Cannon Beach, Oregon
Cannon Beach, Oregon

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.

Time traveling with Friends

Tempus fugit and all that.

Sunday, 06 March, 2016

The tire fire of democracy

Nic has never been more worried for the future of America.

Sunday, 28 February, 2016

Book roundup, part 21

This installment features grimdark fantasy, peppy astronauts and the Roman Empire. Includes SPQR, And On That Bombshell, The Code Book, Schiit Happened, Beyond Redemption, The Severed Streets, The Martian and Veiled.

Monday, 15 February, 2016

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Endeavour is a symbol of hope for a better future.

Sunday, 24 January, 2016

Review: The Revenant

A great 90 minute movie smothered in a 2-and-a-half-hour wreck.

Sunday, 17 January, 2016

Thoughts on the 2016 Prius v after a road trip

After a 1,000 mile road trip in his new Prius, Nic has thoughts and gripes.

Sunday, 10 January, 2016

Apple Watch, six months in

Thoughts on Apple Watch after half a year of daily usage.

Friday, 01 January, 2016

It’s upgrade time: 2016 Prius v first impressions

Moving from a 1997 Honda Accord to a 2016 Prius is kind of a big deal.

Saturday, 19 December, 2015
Monday, 14 December, 2015

Review: ELAC B6 bookshelf speakers

A great value for your sound system.

Wednesday, 09 December, 2015

Magical thinking about encryption and privacy

Predictably, the Paris attacks brought the anti-encryption crowd back out of the woodwork. They're at best being willfully disingenuous.

Monday, 30 November, 2015
Thursday, 26 November, 2015
Tuesday, 24 November, 2015

Review: Spectre

A long-time Bond fan looks at the latest installment in the series and has thoughts.

Sunday, 08 November, 2015

Book roundup, part 20

Includes The Antidote, One Nation, Under Gods, Losing the Signal, The Todd Glass Situation, The Last Policeman, The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Beacon 23, Killing Pretty and Queen of Fire.

Sunday, 18 October, 2015

Building a static site for an investigative journalism project

Things to consider when planning to build a site on a compressed time table.

Friday, 09 October, 2015

How to learn things you’re not interested in

A simple tip to help you learn things your brain wants nothing to do with.

Saturday, 03 October, 2015

Yearning for the Cold War

The GOP base is searching for a new Evil Empire to fight.

Friday, 25 September, 2015

The one sentence rule

Nic gets in touch with his inner life coach and offers up a simple rule to find out if an idea is good or not.

Friday, 18 September, 2015

Digital hygiene for online security and safety

Nic provides some basic not-too-paranoid tips for securing your digital life.

Saturday, 22 August, 2015

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