Combing the web for useful, interesting, inspiring and funny titbits of information. Tag me: geek, skeptic, scifi, science, nature, birds, fantasy, linux & mac.Tumblr (3.0; @webcomber)http://webcomber.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1g7i6BBN31r6svcqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Meditation for geeks</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/19897045087http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/19897045087Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:08:30 +0200meditationgeeksfunlol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1g7ajqgd11r6svcqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Giving private information away for money or for free.</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/19896808214http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/19896808214Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:03:55 +0200facebookwikileakslolfun<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq8j8tmChv1qfjjglo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://toptumbles.com/post/9169054077/gym-buddies">toptumbles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1><strong>Gym buddies</strong></h1> </blockquote>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/19623881758http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/19623881758Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:10:02 +0100LOL<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m01zorBfel1qd4vugo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mothernaturenetwork.tumblr.com/post/18377763882/our-apologies-this-story-was-linking-to-the-wrong">mothernaturenetwork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Our apologies! This story was linking to the wrong URL, but everything should be in working order now. Here are <a href="http://www.mnn.com/money/personal-finance/stories/7-places-where-you-can-get-a-free-online-education"><strong>7 places where you can get a free online education</strong></a>! Whether you’re looking to brush up on your calculus or test your brainpower against Ivy League students, you can do it for free online.</p> </blockquote>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18381672168http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18381672168Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:03:08 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m01vhbnm8W1r6svcqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That is how things are done around here …</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18376089043http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18376089043Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:48:47 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00qourY8Z1r8mui4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00qourY8Z1r8mui4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gameovercolourful.tumblr.com/post/18336347593/scientist-mohamed-babu-from-mysore-india-captured">gameovercolourful</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Scientist Mohamed Babu from Mysore, India captured beautiful photos of these translucent ants eating a specially colored liquid sugar. Some of the ants would even move between the food resulting in new color combinations in their stomachs. Read more over on the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022765/The-ants-multi-coloured-abdomens-exactly-theyve-eating.html#ixzz1U9mFq1wR">Daily Mail</a>. (via <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/page/60/">Colossal</a>) You like? Follow me! XD</span></p> </blockquote>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18375932708http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18375932708Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:39:53 +0100antartnaturefun<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwob3cr1i01r8u4wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwob3cr1i01r8u4wqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18375830551http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/18375830551Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:34:00 +0100sciencecarl saganAstronomy<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cbEKAwCoCKw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The World’s Deepest Bin</p> <p>To throw rubbish in the bin instead of onto the floor shouldn’t really be so hard. Many people still fail to do so. Can we get more people to throw rubbish into the bin, rather than onto the ground, by making it fun to do? See the results here.</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/16299563765http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/16299563765Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:38:19 +0100funtheorybintrashenvironment<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2lXh2n0aPyw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do? See the results here</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/16290133002http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/16290133002Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:32:36 +0100funtheorypianostairs<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_2rJoIhgWmw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Russian Crow Rooftop Snowboarding</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/15779106254http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/15779106254Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:46:38 +0100birdfunnylolsnowboard<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5MXblTarOUg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I really dig the intro song of “Strike Back Season 2: Project Dawn”</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/15041952218http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/15041952218Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:41:01 +0100musictvstrike backproject dawnseries<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw2dzaJDko1qzxzwwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unpleasant truths or comforting lies</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14860158600http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14860158600Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:08:56 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpvxmIq541qjihk3o8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>David Tennant on general relativity. <p><a href="http://gallifreyfieldsforever.tumblr.com/post/14726368152/general-relativity-in-8-gifs" class="tumblr_blog">gallifreyfieldsforever</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>General Relativity in 8 gifs</p></blockquote>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14774390011http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14774390011Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:22:20 +0100ScienceDavid TennantEinsteinRelativity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwqgugh30t1qzpegpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hope you experience a most pleasant celebration of your planet’s Winter solstice and a most logical New year.</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14765087039http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14765087039Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:38:40 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwqleyHoeL1qcbo9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.iheartchaos.com/post/14748539940/santa-spotted-earlier-today-flying-over-the-moon" class="tumblr_blog">iheartchaos</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Santa spotted earlier today flying over the moon</strong></p> <p>Time to put the kids to bed if you haven’t already, because Santa’s on his way.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/24/the-moon-sleighs-me/">Via</a></p></blockquote>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14756132266http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14756132266Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:33:10 +0100Santamoonastronomyxmas<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwh0kg7I5E1qc6n7jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://geneticist.tumblr.com/post/14473433122/merry-christmas-nerds-heres-some-christmas" class="tumblr_blog">geneticist</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Merry Christmas, Nerds! Here’s some Christmas fungus on a petri dish.</p></blockquote>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14569634583http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14569634583Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:49:42 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gNIVpMXHqlk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching?</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14519389980http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14519389980Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:06:56 +0100moviemusicqueencomicflash gordon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw3cnprjTZ1qjnhqgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>10 Megabyte Hard Disk $3,495</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14161869643http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14161869643Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:34:45 +0100techtechnologygeekhardwarecomputer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw1n2kOPqO1r6svcqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Use electricity wisely</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14064611711http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14064611711Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:32:44 +0100kyotodurbanclimateclimate changelol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw1i8vnxVR1r6svcqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shall we head back to my place, or are we just going to let our shadows have all the fun?</p>http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14062149851http://webcomber.tumblr.com/post/14062149851Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:48:31 +0100funnylol