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As a consumer of SSRIs [here], this piece of news REALLY concerns me.
Antidepressants increase risk of suicidal behaviour: study
Suicide, depression, and antidepressants
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and suicide in adults: meta-analysis of drug company data from placebo controlled, randomised controlled trials submitted to the MHRA’s safety review
Suicidal Behaviour Caused by Antidepressants “Cannot Be Ruled Out”
Thanks GSK….

More. [here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here]

I just got an invite to join GMail (have an account already…thanks!) that originated from filling out an interest form when GMail went live last year. Guess they are trying to get everyone in now.
Beta going poof soon.

SOGrady posted the email we have all received. [here]

SOGrady notes that a number of the large bellweathers in Tech are announcing hiring. [here]
I have noticed that, after a 3 year absence, my inbox is seeing slow trickle of recruiters, mainly those looking for low-hanging fruit in tech-support and junior development positions. *YAWN*
If recruiters actually took the time to read my resume, instead of the work and education experience areas, they might notice that I am so far from what they want that asking me if I am interested in a position like that lowers their company’s brand in my opinion.
I would love to see some quality enquiries; not because I want a new job, but because it shows me that someone took the time to find out about me before contacting me.

Damien Katz feels the same way about Blogger [here] that I do [here].
You have to wonder why Google hasn’t done something about this…or maybe it no longer fits in with their master plan.

Just to keep you up to date on what’s going on in my life…
I will out of town for most of the next two weeks, so you will likely see postings at odd times and in aggregated chunks as I get caught up from performing my real job.
Had the first of a series of meetings (concall today) with customers asking them key and probing questions about what they want to achieve. It is interesting to re-visit with some of these clients and refresh my memory of what they need to achieve Web performance excellence. I have been locked up in my office all winter, and need to re-gain some perspective on our overall purpose and mission.
After this, I have to hunker down and attack the incoming flood of projects. A component of this will be learning the ins and out of Visual Interdev so that we can generate custom reports. Should be a lot of fun, as it has been a while since I learned a new programming language.
Off to a meeting…

Oh yeah! Forgot this little tidbit…MSIE 7.0 will ONLY be available for Windows XP SP2. [here]
So, all of those organizations (you know, the large corporate ones) which run Windows 2000: Tough Luck.

Some in-depth analysis on how AdSense may or may not be profitable or rewarding. [here and here]
Now I have AdSense ads on my site, mainly because they are unobtrusive, and I need to finance replacements for my creaky hardware somehow. Although, it looks like that is not going to happen before the 256-bit PentiumX is released in 2030.
Oh well, enjoy.

Hugh, of course, nails my whining to the wall. [here]

As Steve Rubel points out, Google is stealing some of Microsoft’s worst ideas. [here]
I wonder how long before the wave crests, and the undertow sucks Google out to the Island of the Damned.

Seems that for once, Dave Winer and I are on the same wavelength. [here]
And here comes Dan Gillmor. [here]
TDavid kicks in his comments on Google Evil Tags. [here]

The NHL has officially cancelled the 2004-2005 season.
A sad day. I say that this opens the door for all hockey teams that are playing to compete for the cup, as it appears that it belongs to the people of Canada, and not the NHL.
Some interesting info on this can be found here.

Jeremey Wright hints at some of the features we might/will see in MSIE 7.0. [here]
Again, composition and design standards are important; but do not forget the networking standards as well. It will take a lot for me to switch back to MSIE, but it would be good to if the Internet doesn’t have to design itself to fit the foibles of a single browser platform again.