Author Archives: George Valentin Voina

#fintech Resources for understanding #SwiftMT and #ISO #payment messages

By | February 15, 2021

Swift MT and ISO messages are the basic message formats used all across the financial world in most of the payment systems. Yes there are notable exceptions like NACHA or some country specific message formats but if you need to interface with or implement some payment system that at some point connects to SWIFT you… Read More »

Support and see how the magic of this self hosted blog happens

By | August 23, 2021

There were so many times when I had to search for hours for a solution that looked trivial in the end when I found it explained by some stranger on a blog or forum. There are cases when after reading manuals, documents and forums there is still no clear solution and then I wish someone… Read More »

#Bitcoin white paper and my financial advices #Coinbase #Mycelium

By | February 20, 2021

This is my small contribution to the decentralized finance. Bitcoin is a future store of value. Bitcoin is not a traditional currency. Craig Wright It’s Not Satoshi. I am a Coinbase customer. I have a Mycelium wallet also. Stock market is a scam, do not buy shares. Banks are no longer a valid way to… Read More »

Install #Signal on #Fedora #Linux

By | January 29, 2021

As you maybe discovered there is no rpm build support from the Signal team. Yes you can compile your own version and then do that for every new release but if you are lazy like me and nor an international wanted person (like Assange) there is a simpler version to do it. Here comes the… Read More »

Updates to how to #secure and improve your self hosted #wordpress blog on #apache

By | January 28, 2021

Computer security is a topic that needs constant work. Every day new threats and new security recommendation pop up on the technology radar. I already wrote several posts on this topic. The current post can be seen as a continuation of Security: Maintaining a secure WordPress blog So bellow are some updates to the configuration… Read More »

#Beer more, all over the world

By | February 15, 2021

The best way to taste local culture is to ask for a beer. As currently writing this post I am a “designated driver” and with no beer for several weeks already, I started to get nostalgic. Lack of travel in this “wonderful” Corona year, the virus not the beer, made me look through the photo… Read More »