iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 27/08/2026

Happy Birthday, Moldova 🇲🇩 ❤️

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 09/07/2026

Moldova has the fattest street dogs I've seen anywhere. And they say we're a poor country.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 30/04/2026

The company that a year ago told us it has developed a tool that is equivalent to "PhD-level experts in your pocket" is struggling to make it stop talking about goblins.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 09/03/2026

This calls for a cuppa.

Photo of me receiving a UK certificate of naturalisation at my citizenship ceremony.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 01/03/2026

It should, it's not the first or last time it's been said.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 29/01/2026

Picked a great time to visit family.

Screenshot of a weather app, showing a daily maximum of -12°C.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 20/11/2025

Me: You are hallucinating. The AI: Oh yeah? Well, you're not.

Gemini 3 Pro tells me "You are not hallucinating".

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 29/09/2025

Despite spending hundreds of millions to steal the election in Moldova, Putin has failed spectacularly today. Here's to hoping he fails everywhere else!

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 23/09/2025

Russia is accusing "Europe" of preparing to occupy Moldova. They are anticipating a loss in the elections on Sunday, and are preparing their supporters for protests. Every accusation is a confession. Moscow has struggled to maintain control in Moldova. Old methods don't work. This too shall pass.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 26/08/2025

You know what they say, nothing is ever fullproof.

Screenshot from Claude's recent announcement of a Chrome extension. One paragraph reads: "While we’ve implemented protections, they aren’t fullproof." They are using the word "full", as in "fullness", as opposed to "fool", as in "twit".

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 26/08/2025

How do so many clearly AI songs have a "Verified Artist" badge on Spotify? What are they actually verifying?

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 23/08/2025

My mum decided she's had enough. Understandable.

Transcript:
Mum: Nicu hi, how are you?
Me: I'm doing okay, how about you?
Mum: I am learning English.
Mum: And I'm cooking dinner.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 11/08/2025

Currently my least favourite button on the internet.

Screenshot of the Google search results page, with the "AI Mode" button highlighted.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 22/07/2025

Vladimir Plahotniuc arrested in Greece. Plahotniuc is a Moldovan oligarch believed to have participated in the embezzlement of $1bn USD from Moldovan banks.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 05/07/2025

Was searching for People Make Games.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 17/06/2025

I hate how it's always "Great!" and "Perfect!" with AI. Why is it never "Wow, your code is shit!" or "I'd give up if I were you"?

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 21/05/2025

This is the second time this has happened in the past year, never booking accommodation from a private host again.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 18/05/2025

Well that's one thing off my mind. Congrats Romania!

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 16/05/2025

He showed me around Bucharest, stayed at his place a couple of times, went to the beach.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 16/05/2025

Speaking of the Romanian election, I used to be mates with the far-right candidate (before he was a fascist). Here's a photo of me (in the bottom right) and him in the centre. What a wanker he's become.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 13/05/2025

I'm going to start calling Andys "Tiny Andrew" and Lizzies "Tiny Elizabeth". www.ft.com/content/160d... PS: Vote Tiny Nick.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 12/05/2025

Can't wait to be kicked out of this country based on some rules they didn't bother writing down.

Guardian excerpt:

Starmer said at a Downing Street press conference on Monday that he wanted levels of immigration to have fallen significantly by the end of this parliament, without setting a numerical target.

He said: “Nations depend on rules, fair rules. Sometimes they are written down, often they are not, but either way, they give shape to our values, guide us towards our rights, of course, but also our responsibilities, the obligations we owe to each other.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 06/03/2025

If For All Mankind has taught me anything, it's that the biggest killers in space are various loose cables frantically whipping around.

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 27/01/2025

So thankful to Elsevier for letting me know which websites that host academic papers for free I should avoid. Wouldn't want to accidentally visit any of them. community.talktalk.co.uk/t5/Articles/...

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Nicu Calcea @nicu.md · 20/01/2025

I've always hated cryptocurrencies for all the usual reasons. I genuinely hate them less now, purely for the entertainment value they've provided me for the past couple of days. And it's not even over!