1.8 now "most likely" released on September 12

Yesterday Jeb updated his "most likely" release date prediction for 1.8. This time it's September 12. If course, this estimated release date should be taken with a grain or two of salt, possibly even pepper, since his past guesses have been a little off. 

Also, it has been confirmed that the experience orbs introduced in 1.8 will not have any use until patch 1.9. Oh, and villages will be empty of NPC. That's creepy.