Welcome to Nic's Core Dump. Enjoy.
Always be scribbling
Newspapers and technology aren’t exactly best friends.
Out with the old
Nic discards old technology and thinks about all the money he’s spent.
The airing of grievances
Turns out 2008 was kind of a shit sandwich. Who knew?
Review: Making Money
Terry Pratchett goes a bit darker than usual.
Why so serious?
Nic is not impressed by the MPAA’s rating system but he is impressed by The Dark Knight.
Movie roundup, part nine
Includes Quantum of Solace, Control, Live Free or Die Hard, Hitman, Oldboy, and Shoot ’Em Up. Not a bad round-up.
Review: The First Law Trilogy
It’s like these novels were written for Nic.
Review: The Bloomsday Dead
Brings the Dead Trilogy to a close.
Review: Presentation Zen
Required reading for anybody who gives presentations.
Arizona ballot propositions 2008
A run-down of the ballot propositions with suggestions for how you should vote on each of them.
Dub-dub-debate
Nic is not happy about the way the presidental election debates are run.
Go Speedracer!
The only thing Nic likes more than the Internet is a wicked fast Internet connection.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Gritty and violent Swedish crime fiction, just released in the U.S.
The Republican in winter
It must be rough to be a Goldwater Republican these days.