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Performance Anxiety

Link: Seed of extinct date palm sprouts after 2,000 years.

The Judean date is chronicled in the Bible, Quran and ancient literature for its diverse powers -- from an aphrodisiac to a contraceptive -- and as a cure for a wide range of diseases including cancer, malaria and toothache.

No pressure there, little plant.

Wall O' Hot Brains

On one of the walls of my office I have a growing collection (where growing means two) of pictures of guys that meet the criteria of "Hot Brain." So, I of course have received tons of grief about tonight's episode of The Daily Show which just happens to put these two hot brains in one room together.

Considering that Steven Johnson will no doubt see this post, I guess my secret is out.

Now, Jon Stewart, if you want to do crossword puzzles with a cute software developer in California, just email me.