Archive: October 20, 2008

Monday, October 20, 2008

1. Design Concepts in Programming Languages is now available | Lambda the Ultimate.

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2. Nonpoint - Rabia

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3. System of a Down - Bubbles

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4. Lorne Gunter: Thirty years of warmer temperatures go poof

   Dr. Hackbart also pointed out that periods of solar inactivity known as "solar minimums" magnify cold spells on his continent. So, given that August was the first month since 1913 in which no sunspot activity was recorded -- none -- and during which solar winds were at a 50-year low, he was not surprised that Brazilians were suffering (for them) a brutal cold snap. "This is no coincidence," he said as he scoffed at the notion that manmade carbon emissions had more impact than the sun and oceans on global climate.

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5. Little Green Footballs - Biden: Elect Obama and We'll Have an International Crisis. Wow. Wow.

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6. Download of the Day: Task Coach. Someone in a comment mentioned tasktoy, which I'd never heard of and would like to check out. I'd like to go through the rest of the comments.

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Turn off laptop LCD

Turn off your notebook LCD with one-click | Redmond Pie

Edit: Tried this last night going to bed, and my screen wouldn't stay off. I even unplugged my optical mouse in case that was waking it up, but it still turned back on. Sigh.

Edit 2: NirCmd also has a command to shut off your monitor (via), so I'll give that a shot later.

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