Adam "Alyx" Burke
software developer · galway, ireland · linkedin
I build small things on Linux — self-hosted services, weird little web apps, emulators that don't need to exist, and the occasional microcontroller project. Long-time *nix user, long-time list-tinkerer.
$ whoami
alyx
$ uname -srm
Linux 7.2 arm64
$ cat ~/now.txt # see below
// ibm_5110.glb
selected work
A handful of things I've actually shipped. More on github.
| name | description | lang |
|---|---|---|
| simply-haystack | Flask + Docker webui for findmy.py. Track your own AirTags, no Apple required. | python · html |
| MakerspaceReceiptPrinter | Flask dashboard for my university makerspace — queues print jobs from the shared library and prints them to a thermal slip printer. | python |
| dotfiles | My *nix config. Tinkered with more than shipped. | c · shell |
| ps-autobattler | Heuristic auto-battler for the Pokemon Showdown headless engine. | javascript |
| ps-autobattler-extension | Chrome extension that pairs with the above — live battle advisor for Pokemon Showdown. | javascript |
| blog | Source for blog.alyx.site. I post rarely. | css |
| cemutil | Tiny script to install and launch Cemu (Wii U emulator) on Linux. | shell |
| mmp-companion | Companion extension for the Maker Management Platform — import projects as you browse the web. | javascript |
~/now.txt
What I'm up to, in plain text. Inspired by nownownow.
# last updated: 2026-08 running: arch on the desktop, raspbian on the pi building: small things for myself, mostly reading: manpages until i go blind playing: smash bros and anything that requires tinkering avoiding: writing the next blog post