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.
Getting started with podcasting
A concise guide to getting started with podcasting, including equipment, editing, mic technique and hosting.
Review: Novels of the Malazan Empire
A worthy inclusion to the Malazan canon and great high fantasy to disappear into in troubled times.
Book roundup, part 23
Includes a mea culpa, Hillbilly Elegy, Gulp, The Stars are Legion, and The Kill Society.
Putting new gaskets on the Kamado grill
Nic commits putty knife violence on his grill to replace the gaskets.
What to expect when you’re expecting a Hackintosh
There is unrest in the Mac community about Apple’s commitment to the platform. Some are turning their eyes to building a Hackintosh to get the kind of computer Apple doesn’t provide. Here’s what it’s like to run a Hackintosh.
Book roundup, part 22
Lots of fiction series in this one. Includes Grunt, 1177 B.C., Louder Than Hell, Smarter Faster Better, The Hanging Tree, Death’s End, Chains of Command, and Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?.
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Hey kids, you like epic fantasy? ’Cause I've got some epic fantasy for you.
The car is going digital and that’s a good thing
Car nerds are dealing with some cognitive dissonance as car technology changes.
Review: Kindle Oasis
The Oasis is Amazon’s best e-ink reader to date, but it’s not good enough for the price.
“Tea, Earl Grey, hot”
Nic buys an Amazon Echo and is indubitably happy with the fantasy star ship in his head.