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  • πŸ“‘ Meshtastic Mods: Batteries & Canned Messages

    πŸ“‘ MΜΆeΜΆsΜΆhΜΆtΜΆaΜΆsΜΆtΜΆiΜΆcΜΆ ΜΆMΜΆoΜΆdΜΆsΜΆ:ΜΆ ΜΆBΜΆaΜΆtΜΆtΜΆeΜΆrΜΆiΜΆeΜΆsΜΆ ΜΆ&ΜΆ ΜΆCΜΆaΜΆnΜΆnΜΆeΜΆdΜΆ ΜΆMΜΆeΜΆsΜΆsΜΆaΜΆgΜΆeΜΆsΜΆ (postponed!)

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    We're postponing this workshop while we work out some issues with the rotary encoders we're using. We're sorry for the inconvenience! Stay tuned for a new date sometime in the next few weeks. ΜΆ>ΜΆ ΜΆIΜΆfΜΆ ΜΆyΜΆoΜΆuΜΆ'ΜΆrΜΆeΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆlΜΆrΜΆeΜΆaΜΆdΜΆyΜΆ ΜΆuΜΆsΜΆiΜΆnΜΆgΜΆ ΜΆMΜΆeΜΆsΜΆhΜΆtΜΆaΜΆsΜΆtΜΆiΜΆcΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆnΜΆdΜΆ ΜΆyΜΆoΜΆuΜΆ'ΜΆrΜΆeΜΆ ΜΆcΜΆuΜΆrΜΆiΜΆoΜΆuΜΆsΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆbΜΆoΜΆuΜΆtΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆdΜΆdΜΆiΜΆnΜΆgΜΆ ΜΆhΜΆaΜΆrΜΆdΜΆwΜΆaΜΆrΜΆeΜΆ ΜΆtΜΆoΜΆ ΜΆyΜΆoΜΆuΜΆrΜΆ ΜΆLΜΆoΜΆRΜΆaΜΆ ΜΆrΜΆaΜΆdΜΆiΜΆoΜΆ,ΜΆ ΜΆtΜΆhΜΆiΜΆsΜΆ ΜΆwΜΆoΜΆrΜΆkΜΆsΜΆhΜΆoΜΆpΜΆ ΜΆiΜΆsΜΆ ΜΆfΜΆoΜΆrΜΆ ΜΆyΜΆoΜΆuΜΆ!ΜΆ ΜΆWΜΆeΜΆ'ΜΆlΜΆlΜΆ […]

  • The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font
    πŸ’» Philly 2600 Meetup

    πŸ’» Philly 2600 Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

  • πŸ“‘ Meshtastic Mods: Batteries & Canned Messages

    πŸ“‘ Meshtastic Mods: Batteries & Canned Messages

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    If you're already using Meshtastic and you're curious about adding hardware to your LoRa radio, this workshop is for you! We'll show you how to attach a lithium-ion battery and/or the hardware you'll need to used the "canned messages" feature. There will be soldering. Stay tuned for details & registration!

  • A painting of several factory buildings by Vincent van Gogh. There's matted hay on the ground in the foreground. A person dressed in black in the middle distance is carrying a long yellow object
    πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 be reading Paul Reitter's recent translation (Princeton University Press, 2024). October 17: β€’ The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, Chapters 1–5 β€’ Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill, […]

  • Animated GIF of a small printed circuit board with a row of four green LEDs and one red LED creating a bouncing audio level meter
    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter

    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. To 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. […]

  • Logo for the DC215 meetup, with the DEF CON logo (smiley face and crossbones) on the left and "215" in green ASCII art on the right, all on the black background

    πŸ’» DC215: Hands Off – Make the Machines Do It!

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Welcome to the DC215 Meetup! Join us for an exciting gathering of tech enthusiasts, hackers, and cybersecurity professionals at Iffy Books. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to network, share knowledge, and engage with like-minded individuals in the industry. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, everyone is welcome to come together […]

  • Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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 Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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.

  • Animated GIF of a small printed circuit board with a row of four green LEDs and one red LED creating a bouncing audio level meter
    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter

    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. To 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. […]

  • Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
    ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. You 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, […]

  • Animated GIF of a small printed circuit board with a row of four green LEDs and one red LED creating a bouncing audio level meter
    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter

    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. To 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. […]

  • Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
    ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. You 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, […]

  • Animated GIF of a small printed circuit board with a row of four green LEDs and one red LED creating a bouncing audio level meter
    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter

    πŸ”Š Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter | Sunday, February 2nd, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. To 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. […]

  • Photo of a tiny clay teapot in front of a red box of Barry's Tea teabags

    ✨ NFC Sculpture Workshop

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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! Here's a link to a blog post about this project. Register:

  • The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black
    πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101

    πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedΒ 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. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]

  • πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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! Here's what we'll do: β€’ Solder three push button switches […]

  • πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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! Here's what we'll do: β€’ Solder three push button switches […]

  • The front cover of 'The Stone Sky' by N. K. Jemisin, with a green-blue photo of intricate stone carving in the background

    πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘The Stone Sky’ by N. K. Jemisin

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she […]

  • A photo of a Bostitch booklet stapler, with the following text overlaid with a rainbow gradient: Volunteer Zine Folding Session
    πŸ–‡οΈ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    πŸ–‡οΈ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. So we’re running a volunteer zine folding session every other Wednesday afternoon! If you’ve been […]

  • Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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 Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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.

  • Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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 Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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.

  • Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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! Here's what we'll do: β€’ Solder three push button switches […]

  • The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.

    πŸ’ΎπŸŒΎ Permacomputing Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. ➑️ 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 […]

  • Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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! Here's what we'll do: β€’ Solder three push button switches […]

  • Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
    ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. You can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25, or 4 feet for […]

  • Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
    ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. You can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25, or 4 feet for […]

  • Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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! Here's what we'll do: β€’ Solder three push button switches […]

  • The logo for The Open Organization of Lockpickers, with the acronym TOOOL at the top in red. Each letter O in the acronym is designed to look like the keyway of a lock.
    πŸ”“ TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    πŸ”“ TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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. > 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 […]

  • Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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! Here's what we'll do: β€’ Solder three push button switches […]