23. March, 2004 - miscellany
- Looking for some artwork to put on your walls? Zazzle has Fine Art, Historical Maps, & Old Photos from Museums, Libraries, & Famous Artists, and the prices don’t look half-bad. Plus you can order the posters on archival-quality paper with UV-resistant inks, which isn’t something you find everywhere. [reed]
- The Lilly Suicides takes a strong look at SSRI s, and the results aren’t good. I know a few folks on SSRIs, and sometimes worry. The ugliest side-effect is akathisia, but Paxil Withdrawal is pretty nasty, too, and has a whole slew of symptoms to worry about. I’m not usually the kind of person to make a big stink about medication (or fluoridation of municipal water), but when folks I know are having problems that might be because of their medicine, I decided I needed to know more.
- Meanwhile, here in the US, Suicide Caution Sought for Antidepressants by the FDA. They’re finally admitting that there might be some problems with SSRIs. [fark!]
- Fundrace 2004’s Neighbor Search lets you enter your address and zip code and see what presidential candidates your neighbors have contributed to. As Scott says:
Kinda neat. Kinda creepy.
[scottk]
- In the latest news on the bus-strike, despite talks, still no deal. The big news (to me) is that the union actually made an offer including
a change to wages and retiree health-care benefits, but not to current health care.
The other big news is that some legislators are going to try and get the Met Council more money for transit, which would allow them to meet the drivers’ demands. The PiPress has a similar story saying that the talks resolve nothing. [daily]
- Isn’t it about time that Max Headroom made a comeback? After all, if you did some math based on Bryce’s date of birth and age, you’d find that the show was set in 2004. The only real problem is that a lot of it doesn’t sound much like science fiction any more. [fark!]
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:50:54.