Friday Linkapalooza - April 25, 2014

CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

Refill cartridges for your inkjet printer can be pricy. Have you ever wondered why? This video does a great job breaking down what exactly goes into your printer cartridges.

HBO is bringing some of its original programming exclusively to Amazon Prime.

Are you a serious golfer? Then the remote controlled caddy, the X9 Follow, may be just for you.

CURRENT EVENTS

An activist artist collective has placed the gigantic portrait of a child in a field in Pakistan to call attention to civilian casualties caused by drone strikes.

How do Americans feel about technology becoming ever more present in our public and private lives?

HUMAN INTEREST

My mother has been getting the hang of her iPhone 5c, and is becoming quite the texter. Which made this article about parents and texting all the more charming. I think you’ll get a smile out of it as well.

A young boy in Atlanta, GA recently escaped a kidnapper by singing a gospel song over and over for nearly three hours. Here is his story.

A teenaged stowaway fell asleep in the wheel well of a passenger jet, managing to survive the flight from San Jose, CA to Hawaii.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Are GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) like soy, corn, sugar beets, and others—causing gluten sensitivity?

In order to better understand cancer, researchers are using 3D printers to create cancerous tumors.

Are we really simply “right” or “left” brained? New research from the University of Utah suggests otherwise.

ARTS & CULTURE

A very talented 16-year-old has done some amazingly lifelike—practically photographic—drawings.

This cool sculpture is also a simple machine, able to flap its wings like a bird.