The Core Dump
The Core Dump is the personal blog of Nic Lindh, a Swedish-American pixel-pusher living in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Book roundup, part 33
Why your body hurts, lots of politics, and some truly demented grimdark fantasy in this installment. Includes Reign of Terror, Evolution Gone Wrong, The Cruelty is the Point, How to be a Liberal, The Splendid and the Vile, Deep Work, A Desolation Called Peace, Black Stone Heart, and She Dreams in Blood.
Watching M*A*S*H in a pandemic
You never know how a creative expression will affect you.
Book roundup, part 32
Includes Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You), Pappyland, Backstory, and Medallion Status.
Learning English from the TV
Alex Trebek was one of the people who welcomed Nic to America, many years ago.
Book roundup, part 31
Some very good history, some very strange novels and some slick space opera. Includes Enemy of all Mankind, A Very Punchable Face, Confederates in the Attic, Ballistic Kiss, Harrow the Ninth, The Library at Mount Char, Children of Time, The Last Emperox, and Cage of Souls.
Feline Follies Presents: The Uninvited
We are entertained by feline drama during quarantine.
Book roundup, part 30
Back once again with the sci-fi and general calamity. Includes The End is Always Near, Eat the Apple, A Memory Called Empire, Gideon the Ninth, Infinite Detail, Permafrost, Fallen, and The October Man.
Impressions moving from an Apple Watch Series 3 to Series 5
Is there reason to upgrade from a 3 to a 5?
Die in a ditch
After all these years, Nic still can’t understand the American attitude to healthcare.