Link list for today

1. Slashdot: IE 9 engine to be the last
2. Patents Being Abused To Put Your Life In Danger: TIA (this is America)
3. Wired: 10 Best Uses for RFID Tags: Point 7 is the best. The city aims to blanket itself with microchips—from bus stops to restaurants. Tourists may soon get maps, schedules, tips, and other info just by waving their cell phones.
4. Social media's history and trajectory -- talk notes from danah boyd is tl:dr. This is the distilled version.