Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
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! Please bring a laptop if you have one. […]
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.
Join us and build a tiny solar-powered square wave generator on a breadboard. No soldering required! The workshop is free to attend, but you'll need to purchase a kit for $12.50 to complete the project. Here's a link to the how-to zine we'll use. And here's a diagram of the oscillator circuit we'll build: Register:
In this workshop youโll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. Weโre using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]
Make a rechargeable battery pack for your LoRa node, a microcontroller such as an ESP32 or Pi Pico, or anything that runs on 3โ4 Volts. Perfect for folks who've never soldered before! To complete this project you'll need to buy a li-ion battery pack kit for $3.99. Here's what it includes: โข 18650 battery clip […]
We're reading the first 1/3 of the book for this month! Check out the full schedule at victorgom.es/neoluddite โก๏ธ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! 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 […]
In this workshop you'll build a device that displays your GPS coordinates and the current time, without connecting to the internet or transmitting anything. 100% passive and off-grid, no internet or cell connection needed! We'll use theย MicroPython programming language and the Thonny IDE, following the instructions onย this page. You'll need to purchase a kit to […]
Our quarterly off-site bonus workshop for Patreon supporters. Check out our Patreon page for details! For this one we're setting up a li'l device that uses ESP32-Glasshole to detect nearby Meta glasses. โข ESP32-C3 microcontroller unit โข CR2032 coin cell battery (x2) โข through-hole push button switch w/washer & nut โข plastic bubble w/ hole […]
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedย LoRa radio transceivers. Weโll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Hereโs a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]
If you're curious about DJing but don't have money to drop on equipment, this workshop is for you! You'll learn to use Mixxx, a free and open source DJ program for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Mixxx supports a wide range of DJ controller hardware, but to make it more accessible we're using regular QWERTY keyboards […]
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.
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.
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register:
For people who value connection, sustainability, and creativity -- without AI. Bring: โข writing projects โข craft projects โข books & book recommendations โข CDs Do not bring: โข screens Provided: โข zine-making supplies โข snacks
Make a rechargeable battery pack for your LoRa node, a microcontroller such as an ESP32 or Pi Pico, or anything that runs on 3โ4 Volts. Perfect for folks who've never soldered before! To complete this project you'll need to buy a li-ion battery pack kit for $3.99. Here's what it includes: โข 18650 battery clip […]
FAFIO is a 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. FAFIO means there is no instructor. Instead we learn by talking and sharing knowledge, reading info in zines and online, and hands-on trial and error.
See y'all on Saturday, August 22ndย from 9 a.m. 'til 6 p.m. for the Philly Bookstore Crawl! Here's what we have planned: โข Free Mixxx DJ sticker sheet for the first 200 people who stop in (no purchase required) โข 2-color Iffy Books tote bags are back in stock for $12 โข Stay tuned for […]
We'll be tabling from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Stop by and build a solar-powered synthesizer, or learn to DJ with the open source program Mixxx. We'll have books for sale too, and zines by donation! Taking place on Saturday, August 22, Highmark Mannโs Milestone Mashup is a free, campus-wide community event celebrating pivotal moments […]
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: Registration for this event is now closed. Stay tuned for another one soon!
Unfortunately we had to cancel this one. So sorry for the inconvenience!
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 Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.
We had to call this one off due to a scheduling conflict. Sorry about that! Make a rechargeable battery pack for your LoRa node, a microcontroller such as an ESP32 or Pi Pico, or anything that runs on 3โ4 Volts. Perfect for folks who've never soldered before! To complete this project you'll need to buy […]
Face masks required! 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 doesnโt provide any kind of certification, and is just meant to provide essential […]
In this workshop you'll build a device that displays your GPS coordinates and the current time, without connecting to the internet or transmitting anything. 100% passive and off-grid, no internet or cell connection needed! We'll use theย MicroPython programming language and the Thonny IDE, following the instructions onย this page. You'll need to purchase a kit to […]
A cyberdeck is a DIY laptop based on a single-board computer (SBC) such as Raspberry Pi, with a tiny LCD screen and keyboard enclosed in a folding case. Bring an SBC to this meetup and start building your own! We'll have LCD screens and keybaords for sale, as well as wooden boxes in various sizes. […]
If you're curious about DJing but don't have money to drop on equipment, this workshop is for you! You'll learn to use Mixxx, a free and open source DJ program for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Mixxx supports a wide range of DJ controller hardware, but to make it more accessible we're using regular QWERTY keyboards […]
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.
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: Stay tuned for next time!
Make a rechargeable battery pack for your LoRa node, a microcontroller such as an ESP32 or Pi Pico, or anything that runs on 3โ4 Volts. Perfect for folks who've never soldered before! To complete this project you'll need to buy a li-ion battery pack kit for $3.99. Here's what it includes: โข 18650 battery clip […]
> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedย LoRa radio transceivers. Weโll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Hereโs a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]
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