Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
Does your kid have a toy that’s so loud it’s driving you up a wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us Sunday, January 7th from 1–3 p.m. for a hands-on workshop on how to quiet or silence kids’ electronic toys. Bring an electronic toy to modify and we’ll walk you through […]
This will be our first meeting of the new Philly Socialists Reading Group. Before jumping into our first book, Hinterland: America’s New Landscape of Class and Conflict by Phil A. Neel, we are meeting to discuss how we will approach this book together and why struggles over space are important for us to study as […]
On Thursday, January 11th 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 miniature photocell […]
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, January 14th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. ➡️ Meetup Link From 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 […]
Our current book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is Race After Technology (2019) by Ruha Benjamin. We'll meet Tuesday, January 16th at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the introduction through chapter 2. Meetup link ➡️ Official schedule"Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live […]
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 Sunday, January 21st from 1 to 3 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on the audio synthesis program SuperCollider, led by William Hazard. This workshop assumes no prior knowledge of SuperCollider, computer music, or coding generally. Beginners as well as seasoned SuperCollider pros are completely welcome — we’ll meet where we’re at and work from […]
On Sunday, January 21st at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Here’s our darning how-to zine. Register:
On Thursday, January 25th at 6 p.m. we’re hosting an intermediate soldering class. We’ll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. Or bring your own project! Register:
Join us from 1–3 p.m. on Saturday, January 27th for the first meeting of the Direct Solar Power Working Group. (We can change the name if people don’t like it.) Our plan is to discuss & experiment with methods for using solar energy without batteries. We’re starting this group in response to the article Direct […]
On Wednesday, January 31st at 7:00 p.m. we’ll meet to discuss the novel The Obelisk Gate (2016), the second book in N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy. Hope to see you there! Get the audiobook on Libro.fm The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya, once […]
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 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.
The Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, February 3rd, 1–5 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. The network is up and running! We now have a DHCP server, a DNS server with custom domain names, and handful of websites running as virtual hosts in Apache. There’s a local bulletin board in the works, and we’re considering our […]
On February 7th and February 10th we're hosting a free cassette mixtape recording session. Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we'll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We'll host three sessions each day, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Register for 1 p.m. on 2/7: Register for 3 p.m. […]
On Thursday, February 8th 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 miniature photocell […]
On February 7th and February 10th we're hosting a free cassette mixtape recording session. Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we'll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We'll host three sessions each day, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Register for 1 p.m. on 2/10: Register for 3 p.m. […]
Share the love with origami and love letters! Learn different paper folding how-tos and make various Valentine's-themed origami pieces to share with your loved ones! Decorate thank you and love letters to accompany the final pieces. Join us on 02/11 from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Led by Nabithoughts. Register
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 Saturday, February 17th at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a meetup for fans of federated services such as Mastodon, Lemmy, Pixelfed, BookWyrm, and PeerTube. Hope to see you there! Masks are required. We'll have extras for anyone who needs one.
Our current book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is Race After Technology (2019) by Ruha Benjamin. We'll meet Tuesday, February 20th at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the introduction through chapter 2. Meetup link ➡️ Official schedule "Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot […]
On Thursday, February 22nd at 6 p.m. we’re hosting an intermediate soldering class. We’ll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. Or bring your own project! Register:
Join us from 1–3 p.m. on Saturday, February 24th for the second meeting of the Direct Solar Power Working Group. Our plan is to discuss & experiment with methods for using solar energy without batteries. Stay tuned for more details!
Join us on Saturday, February 24th at 7 p.m. for a talk by Larisa Kingston Mann on her book Rude Citizenship Jamaican Popular Music, Copyright, and the Reverberations of Colonial Power (University of North Carolina Press). ➡️ Live stream link In this deep dive into the Jamaican music world filled with the voices of creators, producers, […]
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, February 25th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. ➡️ Meetup Link From 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 […]
On Wednesday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. we’ll meet to discuss the novel The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany. Hope to see you there! A member of an alien race, Lo Lobey has assimilated the mythology of earth, where his kind have settled. The tale follows Lobey's mythic quest for his lost love Friza. […]
On Thursday, February 29th 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 miniature photocell […]
In North America, we call plants that lived here prior to European colonization Native Plants. They evolved over tens of thousands of years to coexist with the soils, animals, insects, and humans of their specific bioregions. Although much of their habitat, and the cultures of stewardship that tended them over this long time period, have […]
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 Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, March 9th, 1–5 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. The network is up and running! We now have a DHCP server, a DNS server with custom domain names, and handful of websites running as virtual hosts in Apache. And we now have a wi-fi access point! We’re looking for websites […]
Herb farmer Alexis Smith will cover starting seeds and growing seedlings under lights, caring for your plants in the garden, harvest, and how to safely dry and de-stem what the plants yield. She will also introduce you to a few of her favorites, with a focus on herbs that can lift our spirits and ground […]
Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we’ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes! We’ll host two sessions, at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. This event is free/by donation. Register for 3 p.m. Register for 5 p.m.
On Thursday, March 14th 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 miniature photocell […]