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SUMMARY:⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, January 8th at 1:00 p.m. we’re running 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. \nYou can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25\, or 4 feet for $13.50. We’re also suggesting a $5–$10 donation for the class\, notaflof. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/guitar-cable-soldering-jan-8/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism' by Shoshana Zuboff
DESCRIPTION:Our next book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (2019). \n➡️ Virtual Meetup 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. \n\n\n\nMeeting 1 (Dec. 11th):📖 Introduction & Part One: The Foundations of Surveillance Capitalism\n\n1. Home or exile in the digital future\n\nGemini intelligence is coming to Google Home by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy\n\n\n2. August 9\, 2011: Setting the Stage for Surveillance Capitalism\n\n🗞️ Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance by James Vincent\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. The Discovery of Behavioral Surplus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n🗞️ Everyone should decide how their digital data are used – not just tech companies by Jathan Sadowski\, Salomé Viljoen\, Meredith Whittaker\n\n\n4. The Moat Around the Castle\n\nGoogle “We Have No Moat\, And Neither Does OpenAI” by Dylan Patel and Afzal Ahmad\n\n\n5. The Elaboration of Surveillance Capitalism: Kidnap\, Corner\, Compete\n\n🗞️ Do platforms work? by George Zarkadakis\n\n\n6. Hijacked: The Division of Learning in Society\n\n🗞️ Writing and Learning to Write in the Age of AI by Jane Rosenzweig\n\n\n\n\nMeeting 2 (Jan. 8th):📖 Part II: The Advance of Surveillance Capitalism\n\n7. The Reality Business\n\nTBA\n\n\n8. Rendition: From Experience to Data\n\n📜 Will we run out of data? An analysis of the limits of scaling datasets in Machine Learning by Pablo Villalobos\, Jaime Sevilla\, Lennart Heim\, Tamay Besiroglu\, Marius Hobbhahn\, & Anson Ho\n\n\n9. Rendition from the Depths.\n\nTBA\n\n\n10. Make Them Dance\n\nTBA\n\n\n11. The Right to the Future Tense\n\n🎥 On Bureaucratic Technologies and the Future as Dream-Time by David Graeber\n\n\n\n\nMeeting 3 (Feb. 12th):📖 Part III: Instrumentarian Power for a Third Modernity & Conclusion\n\n12. Two Species of Power\n\nTBA\n\n\n13. Big Other and the Rise of Instrumentarian Power\n\nTBA\n\n\n14. A Utopia of Certainty\n\nTBA\n\n\n15. The Instrumentarian Collective\n\n🎥 The Case Against B.F. Skinner by Noam Chomsky\n\n\n16. Of Life in the Hive\n\n🎥 Can’t Get You Out of My Head E1 by Adam Curtis\n\n\n17. The Right to Sanctuary\n\nTBA\n\n\n18. A Coup from Above”\n\n🎵 Spain by W.H. Auden\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional resources\n\nOutreach Resources & Guides\n\n📜 Digital Defense Playbook: Community Power Tools for Reclaiming Data by Our Data Bodies\n📜 A People’s Guide to AI by Mimi Onuoha and Mother Cyborg (Diana Nucera)\n📜 Algorithmic Accountability: A Primer by Data & Society\n🗞️ Prior to (or instead of) using ChatGPT with your students by Autumn Caines\n\n\nPotential Future Reads\n\n📖 Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile\, Police\, and Punish the Poor by Virginia Eubanks\n📖 Questioning Technology: Tool\, Toy or Tyrant by John Zerzan & Alice Carnes\n📖 Technofix: Why Technology Won’t Save Us or the Environment by Michael Huesemann & Joyce Huesemann\n📖 Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor by Kim Kelly\n📖 The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation by Cory Doctorow\n\n\nLinks to more links\n\n📋 Critical Lenses on AI by Iris van Rooij\n📋 Resources by Ruha Benjamin\n\n\nMore on Luddites\n\n🗞️ I’m a Luddite. You should be one too by Jathan Sadowski\n🗞️ Byron Was One of the Few Prominent Defenders of the Luddites by Kat Eschner\n\n\nPoems\n\n🎵 A Luddite Lullaby by Don Bogen\n🎵 All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan\n🎵 I Am the People\, the Mob by Carl Sandburg\n🎵 They Say This Isn’t a Poem by Kenneth Rexroth\n🎵 Under Which Lyre by W.H. Auden\n🎵 When I Heard The Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/neo-luddite-zuboff/2025-01-08/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, January 9th at noon we’re running 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. \nYou can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25\, or 4 feet for $13.50. We’re suggesting a $5–$10 donation for the class\, notaflof. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/guitar-cable-jan-9/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:❄️ Winter QT Zine Jam!
