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.
After the empire fades
Game of Thrones and The First Law Trilogy illustrate the different ways England and America are dealing with fading empires.
Movie roundup, part 22
Movie time, kids! Includes an excellent documentary and a lot of not-great movies. Includes Sorcerer, Generation Iron, Restrepo, The Numbers Station, Pacific Rim and 300: Rise of an Empire.
White privilege in extremism
It’s way easier to be an extremist in America if you’re white.
Further to the right
The idea that both the left and the right in America are getting more extreme is false. Here’s why.
Review: The Pet Shop Boys Electric tour hits Phoenix
Hey, you like lasers? We have lasers!
Book roundup, part 14
Some great reads and a huge disappointment in this installment. Includes The Loudest Voice in the Room, Hatching Twitter, Dogfight, Ancillary Justice, KOP Killer, The Circle, Working God’s Mischief and Where Eagles Dare.
New York City trip report
The Lindh family visits the Big Apple and it is good.
We all have our limit
You meet interesting people at the Apple Store. And everybody has a limit.
Protecting straight people
The Arizona state legislature is busy protecting the freedoms of the already protected.
The Mac, homegrown
Nic delves into the shady computer enthusiast underworld of the Hackintosh.
How to privatize a public good
The standard right-wing approach to privatizing public goods like education and health care.
The iPhone, devourer of technologies
The iPhone was announced Jan. 9, 2007. It now occupies a huge chunk of Nic’s life.