Welcome to Nic's Core Dump. Enjoy.
Book roundup, part 17
Things go dark and magical in this installment. Includes So, Anyway…, Yes Please, The Mirror Empire, London Falling, Broken Homes, Perfidia, The Peripheral, Burning Chrome, and the Bel Dame Apocrypha Omnibus.
The story we tell ourselves
Us humans filter everything we see and experience through our existing narrative. Nic finds this fascinating.
It's the words, stupid
Nic loves books, but he loves their content more.
Voting in America
The American voting system is stuck in a time warp. This makes Nic sad.
The Kindle Voyage is a solid update with an achilles heel
Should you upgrade to Amazon’s latest e-ink reader? Nic gives it a reluctant and somewhat perplexed nod.
Book roundup, part 16
Lots of good reads in this installment. Includes All Hell Let Loose, Metallica: This Monster Lives, 10% Happier, Onward, Echopraxia, Cibola Burn, The Getaway God, Lock In, The Red: First Light, Terms of Enlistment, and Lines of Departure.
An Apple ebook reader would be nice
Nic is frustrated with his Kindle and would love to see Apple make an e-ink reader.
Flashing a Gigabyte BIOS should be easier than this
Once again user-interface ineptitude and Internet idiots make things harder than they have to be.
Red immigration meat in the Arizona primaries
There are ways to fix the illegal immigration problem. They don’t involve yelling at children in buses. Nic explains.
Book roundup, part 15
Solid reads abound in this installment of the roundup. Includes Console Wars, Your Inner Fish, Flash Boys, Digital Wars, The Perfect Storm, Tower Lord, By Blood We Live, I am Pilgrim and Lexicon.
After the empire fades
Game of Thrones and The First Law Trilogy illustrate the different ways England and America are dealing with fading empires.