DESCRIPTION:A Zine Jam for Queer and Trans identifying folx led by Pixel. \nNot sure what zines are? Wishing to become a zinester? \nYou’ve come to the right place! This beginner-friendly zine jam will include a workshop component where we will peruse and learn about what zines are\, how to make them\, and how our QT identities play a part in that! Following\, we’ll have an open zine making session. \nFor those who are more experienced\, you’re welcome to also jump straight in with the supplies available on our zine cart too! Just want to hang out? We’ve got a huge collections of zines to browse from. \nMasking requested. We’ll have masks to share. \nRegister:\n\n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/qt-zines-jan-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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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/2025-01-14/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:🖇️ Volunteer Zine Folding Session
DESCRIPTION:We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books\, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling\, which takes patience. And we’re currently having a hard time keeping all 150+ titles in stock.\n\nSo we’re running a volunteer zine folding session every other Wednesday afternoon! If you’ve been looking for a way to get involved at the shop\, here’s your chance. (We’re limiting the number of sign-ups because we only have three booklet staplers.)\nRegister for Jan 15:\nRegistration is now closed. We'll offer this event again soon! \n   \nIf you register and you can’t make it\, let us know at iffybooks@iffybooks.net. Thanks!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/zine-folding-2/2025-01-15/
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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SUMMARY:📚 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. We’ll post the sections we’re covering before each meeting. \nWe’ll be reading Paul Reitter’s recent translation (Princeton University Press\, 2024).
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/capital-group-3rd-thurs-2-2/2025-01-16/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g.\, your email signature)\, enter a keyboard shortcut\, or launch an application. It’s easier than it sounds! \nHere’s what we’ll do: \n• Solder three push button switches onto your Pi Pico\n• Install CircuitPython firmware\n• Install Adafruit HID libraries\n• Copy example code to your Pi Pico\n• Adjust the example code to make your own custom keyboard \nWe’ll have a limited number of computers to share\, so bring a laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux) if you can. \nYou’ll need to buy a Pi Pico Push Button Interface Kit for $9.75 to complete this project. We’re recommending a $5–$20 donation for the class (notaflof). \n \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now full. We’ll offer it again soon! \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/solder-and-code-jan-17/
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:🔓 TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The third Friday of every month from 6–8 p.m. we host a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. \n> Come join us for our monthly 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 us for a evening of fun as we pop some locks.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/toool-meetup/2025-01-17/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T110000
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SUMMARY:💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g.\, your email signature)\, enter a keyboard shortcut\, or launch an application. It’s easier than it sounds! \nHere’s what we’ll do: \n• Solder three push button switches onto your Pi Pico\n• Install CircuitPython firmware\n• Install Adafruit HID libraries\n• Copy example code to your Pi Pico\n• Adjust the example code to make your own custom keyboard \nWe’ll have a limited number of computers to share\, so bring a laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux) if you can. \nYou’ll need to buy a Pi Pico Push Button Interface Kit for $9.75 to complete this project. We’re recommending a $5–$20 donation for the class (notaflof). \n \n  \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/solder-and-code-jan-18th/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we’re running 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. \nYou can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25\, or 4 feet for $13.50. We’re also suggesting a $5–$10 donation for the class\, notaflof. \nRegister for 10 a.m.\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \nRegister for 11:30 a.m.\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/beginner-soldering-jan-20/2025-01-20/1/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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SUMMARY:⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we’re running 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. \nYou can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25\, or 4 feet for $13.50. We’re also suggesting a $5–$10 donation for the class\, notaflof. \nRegister for 10 a.m.\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \nRegister for 11:30 a.m.\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/beginner-soldering-jan-20/2025-01-20/2/
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:20250120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250120T153000
