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    Why is Symantec (Norton) hated so much?

    My not very tech savvy brother had a trojan pop up on his laptop last week, while running an up-to-date Symantec from his university. After dealing with the (fortunately pretty simple) trojan I uninstalled Symantec and installed Antivir. Antivir found another dozen trojans on the harddrive that...
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    Free options to release a utility?

    Like I said, github is the place to be.
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    Free options to release a utility?

    SourceForge is stuck in 1998. It's hideous and clunky. There's not a single upside to it that I know of.
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    Do you exceed daily recommended sodium intake? Yes, you do.

    Even while arguing that low sodium intake is likely harmful, Taubes seems to respect the DASH study and accept that lowering sodium intake modestly affects blood pressure. The meta-study he cites also found a modest effect. The DASH study (to my amateur eyes) seems to have been very well...
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    Do you exceed daily recommended sodium intake? Yes, you do.

    Seems to be contested (like every single thing about nutrition), but: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/we-only-think-we-know-the-truth-about-salt.html?_r=1 (warning, Taubes). The often-cited DASH study (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DASH_diet#Study_Results) found a pretty strong...
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    SQL Book(s)

    Also, if you have the time and patience and interest, you may at some point want to also pick up a more academic treatment that goes deeper into the formal logic and mathematical underpinnings of SQL. It can help to understand the philosophy behind it, much like algorithmic theory can help your...
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    Free options to release a utility?

    If you release it as open source - and there's no reason not to - you can host on GitHub. Google Code and SourceForge are still kicking around, but they're both still as clunky as ever. Just use GitHub for open source. Having open source projects - especially on github - looks great on a resume...
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    SQL Book(s)

    If you need some background in SQL/database design in general - rather than details of a specific system - try Database Design for Mere Mortals. It's a pretty practical and easy to read text.
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    Star Wars complete blu-ray 9 discs FS Best Buy $69.99

    Agreed. And think of all the money we're saving while waiting for Lucas to kick the bucket.
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    denon 3312 for $549

    Too bad it's dead.
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    Gamefly PC download sell Update: over 50 games added

    List of games that activate on Steam: http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/v9ow8/gamefly_huge_pc_game_download_sale_additional/c52pw24
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    Ruby or Python?

    I'll echo that ruby vs python doesn't really matter, they're both great. Which you want to pursue may depend on what you want to do with them. Speaking only to my impression of the web development landscape, Ruby/Rails/Sinatra is more mature and Python/Django/Flask is more upcoming and 'hot'...
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    What to learn next?

    I would really suggest starting with Ruby or Python for learning backend web development. PHP is an easy language to get started with, but one which makes doing stuff right difficult - you'll learn a lot better habits working in Ruby or Python plus a good framework like Rails or Django...
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    Looking for a very basic Linux distro

    Mint 13 has been out a few weeks and is a LTS. It works like a charm for me, other than the ATI fglrx drivers not working well with my Cinnamon + multimonitor setup. The open source drivers do everything I want flawlessly though, so no complaints. Cinnamon is a great blend of looks and...
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    Can someone review my mid range build before I buy?

    750 is a monster. Assuming it's a solid supply, you should have no problem - advertised wattage doesn't matter as much as the quality of the supply.
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    Can someone review my mid range build before I buy?

    Before buying an OCZ drive I'd make very sure it had a solid controller/solid reviews. I bought an early OCZ SSD that was just awful and a friend of mine had his OCZ SSD fail after only about 18 months of use.
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    Looking for a very basic Linux distro

    Cinnamon is a fork of Gnome 3. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Introducing-Cinnamon-The-GNOME-3-Replacement-244107.shtml Cinnamon is from the same people as Mint. You're right that Mint is not directly responsible for MATE, but they are a big supporter of it. Beauty is in the eye of the...
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    Looking for a very basic Linux distro

    Give Mint a try. They fork Gnome 2 (Mate) or Gnome 3 (Cinnamon) for the desktop UI, but it's Ubuntu underneath. Basically Ubuntu without the horrible new user interface. If you like Gnome 2 you'll probably like Mate. You could also try something like Xubuntu if you want a really old fashioned...
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    Linux Mint 13 "Maya" released

    I'm on Mint 13 Cinnamon and it's beautiful. Nice and snappy plus pretty much all the features I want in a UI. Switched from Ubuntu after I couldn't stand Unity any more.
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    Help me get a BetaBrite sign communicating with my PC

    I'm sure my serial port works, since it works with my ancient UPS. I really don't want to believe the sign's port is somehow broken :(
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    Help me get a BetaBrite sign communicating with my PC

    Sigh, this time I lost my reply by the power going out. I am not using proprietary software, there's lots of software out there for communicating with BetaBrites. I'm primarily trying betacom.exe and LEDSignHelloWorld. Tying 7/8 and 1/4/6 pins together had no effect - I'm unconvinced...
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    Help me get a BetaBrite sign communicating with my PC

    Thanks for your help. I did find that link already, and I don't think anything in there helps me, though I might try wiring more pins together just in case. I had already tried connecting RTS/CTS as suggested here, but it didn't help.
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    Help me get a BetaBrite sign communicating with my PC

    Make a null modem cable for what? Debugging? Not sure I understand. The sign should only need TXD, RXD, and GND. The client side shouldn't need the other lines either if flow control, etc, is off. The three line setup has worked for many people, which is why it's frustrating that it didn't work...
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    Help me get a BetaBrite sign communicating with my PC

    Hi - not sure where to post this, but since this is more an electronics problem than a computer problem, I thought I'd try here. I picked up a BetaBrite LED sign for cheap (remember those?), model 213c. I want to get it communicating with my computer, but all my attempts so far have failed. I...