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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.

    Home of the dollar

    Having an economy based on housing only is a bad idea. Who knew?

    Dec. 30, 2009
    Politics

    Hummingbird heaven

    Nic loves the hummingbirds in his backyard.

    Dec. 16, 2009
    Personal

    Morning conversation

    Nic’s daughter frightens him sometimes.

    Dec. 9, 2009
    Personal

    Review: Klipsch IMAGE S4i headset

    Solid in-ear headphones with Apple-compatible remote.

    Nov. 29, 2009
    Review Tech

    New hamburger expertise

    Nic shows you how to grill up a fantastic burger. Yum.

    Nov. 24, 2009
    BBQ

    Review: Anathem

    An enormously ambitious novel that mostly succeeds.

    Nov. 4, 2009
    Review Book

    Movie roundup, part 13

    Nerdcore Rising, Rescue Dawn, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Watchmen, Waltz With Bashir, Defiance and Grand Torino.

    Oct. 23, 2009
    Review

    Infestation of raggare

    Nic looks back at one of the menaces of his youth.

    Oct. 7, 2009
    Personal

    Out of Nebraska

    Springsteen brings the angst of being human like none other.

    Oct. 1, 2009
    Personal

    The New Barbeque Expert

    Men tend to overcomplicate things, including grilling. Nic breaks down how to do it right.

    Sept. 24, 2009
    BBQ

    Review: Drenai Tales

    A roundup of David Gemmell’s Drenai Tales novels.

    Sept. 10, 2009
    Review Book

    Seriously, what the hell?

    Once again, shrill nutbags get under Nic’s skin.

    Sept. 4, 2009
    Politics

    Review: The Brass Verdict

    An excellent Mickey Haller novel.

    Sept. 3, 2009
    Review Book

    Review: Requiem for an Assassin

    Mostly for completist John Rain fans.

    Sept. 3, 2009
    Review Book

    Not exactly Kerouac

    Conversations with a second-grader are great.

    Aug. 28, 2009
    Personal

    Review: 1776

    Required reading for anybody interested in American history.

    Aug. 26, 2009
    Review Book Politics

    Movie roundup, part 12

    Includes Kung Fu Panda, The Wrestler, Righteous Kill, The King of Kong, Gangs of New York, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and 30 Days of Night. A bit of a good, bad and ugly.

    Aug. 18, 2009
    Review

    Apathy and loathing at Dulles

    Dulles airport might just be the worst in the world. This post tells you why.

    Aug. 10, 2009
    Personal Travel

    In the stillness

    Some languid thoughts from a vacationing Nic.

    Aug. 2, 2009
    Personal

    That was easy

    Nic is delighted with how smooth his trip to Sweden went. In the movie biz they call that foreshadowing.

    July 22, 2009
    Personal

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