These are a few sites I thought were interesting from August 7th through August 22nd:

• TechCrunch50 » TechCrunch50. It?s like TechCrunch40, but 10 better! –
• Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT –
• Economist.com – debate on global energy – Proposition: “We can solve our energy problems with existing technologies today.” View arguments, vote pro & con
• Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn?t ?Melt? the Internet | Tech Broiler | ZDNet.com – Fascinating explanation of how Limelight Network’s video delivery network operates
• Science and Tech Go to the Olympics: Wired.com’s Coverage | Gadget Lab from Wired.com – ongoing coverage of the Olympics, from the Wired perspective
• Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source – “We are blessed to be living in an age when we have a global communications network in which idiots, assholes, and total and complete wastes of fucking human life alike can come together to give instant feedback in an unmonitored online environment”