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SUMMARY:💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g.\, your email signature)\, enter a keyboard shortcut\, or launch an application. It’s easier than it sounds! \nHere’s what we’ll do: \n• Solder three push button switches onto your Pi Pico\n• Install CircuitPython firmware\n• Install Adafruit HID libraries\n• Copy example code to your Pi Pico\n• Adjust the example code to make your own custom keyboard \nWe’ll have a limited number of computers to share\, so bring a laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux) if you can. \nYou’ll need to buy a Pi Pico Push Button Interface Kit for $9.75 to complete this project. We’re recommending a $5–$20 donation for the class (notaflof). \n \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n  \n \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/pico-keyboard-jan-20/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250120T203000
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SUMMARY:💾🌾 Permacomputing Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup returns on Monday\, January 20th from 6:30–8:30 p.m. EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St.\, PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. \n➡️ 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-jan-20/
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:20250121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241211T033238Z
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UID:10002013-1737460800-1737466200@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g.\, your email signature)\, enter a keyboard shortcut\, or launch an application. It’s easier than it sounds! \nHere’s what we’ll do: \n• Solder three push button switches onto your Pi Pico\n• Install CircuitPython firmware\n• Install Adafruit HID libraries\n• Copy example code to your Pi Pico\n• Adjust the example code to make your own custom keyboard \nWe’ll have a limited number of computers to share\, so bring a laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux) if you can. \nYou’ll need to buy a Pi Pico Push Button Interface Kit for $9.75 to complete this project. We’re recommending a $5–$20 donation for the class (notaflof). \n \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n   \n  \n \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/solder-and-code-jan/
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:20250121T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241217T010430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T011158Z
UID:10001867-1737478800-1737487800@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/write-together/2025-01-21/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241231T194150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T190814Z
UID:10001993-1737979200-1737984600@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🐢 Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python
DESCRIPTION:Stay tuned for details & registration! \n☀️ Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python\n☀️ Screen reading PDF\n☀️ Print-imposed PDF \n▶️ Project files on GitHub \nRegister for Jan 27th:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \nRegister for Jan 30th:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/python-turtle/2025-01-27/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/03_Iffy_Books_Draw_with_Code_zine.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241217T010430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T011158Z
UID:10001868-1738083600-1738092600@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/write-together/2025-01-28/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241227T145638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T033802Z
UID:10001923-1738152000-1738159200@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🖇️ Volunteer Zine Folding Session
DESCRIPTION:We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books\, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling\, which takes patience. And we’re currently having a hard time keeping all 150+ titles in stock.\n\nSo we’re running a volunteer zine folding session every other Wednesday afternoon! If you’ve been looking for a way to get involved at the shop\, here’s your chance. (We’re limiting the number of sign-ups because we only have three booklet staplers.)\nRegister for Jan 15:\nRegistration is now closed. We'll offer this event again soon! \n   \nIf you register and you can’t make it\, let us know at iffybooks@iffybooks.net. Thanks!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/zine-folding-2/2025-01-29/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Volunteer_Zine_Folding_Session_sm.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T153000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20250122T203345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T203345Z
UID:10002063-1738159200-1738164600@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:❤️ Soldering Practice: LED Heart Board
DESCRIPTION: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. \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 you’ll need to complete this project costs $5.50. We’re suggesting a $5–$20 donation for the class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/led-heart-2/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241120T232306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T233736Z
UID:10001461-1738177200-1738182600@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: 'The Stone Sky' by N. K. Jemisin
DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday\, January 29th at 7 p.m. to discuss The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin\, book three in the Broken Earth trilogy. \nThe Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. \nEssun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it\, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every orogene child can grow up safe. \nFor Nassun\, her mother’s mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world\, and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed\, only destroyed.
