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.
On through the night
Nic reports on his and his daughter's flight to Sweden.
Conspicuous consumption
Nic and his wife buy a brand-new Acura TL. It’s a beautiful machine.
Review: The Dragon Never Sleeps
Glen Cook delivers epic, dense space opera.
Review: Glasshouse
Great sci-fi that’s really a meditation on memory.
The Great Pool of Money
You should listen to this fantastic podcast which explains the origins of the credit crisis.
Review: The Sociopath Next Door
An important book about the hidden menace of sociopaths.
Review: Homicide
Excellent non-fiction about homicide squads from one of the creators of The Wire.
New levels of disgust
Nic is pissed off about politics, including the perennial favorites the war in Iraq and gas prices.
Review: The Price of Privilege
Important book about how pressure from well-meaning parents hurt affluent children.
Holy Docsis, Batman!
If your Internet connection isn’t as fast as you’d like, it might be time to upgrade your cable modem.
Review: The Scar
The Scar is a great, weird novel, but it makes Nic worry he might be a steampunk.
Review: Everything is Miscellaneous
Interesting book, but too much filler and techno-utopianism.
Review: Lord of the Silent Kingdom
The second installment of Glen Cook’s Instrumentalities of the Night delivers.
Movie roundup, part seven
Lots of violence in this round-up. Flags of our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Smashing Machine, Slim Susie, Grindhouse: Planet Terror and Grindhouse: Deathproof.