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nickotine

@nickotine.dev

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cyber security and information systems student, terminally online, moving from a yapper to a shipper (eventually) 21 • he/him? • Sydney, Australia fediverse: infosec.exchange/@nickotine

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 08/09/2026

I love sucking off American corporate todger, I love needlessly stupidly designed government websites to "compare" thing using completely arbitrary measures no one understands, I love that my fucking phone provider has to make critical information summaries but not healthcare providers

PrivateHealth.gov.au

Compare Policies

Step 2 of 6 Hospital services
Hospital cover may not meet all your hospital expenses, and you should check with your doctor and hospital for any out-of-pocket expenses
relating to an admission. Although policies often cover services you may not need, this does not necessarily mean they are more expensive.

- Services you select as important will always be fully covered.
- If a hospital service is fully covered; it doesn't matter if the policy is Gold, Silver or Bronze; the benefits will be the same.
- Tap or click on the (i) for more information.

Do you want policies that provide... (i)
- Private hospital cover for most services
- Limited benefits, e.g. public hospital only or few services covered

What is the minimum hospital tier that you require? (i)
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- Basic
- Don't care

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 06/09/2026

Apple Music Replay: August 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 06/09/2026

I have a beating for whoever at Bluesky made the alt text box that damned small

Bluesky's Descriptive alt text field, about the size of an ant

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 02/09/2026

I was trying to find the Doja Cat tweet 😭

Google Search: tryna rub my clit in peace but yall wont shut the fuck up

AI Overview: My bad. I'll get out of your way. Have a good one.

Al can make mistakes, so double-check responses

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 16/08/2026

Apple Music Replay: July 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 11/07/2026

its like who goes "hmmm yes, Apple Calendar, I do not trust" then spends $99 AUD/year on another calendar app that's like

App Privacy

The developer, Flexibits Inc., indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information,
see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics

Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data

Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 07/07/2026

kys oh my god

Log in to use old Reddit

To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com.

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 04/07/2026

Apple Music Replay: June 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 26/06/2026

if you have a list of things you offer, a .txt file is often better than saying "yeah we have everything, look at all the categories of things we offer" (this is about ddg bangs)

13,566 bangs and counting
Click on a bang to try it out. See one missing? Make a suggestion!

Search bangs

Categories > Research > Academic

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 02/06/2026

Apple Music Replay: May 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 01/06/2026

basically my motto at this point

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 05/05/2026

me any time I recount my playthrough of Breath of the Wild

i am very amused at how quickly you switch between remarking upon the majesty of the world

and thirstposting about link

i respect it

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 05/05/2026

Qantas' old annual reports go unnecessarily hard in terms of design

Page from Qantas' 2005 Annual Report.

3. There is no greater priority than safety and security.

Page from Qantas' 2005 Annual Report.

Image of an ASX stock ticker.

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 02/05/2026

Apple Music Replay: April 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 27/04/2026

meow

A photo of a cat made of interlocking plastic bricks sitting on a shelf

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 09/04/2026

Silverlight's logo did not need to go that hard

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 09/04/2026

only the most secure operating system for our lifts

A lifts display showing the Windows 7 user selection screen. Running Windows Embedded Standard 7

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 08/04/2026

the rough extent of the InterCity network (source: AnyTrip)

screenshot of Sydney's InterCity rail network from AnyTrip

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 02/04/2026

Apple Music Replay: March 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 01/04/2026

we do live in an episode of Yes Minister don't we www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Screenshot of a subheading from an ABC article reading "'We stopped that': Minister"

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 23/03/2026

the clip that plays in my head whenever complaints about fuel prices are in the news

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 12/03/2026

I think back to this often

old tweet from Michael B. Tager @lamRageSparkle

I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartenders clearly hate you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, "no. get out."

And the dude next to me says, "hey i'm not doing anything, i'm a paying customer." and the bartender reaches under the counter for a bat or something and says, "out. now." and the dude leaves, kind of yelling. And he was dressed in a punk uniform, I noticed

Anyway, I asked what that was about and the bartender was like, "you didn't see his vest but it was all nazi shit. Iron crosses and stuff. You get to recognize them."
And i was like, ohok and he continues.

"you have to nip it in the bud immediately. These guys come in and it's always a nice, polite one. And you serve them because you don't want to cause a scene. And then they become a regular and after awhile they bring a friend. And that dude is cool too.

And then THEY bring friends and the friends bring friends and they stop being cool and then you realize, oh shit, this is a Nazi bar now. And it's too late because they're entrenched and if you try to kick them out, they cause a PROBLEM. So you have to shut them down.

And i was like, 'oh damn.' and he said "yeah, you have to ignore their reasonable arguments because their end goal is to be terrible, awful people."
And then he went back to ignoring me. But I haven't forgotten that at all.

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 02/03/2026

Apple Music Replay: February 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 04/02/2026

Apple Music Replay: January 2026

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 03/12/2025

Spotify Wrapped for 2025. I am moving to Apple Music as we speak, it was a nice run Spotify (2016-2025) but you had to be dicks about things

Top Artists:
1. femtanyl
2. PinkPantheress
3. Charli xcx
4. Ayesha Erotica
5. Lady Gaga

Top Songs:
1. NASTYWERKKKK!
2. Girl Like Me
3. Von dutch
4. WEIGHTLESS!
5. Yummy

Minutes Listened: 83,670

Top Genre: Hyperpop

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 04/11/2025

(2024)

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 04/11/2025

since wrapped is probs not that far away I figured I should post my previous years wrapped for posterity (redactions have been made in the case of an artist being awful and me not noticing) (2020-2023)

My 2020 Wrapped

Top Artists:
1. Wallows
2. Verzache
3. Seventh Sage
4. Otis McDonald
5. PYLOT

Top Songs:
1. Needs
2. Are You Bored Yet?
3. OK
4. Losing My Love
5. Chanel

Minutes Listened:35,838
Top Genre: Pop

My 2021 Wrapped

Top Artists:
#1 Wallows
#2 MGMT
#3 Vansire
#4 Johnny Cash
#5 Clairo

Top Songs:
#1 Little Dark Age
#2 That I Miss You
#3 Flying
#4 OK
#5 The Less I Know the Better

Minutes Listened: 15,152
Top Genre: Indie Pop

My 2022 Wrapped

Top Artists:
1. The Avalanches
2. my!lane
3. The Neighbourhood
4. Vansire
5. DVRST

Top Songs:
1. Oxygen
2. We Go On
3. This Feeling
4. FTP
5. After Dark

Minutes Listened: 43,233
Top Genre: Drift Phonk

My 2023 Wrapped

Top Artists
1. REMOVED
2. Caravan Palace
3. The Avalanches
4. M83
5. my!lane

Top Songs:
1. moment
2. REDACTED
3. METAMORPHOSES
4. Slight Night Shiver
5. Oxygen

Minutes Listened: 57,276
Top Genre: Indietronica

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nickotine @nickotine.dev · 11/02/2025

Good to know it's not just the AUD that's shitting the bed

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