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A bookshop/workshop space focused on hacking, free culture, gardening, and zines | Lenapehoking/PHL

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On Saturday, 5/11 and Saturday, 5/18 from 1–4 p.m. we're running a workshop on hosting a website at home! You'll learn to set up an Apache web server on a single-board computer, then you'll configure Dynamic DNS so your site stays online when your IP address changes. We'll have complete kits for sale, or you can bring your own SBC with Ubuntu installed. Registration is required for this one!

Saturday, May 11th:
https://iffybooks.net/event/host-a-website-at-home-may-11

Saturday, May 18th:
https://iffybooks.net/event/host-a-website-at-home-may-18

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Our next #permacomputing meetup is this Sunday, 3/24 from 1–3 p.m. EDT! You can join us at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. https://iffybooks.net/event/permacomputing-march-24

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This Saturday (2/17) we're hosting a meetup for folks in the PHL area who are interested in Mastodon & the fediverse. Stop by 3:30–5:30 and meet some new friends! https://iffybooks.net/event/fediverse-feb-17/

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On Wednesday, February 21st at 6 p.m. we're hosting Bleeding Control Basics, a first aid class from Untitled Medical Collective and @PhillySRA. Come out and learn to use a tourniquet! https://iffybooks.net/event/bleeding-control-feb-21-2024

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Our next Model Internet Club meeting is this Saturday, February 3rd from 1 to 5 p.m. Stop by and learn how to contribute to our offline network! https://iffybooks.net/event/model-internet-feb-3

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Our next meetup is this Sunday, December 17th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. https://iffybooks.net/event/permacomputing-dec-17/

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Iffy Books is moving to a storefront! In just a few days! Starting on December 6th we'll be open at 404 S. 20th St., PHL.

The paperwork took longer than expected, which is why we held off on making an announcement. But it's happening! We're really excited.

Interior photo of the new Iffy Books space, with white walls and a wood floor. The Iffy Books logo is at the bottom left, next to the text "at 404 S. 20th St. starting December 6"
Interior photo of the new Iffy Books space with sunlight coming in the front window. A door to the basement is on the left side of the room. The Iffy Books logo is at the bottom left, next to the text "at 404 S. 20th St. starting December 6"
Photo of the back patio at the new Iffy Books space, with concrete on the ground, a brick wall on the left, and several scattered flower pots. The Iffy Books logo is at the bottom, next to the text "at 404 S. 20th St. starting December 6"

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We just updated the zine page on our site! Feel free to print & share: https://iffybooks.net/zines/

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See y’all at the Anarchy Skill Fair in PHL on Saturday, November 18th! 49th & Botanic Ave., 12 p.m. 'til ???

White-on-black drawing of a fire in an oil drum with "Fuck a cellicon valley" and a circle A painted on the side. The text on the left reads, "Project Safe Iffy Books The Wooden Shoe Chaos Star (NYC) FNB West Philly Here and Now Zines Drop Dead Distro Anarchist Black Cross (Philly)"

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Our next meetup is this Sunday, November 12th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person (319 N. 11th St. 2I, PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. This month we’re discussing the talk “An approach to computing and sustainability inspired from permaculture” by Devine Lu Linvega. https://iffybooks.net/event/permacomputing-nov-12

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On Wednesday, October 18th we're hosting a reading and Q&A with Kashmir Hill, author of 'Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It.’ Doors at 7, reading at 7:30. You can reserve the book on our site! https://iffybooks.net/event/kashmir-hill-oct-18/

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This Sunday (10/15) from 1–3 p.m. we're running a workshop on turning data into sound and back with the command-line program Minimodem. If you've ever wondered how to store data on an audio cassette tape, this one is for you! It's free/by donation, and we'll provide computers. https://iffybooks.net/event/minimodem-oct-15/

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Running a small bookshop/workshop space with mostly free events has been financially challenging, to say the least. And the last couple months have been tough. Knowing we’ll have a bit of money from donors to cover supplies at the beginning of every month has really made the project less stressful. Thank y’all so, so much. ❤️

If you can, consider supporting Iffy Books via Patreon, OpenCollective, or Venmo! Here’s the link: https://iffybooks.net/donate

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The Model Internet Club will meet on Saturday, 10/7 from 1–5 p.m. at Iffy Books. Our local network is up and running with custom domains and a handful of websites, and we're working on adding wi-fi access. Newcomers are welcome! https://iffybooks.net/event/model-internet-oct-7

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Join us on Saturday, 9/23 at 4 p.m. for a beginner-friendly workshop on steganography. You'll learn to use the program steghide to insert encrypted messages in JPEG files in a way that's theoretically undetectable. Thanks to @pixouls for making the flyer art! https://iffybooks.net/event/steganography-for-everyone

This event is a collaboration with the show Echo Broadcast at Practice Gallery, which runs until 9/30. https://practicegallery.org

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Our next meetup is Sunday, September 10th at 3:30 p.m. EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. , PHL) or via Jitsi Meet: https://iffybooks.club/permacomputing

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Our model internet is up and running! We now have DHCP, DNS, and seven websites with custom domain names. You can stop by and surf the network every Thursday–Sunday.

