snacks. You can buy the book […]
Join us on Saturday, February 25th at 1:00 p.m. for a presentation by the folks at Philly Community Wireless. They'll tell us about the network they've built so far, where they're planning to expand, and what they've learned along they way. They'll also give advice on setting up your own neighborhood wi-fi network. 🎥 Video […]
On Sunday, February 25th at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Register:
Want to grow something this spring but not sure where to start? Have a community garden plot? A pot on your fire escape? A vacant lot on your block? In this very beginner garden planning workshop/group consultation, we’ll assess factors like space, time, basic plant needs and our desires to come up with a basic […]
On Sunday, February 26th at 3:30 p.m. we're running a soldering workshop for beginners! Anyone can attend for free, but you'll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to complete the project. Here's what's included in the kit: 1 x Weevil-shaped PCB 2 x LEDs 1 x 47k Ohm resistor 1 x […]
Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.
On Thursday, March 2nd from 6–8 p.m. we’ll host a meetup for folks who want to learn more about the command line. Bring a laptop if you have one! Any OS is fine: macOS, Windows, or Linux. This will be an informal meetup, without a set program or start time. We’ll have a few command-line […]
Join us Friday, March 3rd at 6 p.m. for a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers! > Come join us for our monthly First Friday Open Pick Night at Iffy Books! Whether you’re a novice who just stumbled upon LockpickingLawyer, a seasoned safecracker, or somewhere in between, come join […]
On Saturday, March 4th at 3:30 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on how to use a multimeter, an essential tool for tinkering with electronics. You’ll learn to measure voltage, resistance, and current, as well as how to test batteries and transistors. We'll have analog and digital multimeters for sale. Bring your own if you have […]
We’re hosting a workshop on Magic Wormhole, an easy-to-use tool for transferring files between computers securely. We'll have a computer available for everyone who registers. Feel free to bring a laptop as well!
Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.
Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. If you’re interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by and make some friends! All ages and skill levels are welcome, including total newbies. This is an informal meetup, without a set topic or agenda. Feel […]
Friday, March 10th is the first meeting of the Model Internet Club at Iffy Books. Our goal is to build an offline network for fun and learning. We'll have routers, switches, servers, and plenty of Ethernet on hand. See you there! Photo CC-BY Andrew Russell
This week's writing group will end at 7 p.m. because we're hosting a poetry reading. Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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, […]
On Wednesday, March 15th at 7 p.m. we'll host a poetry reading by Dylan Angell (Durham), Mark He (Brooklyn), and Christy Davids (Philly). See you there! We'll be welcoming Dylan Angell from Durham, NC, where he runs a reading series, co-edits a press, plays trumpet in several musical groups, and is an all-around mensch of […]
The next Trashpanda Village meetup is Thursday, March 16th at 6:00 p.m. See you there! Fuzzy Logic Inferencing in Security Applications Fuzzy Logic has been around since the 1960’s. There is an open standard for a fuzzy control language, several libraries exist that ease the implementation of applications, and its use is (sometimes unwittingly) necessary […]
Stop by on Saturday, March 18th (12–8 p.m.) for Linux Fest at Iffy Books! We'll have 10+ Linux distributions running that anyone can try, and we'll have talks and discussions throughout the day. See you there! History of GNU/Linux with r0guer4t What should Linux newbies know? Intro to ed, an old-school text editor with Mattie […]
Our March permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, 3/19 at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL) or via Jitsi audio stream. ➡️ Jitsi Stream Link From Permacomputing.net: Permacomputing is a more sustainable approach to computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Permacomputing is both a concept […]
Presented by Untitled Medical Collective in association with Philly SRA, Bleeding Control Basics will go over first aid as it applies to severe bleeding. We will cover scene safety, injury assessment, basic bleeding control, and tourniquet application. This class doesn’t provide any kind of certification, and is just meant to provide essential information to as […]
Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.
Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. If you’re interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by and make some friends! All ages and skill levels are welcome, including total newbies. This is an informal meetup, without a set topic or agenda. Feel […]
On Saturday, March 25th at 3:30 p.m., we're hosting a free workshop on how mechanical clocks work, hosted by Scott Kip. See you there! Register:
Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.
On Wednesday, March 29th at 7:00 p.m. we'll meet to discuss the graphic novel Ducks by Kate Beaton. See you there!
On Thursday, March 30th at 6:00 p.m. we’re running a soldering workshop for beginners! Anyone can attend for free, but you’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to complete the project. Here’s what’s included in the kit: 1 x Weevil-shaped PCB 2 x LEDs 1 x 47k Ohm resistor 1 x […]
On Saturday, April 1st at 1:00 p.m. we're running a free workshop on the basics of recording audio. We'll discuss mic technique, audio hardware, recording conditions, and software options. Everyone will get a chance to make a recording and start editing with Reaper. We'll have a computer available for everyone who signs up. Registration is […]
Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.
The Philly 2600 meetup will be at Iffy Books on Friday, April 7th, starting around 6:00 p.m. > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people. We’re also hosting a meetup for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers: > Come join […]
Join us on Saturday, April 8th at 1:00 p.m. and make your own solar-powered zoetrope! This workshop is suitable for beginners and kids. No experience necessary. A zoetrope is one of several pre-film animation devices that produce the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs showing progressive phases of that motion. […]
On Saturday, April 8th we're hosting a poetry reading with Steve Orth, Connie Yu, and Alexa Smith. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., reading at 7:00. See you there!
On Sunday, April 9th at 6:00 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on surface mount soldering. This is an intermediate-level workshop, so it's best if you have some soldering experience already. If you have a soldering iron, we recommend bringing it. If not, we'll have some to share. Anyone can attend for free, but you'll need […]
On Tuesday, April 11th at 6 p.m. we're writing letters to ATL forest defenders, in solidarity with the ATL Week of Resiliency. See you there!
We're hosting a virtual meetup on Tuesday, April 11th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users across Philly get connected. Our goal is to make a wireless chat network across the PHL area using low-power LoRa radios. ➡️ Jitsi Meet Link To join the Meshtastic chat, you'll need a LoRa radio such as a Heltec LoRa32, […]