Iffy Books
Iffy Books offers a small selection of books and zines on hacking, free culture, gardening, and adjacent topics.
At Iffy Books we believe in empowering people to be less reliant on big tech companies.
We believe in expanding the commons.
We like decentralization but dislike blockchains.
We believe in meeting your neighbors and sharing knowledge afk.
We host workshops and meetups on a regular basis. To get updates on future events, sign up for our email list. If you like what we’re doing, you can make a recurring donation.
📚 Independent Bookstore Day
A one-day celebration of independent bookstore on the last Saturday in April. Stop by and get some books for summer!… (read more)
📓 DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re 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… (read more)
🏠 H̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶W̶e̶b̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶H̶o̶m̶e̶ (canceled due to parts shortage)
Orange Pi Zero 3 boards aren’t currently available at a reasonable price, so we’re canceling this workshop for April. Stay tuned! ̶J̶o̶i̶n̶ ̶u̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶s̶h̶o̶p̶ ̶H̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶W̶e̶b̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶H̶o̶m̶e̶!̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶’̶l̶l̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶r̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶u̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶ ̶s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶A̶p̶a̶c̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶-̶b̶o̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶,̶ ̶l̶e̶t̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶… (read more)
🎬 Make a Hand-Coded SVG Animation!
Learn to make an animated SVG file using a plaintext editor and web browser. No fancy tools needed! Richard (a.k.a. RAGMAN) will be teaching this one. ➡️ Geany text editor ➡️ Sublime Text ➡️ Happy Birthday example file Register Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name/pseudonym:Email address:EmailConfirm… (read more)
✏️ The Writing Room
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.… (read more)