If you're interested in networking or building websites (or you want to learn), our next Model Internet Club meeting is Sunday, September 17th from 1–5 p.m. https://iffybooks.net/event/model-internet-sept-17

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Drop by this Saturday, 9/9 from 4 to 6 p.m. and learn to make a Faraday shield for your phone, designed to block all wireless communication. This free event is a tie-in with the show Echo Broadcast at Practice Gallery, down the hall from Iffy Books. Stick around for a panel discussion at the Vox Populi Black Box space at 6! https://iffybooks.net/event/faraday-shield

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@skyfaller Thanks for the article! We want to get people thinking more about privacy, but we definitely don't want to give a false sense of security. We'll talk about limitations and pitfalls at the workshop.

Our approach has been to use a lot of layers of foil and paper. If you want to use thicker foil, you can find it in toner cartridge packaging.

A homemade Faraday shield won't be perfect, and without proper security culture it's worse than useless. But still it's still a good technique to know!

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Today (Sat 8/26) we’re running an all-day workshop called "Draw with code: An intro to turtle graphics using Python." Drop by 12 to 8 p.m. and learn to make lo-fi geometric art! All ages and experience levels are welcome, and computers are provided. https://iffybooks.net/event/philly-bookstore-crawl/

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Out Python turtle graphics workshop was super fun! Credit to Sig for making the Sierpiński triangle.

Here's the zine we used, which you're free to print and share: https://iffybooks.net/draw-with-code-zine

A Python Turtle rendering of a Sierpiński triangle fractal, colored green, blue, and red
Closeup photo of a zine with the title "Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python." There's a turtle icon on the middle of the cover with a zig-zagging line coming out of its tail, and several lines of code on the left, such as "left(90)" and "forward(10)." Text on the right says "free zine!" The Iffy Books logo and address (319 N. 11th St. 2I, PHL) are at the bottom right corner.

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The Model Internet Club is rolling along! We now have a proper DHCP server, several websites running on old computers & OpenWrt routers, and a new logo by @pixouls.

If you're in the area, you should join us! Our next meeting is Saturday, August 19th, 1–5 p.m. https://iffybooks.net/event/model-internet-august-19

Screen capture from Violet's Webpage. There's a photo of trees and sky in the background. In the foreground is a photo of an old, worn gravestone with an image of a bearded person and two flowers.
Screen capture of a website running on a repurposed router with OpenWrt installed. It's chapter 1 of the book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," titled "Down the Rabbit-Hole." The website's background has vertical black and white stripes.
A drawing of two smiling turtles facing each other, with a wi-fi symbol over their heads. One is wearing a cowboy hat and the other is wearing a little bowler. Both turtles have computers on their backs. The text "Model Internet Club /. Sat, Aug 19 • 1–5 p.m. at Iffy Books" is at the bottom in a typewriter font.

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Our router hacking challenge is complete! Stop by Iffy Books on Saturday, 7/29 from 1 to 5 p.m. and we’ll show you how to install OpenWrt (open firmware) on the Atlas Media/Tenda router we've been working on. We have plenty of routers and USB serial kits to go around.

Event details:
https://iffybooks.net/event/router-hack-day-3

How-to guide:
https://github.com/iffybooks/atlas-media-openwrt

Thanks to everyone who's been involved in the project, especially our challenge winners Retry and Jim!

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We're making progress on building a network across PHL! In the past few weeks we've shown it's possible to send messages 5 miles or more across the city via nodes in high places. If you work in a tall building, get in touch!

For beginners, we're running our Meshtastic 101 class on Sunday, 7/30 at 1 p.m.:
https://iffybooks.net/event/meshtastic-july-30

Our next two virtual Meshtastic meetups are Thursday, 7/27 and Thursday, 8/3 from 7 to 9 p.m.:
https://iffybooks.net/event/virtual-meshtastic-july-27
https://iffybooks.net/event/virtual-meshtastic-aug-3

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Our monthly meetup is this Sunday (7/23) at 1 p.m. EDT! Join us in person or online for a discussion about making computing culture less ecologically destructive. https://iffybooks.net/event/permacomputing-july-23

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