{"title":"Alex Tiniuc","subtitle":"Engineer, Musician & Indie Game Enthusiast","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"application\/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/atom.xml"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com"}}],"generator":"Zola","updated":"2025-10-19T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/atom.xml","entry":[{"title":"Botnet Simulator interview with uConsole World","published":"2025-10-19T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-10-19T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/uconsole-interview\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/uconsole-interview\/","summary":"<p>Joel over at uConsole World was kind enough to interview me following <a href=\"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/hacksim-on-cyberdeck\/\">my article about running Botnet of Ares on my uConsole<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"My Hacking Simulator runs on a Cyberdeck","published":"2025-09-22T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-09-22T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/hacksim-on-cyberdeck\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/hacksim-on-cyberdeck\/","summary":"<p>And in typical cyberpunk fashion, I had to put the deck together from whatever parts I could find.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Offline Firmware Patch","published":"2025-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/offline-firmware-patch\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/offline-firmware-patch\/","summary":"<p>My deck was finally starting to take shape - I just needed to patch together a working driver for the PAN transceiver.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"The Nine Faces of Power in Botnet of Ares","published":"2025-05-25T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-05-25T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-4\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-4\/","summary":"<p>In Botnet of Ares, Aspects are thematic &amp; mechanical elements which represent different approaches to exerting influence onto the world.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Botnet of Ares - Wishlist on Steam","published":"2025-04-08T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-04-08T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/botnet-of-ares\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/botnet-of-ares\/","summary":"<p>Botnet of Ares is an incremental hacking roguelite set in a cyberpunk world where everything is connected. Unlock upgrades, expand your botnet, exploit millions of devices, optimize your network &amp; shape the future of AI. In a world where control of connection is control itself, how far will you go?<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Deriving Music Theory with Python","published":"2025-03-30T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-03-30T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/deriving-music-theory-with-python\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/deriving-music-theory-with-python\/","summary":"<p>My article for Paged Out! magazine.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Botnet Under Siege: Confronting Intrusion Countermeasures","published":"2025-03-11T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-03-11T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-3\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-3\/","summary":"<p>The growth of Ares does not go unchecked - as it grows and becomes more powerful, it will encounter killer ICE which will destroy the botnet unless dealt with appropriately.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"From Single Machine to Superintelligence","published":"2025-02-15T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-02-15T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-2\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-2\/","summary":"<p>Progression in <a href=\"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/botnet-of-ares\/\">Botnet of Ares<\/a> is defined by increasing Ares' computational power, unlocking different types of machines to exploit &amp; gaining the ability to exploit more machines simultaneously.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Unexpected Benefits of Building Your Own Tools","published":"2025-02-02T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-02-02T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/make-more-tools\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/make-more-tools\/","summary":"<p>Recently I've been thinking a lot about some of the tools I've made, and I have found an insight from game development that I think can apply to the software engineering industry as a whole.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Tasks, Workers and Machines","published":"2025-01-26T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2025-01-26T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-1\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/boa-blog-1\/","summary":"<p>The most basic elements of gameplay in <a href=\"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/botnet-of-ares\/\">Botnet of Ares<\/a> are Machines, Tasks &amp; Workers - here's how they work.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"All About Transposition","published":"2024-11-30T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2024-11-30T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/all-about-transposition\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/all-about-transposition\/","summary":"<p>Transposition is the process of shifting the pitch of a song or composition up or down. This has the effect of changing the key of the song.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"About Me","published":"2024-11-11T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2024-11-11T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/about-me\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/about-me\/","content":"<h2 id=\"personal\">Personal<\/h2>\n<p>I am working on <a href=\"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/botnet-of-ares\/\">Botnet of Ares, a hacking simulator game.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/3627290\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"646\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n<p>I made <a href=\"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/chord-chart-memo\">Chord Chart Memo, an app for typing\nand transposing chord charts quickly.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"career\">Career<\/h2>\n<p>I'm currently working on 5G Fixed Wireless Access technology, with a focus on\nCustomer Premise Equipment firmware development.<\/p>\n<p>I've been using &amp; developing for Linux all my career, chiefly working on\nembedded applications &amp; OpenWRT platforms.<\/p>\n<p>I have extensive experience implementing IoT protocols on low power embedded\nplatforms. I've worked with Thread, KNX-IoT, Zigbee &amp; MQTT.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"creative\">Creative<\/h2>\n<p>I compose and produce music under the name 'Tiniuc'. I love playing the Chapman Stick, guitar, as well as programming &amp; playing synthesizers.<\/p>\n<p>I am passionate about independent video games, sci-fi literature, and\n<em>especially<\/em> sci-fi independent video games!<\/p>\n<p>I am also active in the following places:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tiniuclx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tiniuclx.bsky.social\">Blue Sky<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/tiniuclx\">GitHub<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"title":"Chord Chart Memo","published":"2024-10-04T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2024-10-04T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/chord-chart-memo\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/chord-chart-memo\/","summary":"<p>Chord Chart Memo lets you input chords with just two taps.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Godot for App Development","published":"2024-09-23T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2024-09-23T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/godot-for-apps\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/godot-for-apps\/","summary":"<p>Godot is being slept on as an app development framework.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Chord Chart Memo Privacy Policy","published":"2024-06-18T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2024-06-18T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/ccm-privacy-policy\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/ccm-privacy-policy\/","summary":"<p>Chord Chart Memo does not use your personal data.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Upcoming Gigs - July & August","published":"2022-07-17T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2022-07-17T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/upcoming-gigs-july-august-2022\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/upcoming-gigs-july-august-2022\/","summary":"<p>I'm playing live Stick music on the 30th of July and the 5th of August!<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Cybernetic Pipe Dream is Out Now","published":"2022-07-09T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2022-07-09T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/cybernetic-pipe-dream-out-now\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/cybernetic-pipe-dream-out-now\/","summary":"<p>Here are some of the places where you can listen to my Debut EP<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Indie Gems from the South","published":"2022-05-31T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2022-05-31T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/indie-gems-from-the-south\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/indie-gems-from-the-south\/","summary":"<p>I've decided to launch a playlist for local indie artists!<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Cybernetic Pipe Dream","published":"2022-05-29T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2022-05-29T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/cybernetic-pipe-dream\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/cybernetic-pipe-dream\/","summary":"<p><strong>Southampton, United Kingdom<\/strong> - Tiniuc's debut EP 'Cybernetic Pipe Dream'\ntakes you on a Synthwave adventure<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Where are the Hacking Simulators?","published":"2020-01-22T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2020-01-22T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"\n            \n              Alex Tiniuc\n            \n          "},"link":{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/where-are-the-hacking-simulators\/"}},"id":"https:\/\/tiniuc.com\/where-are-the-hacking-simulators\/","summary":"<p>Games where you play as a security hacker breaking into computer systems seem\nlike a perfect match for the medium. They can make you feel how a hacker should\nfeel, at least as portrayed by Hollywood.<\/p>\n"}]}