Graham Shimmin
Directing businesses since 2011; systems architect building Linux environments, network infrastructure, and edge automation. Hands-on computing began around 1992, haggling with config.sys and 4MB of RAM on a Viglen 486. A decade operating businesses between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Currently directing commercial advisory and systems architecture engagements at Amplify Strategies.
Personal field logs on homelab engineering, distributed systems, audio production, business leadership, and physical performance.
// System Logs & Guides
2026-10-23Meshbeacon: Bridging WireGuard and Tailscale to Smart TVs Without Client Apps
[Networking & Linux]2026-10-18Why This Site Has a Terminal Instead of a Search Box
[Homelab & Hardware]2026-10-14A Used Dell Precision 3630 as a Quiet Proxmox Host
[Homelab & Hardware]2026-09-02Keeping Home Assistant and Zigbee Config in Git with Ansible
[Homelab & Hardware]2026-07-18A Quiet 24TB Array: MergerFS, SnapRAID and an SSD in Front
[Homelab & Hardware]2023-04-15Why I Still Make Music on a Mac: Linux Audio in 2023
[Music & Audio Tech]2022-10-28Tokenised Royalties and Music Copyright: What My MBA Dissertation Found
[Business & Notes]2022-07-14Testing Audius and Decentralised Streaming: Field Notes from My MBA Research
[Music & Audio Tech]2021-08-10Hong Kong to Shenzhen: How the Mainland Network Works and Where to Host
[Networking & Linux]2020-04-15WireGuard Lands in Linux 5.6: Notes on OpenWrt Routers and Restrictive Networks
[Networking & Linux]2017-04-12Benchmarking Mandarin in Shenzhen: The Intermediate Plateau and the Hanping Stack
[Business & Notes]