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/speculative-futures-jan-29/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The_Stone_Sky.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T113000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20250118T190719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250118T191112Z
UID:10002051-1738231200-1738236600@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g.\, your email signature)\, enter a keyboard shortcut\, or launch an application. It’s easier than it sounds! \nHere’s what we’ll do: \n• Solder three push button switches onto your Pi Pico\n• Install CircuitPython firmware\n• Install Adafruit HID libraries\n• Copy example code to your Pi Pico\n• Adjust the example code to make your own custom keyboard \nWe’ll have a limited number of computers to share\, so bring a laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux) if you can. \nYou’ll need to buy a Pi Pico Push Button Interface Kit for $9.75 to complete this project. We’re recommending a $5–$20 donation for the class (notaflof). \n \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n  \n \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/solder-code-jan-30/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pi_Pico_Keyboard_Zine_Cover.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241231T194150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T190814Z
UID:10001994-1738238400-1738243800@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🐢 Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python
DESCRIPTION:Stay tuned for details & registration! \n☀️ Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python\n☀️ Screen reading PDF\n☀️ Print-imposed PDF \n▶️ Project files on GitHub \nRegister for Jan 27th:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \nRegister for Jan 30th:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/python-turtle/2025-01-30/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/03_Iffy_Books_Draw_with_Code_zine.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T113000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20250118T191419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250118T191605Z
UID:10002052-1738317600-1738323000@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop you’ll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g.\, your email signature)\, enter a keyboard shortcut\, or launch an application. It’s easier than it sounds! \nHere’s what we’ll do: \n• Solder three push button switches onto your Pi Pico\n• Install CircuitPython firmware\n• Install Adafruit HID libraries\n• Copy example code to your Pi Pico\n• Adjust the example code to make your own custom keyboard \nWe’ll have a limited number of computers to share\, so bring a laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux) if you can. \nYou’ll need to buy a Pi Pico Push Button Interface Kit for $9.75 to complete this project. We’re recommending a $5–$20 donation for the class (notaflof). \n \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon! \n  \n  \n \n 
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/solder-code-jan-31/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pi_Pico_Keyboard_Zine_Cover.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241231T191852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250105T161803Z
UID:10001932-1738324800-1738330200@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🎵 Cassette Mixtape Session
DESCRIPTION:Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we’ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes to share! \nRegister for January 31st:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/cassette-session/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20250111T191321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T191443Z
UID:10002034-1738335600-1738342800@iffybooks.net
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 for Jan 31st:\n(coming soon!)
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/meshtastic-class/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250201T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20241229T220524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T200915Z
UID:10001931-1738407600-1738414800@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:✨ NFC Sculpture Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop we’ll make little clay sculptures with NFC tags embedded inside\, which you can use to trigger shortcuts on your phone. Fun! \nHere’s a link to a blog post about this project. \nRegister:\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Sorry about that! \nThis workshop is now full. We'll offer it again soon!
URL:https://iffybooks.net/event/rfid-sculpture/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RFID_Sculpture.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20250131T233721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T233721Z
UID:10002061-1738492200-1738497600@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🔊 Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter | Sunday\, February 2nd\, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another beginner-friendly soldering project at Iffy Books! You’ll assemble a DIY audio meter kit\, which you can use to visualize an audio signal’s amplitude. \nTo complete this project you’ll need to buy a kit for $7.95. We’re suggesting a $5–$20 donation for the class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. We’ll provide soldering irons and solder. \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/audio-meter-feb-2/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DIY_Audio_Meter.gif
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T113000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20250118T211711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250118T211712Z
UID:10002056-1738578600-1738582200@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
DESCRIPTION: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. \nYou can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25\, or 4 feet for $13.50. We’re suggesting a $5–$15 donation for the class\, notaflof. \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/guitar-cable-feb-3/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DIY-Guitar-Cable-Soldering-web.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T033612
CREATED:20250131T233929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T233929Z
UID:10002058-1738584000-1738589400@iffybooks.net
SUMMARY:🔊 Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another beginner-friendly soldering project at Iffy Books! You’ll assemble a DIY audio meter kit\, which you can use to visualize an audio signal’s amplitude. \nTo complete this project you’ll need to buy a kit for $7.95. We’re suggesting a $5–$20 donation for the class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. We’ll provide soldering irons and solder. \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/audio-meter-feb-3/
LOCATION:Iffy Books\, 404 S. 20th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19146\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://iffybooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DIY_Audio_Meter.gif
ORGANIZER;CN="Iffy Books":MAILTO:iffybooks@iffybooks.net
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