NFTRW Weekly Top Five

These are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Do Artists Need Math?

Wired.com: Perhaps that isn’t the best title, but it will do. Really the question is about art students that have to take remedial math. First, let it be known that I like to try and keep up with news about Louisiana and higher education. Why? Because I want to be the first to know if they are going to cancel our physics program. You have to stay alert.

Posted by David at 9/05/2011 05:56:00 PM <-- comments here

Five Best Note Taking Applications

LifeHacker: Whether you're headed back to school this fall or you just want a better way to keep your notes, memos, and other tidbits of information organized, you have a number of applications to choose from. Some of them just help you get your thoughts down quickly, others sync with online services that organize your notes for you.

Posted by David at 9/04/2011 06:56:00 PM <-- comments here

Stage Ninja?

TheatreFace: Backstage Blacks, Ninjawear, Crew-be-Gone, Shield of Invisibility . . . what do you call it? Whether working a truss spot at the latest world tour of the world’s greatest band or sneaking around backstage at the local community theatre, black clothes are de rigueur. But do we really need it, all the time? Yeah, yeah, what if you stick your arm out where it doesn’t belong, or you don’t get your sorry butt off the stage before the drape opens, then it helps to be a little less noticeable. You’ll still get yelled at by the Stage Manager or the Director, but at least you weren’t wearing white after Labor Day. Oh, the tragedy!

Posted by David at 9/01/2011 12:32:00 PM <-- comments here

Beating the Meetings Monster - improve effectiveness at work

LifeHack: Do you spend too much time in meetings? If so, you are in good company. One of the most common complaints of office workers is that their productivity is hampered by too many unproductive meetings. Ineffective meetings lead to frustration. They waste the time of the participants and they undermine the effectiveness of the whole organization.

Posted by David at 9/06/2011 12:14:00 PM <-- comments here

This is what the patent for a dinosaur suit looks like

I09: ON-ART Corp., Tokyo ("a top artistic structure airbrush paint production company in Japan") have just been granted their US patent (7,997,991 B2) for a "Costume suit of large size animal."

Posted by David at 9/04/2011 06:55:00 PM <-- comments here