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Beer sales are down this year, surprisingly. &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-29T09:00:02-07:00"> 16 hours ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/blogs/gawker.com">Gawker</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/blogs/gawker.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 5,476</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/5%2BFBDpoTi7yYrht995VKwFjqmSXmK5HdJm690yjdRoU%3D?sub=Fh4dR9oEqr1lS7349TN_quJG8ymRuvaeZswcrwAZVEg%3D">Gizmodo</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="news"> <h2> <a class="title" href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/frontpage/?source=news&amp;sort=buzz&amp;page=1">Rising news stories by attention</a> <a class="more" href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/frontpage/?source=news&amp;page=1"> View All &raquo; </a> </h2> <h4><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/technology/it">IT</a> &raquo;</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/articles/o7rq8Rx097KzTAULzOGXFJrg80y8ISR3FmnvXKQPhw0%3D">Op-Ed Contributor: Hurrying Into the Next Panic?</a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>On top of an already dangerously influential and morally suspect financial minefield is now being added the unthinking power of the machine.&hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-29T06:36:16-07:00"> 18 hours ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/publications/nytimes.com%2F">The New York Times</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [2]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/articles/o7rq8Rx097KzTAULzOGXFJrg80y8ISR3FmnvXKQPhw0%3D?sub=GeLu46uYNSGGcaYB5EpBXoR7P1tdcfUVMh6DkMfAz9A%3D">SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/articles/o7rq8Rx097KzTAULzOGXFJrg80y8ISR3FmnvXKQPhw0%3D?sub=7%2BzTwK4oGXL0mvEDVOndujUBAvavwhrQGpu6noNwWNo%3D">SocraticGadfly</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad inline"> <div id="adsense-text" class="module"> <script language="javascript"> zoneIdentifier="CB041998F5ED4C06"; var varCheckURL = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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The once proud warrior of the internet space laid down its sword,  knelt at the feet of Microsoft and gutted itself today. There was no honor in this death, it was one brought by the shame of losing to  Google and a lack of faith in one’s ability to compete in the space they created. &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-29T09:44:08-07:00"> 15 hours ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/JasonCalacanis">JasonCalacanis</a> in <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/blogs/calacanis.com">The Jason Calacanis Weblog</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/blogs/calacanis.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 418</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [5]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/i6EhwsB5YDAdRT2d2eR5%2B51mo_cVWXQYL17QkYl5HNo%3D?sub=BoaOoPfbOlHn3B3gSM3OAxDmqsH0NrRAFSqfbbtkOEM%3D">abovethecrowd.com</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/i6EhwsB5YDAdRT2d2eR5%2B51mo_cVWXQYL17QkYl5HNo%3D?sub=qnFThG5q2PseVDzjbV_X1CLQ1Kt200x6ey1gqweXv%2BM%3D">SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/i6EhwsB5YDAdRT2d2eR5%2B51mo_cVWXQYL17QkYl5HNo%3D?sub=11iz%2BCVGf8gv9shHzw2XV9r%2BFa5lY3qcpVrohOCOOm0%3D">VentureBeat</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <a class="image-link" href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/fd%2BVeZjzQDmvXrWwrviYbykcus4GD96aw0S842H5xoE%3D"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730082516im_/http://static.technorati.com/asset/img/e/5/e/4/e5e445a14b220b4200bff8a07c0571b2.jpg" width="80" height="60" title="IntoGrafix: portable TurboGrafix" alt="Image of IntoGrafix: portable TurboGrafix"/> </a> <h4><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/entertainment/gaming">Gaming</a> &raquo;</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/fd%2BVeZjzQDmvXrWwrviYbykcus4GD96aw0S842H5xoE%3D"> IntoGrafix: portable TurboGrafix </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>[Bacteria] tipped us off to his latest portable system mod called IntoGrafix . The TurboGrafix-16 was awesome when it was released. the graphics were, compared to Nintendo, astonishing. Its games were these little cards, like a thick credit card. [Bacteria] wanted to revive his old one in a more portable fashion. &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-29T07:31:26-07:00"> 17 hours ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/blogs/hackaday.com">Hack a Day</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/blogs/hackaday.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 590</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/fd%2BVeZjzQDmvXrWwrviYbykcus4GD96aw0S842H5xoE%3D?sub=tYbkf465joiD2WoKDHSAZbCFSScc%2Ba84YU8DNIhwFEE%3D">CrunchGear</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <a class="image-link" href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/34G90L_HReifCg7PQ_zZ8rcqC1SSnbkX23hB21NPEF8%3D"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730082516im_/http://static.technorati.com/asset/img/7/f/5/1/7f51745997fe674532512ac968a28847.jpg" width="80" height="60" title="BlackBerry 8530 headed to Verizon, totes Wi-Fi" alt="Image of BlackBerry 8530 headed to Verizon, totes Wi-Fi"/> </a> <h4><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/technology/">Technology</a> &raquo;</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090730082516/http://technorati.com/posts/34G90L_HReifCg7PQ_zZ8rcqC1SSnbkX23hB21NPEF8%3D"> BlackBerry 8530 headed to Verizon, totes Wi-Fi </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>It’s no secret (well, maybe you just haven’t heard yet) that the freshly announced BlackBerry 8520 will come in a CDMA flavor as well. 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