The Core Dump
The Core Dump is the personal blog of Nic Lindh, a Swedish-American pixel-pusher living in Phoenix, Arizona.
Welcome to Nic's Core Dump. Enjoy.
Your computer is becoming an appliance. Deal.
The future and now of personal computing is appliances. This post parses why you shouldn’t worry about it.
Video on the Web: Your HTML5 won’t save you now
Grab a hankie and a strong drink to help you through this discussion of the pain that awaits you if you want to put video on the Web.
An illustrated beginner’s guide to the IKEA food market
Have you ever wondered what all that weird stuff is in the IKEA Swedish food market? Here’s a short primer to some of the best stuff.
Learning English from the Boss
Thinking back on growing up in Sweden and the mysteries of Springsteen’s lyrics.
The dishwasher of doom
How our dishwasher almost burned down our house. More drama than I’m used to on a Sunday morning.
The Arizona Republic finds a "haunted library"
The newspaper of record for America’s fifth-largest metro area puts a story about a haunted house as the top item for its Valley & State section. Nic finds it hard to control his disgust and anger. Kind of like a vengeful ghost.
Movie roundup, part 16
In the 16th installment of movie roundup: Robin Hood, War Photographer, Bigger, Stronger, Faster, Hot Tub Time Machine, Beer Wars, Gallipoli, My Life in Ruins and Enlighten Up!
Review: Zero History
William Gibson is back in the unevenly distributed future with Zero History.
Thieving bastards stole my image
Being ripped off is no fun, even when it’s just a harmless image on a blog nobody reads. Feel the rage!
Building a news site with WordPress
Longish post on the creation of Cronkite News and building it in WordPress. Mostly of interest to Web nerds.
Your own nuclear reactor
Does your phone have to alert you every time somebody has a bowel movement? I posit that no, it sure doesn’t.
The inner rage of nerds
It’s easy to become disheartened with the state of technology punditry. This post examines why and suggests a quick fix that, if implemented, would improve the state of tech journalism on the Internet by about a million percent.
An e-mail management system that works
E-mail is a blessing and a curse. After many years of trying, I believe I’ve found a system that brings sanity back to my inbox.
Movie roundup, part 15
In this installment of movie roundup: Inglourious Basterds, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Rollerball, District 13: Ultimatum, The Brotherhood of the Wolf, Miracle, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Crazy Heart, Sherlock Holmes, Crimson Rivers, Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse, Up in the Air, Zombieland and From Russia With Love.
Review: The Big Short
Nic reviews Michael Lewis’s The Big Short. He likes it.
Soccer and the tyranny of the score
Nic explores why America’s attitude to soccer has a lot to do with the things wrong with America.