Stars of the Week: 7/5/2009

Here is a celebration of various stories deemed worthy enough to have a star in my Google Reader.

Consumerist: E.U. Agrees To Universal Standard For Phone Chargers
Nice in theory, but then I would have to change out all of my mini-USB cords and freakin' Apple products probably still wouldn't apply. Get on the ball Steve!

Variety: BET Awards salutes Michael Jackson
Does anything about Michael Jackson really belong on BET anymore? Just asking ...

FT.com: Deficit forces California to issue IOUs
Why am I reminded of the scene in Dumb and Dumber with the briefcase full of slips of paper?

Stars of the Week: 10/5

Here is a celebration of various stories deemed worthy enough to have a star in my Google Reader.

Wired: Top 10 Wired Reader Macro Photos...
Some are awesome, some are frightening. Like The Mist frightening.

io9: Would You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
Zombie simulation without the threat of death and dismemberment. Fantastic.

Cinematical: Yep, Romero's Heading Back to Zombietown
More zombies! Here's to hoping this one is better than the disappointing Diary of the Dead.

Stars of the Week: 6/22

Lifehacker:Cheat Sheet for Power Naps
Because I'm all about the naps. Anything that helps facilitate the napping process is awesome.

Lifehacker:RepairPal Finds You an Honest Mechanic
If only there was something like this for dating.

Engadget Mobile:T-Mobile's Samsung t229 launches, looks at us funny
Someone, somewhere is saying: "I've made a huge mistake."
At least they should be. This is terrible.

Stars of the Week: 5/18

Here is a celebration of various stories deemed worthy enough to have a star in the Google Reader.

Cinematical: The Cereal Heroes Are Coming to Replace Your Favorite Superheroes
My bets are on Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Three against one? No problem.

Switched: Kid Sells Video Games, Then Donates Proceeds to Hillary's Campaign
I guess it could be worse: he could have donated everything to Al Gore. Someone get this kid a life before he becomes disenfranchised before he's even old enough to vote.

Switched: Violent Video Games Don't Cause Violence, Says New Book
Finally, a blog post we can direct our parents to and say: "Ha! Told you so. No, it's reputable! You just don't understand."