Almost 11 months since Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd for trying to pass a counterfeit bill, Chauvin was found guilty on all charges, including second degree murder. Here are just a few of the early reactions that were posted on Twitter. — Read the rest

Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds

Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week, we give tribute to John Wilcock, who was the subject of the properly titled John Wilcock comic here on Boing Boing for close to a decade. — Read the rest

After 10 hours of deliberation, jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty of murder on all three counts. Chauvin stood trial on murder charges in Minnesota state court for the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. — Read the rest

If you're in the market for a laptop, it's tough out there. Between companies producing incredibly similar models with only slight tweaks and variations and shoppers starved for reliable sources of information to make sense of it all, you practically have to be a computer science major to untangle what's what. And — Read the rest

"Herd immunity" is the magic phrase – the finish line we've all been running toward – that will get us to the other side of the devastating Covid pandemic. Once we get there, masks will be mostly a thing of the past (or so we hope). — Read the rest

Use code PSHYXFUI at checkout and you'll save a lot of money on this USB chargeable electric arc lighter. I use mine to start the charcoal barbecue and light stove burners because the igniter stopped working. I also learned that my cats hate the almost imperceptible hissing sound it makes. — Read the rest

Apple today announced a redesigned range of inch-thick iMacs based upon its own M1 processors, offered in a range of bright colors (with matching TouchID keyboards, mice and trackpads) and sporting a 24", 4.5K retina display. Execs promised an 85% improvement on the last Intel-based iMacs' CPU performance, 2x faster graphics—games and video editing figured strongly in the presentation—and 3x machine learning performance. — Read the rest

With a macro lens, photographer Jens makes ordinary water, coffee, milk and oil droplets look majestic. Every frame of this video is worthy of a frame and a spot over the mantlepiece.

Get a load of this guy who thinks he's Vin Diesel walk into a gym and pick a fight with the coach who was still on crutches after hip surgery. A couple of knocks to the tough guy's noggin was all it took to humble him, at least until he walks out the door and his ROM chip-like brain resets to its default behavior state. — Read the rest

An advertisement for the 1987 Baltimore City Fair, which ran in The Baltimore Sun, had a cartoon drawing of people having fun at the fair. Aficionados of "Where's Waldo" spotted two people having more fun than usual. Can you find them? — Read the rest

Named after the Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed water monster of Greek and Roman mythology, the real hydra is a small fresh-water creature with incredible biological superpowers that enable it to regenerate and live "forever." Unlike the Lernaean Hydra, it doesn't not guard an entrance into the underworld. — Read the rest

Middle schooler Blaise Balas was playing with her food, as adolescents are wont to do. When she placed her metal knife vertically between the tines of the fork, she noticed something: from a certain angle, the knife appeared to become transparent. — Read the rest

Saturday I woke up and went automagic. I made rye bread in my bread machine and corned beef in the Instant Pot.

I had a market bought pre-packaged and uncooked corned beef sitting in my fridge since Saint Patrick's Day. — Read the rest

New York-based comedian Scott Seiss pokes fun at entitled IKEA shoppers by highlighting their stupid demands, and then responding in a way every store worker has fantasized about. Here are two compilations of his Karen/Darren sketch series, which he's posted on Twitter. — Read the rest

Rheas are basically dinosaurs that survived the Chicxulub impactor. This man has two of them in his backyard. They both love hotdogs but only one of them is a vicious biter.

After the bird clamped its respectable beak onto the man's arm and lacerated his flesh he remarked, "Ok, see guys, it's nor for everyone. — Read the rest

This delightful mashup album comes from French label Guerilla Asso. Via Google Translate:

Imagine that in the late 70s, Bob Marley crossed paths with the Ramones at the CBGB counter and they decided to make a record together. Here is the result: 10 rasta classics with punk rock sauce 1-2-3-4!

I love Guga foods. This guy is happy and enjoys himself and is a pleasure to watch.

I will not be microwaving a brisket, but I wonder if he could have gotten it more tender by cooking it another 3-5minutes and hitting 195F. — Read the rest

In some sort of uneducated celebrity-pandering move, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger nominated a reality TV and talk radio host who recently roiled twitter by declaring COVID a hoax to the LA Homeless Services Authority board of directors.

Apparently, the Supervisor felt his controversial public statements about homelessness were a qualification. — Read the rest

Opioids helped kill friends of mine. Even more frustrating is that this is not particularly unique or interesting. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services:

More than 760,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose.

When you are behind the formerly orange John Boehner in fronting a cannabis line you may need some pretty awesome marketing.

Enter the Urkle.

CNN:

White, known for playing Steve Urkel on the 1990s sitcom "Family Matters," is partnering with 710 Labs on his new line, itsPurpl.