So that is why my laptop feels a little hot...

Jan 12 15:59:44 matt-laptop kernel: [ 9130.907621] ACPI: Critical trip point
Jan 12 15:59:44 matt-laptop kernel: [ 9130.907628] Critical temperature reached (956 C), shutting down.

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Matt
paranoidgeek@gmail.com
Disclaimer: This made sense at the time of writing.