Linked List: October 2, 2009

Friday, 2 October 2009

MailChimp 

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One Day Left on the VRF ‘Masters’ Project at Kickstarter 

The good news: My friends at the Vanderbilt Republic Foundation are, at this writing, 96 percent of the way to their goal of raising $50,000 for their planned project to document the lives of Cambodia’s surviving master artists. They’re amazingly close.

The exciting news: There’s only one day left. Donate now and you might be the one to put them over the top.

(And, for one last bit of background information on the project and the people behind it, check out this excellent interview with photographer George Del Barrio on the Kickstarter Blog. So good.)

Update: Boom. They’ve hit their goal. But don’t let that stop you from joining in.

A Big-Assed Post About Fireworks 

Jon Hicks loves and hates Adobe Fireworks.

Philippe Casgrain’s C4[3] Wrap-Up 

Great summary of last week’s C4[3] by Philippe Casgrain, who himself gave a fine talk on creating documentation.

Engadget Finds FCC Filings for New Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse 

If I were a betting man, I’d bet on these debuting alongside all-new Blu-ray-equipped iMacs in a few weeks. Update: Ixnay on the Blu-ray.

BumpTop 3D Desktop Is Out 

This is the coolest software to ship Windows-only in years.

David Letterman Reveals Extortion Attempt Over His Affairs 

Bill Carter:

David Letterman said on his show on Thursday that he had been the victim of an extortion attempt over charges of sexual affairs with staff members, claims that he conceded were true.

Creepy story — he got in his car in the morning three weeks ago and the blackmail package was sitting in the seat. But, glass houses, etc.