Briar Messenger

04/13/26 04:51 pm, by , Categories: IT

Today I want to share my experience using the Briar messenger

Briar is a tool for the toughest situations, when the internet is unavailable or almost unavailable

There can be many scenarios where it can be used — from remote areas somewhere in the forests to blocked internet in cities

I will try to explain using a simple example

Matrix + Element with Voice & Video Calling

03/29/26 09:13 pm, by , Categories: IT

Launching your own messenger: Matrix + Element + NPM 🔥 + Calls 📲

In the first part I described how to set up your own messenger, just messaging, without calls

This is an addition on how to do the same but with audio/video calls

Just like in the first part, you only need to follow everything step by step... let’s go!

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Today, the issue of privacy and control over your data is more relevant than ever.

When I was looking for a simple and clear guide to installing Matrix, I encountered either overloaded manuals or fragmented information.

That’s why I decided to write my own guide in a “4-in-1” format.

How to set up your own secure messenger with Matrix + Element

03/16/26 01:54 am, by , Categories: IT

Deploying Your Own Secure Messenger: Matrix + Element + NPM 🔥

Today, the question of privacy and control over your data is more relevant than ever.

When I was looking for a simple and clear guide to installing Matrix myself, I ran into either overloaded manuals or fragments of information.

So I decided to write my own guide following a “3-in-1” approach.

Moldova

02/24/26 04:53 pm, by , Categories: immigration

Relocation, immigration, and all that stuff are never easy — it’s something that needs to be planned in advance.

Moldova?! Seriously? From Canada?!?! How is that even possible?! – that’s usually what my typical dialogue with random people in various immigrant chats looks like.

So what’s actually going on? Let’s try to figure it out…

Social pressure

02/22/26 04:30 pm, by , Categories: thoughts

Recently, I started feeling a certain kind of "social pressure"
Maybe it’s connected to the fact that I often publish different posts – LinkedIn, micro-blog, Telegram etc.

If we talk about LinkedIn for example, of course most posts there are related to work and migration processes
For example, describing the process of moving to a new country or the difficulties of finding a job

It seems there are several sides to this pressure
I’ll try to describe them here, maybe someone will recognize themselves in a similar situation