my mummy 3 review (link)
my pineapple express review (link)
my ufc 87 review (link)
my l’edel de cleron review (link)

Regarding the singer from the Olympic opening ceremony.  Miaoke, a third grader, was judged cute and appealing but “not suitable” as a singer. Another girl, Yang Peiyi, 7, was judged the best singer but not as cute. (link)

On Wednesday, Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals -- and five world records in five events at the Beijing Games. (link)

A map of the countries that don't employ the metric system. (link)

Nanoantennas = future of heat capture?  better than solar cells? (link)

Ceasefire in Georgia/Russia conflict lasted about 12 hours. (link)
"Russia and Georgia are actually friends. People are friends," said the Georgian beach volleyball team leader, Levan Akhtulediani. "But you know, it's not, in the 21st century, to bomb a neighbor country, it's not a good idea."

Why Russia/Georgia now?
The first catalyst was recognition of Kosovo's February declaration of independence by the United States and European powers, an angered Putin is moving to recognize South Ossetia's independence.
A second international catalyst for Russia's offensive in Georgia was a decision at NATO's Bucharest summit in April.  The alliance bowed to Russia and didn't consider Georgia or Ukraine yet, but will consider the possibility in December.  This angered Russia greatly. (link)

The President of Georgia's website is hosted on a server in Atlanta... and it was attacked by Russian hackers (using DDoS botnets). (link)

I've been writing, working and living like a madman as of late.
StevenLong.net got prettied up a bit: here (at least it looks prettier to me)
I've been tracking the newest generation of somewhat premium phones, iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Garmin Nuvifone, on my main blog.

How has everyone been?
Well I hope.