Nicu Calcea

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Followers
470
Account age
3 yrs

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Finally, I've nicked a function that takes in a colour and returns white or black to ensure contrast. This is useful for when you need to add text that contrasts nicely with the background. Instructions and installation here: https://github.com/nicucalcea/Ra11y58 views Finally, I've nicked a function that takes in a colour and returns white or black to ensure contrast. This is useful for when you need to add text that contrasts nicely with the background. Instructions and installation here: https://github.com/nicucalcea/Ra11y For my first newsletter, I figured I'd look at a pretty basic question: What is Eastern Europe? As it turns out, it depends on who you ask: https://blog.samizdata.co/p/what-is-eastern-europe?utm_source=mastodon&sd=pf19 views For my first newsletter, I figured I'd look at a pretty basic question: What is Eastern Europe? As it turns out, it depends on who you ask: https://blog.samizdata.co/p/what-is-eastern-europe?utm_source=mastodon&sd=pf In an attempt to improve the accessibility of my #ggplot2, I've written a small #rstats library. First, some colours are difficult to tell apart for people with various forms of colour blindness. Even some colours from the BBC News palette aren't safe to use together.10 views In an attempt to improve the accessibility of my #ggplot2, I've written a small #rstats library. First, some colours are difficult to tell apart for people with various forms of colour blindness. Even some colours from the BBC News palette aren't safe to use together. I wanted to see if I can get a sense of the brain drain in Russia. I figured GitHub would be a good proxy for how many developers there are in the country, and how many have left. While developer activity in Russia has stalled, it has suddenly picked up in neighbouring countries like Georgia and Armenia. More details: https://blog.samizdata.co/p/russias-tech-brain-drain-in-numbers #dataviz #russia9 views I wanted to see if I can get a sense of the brain drain in Russia. I figured GitHub would be a good proxy for how many developers there are in the country, and how many have left. While developer activity in Russia has stalled, it has suddenly picked up in neighbouring countries like Georgia and Armenia. More details: https://blog.samizdata.co/p/russias-tech-brain-drain-in-numbers #dataviz #russia

📊 Post engagement

17
Avg engagement / post
3.6%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Finally, I've nicked a function that takes in a colour and retur · 58 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.04 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 3 text · 5 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.9×
Follows 252 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Finally, I've nicked a function that takes in a colour and returns white or black to ensure contrast. This is useful for when you need to add text that contrasts nicely with the background. Instructions and installation here: https://github.com/nicucalcea/Ra11y ★ 58
Moldova has the fattest street dogs I've seen anywhere. And they say we're a poor country. I wanted to see if I can get a sense of the brain drain in Russia. I figured GitHub would be a good proxy for how many developers there are in the country, and how many have left. While developer activity in Russia has stalled, it has sudd… ★ 9 Looking for some software I saw and forgot the name of. It was a GUI tool that would help fix inconsistencies/misspellings in data. You were presented with two similar values, and you would click right or left on your keyboard to say wheth… ★ 8 In an attempt to improve the accessibility of my #ggplot2, I've written a small #rstats library. First, some colours are difficult to tell apart for people with various forms of colour blindness. Even some colours from the BBC News palette… ★ 10 I've started using #quarto to write my notes/articles. Here's my setup: 1. I create a new note in my #obsidian vault. Obsidian is where I keep all my notes, to-dos, reminders. 2. I then create a symlink of that file into my R project folde… ★ 10 For my first newsletter, I figured I'd look at a pretty basic question: What is Eastern Europe? As it turns out, it depends on who you ask: https://blog.samizdata.co/p/what-is-eastern-europe?utm_source=mastodon&sd=pf ★ 19 Seems like a short #introduction is the thing to do round these parts. I'm a Data Journalist based in London, on the BBC business desk since last month. Before that, I was doing more of the same at the New Statesman. I don't expect to be a… ★ 7

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 17 views per post.
📤Posts about 0× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

90/100 Excellent
  • Est. 93% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong content engagement (~3.6% of followers) — an active, real audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
93%
Fake-follower risk
Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Investigative Data Journalist | Bylines: @globalwitness, BBC News, New Statesman, VICE.

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Moldova has the fattest street dogs I've seen anywhere. And they say we're a poor country. I wanted to see if I can get a sense of the brain drain in Russia. I figured GitHub would be a good proxy for how many developers there are in the country, and how many have left. While developer activity in Russia has stalled, it has suddenly picked up in neighbouring countries like Georgia and Armenia. More details: https://blog.samizdata.co/p/russias-tech-brain-drain-in-numbers #dataviz #russia Finally, I've nicked a function that takes in a colour and returns white or black to ensure contrast. This is useful for when you need to add text that contrasts nicely with the background. Instructions and installation here: https://github.com/nicucalcea/Ra11y In an attempt to improve the accessibility of my #ggplot2, I've written a small #rstats library. First, some colours are difficult to tell apart for people with various forms of colour blindness. Even some colours from the BBC News palette aren't safe to use together. For my first newsletter, I figured I'd look at a pretty basic question: What is Eastern Europe? As it turns out, it depends on who you ask: https://blog.samizdata.co/p/what-is-eastern-europe?utm_source=mastodon&sd=pf

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